Chapter 415 — ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

(415 ILCS 151/1-3) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-3. Findings; purpose. (a) The General Assembly finds all of the following: (1) Many older and obsolete consumer electronic products contain materials which may pose environmental and health risks th…

(415 ILCS 151/1-30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-30. Manufacturer registration. (a) By April 1, 2018, and by April 1 of each year thereafter for the upcoming program year, beginning with program year 2019, each manufacturer who sells CEDs in the …

(415 ILCS 151/1-33) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-33. Manufacturer clearinghouse. (a) A manufacturer e-waste program plan submitted by a manufacturer clearinghouse may take into account and incorporate individual plans or operations of one or more…

(415 ILCS 151/1-35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-35. Retailer responsibilities. (a) Beginning in program year 2019, no retailer who first sells, through a sales outlet, catalogue, or the Internet, a CED at retail to an individual for residential …

(415 ILCS 151/1-40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-40. Recycler responsibilities. (a) By January 1, 2019, and by January 1 of each year thereafter for that program year, beginning with program year 2019, each recycler must register with the Agency …

(415 ILCS 151/1-45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-45. Collector responsibilities. (a) By January 1, 2019, and by January 1 of each year thereafter for that program year, beginning with program year 2019, a person acting as a collector under a manu…

(415 ILCS 151/1-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "Best practices" means standards for collecting and preparing items for shipment and recycling. "Bes…

(415 ILCS 151/1-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-50. Penalties. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, any person who violates any provision of this Act is liable for a civil penalty of $7,000 per violation, provided that the penalty for f…

(415 ILCS 151/1-55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-55. Administrative citations. (a) Any violation of a registration requirement in Sections 1-30, 1-40, or 1-45 of this Act, any violation of the reporting requirement in paragraph (4) of subsection …

(415 ILCS 151/1-60) Sec. 1-60. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 100-433, eff. 8-25-17. Repealed by P.A. 100-362, eff. 8-25-17.)

(415 ILCS 151/1-65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-65. Relation to other State laws. Nothing in this Act affects the validity or application of any other law of this State, or regulations adopted thereunder. (Source: P.A. 100-433, eff. 8-25-17.)

(415 ILCS 151/1-75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-75. CRT retrievable storage. In order to further the policy of the State to reduce the environmental and economic impacts of transporting and managing cathode-ray tube (CRT) glass, and to support (…

(415 ILCS 151/1-80) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-80. Collection of CEDs outside of the manufacturer e-waste program. (a) Nothing in this Act prohibits a waste hauler from entering into a contractual agreement with a unit of local government to es…

(415 ILCS 151/1-83) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-83. Landfill ban. (a) Beginning January 1, 2019, no person may knowingly cause or allow the mixing of a CED, or any other computer, computer monitor, printer, television, electronic keyboard, facsi…

(415 ILCS 151/1-84) Sec. 1-84. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 100-362, eff. 8-25-17. Repealed by P.A. 100-592, eff. 6-22-18.)

(415 ILCS 151/1-84.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-84.5. Manufacturer clearinghouse; allocation of financial responsibility for the transportation and recycling of covered electronic devices. (a) As used in this Section, unless the context otherw…

(415 ILCS 151/1-85) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-85. Advisory Electronics Recycling Task Force. (a) There is hereby created an Advisory Electronics Recycling Task Force, which shall consist of the following 10 members, to be appointed by the Dire…

(415 ILCS 151/1-86) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-86. Public reporting. Each year, the Agency shall post on its website the information it receives pursuant to subdivision (b)(4) of Section 1-10 showing the amounts of CEDs from covered entities be…

(415 ILCS 151/1-87) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-87. Antitrust. A manufacturer or manufacturer clearinghouse acting in accordance with the provisions of this Act may negotiate, enter into contracts with, or conduct business with each other and wi…

(415 ILCS 151/1-90) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-90. Repeal. This Article is repealed on December 31, 2031. (Source: P.A. 104-274, eff. 1-1-26.)

(415 ILCS 151/1-91) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2031) Sec. 1-91. Education and consumer awareness requirements. A manufacturer clearinghouse must carry out education and consumer awareness activities in support of plan implementation including, but not limit…

(415 ILCS 151/5-10) Sec. 5-10. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 100-433, eff. 8-25-17; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 151/5-15) Sec. 5-15. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 100-433, eff. 8-25-17; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 151/5-5) Sec. 5-5. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing Section 5.716. (Source: P.A. 100-433, eff. 1-1-20.)

(415 ILCS 151/98-5) Sec. 98-5. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 100-433, eff. 8-25-17.)

(415 ILCS 151/99-999) Sec. 99-999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that Section 5-5 takes effect on January 1, 2020. (Source: P.A. 100-433, eff. 8-25-17.)

(415 ILCS 155/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Environmental Justice Act. (Source: P.A. 97-391, eff. 8-16-11.)

(415 ILCS 155/10) Sec. 10. Commission on Environmental Justice. (a) The Commission on Environmental Justice is established and consists of the following 24 voting members: (1) 2 members of the Senate, one appointed by the President of the Senate and the other by the Minority Lead…

(415 ILCS 155/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that: (i) the principle of environmental justice requires that no segment of the population, regardless of race, national origin, age, or income, should bear disproportionately high or adverse effects of en…

(415 ILCS 155/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 97-391, eff. 8-16-11.)

(415 ILCS 157/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Justice40 Oversight Committee Act. (Source: P.A. 103-313, eff. 7-28-23.)

(415 ILCS 157/10) Sec. 10. Definition. In this Act, "Oversight Committee" means the Justice40 Oversight Committee established under Section 15. (Source: P.A. 103-313, eff. 7-28-23.)

(415 ILCS 157/15) Sec. 15. Justice40 Oversight Committee; duties. (a) The Justice40 Oversight Committee is established. The Oversight Committee shall: (1) make findings, conclusions, and recommendations regarding environmental justice in this State and uses of federal funds provi…

(415 ILCS 157/20) Sec. 20. Appointments; members. (a) Members of the Oversight Committee shall be appointed according to subsections (d) and (e) no later than 60 days after the effective date of this Act. If a vacancy occurs within the Oversight Committee, the vacancy shall be fi…

(415 ILCS 157/5) Sec. 5. Purpose; findings. (a) The purpose of this Act is to further the interest of the State of Illinois in Justice40, an initiative to deliver at least 40% of the overall benefits from federal investments in climate and clean energy to disadvantaged communitie…

(415 ILCS 157/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-313, eff. 7-28-23.)

(415 ILCS 160/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Underground Natural Gas Storage Safety Act. (Source: P.A. 100-1172, eff. 1-4-19.)

(415 ILCS 160/10) Sec. 10. Minimum safety standards. (a) As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 months after the effective date of this Act, the Department shall adopt rules establishing minimum safety standards for underground natural gas storage facilities. Such rules sha…

(415 ILCS 160/15) Sec. 15. Waiver. Subject to 49 U.S.C. 60118(d), the Department may, upon application by any person operating an underground natural gas storage facility, waive in whole or in part compliance with any standard established under this Act if it determines that such…

(415 ILCS 160/20) Sec. 20. Inspection and maintenance plan. A person who operates an underground natural gas storage facility shall file with the Department a plan for inspection and maintenance of the downhole portion of each underground natural gas storage facility owned or ope…

(415 ILCS 160/25) Sec. 25. Requirements; underground natural gas storage facility operation. A person who operates an underground natural gas storage facility shall: (1) after the date any applicable safety standard established under this Act takes effect, comply with the require…

(415 ILCS 160/27) Sec. 27. Verified facility release. The owner or operator of an underground natural gas storage facility shall create procedures for a suspected natural gas leak or suspected unintentional release from an underground natural gas storage facility that is identifi…

(415 ILCS 160/30) Sec. 30. Penalties; action for penalties; Department approval of penalties. (a) A person who violates Section 25 or any rule or order issued under this Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed the maximum penalties established by 49 U.S.C. 60122(a)(1) for…

(415 ILCS 160/35) Sec. 35. Notice of probable violation; Department hearing. (a) As used in this Section, "violation" means a failure to comply with any provision of this Act or any Department order or rule issued under this Act. (b) After investigation and determination of a pro…

(415 ILCS 160/40) Sec. 40. Application; the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Illinois Oil and Gas Act applies to underground natural gas storage facilities and to persons operating underground natural gas storage facilities. (Source: P.A. 10…

(415 ILCS 160/45) Sec. 45. Annual certification and report. The Department shall prepare and file with the Secretary of Transportation the initial and annual certification and report required by 49 U.S.C. 60105(a). (Source: P.A. 100-1172, eff. 1-4-19.)

(415 ILCS 160/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. "Contaminant" means gas, salt water, or any other deleterious substance released from an underground natural gas storage facility…

(415 ILCS 160/50) Sec. 50. Federal moneys. The Department may apply for, accept, receive, and receipt for federal moneys for the State given by the federal government under the Federal Act for any purpose within the authority of the Department. The Department may also act as an a…

(415 ILCS 160/55) Sec. 55. Jurisdiction. (a) The Department and the Commission shall work cooperatively with each other and with other entities in the federal and State governments to ensure that the policies embodied in the Federal Act, the Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act, this…

(415 ILCS 160/60) Sec. 60. Saving clause. If any provision, clause, or phrase of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of this Act that can be given effect without the i…