Chapter 415 — ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

(415 ILCS 160/65) Sec. 65. Department authority; enforcement. The Department shall have the authority to adopt reasonable rules as may be necessary from time to time in the proper administration and enforcement of this Act. (Source: P.A. 100-1172, eff. 1-4-19.)

(415 ILCS 160/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 100-1172, eff. 1-4-19; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 160/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 100-1172, eff. 1-4-19; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 160/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 100-1172, eff. 1-4-19.)

(415 ILCS 165/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Wipes Labeling Act. (Source: P.A. 102-286, eff. 7-1-22.)

(415 ILCS 165/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Covered entity" means: (1) the manufacturer of a covered product that is sold or offered for sale in this State; and (2) a wholesaler, supplier, or retailer that is responsible for the labeling or packaging of a covered produc…

(415 ILCS 165/15) Sec. 15. Labeling requirements. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (f), a covered product manufactured on or after July 1, 2022 shall be labeled clearly and conspicuously in adherence to the following labeling requirements: (1) In the case …

(415 ILCS 165/20) Sec. 20. Nonconfidential business information. Upon a request by a jurisdictional wastewater authority, a covered entity must submit to the requesting entity, within 90 days after the request, nonconfidential business information and documentation demonstrating …

(415 ILCS 165/25) Sec. 25. Jurisdictional wastewater authority; authority to enforce; civil penalties. (a) Jurisdictional wastewater authorities have the concurrent and exclusive authority to enforce this Act and to collect civil penalties for violations of this Act, subject to t…

(415 ILCS 165/30) Sec. 30. Noncompliant covered entities. Covered entities that violate the requirements of this Act are subject to the civil penalties described in Section 25. A specific violation is deemed to have occurred upon the sale of a noncompliant product package. The sa…

(415 ILCS 165/35) Sec. 35. Home rule. A home rule unit may not regulate the labeling of covered products in a manner inconsistent with the regulation by the State of the labeling of covered products under this Act. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of…

(415 ILCS 165/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that creating labeling standards for disposable wipes products will protect public health, the environment, water quality, and public infrastructure used for the collection, transport, and treatment of wastewater. It i…

(415 ILCS 165/97) Sec. 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 102-286, eff. 7-1-22.)

(415 ILCS 165/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2022. (Source: P.A. 102-286, eff. 7-1-22.)

(415 ILCS 170/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the PFAS Reduction Act. (Source: P.A. 102-290, eff. 8-6-21.)

(415 ILCS 170/10) Sec. 10. Class B firefighting foam; PFAS. (a) Beginning January 1, 2022, a person, local government, fire department, or State agency may not use for training or testing purposes a Class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS. However, the testi…

(415 ILCS 170/15) Sec. 15. Notification. (a) On and after 30 days after the effective date of this Act, a manufacturer of Class B firefighting foam that is regulated under this Act must notify, in writing, a person that sells the manufacturer's Class B firefighting foam in this S…

(415 ILCS 170/20) Sec. 20. Notification for firefighting personal protective clothing and equipment sales; prohibitions. (a) Beginning January 1, 2026, any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, organization, or joint venture, including an importer or domestic distr…

(415 ILCS 170/25) Sec. 25. Survey. (a) On or before January 1, 2022, and on or before January 1 of each of the 5 years thereafter, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall conduct a survey of fire departments to determine: (1) Each fire department's name, Fire Department Identi…

(415 ILCS 170/30) Sec. 30. Disposal. (a) Proper disposal of Class B firefighting foam containing PFAS shall not include flushing, draining, or otherwise discharging the Class B firefighting foam into a ditch, waterway, storm drain, or sanitary sewer. (b) Class B firefighting foam…

(415 ILCS 170/35) Sec. 35. Civil penalties. A manufacturer who violates this Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for the first violation and a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent violation. Civil penalties collected under this Section must b…

(415 ILCS 170/40) Sec. 40. PFAS disposal program. The Agency shall establish a take-back program for fire departments that use and store firefighting foam containing PFAS. Fire departments that participated in the most recent survey described in Section 25 shall be eligible to pa…

(415 ILCS 170/45) Sec. 45. Other banned products; other civil penalties; enforcement. (a) Beginning January 1, 2032, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this State the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS: (1) cosmetics;…

(415 ILCS 170/5) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-221) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "Auxiliary firefighting personal protective equipment" means personal protective equipment ot…

(415 ILCS 170/7) Sec. 7. Purpose. Nothing in this Act shall prevent or discourage a fire department from responding to and mitigating incidents where a fire, spill, or leak of a known or suspected flammable liquid has occurred or is believed to be imminent. (Source: P.A. 102-290,…

(415 ILCS 170/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-290, eff. 8-6-21.)

(415 ILCS 175/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Paint Stewardship Act. (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24.)

(415 ILCS 175/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency. "Architectural paint" means interior and exterior architectural coatings sold in containers of 5 gallons or less. "Architectural paint" does not include industrial original eq…

(415 ILCS 175/15) Sec. 15. Paint stewardship program plan. (a) Each manufacturer of architectural paint sold or offered for sale at retail in the State shall submit to the Agency a plan for the establishment of a postconsumer paint stewardship program. The program shall seek to r…

(415 ILCS 175/20) Sec. 20. Incineration prohibited. No person shall incinerate architectural paint collected pursuant to a paint stewardship plan approved in accordance with Section 15. (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24.)

(415 ILCS 175/25) Sec. 25. Plan submission. The plan required by Section 15 shall be submitted not later than July 1, 2025 after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24; 103-887, eff. 1-1-25.)

(415 ILCS 175/30) Sec. 30. Sale of paint. (a) A manufacturer or retailer shall not sell or offer for sale architectural paint to any person in the State unless the manufacturer of the paint brand or the manufacturer's representative organization is implementing a paint stewardshi…

(415 ILCS 175/35) Sec. 35. Liability. A manufacturer or representative organization participating in a postconsumer paint stewardship program shall not be liable for any claim of a violation of antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practice, or other anticompetitive conduct…

(415 ILCS 175/40) Sec. 40. Annual report. By July 1, 2028, and each July 1 thereafter, a manufacturer or representative organization shall submit a report to the Agency that details the implementation of the manufacturer's or representative organization's program during the prior…

(415 ILCS 175/45) Sec. 45. Disclosure. Financial, production, or sales data reported to the Agency by a manufacturer, retailer, or representative organization is confidential business information that is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. (Source: P.A. 1…

(415 ILCS 175/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Leftover architectural paints present significant waste management issues for counties and municipalities and create costly environmental, health, and safety risks if not properly managed. (2) Nationally, an …

(415 ILCS 175/50) Sec. 50. Program plan submission fee. A manufacturer or representative organization submitting a program plan shall pay an administrative fee of $10,000 to the Agency at the time of submission. (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24.)

(415 ILCS 175/55) Sec. 55. Administration fee. By July 1, 2026, and each July 1 thereafter, a manufacturer or representative organization operating a stewardship program shall remit to the Agency a $40,000 administration fee. (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24.)

(415 ILCS 175/57) Sec. 57. Agency fees. All fees submitted to the Agency under this Act shall be deposited into the Solid Waste Management Fund to be used for costs associated with the administration of this Act. (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24.)

(415 ILCS 175/60) Sec. 60. Implementation. Six months following the date of the program approval, a manufacturer or representative organization shall implement a postconsumer paint collection plan approved in accordance with Section 15. (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24.)

(415 ILCS 175/65) Sec. 65. Postconsumer paint from households and small businesses. (a) Delivery of leftover architectural paint by households and very small quantity generators to a collection site is authorized to the extent provided in the postconsumer paint program approved i…

(415 ILCS 175/70) Sec. 70. Penalties. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this Act is liable for a civil penalty of $7,000 per violation, except that the failure to register or pay a fee under this Act shall cause the person who fails to register or pay the fee to be lia…

(415 ILCS 175/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 175/910) Sec. 910. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 180/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment Act. (Source: P.A. 103-383, eff. 7-28-23.)

(415 ILCS 180/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Advisory Council" means the Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment Advisory Council established under Section 20. "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency. "Compost" has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.150 …

(415 ILCS 180/15) Sec. 15. Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment Advisory Council. (a) The Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Agency. On or before January 1, 2024, the Director shall appoint members to the Advisory Council to provide ad…

(415 ILCS 180/20) Sec. 20. Statewide needs assessment. (a) The Agency shall issue a competitive solicitation in accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code to select a qualified consultant to conduct a statewide needs assessment to assess recycling, composting, and reuse condit…

(415 ILCS 180/25) Sec. 25. Severability. The provisions of this Act shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Act or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the application the…

(415 ILCS 180/30) Sec. 30. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-383, eff. 7-28-23; text omitted.)