Chapter 415, ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

(415 ILCS 5/9.10) Sec. 9.10. Fossil fuel-fired electric generating plants. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) fossil fuel-fired electric generating plants are a significant source of air emissions in this State and have become the subject of a number of importa…

(415 ILCS 5/9.11) Sec. 9.11. Great Lakes Areas of Concern; mercury. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The government of the United States of America and the government of Canada have entered into agreements on Great Lakes water quality by signature of the Great Lakes Water…

(415 ILCS 5/9.12) Sec. 9.12. Construction permit fees for air pollution sources. (a) An applicant for a new or revised air pollution construction permit shall pay a fee, as established in this Section, to the Agency at the time that he or she submits the application for a constru…

(415 ILCS 5/9.12a) Sec. 9.12a. Notice. When a permit for a new facility is required by this Title II, the Agency shall provide notice: (i) by certified or registered mail or, upon request, electronically, to the State Senator and State Representative of the district where the fac…

(415 ILCS 5/9.13) Sec. 9.13. Asbestos fees. (a) For any site for which the owner or operator must file an original 10-day notice of intent to renovate or demolish pursuant to 40 CFR 61.145(b) (part of the federal asbestos National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants or…

(415 ILCS 5/9.14) Sec. 9.14. Registration of smaller sources. (a) After the effective date of rules implementing this Section, the owner or operator of an eligible source shall annually register with the Agency instead of complying with the requirement to obtain an air pollution …

(415 ILCS 5/9.15) Sec. 9.15. Greenhouse gases. (a) An air pollution construction permit shall not be required due to emissions of greenhouse gases if the equipment, site, or source is not subject to regulation, as defined by 40 CFR 52.21, as now or hereafter amended, for greenhou…

(415 ILCS 5/9.16) Sec. 9.16. Control of ethylene oxide sterilization sources. (a) As used in this Section: "Ethylene oxide sterilization operations" means the process of using ethylene oxide at an ethylene oxide sterilization source to make one or more items free from microorgani…

(415 ILCS 5/9.17) Sec. 9.17. Nonnegligible ethylene oxide emissions sources. (a) In this Section, "nonnegligible ethylene oxide emissions source" means an ethylene oxide emissions source permitted by the Agency that currently emits more than 150 pounds of ethylene oxide as report…

(415 ILCS 5/9.19) Sec. 9.19. Refrigerants. A refrigerant designated as approved in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 7671k shall be allowed for use in the State as long as any equipment containing such refrigerant is listed and installed in accordance with safety standards and use condit…

(415 ILCS 30/9.2) Sec. 9.2. Closed loop well contractor registration. (a) Beginning one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, no person may engage in the occupation of a closed loop well contractor unless he or she holds a valid certif…

(415 ILCS 5/9.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.2) Sec. 9.2. Sulfur dioxide emission standards. In granting any alternative emission standard or variance relating to sulfur dioxide emissions from a coal-burning stationary source, the Board may require the use of Illinois coal as a …

(415 ILCS 5/9.20) Sec. 9.20. Fleet Electrification Incentive Program. (a) In this Section: "Eligible electric vehicle" means an electric truck or electric school bus categorized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Emissions Classifications, using gross vehicle we…

(415 ILCS 45/9.3) Sec. 9.3. Grandparenting means the exemption for the existing operator in responsible charge, as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, from meeting the initial education and examination requirements for the class of certifica…

(415 ILCS 5/9.3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.3) Sec. 9.3. Alternative control strategies. (a) The General Assembly finds that control strategies, including emission limitations, alternative but environmentally equivalent to those required by Board regulations or the terms of thi…

(415 ILCS 5/9.4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.4) Sec. 9.4. Municipal waste incineration emission standards. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) That air pollution from municipal waste incineration may constitute a threat to public health, welfare and the environment. The amounts …

(415 ILCS 45/9.4) Sec. 9.4. Official custodian. "Official custodian" means an individual who is an officer of an entity that is the owner of a community water supply and acts as the owner's agent in matters concerning the community water supply. (Source: P.A. 98-856, eff. 8-4-14.…

(415 ILCS 5/9.5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.5) Sec. 9.5. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The public health and welfare may be endangered by the release of toxic contaminants into the air which are carcinogenic, teratogenic, mutagenic or otherwise injurious to humans or…

(415 ILCS 15/9.5) Sec. 9.5. Regulation of certain pollution control facilities. No provision of this Act shall be construed to allow any county with a population of less than 2,000,000 residents to adopt an ordinance or resolution, except an ordinance or resolution adopting a cou…

(415 ILCS 45/9.5) Sec. 9.5. Person. "Person" means any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, limited liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency, or any other legal entity, or their legal r…

(415 ILCS 45/9.6) Sec. 9.6. Responsible Operator in Charge. "Responsible Operator in Charge" means an individual who is designated as a Responsible Operator in Charge of a community water supply under Section 1 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 98-856, eff. 8-4-14.)

(415 ILCS 5/9.6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.6) Sec. 9.6. Air pollution operating permit fee. (a) For any site for which an air pollution operating permit is required, other than a site permitted solely as a retail liquid dispensing facility that has air pollution control equipm…

(415 ILCS 5/9.7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.7) Sec. 9.7. CFC's. The General Assembly hereby finds that the manufacture and use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) present a serious threat to the environment, and declares it to be the public policy of this State to discourage the unne…

(415 ILCS 5/9.8) Sec. 9.8. Emissions reductions market system. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) That achieving compliance with the ozone attainment provisions of federal Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 calls for innovative and cost-effective implementation strategies. …

(415 ILCS 5/9.9) Sec. 9.9. Nitrogen oxides trading system. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) That USEPA has issued a Final Rule published in the Federal Register on October 27, 1998, entitled "Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Certain States in the Ozone Tr…

(415 ILCS 205/90) Sec. 90. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by repealing Section 22.23d. (Source: P.A. 103-1033, eff. 1-1-28.)

(415 ILCS 52/90) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2044) Sec. 90. Repeal. This Act is repealed on December 31, 2044. (Source: P.A. 104-838, eff. 8-21-26.)

(415 ILCS 12/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-1079, eff. 8-26-14; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 120/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-410; text omitted.)

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

(415 ILCS 175/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24; 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 175/910) Sec. 910. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 205/95) Sec. 95. Agency-sponsored household battery recycling program. If the Agency receives funding to support an Agency-sponsored household battery recycling program that operates concurrently with the battery stewardship program that is the subject of this Act, the …

(415 ILCS 12/95) Sec. 95. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-1079, eff. 8-26-14; text omitted.)

(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 205/97) Sec. 97. Severability. If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. (Source: P.A. 103-1033, eff. 8-…

(415 ILCS 185/97) Sec. 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24.)

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

(415 ILCS 130/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 89-566, eff. 7-26-96.)

(415 ILCS 145/99) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 95-453, eff. 8-27-07. Repealed by P.A. 104-695, eff. 1-1-27.)

(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 205/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that Section 90 takes effect on January 1, 2028. (Source: P.A. 103-1033, eff. 8-9-24.)

(415 ILCS 92/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 95-115, eff. 8-13-07.)

(415 ILCS 52/99) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2044) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 104-838, eff. 8-21-26.)

(415 ILCS 180/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-383, eff. 7-28-23.)

(415 ILCS 185/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24.)

(415 ILCS 200/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2025. (Source: P.A. 103-1007, eff. 1-1-25.)

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