Chapter 420, NUCLEAR SAFETY

(420 ILCS 15/0.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 230.20) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Spent Nuclear Fuel Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(420 ILCS 35/0.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 230) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Radioactive Waste Storage Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(420 ILCS 35/0.05) Sec. 0.05. Definitions. In this Act: "IEMA-OHS" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, or its successor agency. "Director" means the Director of IEMA-OHS. "Nuclear power plant" or "nuclear steam-generating facility" mean…

(420 ILCS 42/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings Control Act. (Source: P.A. 87-1024.)

(420 ILCS 37/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Radioactive Waste Tracking and Permitting Act. (Source: P.A. 88-616, eff. 9-9-94.)

(420 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 230.1) Sec. 1. The Director is authorized to acquire by private purchase, acceptance, or by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act, any and all lands, buildings and g…

(420 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4351) Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Nuclear Facility Safety Act". (Source: P.A. 86-901.)

(420 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 230.21) Sec. 1. For the purposes of this Act, "spent nuclear fuel" means the irradiated energy source that is permanently removed from the core of a nuclear fission reactor either because it can no longer effectively sustain a chain reactio…

(420 ILCS 46/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Radon Awareness Act. (Source: P.A. 95-210, eff. 1-1-08.)

(420 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4301) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act". (Source: P.A. 81-577.)

(420 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 1. Title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Radiation Protection Act of 1990. (Source: P.A. 86-1341.)

(420 ILCS 44/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Radon Industry Licensing Act. (Source: P.A. 90-262, eff. 7-30-97.)

(420 ILCS 56/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Laser System Act of 1997. (Source: P.A. 90-209, eff. 7-25-97.)

(420 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-1) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act". (Source: P.A. 83-991.)

(420 ILCS 52/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Radon Resistant Construction Act. (Source: P.A. 97-953, eff. 6-1-13.)

(420 ILCS 35/1.5) Sec. 1.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1…

(420 ILCS 5/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4310) Sec. 10. The Agency may accept and administer according to law, loans, grants, or other funds or gifts from the Federal Government and from other sources, public and private, for carrying out its functions under this Act. (Source: P.A…

(420 ILCS 52/10) Sec. 10. Primary responsibility with Illinois Emergency Management Agency. (a) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall have primary responsibility for coordination, oversight, and implementation of all State functions in matters concerning the presence, ef…

(420 ILCS 56/10) Sec. 10. Legislative purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to provide for a program of effective regulation of laser systems for the protection of human health, welfare, and safety. The Agency shall therefore regulate laser systems under this Act to ensure the s…

(420 ILCS 37/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Agency" or "IEMA-OHS" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, or its successor agency. (b) "Director" means the Director of the Agency. (c) "Disposal" means the isolation of w…

(420 ILCS 44/10) Sec. 10. Primary responsibility with Agency. The Agency shall have primary responsibility for coordination, oversight, and implementation of all State functions in matters concerning the presence, effects, measurement, and mitigation of risks of radon and radon p…

(420 ILCS 42/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Agency" or "IEMA-OHS" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, or its successor agency. "By-product material" means the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentrati…

(420 ILCS 40/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 10. Licensing of certain sources of ionizing radiation. (1) The Agency shall provide by rule or regulation for general or specific licensing of by-product materials, source…

(420 ILCS 46/10) Sec. 10. Radon testing and disclosure. (a) Except as excluded by Section 20 of this Act, the seller shall provide to the buyer of any interest in residential real property the IEMA pamphlet entitled "Radon Testing Guidelines for Real Estate Transactions" (or an e…

(420 ILCS 20/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-10) Sec. 10. Disposal facility contractor selection. Upon adopting the regulations establishing requirements for waste disposal facilities provided for in Section 6, the Agency shall solicit proposals for the selection of one or more c…

(420 ILCS 20/10.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-10.2) Sec. 10.2. Selection of site for characterization. (a) (Blank). (b) (Blank). (c) (Blank). (c-3) (Blank). (c-5) The Agency may adopt rules establishing a site selection process for a regional disposal facility. In developing rul…

(420 ILCS 20/10.3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-10.3) Sec. 10.3. Site characterization; license application; adjudicatory hearing; exclusivity. (a) If the contractor chosen under Sections 5 and 10, following characterization, determines that the proposed site is appropriate for th…

(420 ILCS 5/11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4311) Sec. 11. Fees and expenses related to federal activities and facilities. If any activity or facility for which a fee is imposed or an expense is incurred under this Act is an activity or facility of the federal government, the fee sha…

(420 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-11) Sec. 11. Report by the Agency. (a) (Blank). (b) (Blank). (c) At any time necessary, as determined by the Director, to ensure proper planning and policy responses relating to the continued availability of facilities for the storage …

(420 ILCS 40/11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-11) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 11. Federal-State Agreements. (1) The Governor, on behalf of this State, is authorized to enter into agreements with the Federal Government providing for discontinuance of …

(420 ILCS 40/11.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 11.5. State regulation of federal entities. The Agency is authorized to regulate federal entities (and their contractors) and radiation sources operated or possessed by federal entities (or their contra…

(420 ILCS 40/12) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-12) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 12. State licensure of the use, manufacture or distribution of radioactive materials or devices or equipment utilizing or producing such materials not regulated by the Unit…

(420 ILCS 20/12.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-12.1) Sec. 12.1. Grants; community agreements. (a) The Director may make grants to the county or counties containing a site proposed under subsection (d) of Section 10.2 and may make grants to any municipality containing or within 1.…

(420 ILCS 20/13) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-13) Sec. 13. Waste fees. (a) The Agency shall collect a fee from each generator of low-level radioactive wastes in this State, except for units of local government. Except as provided in subsection (b), the amount of the fee shall be $…

(420 ILCS 40/13) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-13) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 13. Custody of by-product disposal sites; storage and disposal fee. (1) Any radioactive materials license which authorizes any activity that results in the production of by…

(420 ILCS 20/14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-14) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-695) Sec. 14. Waste management funds. (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facility Operation Fund. All monies…

(420 ILCS 40/14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-14) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 14. Radiation Protection Advisory Council. There shall be created a Radiation Protection Advisory Council consisting of 7 members to be appointed by the Governor on the bas…

(420 ILCS 37/15) Sec. 15. Permit requirements for the storage, treatment, and disposal of waste at a disposal facility. (a) Upon adoption of regulations under subsection (c) of this Section, no person shall deposit any low-level radioactive waste at a storage, treatment, or dispo…

(420 ILCS 42/15) Sec. 15. Storage fees. (a) Beginning January 1, 1994, an annual fee shall be imposed on the owner or operator of any property that has been used in whole or in part for the milling of source material and is being used for the storage or disposal of by-product mat…

(420 ILCS 20/15) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-15) Sec. 15. Compensation. (a) Any person may apply to the Agency pursuant to this Section for compensation of a loss caused by the release, in Illinois, of radioactivity from the regional disposal facility. The Agency shall prescribe …

(420 ILCS 44/15) Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Agency" or "IEMA-OHS" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, or its successor agency. (b) "Client" means any person who contracts for m…

(420 ILCS 56/15) Sec. 15. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: "Agency" or "IEMA-OHS" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, or its successor agency. "Director" means the Director of the Agency.…

(420 ILCS 46/15) Sec. 15. Applicability. This Act shall apply only to leased properties to the extent specified in Section 25 of this Act and to transfers by sale of residential real property. (Source: P.A. 97-21, eff. 1-1-12.)

(420 ILCS 52/15) Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: "Active mitigation system", also known as "active soil depressurization" or "ASD", means a family of radon mitigation systems involving mechanically driven soil depressurization, in…

(420 ILCS 56/16) Sec. 16. Laser safety officers. (a) Each laser installation shall use a laser safety officer. (b) The Agency shall adopt rules specifying minimum training and experience requirements for laser safety officers. The requirements shall be specific to the evaluation …

(420 ILCS 40/16) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-16) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 16. Functions and powers of Agency. The Agency shall administer this Act and promulgate by codes, rules, regulations, or orders such standards and instructions to govern th…

(420 ILCS 20/17) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-17) Sec. 17. Penalties. (a) Any person operating any facility in violation of Section 8 shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000 per day of violation. (b) Any person failing to pay the fees provided for in Section 13 …

(420 ILCS 56/17) Sec. 17. Temporary laser displays; temporary laser display operators. (a) Each temporary laser display operator shall ensure that each temporary laser display has a laser safety officer physically present at the setup, rehearsal, and performance of the temporary …

(420 ILCS 40/17) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-17) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 17. The Agency shall develop comprehensive policies and programs for the evaluation and determination of exposures associated with the use of radiation, and for their contr…

(420 ILCS 40/18) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 210-18) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2037) Sec. 18. The Agency shall hold public hearings, receive pertinent and relevant proof from any party in interest who appears before the Agency, make findings of facts and determi…