Title XII – Penalties
(415 ILCS 5/Tit. XII heading) TITLE XII: PENALTIES (415 ILCS 5/42) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1042) Sec. 42. Civil penalties. (a) Except as provided in this Section, any person that violates any provision of this Act or any regulation adopted by the Board, or any permit or term or condition thereof, or that […]
Title XIII – Miscellaneous Provisions
(415 ILCS 5/Tit. XIII heading) TITLE XIII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (415 ILCS 5/46) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1046) Sec. 46. (a) Any municipality, sanitary district, county or other public body created by or pursuant to State law and having jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes, which has been directed by […]
Title XIV – Used Tires
(415 ILCS 5/Tit. XIV heading) TITLE XIV. USED TIRES (415 ILCS 5/53) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1053) Sec. 53. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) that used and waste tires constitute a growing solid waste problem of considerable magnitude that is exacerbated by the fact that tires do not readily degrade or decompose; […]
Title XV – Potentially Infectious Medical Waste
(415 ILCS 5/Tit. XV heading) Title XV: Potentially Infectious Medical Waste (415 ILCS 5/56) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1056) Sec. 56. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) that potentially infectious medical waste, if not handled properly, may constitute an environmental or public health problem. (2) that potentially infectious medical waste, if not handled […]
Title XVI – Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks
(415 ILCS 5/Tit. XVI heading) TITLE XVI. PETROLEUM UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (415 ILCS 5/57) Sec. 57. Intent and purpose. This Title shall be known and may be cited as the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program (LUST). The purpose of this Title is, in accordance with the requirements of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments […]
Title XVII – Site Remediation Program
(415 ILCS 5/Tit. XVII heading) TITLE XVII: SITE REMEDIATION PROGRAM (415 ILCS 5/58) Sec. 58. Intent. It is the intent of this Title: (1) To establish a risk-based system of remediation based on protection of human health and the environment relative to present and future uses of the site. (2) To assure that the […]
Title VI – Noise
(415 ILCS 5/Tit. VI heading) TITLE VI: NOISE (415 ILCS 5/23) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1023) Sec. 23. The General Assembly finds that excessive noise endangers physical and emotional health and well-being, interferes with legitimate business and recreational activities, increases construction costs, depresses property values, offends the senses, creates public nuisances, and in […]
Title VI-A – Atomic Radiation
(415 ILCS 5/Tit. VI-A heading) TITLE VI-A: ATOMIC RADIATION (415 ILCS 5/25a-1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025a-1) Sec. 25a-1. At least 60 days before beginning the decommissioning of any nuclear power plant located in this State, the owner or operator of the plant shall file, for information purposes only, a copy of the […]
Title VI-B – Toxic Chemical Reporting
(415 ILCS 5/Tit. VI-B heading) TITLE VI-B: TOXIC CHEMICAL REPORTING (415 ILCS 5/25b-1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-1) Sec. 25b-1. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) That many industrial facilities in the State may be emitting or discharging toxic chemicals into the environment on an ongoing basis, and that such releases may pose […]
Title VI-C – Oil Spill Response
TITLE VI-C: OIL SPILL RESPONSE (415 ILCS 5/25c-1) Sec. 25c-1. Oil Spill Response Fund. (a) There is hereby created within the State treasury an interest-bearing special fund to be known as the Oil Spill Response Fund. There shall be deposited into the Fund all monies recovered as reimbursement for response costs incurred by the […]