Bill Text: IL HB1837 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: In provisions prohibiting the burning of landscape waste, exempts a person engaged in the business of tree removal, at the person's registered place of business, provided that the burning activity (i) is located in a county with a population of 50,000 or less, (ii) is more than 1,000 feet from the nearest residence, (iii) is not located in an area with a PM2.5 design value greater than 9 micrograms per cubic meter, (iv) is not located in an area of environmental justice concern, as determined by the Agency's EJ Start tool, and (v) is conducted in accordance with all federal, State, and local laws and ordinances.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Enrolled) 2024-06-21 - Sent to the Governor [HB1837 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB1837-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 9 as follows:
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6 | (415 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 9. Acts prohibited. No person shall: | ||||||
8 | (a) Cause or threaten or allow the discharge or emission | ||||||
9 | of any contaminant into the environment in any State so as to | ||||||
10 | cause or tend to cause air pollution in Illinois, either alone | ||||||
11 | or in combination with contaminants from other sources, or so | ||||||
12 | as to violate regulations or standards adopted by the Board | ||||||
13 | under this Act. | ||||||
14 | (b) Construct, install, or operate any equipment, | ||||||
15 | facility, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft capable of causing or | ||||||
16 | contributing to air pollution or designed to prevent air | ||||||
17 | pollution, of any type designated by Board regulations, (1) | ||||||
18 | without a permit granted by the Agency unless otherwise exempt | ||||||
19 | by this Act or Board regulations or (2) in violation of any | ||||||
20 | conditions imposed by such permit. | ||||||
21 | (c) Cause or allow the open burning of refuse, conduct any | ||||||
22 | salvage operation by open burning, or cause or allow the | ||||||
23 | burning of any refuse in any chamber not specifically designed |
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1 | for the purpose and approved by the Agency pursuant to | ||||||
2 | regulations adopted by the Board under this Act; except that | ||||||
3 | the Board may adopt regulations permitting open burning of | ||||||
4 | refuse in certain cases upon a finding that no harm will result | ||||||
5 | from such burning, or that any alternative method of disposing | ||||||
6 | of such refuse would create a safety hazard so extreme as to | ||||||
7 | justify the pollution that would result from such burning. | ||||||
8 | (d) Sell, offer, or use any fuel or other article in any | ||||||
9 | areas in which the Board may by regulation forbid its sale, | ||||||
10 | offer, or use for reasons of air-pollution control. | ||||||
11 | (e) Use, cause or allow the spraying of loose asbestos for | ||||||
12 | the purpose of fireproofing or insulating any building or | ||||||
13 | building material or other constructions, or otherwise use | ||||||
14 | asbestos in such unconfined manner as to permit asbestos | ||||||
15 | fibers or particles to pollute the air. | ||||||
16 | (f) Commencing July 1, 1985, sell any used oil for burning | ||||||
17 | or incineration in any incinerator, boiler, furnace, burner or | ||||||
18 | other equipment unless such oil meets standards based on | ||||||
19 | virgin fuel oil or re-refined oil, as defined in ASTM D-396 or | ||||||
20 | specifications under VV-F-815C promulgated pursuant to the | ||||||
21 | federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and meets the | ||||||
22 | manufacturer's and current NFDA code standards for which such | ||||||
23 | incinerator, boiler, furnace, burner or other equipment was | ||||||
24 | approved, except that this prohibition does not apply to a | ||||||
25 | sale to a permitted used oil re-refining or reprocessing | ||||||
26 | facility or sale to a facility permitted by the Agency to burn |
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1 | or incinerate such oil. | ||||||
2 | Nothing herein shall limit the effect of any section of | ||||||
3 | this Title with respect to any form of asbestos, or the | ||||||
4 | spraying of any form of asbestos, or limit the power of the | ||||||
5 | Board under this Title to adopt additional and further | ||||||
6 | regulations with respect to any form of asbestos, or the | ||||||
7 | spraying of any form of asbestos. | ||||||
8 | This Section shall not limit the burning of landscape | ||||||
9 | waste upon the premises where it is produced or at sites | ||||||
10 | provided and supervised by any unit of local government, | ||||||
11 | except within any county having a population of more than | ||||||
12 | 400,000. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the burning of | ||||||
13 | landscape waste for agricultural purposes, habitat management | ||||||
14 | (including but not limited to forest and prairie reclamation), | ||||||
15 | or firefighter training. For the purposes of this Act, the | ||||||
16 | burning of landscape waste by production nurseries shall be | ||||||
17 | considered to be burning for agricultural purposes. | ||||||
18 | Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the burning of | ||||||
19 | landscape waste by a person engaged in the business of tree | ||||||
20 | removal, at the person's registered place of business, | ||||||
21 | provided that the burning activity (i) is located in a county | ||||||
22 | with a population of 50,000 or less, (ii) is more than 1,000 | ||||||
23 | feet from the nearest residence, (iii) is not located in an | ||||||
24 | area with a PM2.5 design value greater than 9 micrograms per | ||||||
25 | cubic meter, (iv) is not located in an area of environmental | ||||||
26 | justice concern, as determined by the Agency's EJ Start tool, |
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