Bill Text: IL HB4020 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning the registration of smaller sources, general permits, and permits by rule. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4020 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB4020-Introduced.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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 9.14, 39.10, and 39.12 as follows:
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6 | (415 ILCS 5/9.14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 9.14. Registration of smaller sources. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) After the effective date of rules implementing this | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Section, the owner or operator of an eligible source shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | annually register with the Agency instead of complying with the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | requirement to obtain an air pollution construction or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | operating permit under this Act. The criteria for determining | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | an eligible source shall include the following: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (1) the source must not be required to obtain a permit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | pursuant to the Illinois Clean Air Act Permit Program or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit program, or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | under regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 111 or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 112 of the Clean Air Act; | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (2) the USEPA has not otherwise determined that a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | permit is required; | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (3) the source emits less than an actual 20 5 tons per | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | year of combined particulate matter, carbon monoxide, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and volatile organic |
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1 | material air pollutant emissions; | ||||||
2 | (4) the source emits less than an actual 2 0.5 tons per | ||||||
3 | year of any single hazardous air pollutant and less than an | ||||||
4 | actual 5 tons per year of a combination of all combined | ||||||
5 | hazardous air pollutant emissions; | ||||||
6 | (5) the source emits less than an actual 0.5 0.05 tons | ||||||
7 | per year of lead air emissions; | ||||||
8 | (6) the source emits less than an actual 0.05 tons per | ||||||
9 | year of mercury air emissions; and | ||||||
10 | (7) the source does not have an emission unit subject | ||||||
11 | to a standard pursuant to 40 CFR Part 61 Maximum Achievable | ||||||
12 | Control Technology, or 40 CFR Part 63 National Emissions | ||||||
13 | Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants other than those | ||||||
14 | regulations that the USEPA has categorized as "area | ||||||
15 | source". | ||||||
16 | (b) Complete registration of an eligible source, including | ||||||
17 | payment of the required fee as specified in subsection (c) of | ||||||
18 | this Section, shall provide the owner or operator of the | ||||||
19 | eligible source with an exemption from the requirement to | ||||||
20 | obtain an air pollution construction or operating permit under | ||||||
21 | this Act. The registration of smaller sources program does not | ||||||
22 | relieve an owner or operator from the obligation to comply with | ||||||
23 | any other applicable rules or regulations. | ||||||
24 | (c) The owner or operator of an eligible source shall pay | ||||||
25 | an annual registration fee of $235 to the Agency at the time of | ||||||
26 | registration submittal and each year thereafter. Fees |
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1 | collected under this Section shall be deposited into the | ||||||
2 | Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund. | ||||||
3 | (d) The Agency shall propose rules to implement the | ||||||
4 | registration of smaller sources program. Within 120 days after | ||||||
5 | the Agency proposes those rules, the Board shall adopt rules to | ||||||
6 | implement the registration of smaller sources program. These | ||||||
7 | rules may be subsequently amended from time to time pursuant to | ||||||
8 | a proposal filed with the Board by any person, and any | ||||||
9 | necessary amendments shall be adopted by the Board within 120 | ||||||
10 | days after proposal. Such amendments may provide for the | ||||||
11 | alteration or revision of the initial criteria included in | ||||||
12 | subsection (a) of this Section.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 97-95, eff. 7-12-11; 97-1081, eff. 8-24-12.)
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14 | (415 ILCS 5/39.10) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 39.10. General permits. | ||||||
16 | (a) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law or | ||||||
17 | regulation, the Agency may issue general permits for the | ||||||
18 | construction, installation, or operation of categories of | ||||||
19 | facilities for which permits are required under this Act or | ||||||
20 | Board regulation, provided that such general permits are | ||||||
21 | consistent with federal and State laws and regulations. Such | ||||||
22 | general permits shall include, but shall not be limited to, | ||||||
23 | provisions requiring the following as prerequisites to | ||||||
24 | obtaining coverage under a general permit: (i) the submittal of | ||||||
25 | a notice of intent to be covered by the general permit and (ii) |
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1 | the payment of applicable permitting fees. The Agency may | ||||||
2 | include conditions in such general permits as may be necessary | ||||||
3 | to accomplish the intent of this Act and rules adopted under | ||||||
4 | this Act. | ||||||
5 | (b) Within 6 months after the effective date of this | ||||||
6 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Agency shall, | ||||||
7 | in consultation with the regulated community, identify types of | ||||||
8 | permits for which general permits would be appropriate and | ||||||
9 | consistent with State and federal law and regulations. The | ||||||
10 | types of permits may include, but shall not be limited to, | ||||||
11 | permits for nonhazardous solid waste activities, discharge of | ||||||
12 | storm water from landfills, and discharge of hydrostatic test | ||||||
13 | waters. Within 12 18 months after the effective date of this | ||||||
14 | amendatory Act of the 99th 97th General Assembly, the Agency | ||||||
15 | shall, in consultation with the regulated community, develop | ||||||
16 | and issue general permits for the types of permits identified | ||||||
17 | pursuant to this subsection (b). | ||||||
18 | (b-5) A request for coverage under the provisions of a | ||||||
19 | general permit shall be considered an application for a permit, | ||||||
20 | and coverage under the terms of a general permit shall be | ||||||
21 | considered a construction permit, operating permit, or both as | ||||||
22 | the circumstances of the general permit dictate. | ||||||
23 | (b-10) If the Agency determines it requires additional | ||||||
24 | rules to implement the provisions of the general permits | ||||||
25 | identified in subsection (b) of this Section, the Agency shall | ||||||
26 | propose to the Board the necessary rules no later than October |
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1 | 1, 2014. Within 120 days after the Agency proposes these rules, | ||||||
2 | the Board shall adopt the rules which may be amended from time | ||||||
3 | to time under a proposal filed with the Board by any person, | ||||||
4 | and any necessary amendments shall be adopted by the Board | ||||||
5 | within 120 days after the proposal. | ||||||
6 | (c) Persons obtaining coverage under a general permit shall | ||||||
7 | be subject to the same permitting fees that apply to persons | ||||||
8 | obtaining individual permits. | ||||||
9 | (d) No person obtaining coverage under a general permit | ||||||
10 | shall violate this Act, rules adopted under this Act, or the | ||||||
11 | terms or conditions of the general permit. | ||||||
12 | (e) This Section does not apply to sources subject to | ||||||
13 | Section 39.5 of this Act.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 97-95, eff. 7-12-11.)
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15 | (415 ILCS 5/39.12) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 39.12. Permits by rule. | ||||||
17 | (a) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law or | ||||||
18 | regulation, the Board may adopt rules providing for permits by | ||||||
19 | rule for classes of facilities or equipment, provided that the | ||||||
20 | permits by rule are consistent with federal and State laws and | ||||||
21 | regulations. Proposals for permits by rule authorized under | ||||||
22 | this Section may be filed by any person in accordance with | ||||||
23 | Title VII of this Act. | ||||||
24 | (b) Board rules adopted under this Section shall include, | ||||||
25 | but not be limited to, standards as may be necessary to |
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1 | accomplish the intent of this Act and rules adopted under this | ||||||
2 | Act and the terms and conditions for obtaining a permit by rule | ||||||
3 | under this Section, which shall include, but not be limited to, | ||||||
4 | the following as prerequisites to obtaining a permit by rule: | ||||||
5 | (i) the submittal of a notice of intent to be subject to the | ||||||
6 | permit by rule and (ii) the payment of applicable permitting | ||||||
7 | fees. | ||||||
8 | (c) Within one year after the effective date of this | ||||||
9 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Agency shall, | ||||||
10 | in consultation with the regulated community, identify types of | ||||||
11 | permits for which permits by rule would be appropriate and | ||||||
12 | consistent with State and federal law and regulations. The | ||||||
13 | types of permits may include, but shall not be limited to, | ||||||
14 | permits for open burning, certain package boilers and heaters | ||||||
15 | using only natural gas or refinery gas, and certain internal | ||||||
16 | combustion engines. | ||||||
17 | (c-5) The Agency shall propose to the Board one or more of | ||||||
18 | the permit by rule it has identified in subsection (c) of this | ||||||
19 | Section no later than October 1, 2014. Within 120 days after | ||||||
20 | the Agency proposes these rules, the Board shall adopt these | ||||||
21 | rules which may be amended from time to time under a proposal | ||||||
22 | filed with the Board by any person, and any necessary | ||||||
23 | amendments shall be adopted by the Board within 120 days after | ||||||
24 | the proposal. | ||||||
25 | (d) Persons obtaining a permit by rule shall be subject to | ||||||
26 | the same permitting fees that apply to persons obtaining |
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1 | individual permits. | ||||||
2 | (e) No person that has obtained a permit by rule shall | ||||||
3 | violate this Act, rules adopted under this Act, or the terms | ||||||
4 | and conditions of the permit by rule.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 97-95, eff. 7-12-11.)
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.
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