Bill Text: IL HB4818 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the disposal by incineration of any perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance, including, but not limited to, aqueous film forming foam, is prohibited. Provides the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency with rulemaking authority. Provides that if a rule or regulation is published by the USEPA regarding all or part of the subjects of these provisions, the rule or regulation shall be controlling over these provisions. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-08 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1048 [HB4818 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB4818-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 102-1048 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 22.62 as follows:
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(415 ILCS 5/22.62 new) | ||||
Sec. 22.62. TRI-PFAS; incineration. | ||||
(a) As used in this Section: | ||||
"Incineration" includes, but is not limited to, | ||||
burning, combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, or the use | ||||
of an acid recovery furnace or oxidizer, ore roaster, | ||||
cement kiln, lightweight aggregate kiln, industrial | ||||
furnace, boiler, or process heater. "Incineration" does | ||||
not include the use of a thermal oxidizer as a pollution | ||||
control or resource recovery device at a facility that is | ||||
using perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances or | ||||
chemicals containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl | ||||
substances. | ||||
"Toxic Release Inventory Perfluoroalkyl and | ||||
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances" or "TRI-PFAS" means the | ||||
chemicals on the list of perfluoroalkyl and | ||||
polyfluoroalkyl substances set forth in the USEPA's Toxic | ||||
Release Inventory rules, developed under Section 313 of | ||||
the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know | ||
Act (EPCRA) and codified in 40 CFR 372.65, excluding | ||
liquid or gaseous fluorocarbon or chlorofluorocarbon | ||
products used chiefly as refrigerants. | ||
(b) No person shall dispose of any TRI-PFAS by | ||
incineration, including, but not limited to, aqueous | ||
film-forming foam that contains TRI-PFAS. The Agency may | ||
propose, and the Board may adopt, any rules it deems necessary | ||
to carry out the provisions of this Section. | ||
(c) Nothing in this Section applies to the incineration of | ||
(i) landfill gas from the decomposition of waste that may | ||
contain any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances at a | ||
permitted sanitary landfill, (ii) landfill gas in a landfill | ||
gas recovery facility that is located at a sanitary landfill, | ||
(iii) waste at a permitted hospital, medical, and infectious | ||
waste incinerator that meets the requirements of Subpart HHH | ||
of 40 CFR Part 62, Subpart Ec of 40 CFR Part 60, or the | ||
Board-adopted State Plan requirements for hospital, medical, | ||
and infectious waste incinerators, as applicable, or (iv) | ||
sludges, biosolids, or other solids or by-products generated | ||
at or by a municipal wastewater treatment plant or facility.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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