Bill Text: IL SB1596 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding prohibited acts, provides that no person shall operate a commercial wind energy facility in a manner that causes, threatens, or allows the release of oil, lubricant, hydraulic fluid, transformer solvent, insulation fluid, cleaning fluid, or any other similar fluid from the commercial wind energy facility. Requires any fluid released in violation of this prohibition to be remediated. Provides that any person who violates this prohibition shall, for each day of violation, be liable for a civil penalty of $1,000 for a first offense and $10,000 for a second or subsequent offense. Provides for a 100% reduction in penalty for a person who self-discloses noncompliance with this provision. Directs the owner or operator of a commercial wind energy facility to annually register with the Agency in the form and manner prescribed by the Agency. Specifies that the owners and operators of a commercial wind energy facility have an affirmative duty to cover all remediation and response expenses that are incurred as a result of the operation of a commercial wind energy facility in a manner that causes, threatens, or allows the release of oil, lubricant, hydraulic fluid, transformer solvent, insulation fluid, cleaning fluid, or any other similar fluid. Grants the Agency rulemaking powers.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-04 - Referred to Assignments [SB1596 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB1596-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1596 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sally J. Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 5/21 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1021
415 ILCS 5/42 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1042
415 ILCS 5/52.6 new
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding prohibited acts, provides that no person shall operate a commercial wind energy facility in a manner that causes, threatens, or allows the release of oil, lubricant, hydraulic fluid, transformer solvent, insulation fluid, cleaning fluid, or any other similar fluid from the commercial wind energy facility. Requires any fluid released in violation of this prohibition to be remediated. Provides that any person who violates this prohibition shall, for each day of violation, be liable for a civil penalty of $1,000 for a first offense and $10,000 for a second or subsequent offense. Provides for a 100% reduction in penalty for a person who self-discloses noncompliance with this provision. Directs the owner or operator of a commercial wind energy facility to annually register with the Agency in the form and manner prescribed by the Agency. Specifies that the owners and operators of a commercial wind energy facility have an affirmative duty to cover all remediation and response expenses that are incurred as a result of the operation of a commercial wind energy facility in a manner that causes, threatens, or allows the release of oil, lubricant, hydraulic fluid, transformer solvent, insulation fluid, cleaning fluid, or any other similar fluid. Grants the Agency rulemaking powers.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
changing Sections 21 and 42 and adding Section 52.6 as
follows:
(415 ILCS 5/21) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1021)
Sec. 21. Prohibited acts. No person shall:
(a) Cause or allow the open dumping of any waste.
(b) Abandon, dump, or deposit any waste upon the public
highways or other public property, except in a sanitary
landfill approved by the Agency pursuant to regulations
adopted by the Board.
(c) Abandon any vehicle in violation of the "Abandoned
Vehicles Amendment to the Illinois Vehicle Code", as enacted
by the 76th General Assembly.
(d) Conduct any waste-storage, waste-treatment, or
waste-disposal operation:
(1) without a permit granted by the Agency or in
violation of any conditions imposed by such permit,
including periodic reports and full access to adequate
records and the inspection of facilities, as may be
necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with

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regulations and standards adopted thereunder; provided,
however, that, except for municipal solid waste landfill
units that receive waste on or after October 9, 1993, and
CCR surface impoundments, no permit shall be required for
(i) any person conducting a waste-storage,
waste-treatment, or waste-disposal operation for wastes
generated by such person's own activities which are
stored, treated, or disposed within the site where such
wastes are generated, (ii) until one year after the
effective date of rules adopted by the Board under
subsection (n) of Section 22.38, a facility located in a
county with a population over 700,000 as of January 1,
2000, operated and located in accordance with Section
22.38 of this Act, and used exclusively for the transfer,
storage, or treatment of general construction or
demolition debris, provided that the facility was
receiving construction or demolition debris on August 24,
2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-611), or (iii)
any person conducting a waste transfer, storage,
treatment, or disposal operation, including, but not
limited to, a waste transfer or waste composting
operation, under a mass animal mortality event plan
created by the Department of Agriculture;
(2) in violation of any regulations or standards
adopted by the Board under this Act;
(3) which receives waste after August 31, 1988, does

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not have a permit issued by the Agency, and is (i) a
landfill used exclusively for the disposal of waste
generated at the site, (ii) a surface impoundment
receiving special waste not listed in an NPDES permit,
(iii) a waste pile in which the total volume of waste is
greater than 100 cubic yards or the waste is stored for
over one year, or (iv) a land treatment facility receiving
special waste generated at the site; without giving notice
of the operation to the Agency by January 1, 1989, or 30
days after the date on which the operation commences,
whichever is later, and every 3 years thereafter. The form
for such notification shall be specified by the Agency,
and shall be limited to information regarding: the name
and address of the location of the operation; the type of
operation; the types and amounts of waste stored, treated
or disposed of on an annual basis; the remaining capacity
of the operation; and the remaining expected life of the
operation.
Item (3) of this subsection (d) shall not apply to any
person engaged in agricultural activity who is disposing of a
substance that constitutes solid waste, if the substance was
acquired for use by that person on his own property, and the
substance is disposed of on his own property in accordance
with regulations or standards adopted by the Board.
This subsection (d) shall not apply to hazardous waste.
(e) Dispose, treat, store or abandon any waste, or

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transport any waste into this State for disposal, treatment,
storage or abandonment, except at a site or facility which
meets the requirements of this Act and of regulations and
standards thereunder.
(f) Conduct any hazardous waste-storage, hazardous
waste-treatment or hazardous waste-disposal operation:
(1) without a RCRA permit for the site issued by the
Agency under subsection (d) of Section 39 of this Act, or
in violation of any condition imposed by such permit,
including periodic reports and full access to adequate
records and the inspection of facilities, as may be
necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with
regulations and standards adopted thereunder; or
(2) in violation of any regulations or standards
adopted by the Board under this Act; or
(3) in violation of any RCRA permit filing requirement
established under standards adopted by the Board under
this Act; or
(4) in violation of any order adopted by the Board
under this Act.
Notwithstanding the above, no RCRA permit shall be
required under this subsection or subsection (d) of Section 39
of this Act for any person engaged in agricultural activity
who is disposing of a substance which has been identified as a
hazardous waste, and which has been designated by Board
regulations as being subject to this exception, if the

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substance was acquired for use by that person on his own
property and the substance is disposed of on his own property
in accordance with regulations or standards adopted by the
Board.
(g) Conduct any hazardous waste-transportation operation:
(1) without registering with and obtaining a special
waste hauling permit from the Agency in accordance with
the regulations adopted by the Board under this Act; or
(2) in violation of any regulations or standards
adopted by the Board under this Act.
(h) Conduct any hazardous waste-recycling or hazardous
waste-reclamation or hazardous waste-reuse operation in
violation of any regulations, standards or permit requirements
adopted by the Board under this Act.
(i) Conduct any process or engage in any act which
produces hazardous waste in violation of any regulations or
standards adopted by the Board under subsections (a) and (c)
of Section 22.4 of this Act.
(j) Conduct any special waste-transportation operation in
violation of any regulations, standards or permit requirements
adopted by the Board under this Act. However, sludge from a
water or sewage treatment plant owned and operated by a unit of
local government which (1) is subject to a sludge management
plan approved by the Agency or a permit granted by the Agency,
and (2) has been tested and determined not to be a hazardous
waste as required by applicable State and federal laws and

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regulations, may be transported in this State without a
special waste hauling permit, and the preparation and carrying
of a manifest shall not be required for such sludge under the
rules of the Pollution Control Board. The unit of local
government which operates the treatment plant producing such
sludge shall file an annual report with the Agency identifying
the volume of such sludge transported during the reporting
period, the hauler of the sludge, and the disposal sites to
which it was transported. This subsection (j) shall not apply
to hazardous waste.
(k) Fail or refuse to pay any fee imposed under this Act.
(l) Locate a hazardous waste disposal site above an active
or inactive shaft or tunneled mine or within 2 miles of an
active fault in the earth's crust. In counties of population
less than 225,000 no hazardous waste disposal site shall be
located (1) within 1 1/2 miles of the corporate limits as
defined on June 30, 1978, of any municipality without the
approval of the governing body of the municipality in an
official action; or (2) within 1000 feet of an existing
private well or the existing source of a public water supply
measured from the boundary of the actual active permitted site
and excluding existing private wells on the property of the
permit applicant. The provisions of this subsection do not
apply to publicly owned sewage works or the disposal or
utilization of sludge from publicly owned sewage works.
(m) Transfer interest in any land which has been used as a

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hazardous waste disposal site without written notification to
the Agency of the transfer and to the transferee of the
conditions imposed by the Agency upon its use under subsection
(g) of Section 39.
(n) Use any land which has been used as a hazardous waste
disposal site except in compliance with conditions imposed by
the Agency under subsection (g) of Section 39.
(o) Conduct a sanitary landfill operation which is
required to have a permit under subsection (d) of this
Section, in a manner which results in any of the following
conditions:
(1) refuse in standing or flowing waters;
(2) leachate flows entering waters of the State;
(3) leachate flows exiting the landfill confines (as
determined by the boundaries established for the landfill
by a permit issued by the Agency);
(4) open burning of refuse in violation of Section 9
of this Act;
(5) uncovered refuse remaining from any previous
operating day or at the conclusion of any operating day,
unless authorized by permit;
(6) failure to provide final cover within time limits
established by Board regulations;
(7) acceptance of wastes without necessary permits;
(8) scavenging as defined by Board regulations;
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the landfill;
(10) acceptance of a special waste without a required
manifest;
(11) failure to submit reports required by permits or
Board regulations;
(12) failure to collect and contain litter from the
site by the end of each operating day;
(13) failure to submit any cost estimate for the site
or any performance bond or other security for the site as
required by this Act or Board rules.
The prohibitions specified in this subsection (o) shall be
enforceable by the Agency either by administrative citation
under Section 31.1 of this Act or as otherwise provided by this
Act. The specific prohibitions in this subsection do not limit
the power of the Board to establish regulations or standards
applicable to sanitary landfills.
(p) In violation of subdivision (a) of this Section, cause
or allow the open dumping of any waste in a manner which
results in any of the following occurrences at the dump site:
(1) litter;
(2) scavenging;
(3) open burning;
(4) deposition of waste in standing or flowing waters;
(5) proliferation of disease vectors;
(6) standing or flowing liquid discharge from the dump
site;

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(7) deposition of:
(i) general construction or demolition debris as
defined in Section 3.160(a) of this Act; or
(ii) clean construction or demolition debris as
defined in Section 3.160(b) of this Act.
The prohibitions specified in this subsection (p) shall be
enforceable by the Agency either by administrative citation
under Section 31.1 of this Act or as otherwise provided by this
Act. The specific prohibitions in this subsection do not limit
the power of the Board to establish regulations or standards
applicable to open dumping.
(q) Conduct a landscape waste composting operation without
an Agency permit, provided, however, that no permit shall be
required for any person:
(1) conducting a landscape waste composting operation
for landscape wastes generated by such person's own
activities which are stored, treated, or disposed of
within the site where such wastes are generated; or
(1.5) conducting a landscape waste composting
operation that (i) has no more than 25 cubic yards of
landscape waste, composting additives, composting
material, or end-product compost on-site at any one time
and (ii) is not engaging in commercial activity; or
(2) applying landscape waste or composted landscape
waste at agronomic rates; or
(2.5) operating a landscape waste composting facility

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at a site having 10 or more occupied non-farm residences
within 1/2 mile of its boundaries, if the facility meets
all of the following criteria:
(A) the composting facility is operated by the
farmer on property on which the composting material is
utilized, and the composting facility constitutes no
more than 2% of the site's total acreage;
(A-5) any composting additives that the composting
facility accepts and uses at the facility are
necessary to provide proper conditions for composting
and do not exceed 10% of the total composting material
at the facility at any one time;
(B) the property on which the composting facility
is located, and any associated property on which the
compost is used, is principally and diligently devoted
to the production of agricultural crops and is not
owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by any waste
hauler or generator of nonagricultural compost
materials, and the operator of the composting facility
is not an employee, partner, shareholder, or in any
way connected with or controlled by any such waste
hauler or generator;
(C) all compost generated by the composting
facility, except incidental sales of finished compost,
is applied at agronomic rates and used as mulch,
fertilizer, or soil conditioner on land actually

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farmed by the person operating the composting
facility, and the finished compost is not stored at
the composting site for a period longer than 18 months
prior to its application as mulch, fertilizer, or soil
conditioner;
(D) no fee is charged for the acceptance of
materials to be composted at the facility; and
(E) the owner or operator, by January 1, 2014 (or
the January 1 following commencement of operation,
whichever is later) and January 1 of each year
thereafter, registers the site with the Agency, (ii)
reports to the Agency on the volume of composting
material received and used at the site; (iii)
certifies to the Agency that the site complies with
the requirements set forth in subparagraphs (A),
(A-5), (B), (C), and (D) of this paragraph (2.5); and
(iv) certifies to the Agency that all composting
material was placed more than 200 feet from the
nearest potable water supply well, was placed outside
the boundary of the 10-year floodplain or on a part of
the site that is floodproofed, was placed at least 1/4
mile from the nearest residence (other than a
residence located on the same property as the
facility) or a lesser distance from the nearest
residence (other than a residence located on the same
property as the facility) if the municipality in which

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the facility is located has by ordinance approved a
lesser distance than 1/4 mile, and was placed more
than 5 feet above the water table; any ordinance
approving a residential setback of less than 1/4 mile
that is used to meet the requirements of this
subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2.5) of this subsection
must specifically reference this paragraph; or
(3) operating a landscape waste composting facility on
a farm, if the facility meets all of the following
criteria:
(A) the composting facility is operated by the
farmer on property on which the composting material is
utilized, and the composting facility constitutes no
more than 2% of the property's total acreage, except
that the Board may allow a higher percentage for
individual sites where the owner or operator has
demonstrated to the Board that the site's soil
characteristics or crop needs require a higher rate;
(A-1) the composting facility accepts from other
agricultural operations for composting with landscape
waste no materials other than uncontaminated and
source-separated (i) crop residue and other
agricultural plant residue generated from the
production and harvesting of crops and other customary
farm practices, including, but not limited to, stalks,
leaves, seed pods, husks, bagasse, and roots and (ii)

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plant-derived animal bedding, such as straw or
sawdust, that is free of manure and was not made from
painted or treated wood;
(A-2) any composting additives that the composting
facility accepts and uses at the facility are
necessary to provide proper conditions for composting
and do not exceed 10% of the total composting material
at the facility at any one time;
(B) the property on which the composting facility
is located, and any associated property on which the
compost is used, is principally and diligently devoted
to the production of agricultural crops and is not
owned, leased or otherwise controlled by any waste
hauler or generator of nonagricultural compost
materials, and the operator of the composting facility
is not an employee, partner, shareholder, or in any
way connected with or controlled by any such waste
hauler or generator;
(C) all compost generated by the composting
facility, except incidental sales of finished compost,
is applied at agronomic rates and used as mulch,
fertilizer or soil conditioner on land actually farmed
by the person operating the composting facility, and
the finished compost is not stored at the composting
site for a period longer than 18 months prior to its
application as mulch, fertilizer, or soil conditioner;

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(D) the owner or operator, by January 1 of each
year, (i) registers the site with the Agency, (ii)
reports to the Agency on the volume of composting
material received and used at the site and the volume
of material comprising the incidental sale of finished
compost under this subsection (q), (iii) certifies to
the Agency that the site complies with the
requirements set forth in subparagraphs (A), (A-1),
(A-2), (B), and (C) of this paragraph (q)(3), and (iv)
certifies to the Agency that all composting material:
(I) was placed more than 200 feet from the
nearest potable water supply well;
(II) was placed outside the boundary of the
10-year floodplain or on a part of the site that is
floodproofed;
(III) was placed either (aa) at least 1/4 mile
from the nearest residence (other than a residence
located on the same property as the facility) and
there are not more than 10 occupied non-farm
residences within 1/2 mile of the boundaries of
the site on the date of application or (bb) a
lesser distance from the nearest residence (other
than a residence located on the same property as
the facility) provided that the municipality or
county in which the facility is located has by
ordinance approved a lesser distance than 1/4 mile

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and there are not more than 10 occupied non-farm
residences within 1/2 mile of the boundaries of
the site on the date of application; and
(IV) was placed more than 5 feet above the
water table.
Any ordinance approving a residential setback of
less than 1/4 mile that is used to meet the
requirements of this subparagraph (D) must
specifically reference this subparagraph.
For the purposes of this subsection (q), "agronomic rates"
means the application of not more than 20 tons per acre per
year, except that the Board may allow a higher rate for
individual sites where the owner or operator has demonstrated
to the Board that the site's soil characteristics or crop
needs require a higher rate.
For the purposes of this subsection (q), "incidental sale
of finished compost" means the sale of finished compost that
meets general use compost standards and is no more than 20% or
300 cubic yards, whichever is less, of the total compost
created annually by a private landowner for the landowner's
own use.
(r) Cause or allow the storage or disposal of coal
combustion waste unless:
(1) such waste is stored or disposed of at a site or
facility for which a permit has been obtained or is not
otherwise required under subsection (d) of this Section;

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or
(2) such waste is stored or disposed of as a part of
the design and reclamation of a site or facility which is
an abandoned mine site in accordance with the Abandoned
Mined Lands and Water Reclamation Act; or
(3) such waste is stored or disposed of at a site or
facility which is operating under NPDES and Subtitle D
permits issued by the Agency pursuant to regulations
adopted by the Board for mine-related water pollution and
permits issued pursuant to the federal Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-87) or the
rules and regulations thereunder or any law or rule or
regulation adopted by the State of Illinois pursuant
thereto, and the owner or operator of the facility agrees
to accept the waste; and either:
(i) such waste is stored or disposed of in
accordance with requirements applicable to refuse
disposal under regulations adopted by the Board for
mine-related water pollution and pursuant to NPDES and
Subtitle D permits issued by the Agency under such
regulations; or
(ii) the owner or operator of the facility
demonstrates all of the following to the Agency, and
the facility is operated in accordance with the
demonstration as approved by the Agency: (1) the
disposal area will be covered in a manner that will

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support continuous vegetation, (2) the facility will
be adequately protected from wind and water erosion,
(3) the pH will be maintained so as to prevent
excessive leaching of metal ions, and (4) adequate
containment or other measures will be provided to
protect surface water and groundwater from
contamination at levels prohibited by this Act, the
Illinois Groundwater Protection Act, or regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, the
disposal of coal combustion waste pursuant to item (2) or (3)
of this subdivision (r) shall be exempt from the other
provisions of this Title V, and notwithstanding the provisions
of Title X of this Act, the Agency is authorized to grant
experimental permits which include provision for the disposal
of wastes from the combustion of coal and other materials
pursuant to items (2) and (3) of this subdivision (r).
(s) After April 1, 1989, offer for transportation,
transport, deliver, receive or accept special waste for which
a manifest is required, unless the manifest indicates that the
fee required under Section 22.8 of this Act has been paid.
(t) Cause or allow a lateral expansion of a municipal
solid waste landfill unit on or after October 9, 1993, without
a permit modification, granted by the Agency, that authorizes
the lateral expansion.
(u) Conduct any vegetable by-product treatment, storage,

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disposal or transportation operation in violation of any
regulation, standards or permit requirements adopted by the
Board under this Act. However, no permit shall be required
under this Title V for the land application of vegetable
by-products conducted pursuant to Agency permit issued under
Title III of this Act to the generator of the vegetable
by-products. In addition, vegetable by-products may be
transported in this State without a special waste hauling
permit, and without the preparation and carrying of a
manifest.
(v) (Blank).
(w) Conduct any generation, transportation, or recycling
of construction or demolition debris, clean or general, or
uncontaminated soil generated during construction, remodeling,
repair, and demolition of utilities, structures, and roads
that is not commingled with any waste, without the maintenance
of documentation identifying the hauler, generator, place of
origin of the debris or soil, the weight or volume of the
debris or soil, and the location, owner, and operator of the
facility where the debris or soil was transferred, disposed,
recycled, or treated. This documentation must be maintained by
the generator, transporter, or recycler for 3 years. This
subsection (w) shall not apply to (1) a permitted pollution
control facility that transfers or accepts construction or
demolition debris, clean or general, or uncontaminated soil
for final disposal, recycling, or treatment, (2) a public

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utility (as that term is defined in the Public Utilities Act)
or a municipal utility, (3) the Illinois Department of
Transportation, or (4) a municipality or a county highway
department, with the exception of any municipality or county
highway department located within a county having a population
of over 3,000,000 inhabitants or located in a county that is
contiguous to a county having a population of over 3,000,000
inhabitants; but it shall apply to an entity that contracts
with a public utility, a municipal utility, the Illinois
Department of Transportation, or a municipality or a county
highway department. The terms "generation" and "recycling", as
used in this subsection, do not apply to clean construction or
demolition debris when (i) used as fill material below grade
outside of a setback zone if covered by sufficient
uncontaminated soil to support vegetation within 30 days of
the completion of filling or if covered by a road or structure,
(ii) solely broken concrete without protruding metal bars is
used for erosion control, or (iii) milled asphalt or crushed
concrete is used as aggregate in construction of the shoulder
of a roadway. The terms "generation" and "recycling", as used
in this subsection, do not apply to uncontaminated soil that
is not commingled with any waste when (i) used as fill material
below grade or contoured to grade, or (ii) used at the site of
generation.
(y) Inject any carbon dioxide stream produced by a carbon
dioxide capture project into a Class II well, as defined by the

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Board under this Act, or a Class VI well converted from a Class
II well, for purposes of enhanced oil or gas recovery,
including, but not limited to, the facilitation of enhanced
oil or gas recovery from another well.
(z) Sell or transport concentrated carbon dioxide stream
produced by a carbon dioxide capture project for use in
enhanced oil or gas recovery.
(aa) Operate a carbon sequestration activity in a manner
that causes, threatens, or allows the release of carbon
dioxide so as to tend to cause water pollution in this State.
(bb) Operate a commercial wind energy facility in a manner
that causes, threatens, or allows the release of oil,
lubricant, hydraulic fluid, transformer solvent, insulation
fluid, cleaning fluid, or any other similar fluid from the
commercial wind energy facility. Any fluid released in
violation of this subsection (bb) is required to be
remediated, including any fluid remaining on the commercial
wind turbine before operation of the commercial wind turbine
commences.
(Source: P.A. 102-216, eff. 1-1-22; 102-310, eff. 8-6-21;
102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-342, eff.
1-1-24; 103-651, eff. 7-18-24.)
(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

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violates any provision of this Act or any regulation adopted
by the Board, or any permit or term or condition thereof, or
that violates any order of the Board pursuant to this Act,
shall be liable for a civil penalty of not to exceed $50,000
for the violation and an additional civil penalty of not to
exceed $10,000 for each day during which the violation
continues; such penalties may, upon order of the Board or a
court of competent jurisdiction, be made payable to the
Environmental Protection Trust Fund, to be used in accordance
with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Trust Fund
Act.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of
this Section:
(1) Any person that violates Section 12(f) of this Act
or any NPDES permit or term or condition thereof, or any
filing requirement, regulation or order relating to the
NPDES permit program, shall be liable to a civil penalty
of not to exceed $10,000 per day of violation.
(2) Any person that violates Section 12(g) of this Act
or any UIC permit or term or condition thereof, or any
filing requirement, regulation or order relating to the
State UIC program for all wells, except Class II wells as
defined by the Board under this Act, shall be liable to a
civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 per day of violation;
provided, however, that any person who commits such
violations relating to the State UIC program for Class II

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wells, as defined by the Board under this Act, shall be
liable to a civil penalty of not to exceed $10,000 for the
violation and an additional civil penalty of not to exceed
$1,000 for each day during which the violation continues.
(3) Any person that violates Sections 21(f), 21(g),
21(h) or 21(i) of this Act, or any RCRA permit or term or
condition thereof, or any filing requirement, regulation
or order relating to the State RCRA program, shall be
liable to a civil penalty of not to exceed $25,000 per day
of violation.
(4) In an administrative citation action under Section
31.1 of this Act, any person found to have violated any
provision of subsection (o) of Section 21 of this Act
shall pay a civil penalty of $500 for each violation of
each such provision, plus any hearing costs incurred by
the Board and the Agency. Such penalties shall be made
payable to the Environmental Protection Trust Fund, to be
used in accordance with the provisions of the
Environmental Protection Trust Fund Act; except that if a
unit of local government issued the administrative
citation, 50% of the civil penalty shall be payable to the
unit of local government.
(4-5) In an administrative citation action under
Section 31.1 of this Act, any person found to have
violated any provision of subsection (p) of Section 21,
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subsection (k) of Section 55 of this Act shall pay a civil
penalty of $1,500 for each violation of each such
provision, plus any hearing costs incurred by the Board
and the Agency, except that the civil penalty amount shall
be $3,000 for each violation of any provision of
subsection (p) of Section 21, Section 22.38, Section
22.51, Section 22.51a, or subsection (k) of Section 55
that is the person's second or subsequent adjudication
violation of that provision. The penalties shall be
deposited into the Environmental Protection Trust Fund, to
be used in accordance with the provisions of the
Environmental Protection Trust Fund Act; except that if a
unit of local government issued the administrative
citation, 50% of the civil penalty shall be payable to the
unit of local government.
(5) Any person who violates subsection 6 of Section
39.5 of this Act or any CAAPP permit, or term or condition
thereof, or any fee or filing requirement, or any duty to
allow or carry out inspection, entry or monitoring
activities, or any regulation or order relating to the
CAAPP shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed
$10,000 per day of violation.
(6) Any owner or operator of a community water system
that violates subsection (b) of Section 18.1 or subsection
(a) of Section 25d-3 of this Act shall, for each day of
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for each of the premises connected to the affected
community water system.
(7) Any person who violates Section 52.5 of this Act
shall be liable for a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for the
first violation of that Section and a civil penalty of up
to $2,500 for a second or subsequent violation of that
Section.
(8) Any person who violates subsection (bb) of Section
21 of this Act shall, for each day of violation, be liable
for a civil penalty of $1,000 for every wind turbine
operating in violation of subsection (bb) of Section 21
for a first offense and $10,000 for every wind turbine
operating in violation of subsection (bb) of Section 21
for a second or subsequent offense.
(b.5) In lieu of the penalties set forth in subsections
(a) and (b) of this Section, any person who fails to file, in a
timely manner, toxic chemical release forms with the Agency
pursuant to Section 25b-2 of this Act shall be liable for a
civil penalty of $100 per day for each day the forms are late,
not to exceed a maximum total penalty of $6,000. This daily
penalty shall begin accruing on the thirty-first day after the
date that the person receives the warning notice issued by the
Agency pursuant to Section 25b-6 of this Act; and the penalty
shall be paid to the Agency. The daily accrual of penalties
shall cease as of January 1 of the following year. All
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shall be deposited into the Environmental Protection Permit
and Inspection Fund.
(c) Any person that violates this Act, any rule or
regulation adopted under this Act, any permit or term or
condition of a permit, or any Board order and causes the death
of fish or aquatic life shall, in addition to the other
penalties provided by this Act, be liable to pay to the State
an additional sum for the reasonable value of the fish or
aquatic life destroyed. Any money so recovered shall be placed
in the Wildlife and Fish Fund in the State Treasury.
(d) The penalties provided for in this Section may be
recovered in a civil action.
(e) The State's Attorney of the county in which the
violation occurred, or the Attorney General, may, at the
request of the Agency or on his own motion, institute a civil
action for an injunction, prohibitory or mandatory, to
restrain violations of this Act, any rule or regulation
adopted under this Act, any permit or term or condition of a
permit, or any Board order, or to require such other actions as
may be necessary to address violations of this Act, any rule or
regulation adopted under this Act, any permit or term or
condition of a permit, or any Board order.
(f) The State's Attorney of the county in which the
violation occurred, or the Attorney General, shall bring such
actions in the name of the people of the State of Illinois.
Without limiting any other authority which may exist for the

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awarding of attorney's fees and costs, the Board or a court of
competent jurisdiction may award costs and reasonable
attorney's fees, including the reasonable costs of expert
witnesses and consultants, to the State's Attorney or the
Attorney General in a case where he has prevailed against a
person who has committed a willful, knowing, or repeated
violation of this Act, any rule or regulation adopted under
this Act, any permit or term or condition of a permit, or any
Board order.
Any funds collected under this subsection (f) in which the
Attorney General has prevailed shall be deposited in the
Hazardous Waste Fund created in Section 22.2 of this Act. Any
funds collected under this subsection (f) in which a State's
Attorney has prevailed shall be retained by the county in
which he serves.
(g) All final orders imposing civil penalties pursuant to
this Section shall prescribe the time for payment of such
penalties. If any such penalty is not paid within the time
prescribed, interest on such penalty at the rate set forth in
subsection (a) of Section 1003 of the Illinois Income Tax Act,
shall be paid for the period from the date payment is due until
the date payment is received. However, if the time for payment
is stayed during the pendency of an appeal, interest shall not
accrue during such stay.
(h) In determining the appropriate civil penalty to be
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(b)(5), (b)(6), or (b)(7), or (b)(8) of this Section, the
Board is authorized to consider any matters of record in
mitigation or aggravation of penalty, including, but not
limited to, the following factors:
(1) the duration and gravity of the violation;
(2) the presence or absence of due diligence on the
part of the respondent in attempting to comply with
requirements of this Act and regulations thereunder or to
secure relief therefrom as provided by this Act;
(3) any economic benefits accrued by the respondent
because of delay in compliance with requirements, in which
case the economic benefits shall be determined by the
lowest cost alternative for achieving compliance;
(4) the amount of monetary penalty which will serve to
deter further violations by the respondent and to
otherwise aid in enhancing voluntary compliance with this
Act by the respondent and other persons similarly subject
to the Act;
(5) the number, proximity in time, and gravity of
previously adjudicated violations of this Act by the
respondent;
(6) whether the respondent voluntarily self-disclosed,
in accordance with subsection (i) of this Section, the
non-compliance to the Agency;
(7) whether the respondent has agreed to undertake a
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environmentally beneficial project that a respondent
agrees to undertake in settlement of an enforcement action
brought under this Act, but which the respondent is not
otherwise legally required to perform; and
(8) whether the respondent has successfully completed
a Compliance Commitment Agreement under subsection (a) of
Section 31 of this Act to remedy the violations that are
the subject of the complaint.
In determining the appropriate civil penalty to be imposed
under subsection (a) or paragraph (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), or
(7), or (8) of subsection (b) of this Section, the Board shall
ensure, in all cases, that the penalty is at least as great as
the economic benefits, if any, accrued by the respondent as a
result of the violation, unless the Board finds that
imposition of such penalty would result in an arbitrary or
unreasonable financial hardship. However, such civil penalty
may be off-set in whole or in part pursuant to a supplemental
environmental project agreed to by the complainant and the
respondent.
(i) A person who voluntarily self-discloses non-compliance
to the Agency, of which the Agency had been unaware, is
entitled to a 100% reduction in the portion of the penalty that
is not based on the economic benefit of non-compliance if the
person can establish the following:
(1) that either the regulated entity is a small entity
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environmental audit or a compliance management system
documented by the regulated entity as reflecting the
regulated entity's due diligence in preventing, detecting,
and correcting violations;
(2) that the non-compliance was disclosed in writing
within 30 days of the date on which the person discovered
it;
(3) that the non-compliance was discovered and
disclosed prior to:
(i) the commencement of an Agency inspection,
investigation, or request for information;
(ii) notice of a citizen suit;
(iii) the filing of a complaint by a citizen, the
Illinois Attorney General, or the State's Attorney of
the county in which the violation occurred;
(iv) the reporting of the non-compliance by an
employee of the person without that person's
knowledge; or
(v) imminent discovery of the non-compliance by
the Agency;
(4) that the non-compliance is being corrected and any
environmental harm is being remediated in a timely
fashion;
(5) that the person agrees to prevent a recurrence of
the non-compliance;
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occurred in the past 3 years at the same facility or in the
past 5 years as part of a pattern at multiple facilities
owned or operated by the person;
(7) that the non-compliance did not result in serious
actual harm or present an imminent and substantial
endangerment to human health or the environment or violate
the specific terms of any judicial or administrative order
or consent agreement;
(8) that the person cooperates as reasonably requested
by the Agency after the disclosure; and
(9) that the non-compliance was identified voluntarily
and not through a monitoring, sampling, or auditing
procedure that is required by statute, rule, permit,
judicial or administrative order, or consent agreement.
If a person can establish all of the elements under this
subsection except the element set forth in paragraph (1) of
this subsection, the person is entitled to a 75% reduction in
the portion of the penalty that is not based upon the economic
benefit of non-compliance.
For the purposes of this subsection (i), "small entity"
has the same meaning as in Section 221 of the federal Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C.
601).
(j) In addition to any other remedy or penalty that may
apply, whether civil or criminal, any person who violates
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civil penalty of up to 3 times the gross amount of any
pecuniary gain resulting from the violation.
(k) In addition to any other remedy or penalty that may
apply, whether civil or criminal, any person who violates
subdivision (a)(7.6) of Section 31 of this Act shall be liable
for an additional civil penalty of $2,000.
(l) A person who voluntarily self-discloses non-compliance
with subsection (bb) of Section 21 of this Act to the Agency,
of which the Agency had been unaware, is entitled to a 100%
reduction in the portion of the penalty under this Section if
the person can establish the following:
(1) that the non-compliance was disclosed in writing
within 7 days of the date on which the person discovered
it;
(2) that the non-compliance was discovered and
disclosed prior to:
(i) the commencement of an Agency inspection,
investigation, or request for information;
(ii) notice of a citizen suit;
(iii) the filing of a complaint by a citizen, the
Illinois Attorney General, or the State's Attorney of
the county in which the violation occurred;
(iv) the reporting of the non-compliance by an
employee of the person without that person's
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the Agency;
(3) that the non-compliance is being corrected and any
environmental harm is being remediated in a timely
fashion, including the removal of any fluid described in
subsection (bb) of Section 21 that remains on the outer
surface of the commercial wind turbine;
(4) that the person agrees to prevent a recurrence of
the non-compliance;
(5) that no related non-compliance events have
occurred in the past 3 years at the same facility or in the
past 5 years as part of a pattern at multiple facilities
owned or operated by the person;
(6) that the non-compliance did not result in serious
actual harm or present an imminent and substantial
endangerment to human health or the environment or violate
the specific terms of any judicial or administrative order
or consent agreement;
(7) that the person cooperates as reasonably requested
by the Agency after the disclosure; and
(8) that the non-compliance was identified voluntarily
and not through a monitoring, sampling, or auditing
procedure that is required by statute, rule, permit,
judicial or administrative order, or consent agreement.
(Source: P.A. 102-310, eff. 8-6-21.)
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Sec. 52.6. Commercial wind energy facilities;
registration; duty to remediate.
(a) The owner or operator of a commercial wind energy
facility, as defined in the Counties Code, shall annually
register with the Agency in the form and manner prescribed by
the Agency. The registration form used by the Agency shall, at
a minimum, require the owners and operators of commercial wind
energy facilities to report to the Agency the locations of
each of their commercial wind energy facilities in the State
and to provide the contact information of the persons who will
respond to a complaint regarding an alleged violation of
subsection (bb) of Section 21 of this Act at those locations.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
owners and operators of a commercial wind energy facility have
an affirmative duty to cover all remediation and response
expenses that are incurred as a result of a violation of
subsection (bb) of Section 21 of this Act at any commercial
wind energy facility that is under their ownership or control.
If a person other than the owner or operator of a commercial
wind energy facility incurs remediation and response expenses
as a result of a violation of subsection (bb) of Section 21 of
this Act, then the owner or operator of the commercial wind
energy facility shall reimburse that person for the
remediation and response expenses that the person incurs as a
result of that violation.
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this Section.