Bill Text: IL SB2671 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2015, the owner or operator of each tire storage site that contains used tires totaling more than 10,000 passenger tire equivalents, or at which more than 500 tons of used tires are processed in a calendar year, shall submit documentation demonstrating its compliance with the Pollution Control Board rules adopted under the Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2016, no person shall cause or allow the operation of a tire storage site that contains used tires totaling more than 10,000 passenger tire equivalents, or at which more than 500 tons of used tires are processed in a calendar year, without a permit granted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or in violation of any conditions imposed by that permit. Provides specified exemptions to the permit requirement. Requires the Agency to propose and the Board to adopt, revisions to the rules adopted under the Act that are necessary to conform those rules to the requirements of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. Provides that the State's Attorney or Attorney General, upon request of the Agency or upon his or her own motion, may institute a civil action for an immediate injunction to halt storage or processing of used tires at a site if a person who is required to comply with the financial assurance rules established by the Board fails to comply with those rules with respect to that tire storage site. Provides that specified monies in the Used Tire Management Fund shall be used to provide financial assistance to units of local government and private industry for specified purposes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-06-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0656 [SB2671 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB2671-Amended.html

Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

Filed: 2/25/2014

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2671
2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2671 as follows:
3on page 1, in line 5, by deleting "55.3,"; and
4on page 5, immediately below line 15, by inserting the
5following:
6 "(d-6) No person shall cause or allow the operation of a
7tire storage site in violation of the financial assurance rules
8established by the Board under subsection (b) of Section 55.2
9of this Act. In addition to the remedies otherwise provided
10under this Act, the State's Attorney of the county in which the
11violation occurred, or the Attorney General, may, at the
12request of the Agency or on his or her own motion, institute a
13civil action for an immediate injunction, prohibitory or
14mandatory, to restrain any violation of this subsection (d-6)
15or to require any other action as may be necessary to abate or

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1mitigate any immediate danger or threat to public health or the
2environment at the site. Injunctions to restrain a violation of
3this subsection (d-6) may include, but are not limited to, the
4required removal of all tires for which financial assurance is
5not maintained and a prohibition against the acceptance of
6tires in excess of the amount for which financial assurance is
7maintained."; and
8on page 7, in line 14, immediately after "(d-5),", by inserting
9"(d-6),"; and
10on page 7, in line 26, immediately after "(d-5),", by inserting
11"(d-6),"; and
12by deleting line 12 on page 10 through line 12 on page 17.
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