HB6120 Summary

• Creates new violations under the Environmental Protection Act for failing to submit discharge monitoring reports, perform required monitoring, obtain stormwater NPDES permits for construction sites, renew NPDES permits, or maintain stormwater pollution prevention plans at construction sites.

• Authorizes the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to enforce these specific violations through administrative citation as an alternative to traditional enforcement proceedings.

• Establishes a streamlined administrative citation process allowing citations to be issued within 60 days of observed violations, with violators having 35 days to petition for review before the Pollution Control Board.

• Sets civil penalties of $1,500 per violation ($3,000 for repeat violations) for administrative citations, plus hearing costs, with penalties split 50/50 between the EPA and local government if a unit of local government issued the citation.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.