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IL SB3013
Bill
Status
1/13/2015
Primary Sponsor
Martin Sandoval
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AI Summary
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act to exclude sites or facilities operating under a Beneficial Use Determination from the definition of "pollution control facility," provided the determination is made by the Agency in accordance with Section 22.54.
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Establishes new Section 22.54 authorizing the Agency to issue written determinations that materials are beneficially used (rather than discarded) and therefore not waste, if applicants meet specified criteria including comparable chemical/physical properties, market demand, and legitimate beneficial use.
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Requires applicants seeking beneficial use determinations to demonstrate that not less than 98% of material accepted, by weight, is recovered or recycled.
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Specifies that beneficial use determinations are effective for periods not exceeding 5 years, and material beneficially used during the effective period maintains its non-waste status thereafter unless use no longer complies with determination terms.
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Exempts hazardous waste, coal combustion waste, sludge, potentially infectious medical waste, and used oil from beneficial use determination provisions; establishes special requirements for asphalt shingle recycling operations.
Legislative Description
EPA-POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
Last Action
Session Sine Die
1/13/2015