HB0456 Summary

• Amends the Environmental Protection Act Section 9.4 to regulate emissions from new municipal waste incineration facilities burning 25 or more tons of waste per day.

• Requires new incineration facilities to meet Best Available Control Technology emission limits for particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, acid gases, heavy metals, and organic materials.

• Directs the Illinois Pollution Control Board to adopt regulations within one year (by July 1, 1987) defining specific pollutants including hydrogen chloride, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, lead, dioxins, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

• Applies only to incinerators initially permitted for development or construction after January 1, 1986, and exempts industrial incineration facilities burning waste generated on-site or materials with EPA non-waste determinations.

• Grants the Illinois EPA authority to issue permits and prescribe monitoring and reporting conditions to ensure continuing compliance with emission standards.