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IL HB4818

Bill

Status

Passed

6/8/2022

Primary Sponsor

Latoya Greenwood

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Origin

House of Representatives

102nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits disposal of TRI-PFAS (Toxic Release Inventory Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) through incineration, including burning, combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, and use in furnaces, kilns, boilers, and process heaters.

  • Exempts thermal oxidizers used as pollution control or resource recovery devices at facilities using PFAS chemicals from the incineration prohibition.

  • Excludes from the ban: landfill gas incineration at sanitary landfills, hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators meeting federal standards, and sludges/biosolids from municipal wastewater treatment plants.

  • Authorizes the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to propose rules and the Board to adopt regulations necessary to implement the law.

  • Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Legislative Description

PFAS-INCINCERATION BAN

Last Action

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1048

6/8/2022

Committee Referrals

Economic Opportunity & Equity4/5/2022
Rules4/5/2022
Environment and Conservation3/28/2022
Assignments3/25/2022
Environment and Conservation3/22/2022
Assignments3/18/2022
Environment and Conservation3/16/2022
Assignments3/7/2022
Economic Opportunity & Equity3/2/2022
Rules3/1/2022
Economic Opportunity & Equity2/9/2022
Rules1/27/2022

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