Bill Text: IL HB0209 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act. Provides that an active drycleaning facility that has previously received or is currently receiving reimbursement for the costs of a remedial action shall maintain continuous financial assurance for environmental liability coverage in the amount of at least $500,000 until the earlier of (i) July 1, 2030 (was previously January 1, 2020) or (ii) the date the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council determines the drycleaning facility is an inactive drycleaning facility. Provides that the annual license period for a license issued under this Act shall be from January 1 through December 31 each year and may be renewed on reapplication to the Council and submission of proof of payment of the appropriate fee to the Council (previously, the fee was paid to the Department of Revenue). Makes corresponding changes. Provides that no person shall sell or transfer drycleaning solvent to an operator of a drycleaning facility that is not licensed by the Council under the Act (previously provided that no person shall knowingly sell or transfer those materials). Extends the repeal of specified provisions from January 1, 2020 to July 1, 2030.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-19 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis [HB0209 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB0209-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB0209 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 135/40
415 ILCS 135/60
415 ILCS 135/65
415 ILCS 135/85
Amends the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act. Provides that an active drycleaning facility that has previously received or is currently receiving reimbursement for the costs of a remedial action shall maintain continuous financial assurance for environmental liability coverage in the amount of at least $500,000 until the earlier of (i) July 1, 2030 (was previously January 1, 2020) or (ii) the date the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council determines the drycleaning facility is an inactive drycleaning facility. Provides that the annual license period for a license issued under this Act shall be from January 1 through December 31 each year and may be renewed on reapplication to the Council and submission of proof of payment of the appropriate fee to the Council (previously, the fee was paid to the Department of Revenue). Makes corresponding changes. Provides that no person shall sell or transfer drycleaning solvent to an operator of a drycleaning facility that is not licensed by the Council under the Act (previously provided that no person shall knowingly sell or transfer those materials). Extends the repeal of specified provisions from January 1, 2020 to July 1, 2030.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust
Fund Act is amended by changing Sections 40, 60, 65, and 85 as
follows:
(415 ILCS 135/40)
Sec. 40. Remedial action account.
(a) The remedial action account is established to provide
reimbursement to eligible claimants for drycleaning solvent
investigation, remedial action planning, and remedial action
activities for existing drycleaning solvent contamination
discovered at their drycleaning facilities.
(b) The following persons are eligible for reimbursement
from the remedial action account:
(1) In the case of claimant who is the owner or
operator of an active drycleaning facility licensed by the
Council under this Act at the time of application for
remedial action benefits afforded under the Fund, the
claimant is only eligible for reimbursement of remedial
action costs incurred in connection with a release from
that drycleaning facility, subject to any other
limitations under this Act.

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(2) In the case of a claimant who is the owner of an
inactive drycleaning facility and was the owner or operator
of the drycleaning facility when it was an active
drycleaning facility, the claimant is only eligible for
reimbursement of remedial action costs incurred in
connection with a release from the drycleaning facility,
subject to any other limitations under this Act.
(c) An eligible claimant requesting reimbursement from the
remedial action account shall meet all of the following:
(1) The claimant demonstrates that the source of the
release is from the claimant's drycleaning facility.
(2) At the time the release was discovered by the
claimant, the claimant and the drycleaning facility were in
compliance with the Agency reporting and technical
operating requirements.
(3) The claimant reported the release in a timely
manner to the Agency in accordance with State law.
(4) (Blank).
(5) If the claimant is the owner or operator of an
active drycleaning facility, the claimant has provided to
the Council proof of implementation and maintenance of the
following pollution prevention measures:
(A) That all drycleaning solvent wastes generated
at a drycleaning facility be managed in accordance with
applicable State waste management laws and rules.
(B) A prohibition on the discharge of wastewater

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from drycleaning machines or of drycleaning solvent
from drycleaning operations to a sanitary sewer or
septic tank or to the surface or in groundwater.
(C) That every drycleaning facility:
(I) install a containment dike or other
containment structure around each machine, item of
equipment, drycleaning area, and portable waste
container in which any drycleaning solvent is
utilized, which shall be capable of containing
leaks, spills, or releases of drycleaning solvent
from that machine, item, area, or container. The
containment dike or other containment structure
shall be capable of at least the following: (i)
containing a capacity of 110% of the drycleaning
solvent in the largest tank or vessel within the
machine; (ii) containing 100% of the drycleaning
solvent of each item of equipment or drycleaning
area; and (iii) containing 100% of the drycleaning
solvent of the largest portable waste container or
at least 10% of the total volume of the portable
waste containers stored within the containment
dike or structure, whichever is greater.
Petroleum underground storage tank systems
that are upgraded in accordance with USEPA upgrade
standards pursuant to 40 CFR Part 280 for the tanks
and related piping systems and use a leak detection

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system approved by the USEPA or IEPA are exempt
from this secondary containment requirement; and
(II) seal or otherwise render impervious those
portions of diked floor surfaces on which a
drycleaning solvent may leak, spill, or otherwise
be released.
(D) A requirement that all drycleaning solvent
shall be delivered to drycleaning facilities by means
of closed, direct-coupled delivery systems.
(6) An active drycleaning facility has maintained
continuous financial assurance for environmental liability
coverage in the amount of at least $500,000 at least since
the date of award of benefits under this Section or July 1,
2000, whichever is earlier. An uninsured drycleaning
facility that has filed an application for insurance with
the Fund by January 1, 2004, obtained insurance through
that application, and maintained that insurance coverage
continuously shall be considered to have conformed with the
requirements of this subdivision (6). To conform with this
requirement the applicant must pay the equivalent of the
total premiums due for the period beginning June 30, 2000
through the date of application plus a 20% penalty of the
total premiums due for that period.
(7) The release was discovered on or after July 1, 1997
and before July 1, 2006.
(d) A claimant shall submit a completed application form

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provided by the Council. The application shall contain
documentation of activities, plans, and expenditures
associated with the eligible costs incurred in response to a
release of drycleaning solvent from a drycleaning facility.
Application for remedial action account benefits must be
submitted to the Council on or before June 30, 2005.
(e) Claimants shall be subject to the following deductible
requirements, unless modified pursuant to the Council's
authority under Section 75:
(1) An eligible claimant submitting a claim for an
active drycleaning facility is responsible for the first
$5,000 of eligible investigation costs and for the first
$10,000 of eligible remedial action costs incurred in
connection with the release from the drycleaning facility
and is only eligible for reimbursement for costs that
exceed those amounts, subject to any other limitations of
this Act.
(2) An eligible claimant submitting a claim for an
inactive drycleaning facility is responsible for the first
$10,000 of eligible investigation costs and for the first
$10,000 of eligible remedial action costs incurred in
connection with the release from that drycleaning
facility, and is only eligible for reimbursement for costs
that exceed those amounts, subject to any other limitations
of this Act.
(f) Claimants are subject to the following limitations on

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reimbursement:
(1) Subsequent to meeting the deductible requirements
of subsection (e), and pursuant to the requirements of
Section 75, reimbursement shall not exceed $300,000 per
active drycleaning facility and $50,000 per inactive
drycleaning facility.
(2) A contract in which one of the parties to the
contract is a claimant, for goods or services that may be
payable or reimbursable from the Council, is void and
unenforceable unless and until the Council has found that
the contract terms are within the range of usual and
customary rates for similar or equivalent goods or services
within this State and has found that the goods or services
are necessary for the claimant to comply with Council
standards or other applicable regulatory standards.
(3) A claimant may appoint the Council as an agent for
the purposes of negotiating contracts with suppliers of
goods or services reimbursable by the Fund. The Council may
select another contractor for goods or services other than
the one offered by the claimant if the scope of the
proposed work or actual work of the claimant's offered
contractor does not reflect the quality of workmanship
required or if the costs are determined to be excessive, as
determined by the Council.
(4) The Council may require a claimant to obtain and
submit 3 bids and may require specific terms and conditions

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in a contract subject to approval.
(5) The Council may enter into a contract or an
exclusive contract with the supplier of goods or services
required by a claimant or class of claimants, in connection
with an expense reimbursable from the Fund, for a specified
good or service at a gross maximum price or fixed rate, and
may limit reimbursement accordingly.
(6) Unless emergency conditions exist, a service
provider shall obtain the Council's approval of the budget
for the remediation work before commencing the work. No
expense incurred that is above the budgeted amount shall be
paid unless the Council approves the expense prior to its
being incurred. All invoices and bills relating to the
remediation work shall be submitted with appropriate
documentation, as deemed necessary by the Council.
(7) Neither the Council nor an eligible claimant is
responsible for payment for costs incurred that have not
been previously approved by the Council, unless an
emergency exists.
(8) The Council may determine the usual and customary
costs of each item for which reimbursement may be awarded
under this Section. The Council may revise the usual and
customary costs from time to time as necessary, but costs
submitted for reimbursement shall be subject to the rates
in effect at the time the costs were incurred.
(9) If a claimant has pollution liability insurance

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coverage other than coverage provided by the insurance
account under this Act, that coverage shall be primary.
Reimbursement from the remedial account shall be limited to
the deductible amounts under the primary coverage and the
amount that exceeds the policy limits of the primary
coverage, subject to the deductible amounts of this Act. If
there is a dispute between the claimant and the primary
insurance provider, reimbursement from the remedial action
account may be made to the claimant after the claimant
assigns all of his or her interests in the insurance
coverage to the Council.
(g) The source of funds for the remedial action account
shall be moneys allocated to the account by the Council
according to the Fund budget approved by the Council.
(h) A drycleaning facility will be classified as active or
inactive for purposes of determining benefits under this
Section based on the status of the facility on the date a claim
is filed.
(i) Eligible claimants shall conduct remedial action in
accordance with the Site Remediation Program under the
Environmental Protection Act and Part 740 of Title 35 of the
Illinois Administrative Code and the Tiered Approach to Cleanup
Objectives under Part 742 of Title 35 of the Illinois
Administrative Code.
(j) Effective January 1, 2012, an active drycleaning
facility that has previously received or is currently receiving

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reimbursement for the costs of a remedial action, as defined in
this Act, shall maintain continuous financial assurance for
environmental liability coverage in the amount of at least
$500,000 until the earlier of (i) July 1, 2030 January 1, 2020
or (ii) the date the Council determines the drycleaning
facility is an inactive drycleaning facility. Failure to comply
with this requirement will result in the revocation of the
drycleaning facility's existing license and in the inability of
the drycleaning facility to obtain or renew a license under
Section 60 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-774, eff. 1-1-10; 97-377, eff. 1-1-12.)
(415 ILCS 135/60)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
Sec. 60. Drycleaning facility license.
(a) On and after January 1, 1998, no person shall operate a
drycleaning facility in this State without a license issued by
the Council.
(b) The Council shall issue an initial or renewal license
to a drycleaning facility on submission by an applicant of a
completed form prescribed by the Council, proof of payment of
the required fee to the Council Department of Revenue, and, if
the drycleaning facility has previously received or is
currently receiving reimbursement for the costs of a remedial
action, as defined in this Act, proof of compliance with
subsection (j) of Section 40. Beginning January 1, 2013,

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license renewal application forms must include a certification
by the applicant that all hazardous waste stored at the
drycleaning facility is stored in accordance with all
applicable federal and state laws and regulations, and that all
hazardous waste transported from the drycleaning facility is
transported in accordance with all applicable federal and state
laws and regulations. Also, beginning January 1, 2013, license
renewal applications must include copies of all manifests for
hazardous waste transported from the drycleaning facility
during the previous 12 months or since the last submission of
copies of manifests, whichever is longer. If the Council does
not receive a copy of a manifest for a drycleaning facility
within a 3-year period, or within a shorter period as
determined by the Council, the Council shall make appropriate
inquiry into the management of hazardous waste at the facility
and may share the results of the inquiry with the Agency.
(c) On or after January 1, 2004, the annual fees for
licensure are as follows:
(1) $500 for a facility that uses (i) 50 gallons or
less of chlorine-based or green drycleaning solvents
annually, (ii) 250 or less gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) 500
gallons or less annually of hydrocarbon-based drycleaning
solvents in a drycleaning machine without a solvent
reclaimer.

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(2) $500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 50
gallons but not more than 100 gallons of chlorine-based or
green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 250
gallons but not more 500 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 500
gallons but not more than 1,000 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
machine without a solvent reclaimer.
(3) $500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 100
gallons but not more than 150 gallons of chlorine-based or
green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 500
gallons but not more than 750 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 1,000
gallons but not more than 1,500 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
machine without a solvent reclaimer.
(4) $1,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 150
gallons but not more than 200 gallons of chlorine-based or
green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 750
gallons but not more than 1,000 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 1,500
gallons but not more than 2,000 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning

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machine without a solvent reclaimer.
(5) $1,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 200
gallons but not more than 250 gallons of chlorine-based or
green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,000
gallons but not more than 1,250 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 2,000
gallons but not more than 2,500 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
machine without a solvent reclaimer.
(6) $1,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 250
gallons but not more than 300 gallons of chlorine-based or
green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,250
gallons but not more than 1,500 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 2,500
gallons but not more than 3,000 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
machine without a solvent reclaimer.
(7) $1,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 300
gallons but not more than 350 gallons of chlorine-based or
green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,500
gallons but not more than 1,750 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 3,000
gallons but not more than 3,500 gallons annually of

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hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
machine without a solvent reclaimer.
(8) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 350
gallons but not more than 400 gallons of chlorine-based or
green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,750
gallons but not more than 2,000 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 3,500
gallons but not more than 4,000 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
machine without a solvent reclaimer.
(9) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 400
gallons but not more than 450 gallons of chlorine-based or
green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,000
gallons but not more than 2,250 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 4,000
gallons but not more than 4,500 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
machine without a solvent reclaimer.
(10) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 450
gallons but not more than 500 gallons of chlorine-based or
green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,250
gallons but not more than 2,500 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents used in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 4,500

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gallons but not more than 5,000 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
machine without a solvent reclaimer.
(11) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 500
gallons but not more than 550 gallons of chlorine-based or
green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,500
gallons but not more than 2,750 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 5,000
gallons but not more than 5,500 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
machine without a solvent reclaimer.
(12) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 550
gallons but not more than 600 gallons of chlorine-based or
green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,750
gallons but not more than 3,000 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 5,500
gallons but not more than 6,000 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
machine without a solvent reclaimer.
(13) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 600
gallons of chlorine-based or green drycleaning solvents
annually, (ii) more than 3,000 gallons but not more than
3,250 gallons annually of hydrocarbon-based solvents in a
drycleaning machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or

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(iii) more than 6,000 gallons of hydrocarbon-based
drycleaning solvents annually in a drycleaning machine
equipped without a solvent reclaimer.
(14) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 3,250
gallons but not more than 3,500 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
(15) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 3,500
gallons but not more than 3,750 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents used in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
(16) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 3,750
gallons but not more than 4,000 gallons annually of
hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
(17) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 4,000
gallons annually of hydrocarbon-based solvents in a
drycleaning machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
For purpose of this subsection, the quantity of drycleaning
solvents used annually shall be determined as follows:
(1) in the case of an initial applicant, the quantity
of drycleaning solvents that the applicant estimates will
be used during his or her initial license year. A fee
assessed under this subdivision is subject to audited
adjustment for that year; or
(2) in the case of a renewal applicant, the quantity of

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drycleaning solvents actually purchased in the preceding
license year.
The Council may adjust licensing fees annually based on the
published Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U")
or as otherwise determined by the Council.
(d) The annual license period for a A license issued under
this Section shall be from January 1 through December 31 each
year expire one year after the date of issuance and may be
renewed on reapplication to the Council and submission of proof
of payment of the appropriate fee to the Council Department of
Revenue in accordance with subsections (c) and (e). At least 30
days before payment of a renewal licensing fee is due, the
Council shall attempt to:
(1) notify the operator of each licensed drycleaning
facility concerning the requirements of this Section; and
(2) submit a license fee payment form to the licensed
operator of each drycleaning facility.
(e) An operator of a drycleaning facility shall submit the
appropriate application form provided by the Council with the
license fee in the form of cash, credit card, business check,
or guaranteed remittance to the Council Department of Revenue.
The Council Department may accept payment of the license fee
under this Section by credit card only if the Council
Department is not required to pay a discount fee charged by the
credit card issuer. The license fee payment form and the actual
license fee payment shall be administered by the Council

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Department of Revenue under rules adopted by the Council that
Department.
(f) (Blank). The Department of Revenue shall issue a proof
of payment receipt to each operator of a drycleaning facility
who has paid the appropriate fee in cash or by guaranteed
remittance, credit card, or business check. However, the
Department of Revenue shall not issue a proof of payment
receipt to a drycleaning facility that is liable to the
Department of Revenue for a tax imposed under this Act. The
original receipt shall be presented to the Council by the
operator of a drycleaning facility.
(g) (Blank).
(h) The Council and the Department of Revenue may adopt
rules as necessary to administer the licensing requirements of
this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-774, eff. 1-1-10; 97-332, eff. 8-12-11;
97-377, eff. 1-1-12; 97-663, eff. 1-13-12; 97-813, eff.
7-13-12; 97-1057, eff. 1-1-13.)
(415 ILCS 135/65)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
Sec. 65. Drycleaning solvent tax.
(a) On and after January 1, 1998, a tax is imposed upon the
use of drycleaning solvent by a person engaged in the business
of operating a drycleaning facility in this State at the rate
of $3.50 per gallon of perchloroethylene or other chlorinated

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drycleaning solvents used in drycleaning operations, $0.35 per
gallon of petroleum-based drycleaning solvent, and $1.75 per
gallon of green solvents, unless the green solvent is used at a
virgin facility, in which case the rate is $0.35 per gallon.
The Council shall determine by rule which products are
chlorine-based solvents, which products are petroleum-based
solvents, and which products are green solvents. All
drycleaning solvents shall be considered chlorinated solvents
unless the Council determines that the solvents are
petroleum-based drycleaning solvents or green solvents.
(b) The tax imposed by this Act shall be collected from the
purchaser at the time of sale by a seller of drycleaning
solvents maintaining a place of business in this State and
shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue under the
provisions of this Act.
(c) The tax imposed by this Act that is not collected by a
seller of drycleaning solvents shall be paid directly to the
Department of Revenue by the purchaser or end user who is
subject to the tax imposed by this Act.
(d) No tax shall be imposed upon the use of drycleaning
solvent if the drycleaning solvent will not be used in a
drycleaning facility or if a floor stock tax has been imposed
and paid on the drycleaning solvent. Prior to the purchase of
the solvent, the purchaser shall provide a written and signed
certificate to the drycleaning solvent seller stating:
(1) the name and address of the purchaser;

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(2) the purchaser's signature and date of signing; and
(3) one of the following:
(A) that the drycleaning solvent will not be used
in a drycleaning facility; or
(B) that a floor stock tax has been imposed and
paid on the drycleaning solvent.
(e) On January 1, 1998, there is imposed on each operator
of a drycleaning facility a tax on drycleaning solvent held by
the operator on that date for use in a drycleaning facility.
The tax imposed shall be the tax that would have been imposed
under subsection (a) if the drycleaning solvent held by the
operator on that date had been purchased by the operator during
the first year of this Act.
(f) On or before the 25th day of the 1st month following
the end of the calendar quarter, a seller of drycleaning
solvents who has collected a tax pursuant to this Section
during the previous calendar quarter, or a purchaser or end
user of drycleaning solvents required under subsection (c) to
submit the tax directly to the Department, shall file a return
with the Department of Revenue. The return shall be filed on a
form prescribed by the Department of Revenue and shall contain
information that the Department of Revenue reasonably
requires, but at a minimum will require the reporting of the
volume of drycleaning solvent sold to each licensed drycleaner.
The Department of Revenue shall report quarterly to the Council
the volume of drycleaning solvent purchased for the quarter by

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each licensed drycleaner. Each seller of drycleaning solvent
maintaining a place of business in this State who is required
or authorized to collect the tax imposed by this Act shall pay
to the Department the amount of the tax at the time when he or
she is required to file his or her return for the period during
which the tax was collected. Purchasers or end users remitting
the tax directly to the Department under subsection (c) shall
file a return with the Department of Revenue and pay the tax so
incurred by the purchaser or end user during the preceding
calendar quarter.
Except as provided in this Section, the seller of
drycleaning solvents filing the return under this Section
shall, at the time of filing the return, pay to the Department
the amount of tax imposed by this Act less a discount of 1.75%,
or $5 per calendar year, whichever is greater. Failure to
timely file the returns and provide to the Department the data
requested under this Act will result in disallowance of the
reimbursement discount.
(g) The tax on drycleaning solvents used in drycleaning
facilities and the floor stock tax shall be administered by
Department of Revenue under rules adopted by that Department.
(h) On and after January 1, 1998, no person shall knowingly
sell or transfer drycleaning solvent to an operator of a
drycleaning facility that is not licensed by the Council under
Section 60.
(i) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules as necessary

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to implement this Section.
(Source: P.A. 96-774, eff. 1-1-10.)
(415 ILCS 135/85)
Sec. 85. Repeal of fee and tax provisions. Sections 60 and
65 of this Act are repealed on July 1, 2030 January 1, 2020.
(Source: P.A. 93-201, eff. 1-1-04.)