Bill Text: IL HB0653 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions regarding fees for permitted facilities accepting clean construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soils, changes specified fees in specified amounts. Provides that all fees, taxes, and surcharges collected under the provisions shall be used for, among other things, environmental safety purposes.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-06 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0271 [HB0653 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB0653-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 102-0271 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 22.51b as follows:
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(415 ILCS 5/22.51b) | ||||
Sec. 22.51b. Fees for permitted facilities accepting clean | ||||
construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soil. | ||||
(a) The Agency shall assess and collect a fee from the | ||||
owner or operator of each clean construction or demolition | ||||
debris fill operation that is permitted or required to be | ||||
permitted by the Agency. The fee assessed and collected under | ||||
this subsection shall be 28 20 cents per cubic yard of clean | ||||
construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soil | ||||
accepted by the clean construction or demolition debris fill | ||||
operation, or, alternatively, the owner or operator may weigh | ||||
the quantity of the clean construction or demolition debris or | ||||
uncontaminated soil with a device for which certification has | ||||
been obtained under the Weights and Measures Act and pay a fee | ||||
of 20 14 cents per ton of clean construction or demolition | ||||
debris or uncontaminated soil. The fee shall apply to | ||||
construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soil if | ||||
(i) the clean construction or demolition debris fill operation | ||||
is located off the site where the clean construction or | ||
demolition debris or uncontaminated soil was generated and | ||
(ii) the clean construction or demolition debris fill | ||
operation is owned, controlled, and operated by a person other | ||
than the generator of the clean construction or demolition | ||
debris or uncontaminated soil. | ||
(b) The Agency shall establish rules relating to the | ||
collection of the fees authorized by subsection (a) of this | ||
Section. These rules shall include, but are not limited to, | ||
the following: | ||
(1) Records identifying the quantities of clean | ||
construction or demolition debris and uncontaminated soil | ||
received. | ||
(2) The form and submission of reports to accompany | ||
the payment of fees to the Agency. | ||
(3) The time and manner of payment of fees to the | ||
Agency, which payments shall not be more often than | ||
quarterly. | ||
(c) Fees collected under this Section shall be in addition | ||
to any other fees collected under any other Section. | ||
(d) The Agency shall not refund any fee paid to it under | ||
this Section. | ||
(e) The Agency shall deposit all fees collected under this | ||
subsection into the Environmental Protection Permit and | ||
Inspection Fund. Pursuant to appropriation, all moneys | ||
collected under this Section shall be used by the Agency for | ||
the implementation of this Section and for permit and | ||
inspection activities. | ||
(f) A unit of local government, as defined in the Local | ||
Solid Waste Disposal Act, in which a clean construction or | ||
demolition debris fill operation is located and which has | ||
entered into a delegation agreement with the Agency pursuant | ||
to subsection (r) of Section 4 of this Act for inspection, | ||
investigation, or enforcement functions related to clean | ||
construction or demolition debris fill operations may | ||
establish a fee, tax, or surcharge with regard to clean | ||
construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soil | ||
accepted by clean construction or demolition debris fill | ||
operations. All fees, taxes, and surcharges collected under | ||
this subsection shall be used for inspection, investigation, | ||
and enforcement functions performed by the unit of local | ||
government pursuant to the delegation agreement with the | ||
Agency and for environmental safety purposes. Fees, taxes, and | ||
surcharges established under this subsection (f) shall not | ||
exceed a total of 20 10 cents per cubic yard of clean | ||
construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soil | ||
accepted by the clean construction or demolition debris fill | ||
operation, unless the owner or operator weighs the quantity of | ||
the clean construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated | ||
soil with a device for which certification has been obtained | ||
under the Weights and Measures Act, in which case the fee shall | ||
not exceed 14 7 cents per ton of clean construction or | ||
demolition debris or uncontaminated soil. | ||
(g) For the purposes of this Section: | ||
(1) The term "uncontaminated soil" shall have the same | ||
meaning as uncontaminated soil under Section 3.160 of this | ||
Act. | ||
(2) The term "clean construction or demolition debris | ||
fill operation" shall have the same meaning as clean | ||
construction or demolition debris fill operation under | ||
Section 22.51 of this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 96-1416, eff. 7-30-10.)
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