Bill Text: IL SB1704 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that if a complete application for the renewal of a Clean Air Act permit is submitted to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 90 or fewer days before the permit expires, then the applicant must pay a $5,000 late-filing fee and the terms and conditions of the permit must remain in effect until final administrative action has been taken by the Agency on that application. Provides that if a complete application for the renewal of a Clean Air Act permit is submitted after the permit expires, then the Agency may allow the terms and conditions of the permit to remain in effect, and, if that authorization is granted, then the applicant must pay a $10,000 late-filing fee.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0284 [SB1704 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1704-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that if a complete application for the renewal of a Clean Air Act permit is submitted to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 90 or fewer days before the permit expires, then the applicant must pay a $5,000 late-filing fee and the terms and conditions of the permit must remain in effect until final administrative action has been taken by the Agency on that application. Provides that if a complete application for the renewal of a Clean Air Act permit is submitted after the permit expires, then the Agency may allow the terms and conditions of the permit to remain in effect, and, if that authorization is granted, then the applicant must pay a $10,000 late-filing fee.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0284 [SB1704 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1704-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 9.1 as follows:
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6 | (415 ILCS 5/9.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.1)
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7 | Sec. 9.1. State and federal implementation of Clean Air | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) The General Assembly finds that the federal Clean Air
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10 | Act, as amended, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | establish complex
and detailed provisions for State-federal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | cooperation in the field of air
pollution control, provide for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | a Prevention of Significant Deterioration
program to regulate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the issuance of preconstruction permits to insure that
economic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | growth will occur in a manner consistent with the preservation
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16 | of existing clean air resources, and also provide for plan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | requirements for
nonattainment areas to regulate the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | construction, modification and operation
of sources of air | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | pollution to insure that economic growth will occur in
a manner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | consistent with the goal of achieving the national ambient air
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21 | quality standards, and that the General Assembly cannot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | conveniently or
advantageously set forth in this Act all the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | requirements of such
federal Act or all regulations which may |
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1 | be established thereunder.
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2 | It is the purpose of this Section to avoid the existence of | ||||||
3 | duplicative,
overlapping or conflicting State and federal | ||||||
4 | regulatory systems.
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5 | (b) The provisions of Section 111 of the federal Clean Air | ||||||
6 | Act (42
USC 7411), as amended, relating to standards of | ||||||
7 | performance for new
stationary sources, and Section 112 of the | ||||||
8 | federal Clean Air Act (42 USC
7412), as amended, relating to | ||||||
9 | the establishment of national emission
standards for hazardous | ||||||
10 | air pollutants are applicable in this State and are
enforceable | ||||||
11 | under this Act. Any such enforcement shall be stayed
consistent | ||||||
12 | with any stay granted in any federal judicial action to review
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13 | such standards. Enforcement shall be consistent with the | ||||||
14 | results of any
such judicial review.
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15 | (c) The Board may adopt regulations establishing permit | ||||||
16 | programs meeting
the requirements of Sections 165 and 173 of | ||||||
17 | the Clean Air Act (42 USC 7475
and 42 USC 7503) as amended. The | ||||||
18 | Agency may adopt procedures for the
administration of such | ||||||
19 | programs.
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20 | (d) No person shall:
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21 | (1) violate any provisions of Sections 111, 112, 165 or | ||||||
22 | 173 of the
Clean Air Act, as now or hereafter amended, or | ||||||
23 | federal regulations
adopted pursuant thereto; or
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24 | (2) construct, install, modify or operate any | ||||||
25 | equipment, building,
facility, source or installation | ||||||
26 | which is subject to regulation under
Sections 111, 112, 165 |
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1 | or 173 of the Clean Air Act, as now or hereafter
amended, | ||||||
2 | except in compliance with the requirements of such Sections | ||||||
3 | and
federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and no | ||||||
4 | such action shall be
undertaken (A) without a permit | ||||||
5 | granted by the Agency whenever a permit is required | ||||||
6 | pursuant to (i) this Act or Board regulations or (ii) | ||||||
7 | Section 111, 112, 165, or 173 of the Clean Air Act or | ||||||
8 | federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto or (B) in | ||||||
9 | violation of any
conditions imposed by such permit. Any | ||||||
10 | denial of such a permit or any
conditions imposed in such a | ||||||
11 | permit shall be reviewable by the Board in
accordance with | ||||||
12 | Section 40 of this Act.
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13 | (e) The Board shall exempt from regulation under the State | ||||||
14 | Implementation
Plan for ozone the volatile organic compounds | ||||||
15 | which have been determined
by the U.S. Environmental Protection | ||||||
16 | Agency to be exempt from regulation
under state implementation | ||||||
17 | plans for ozone due to negligible photochemical
reactivity. In | ||||||
18 | accordance with subsection (b) of Section 7.2, the Board
shall | ||||||
19 | adopt regulations identical in substance to the U.S. | ||||||
20 | Environmental
Protection Agency exemptions or deletion of | ||||||
21 | exemptions published in policy
statements on the control of | ||||||
22 | volatile organic compounds in the Federal
Register by amending | ||||||
23 | the list of exemptions to the Board's definition of
volatile | ||||||
24 | organic material found at 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 211. The
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25 | provisions and requirements of Title VII of this Act shall not | ||||||
26 | apply to
regulations adopted under this subsection. Section |
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1 | 5-35 of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act, relating to | ||||||
2 | procedures for rulemaking, does not
apply to regulations | ||||||
3 | adopted under this subsection. However, the Board shall
provide | ||||||
4 | for notice, a hearing if required by the U.S. Environmental | ||||||
5 | Protection
Agency, and public comment before adopted rules are | ||||||
6 | filed with the Secretary of
State. The Board may consolidate | ||||||
7 | into a single rulemaking under this subsection
all such federal | ||||||
8 | policy statements published in the Federal Register within a
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9 | period of time not to exceed 6 months.
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10 | (f) If a complete application for a permit renewal is | ||||||
11 | submitted
to the Agency at least 90 days prior to expiration of | ||||||
12 | the permit, all
of the terms and conditions of the permit shall | ||||||
13 | remain in effect until
final administrative action has been | ||||||
14 | taken on the application.
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15 | If a complete application for a permit renewal is submitted | ||||||
16 | to the Agency less than 90 days prior to expiration, the | ||||||
17 | applicant shall pay a late filing fee in the amount of $5,000. | ||||||
18 | That fee shall be deposited into the Environmental Protection | ||||||
19 | Permit and Inspection Fund. The terms and conditions of the | ||||||
20 | permit shall remain in effect until final administrative action | ||||||
21 | has been taken by the Agency on the application. | ||||||
22 | If a complete application for a permit renewal is submitted | ||||||
23 | after the permit expires, the Agency may allow the terms and | ||||||
24 | conditions of the permit to remain in effect until final | ||||||
25 | administrative action has been taken by the Agency. This | ||||||
26 | authorization, if granted by the Agency, shall become effective |
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1 | upon payment of a $10,000 late filing fee. That fee shall be | ||||||
2 | deposited into the Environmental Protection Permit and | ||||||
3 | Inspection Fund. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 97-95, eff. 7-12-11.)
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