SB 1701

Abstract

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Excludes closed loop heat pump wells using USP food grade propylene glycol and injection wells used to mitigate groundwater contamination from the definition of "potential route". Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to provide in a computer database an Illinois Toxic Chemical Inventory in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency based on toxic chemical release forms filed pursuant to Section 313 of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986. Requires the Agency to publish an annual toxic chemical report before September 1 of each year (now, by April 1). For the purposes of the Clean Air Act Permit Program, in the definition of "major source" that is included in the subsection on applicability, makes a change in the list of stationary source categories for which fugitive emissions are to be considered. Provides that a compliance management system documented by a regulated entity as reflecting the regulated entity's due diligence in preventing, detecting, and correcting violations may serve as a substitute for an environmental audit in connection with self-disclosure of non-compliance. Repeals a Section of the Act relating to environmental audit privileges. Effective Immediately.