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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB4021

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

415 ILCS 5/57.1
415 ILCS 5/57.2
415 ILCS 5/57.11

Amends the Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks Title of the
Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a municipality or county may,
to the same extent as an owner or operator, conduct tank removal,
abandonment, site investigation, and corrective action with respect to a
petroleum orphan underground storage tank in accordance with the
requirements of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program, except that
a municipality or county does not have to elect to proceed as an owner and
the costs shall be eligible for payment from the Underground Storage Tank
Fund. Defines "orphan underground storage tank". Makes conforming and
other changes in provisions regarding the Underground Storage Tank Fund.
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A BILL FOR

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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
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changing Sections 57.1, 57.2, and 57.11 as follows:

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(415 ILCS 5/57.1)
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Sec. 57.1.
Applicability.
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(a) An owner or operator of an underground storage tank
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who meets the definition of this Title shall be required to
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conduct tank removal, abandonment and repair, site
11
investigation, and corrective action in accordance with the
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requirements of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program.
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(b) An owner or operator of a heating oil tank as defined
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by this Title may elect to perform tank removal, abandonment
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or repair, site investigation, or corrective action, unless
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the provisions of subsection (g) of Section 57.5 are
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applicable.
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(c) All owners or operators who conduct tank removal,
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repair or abandonment, site investigation, or corrective
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action may be eligible for the relief provided for under
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Section 57.10 of this Title.
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(d) The owners or operators, or both, of underground
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storage tanks containing regulated substances other than

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petroleum shall undertake corrective action in conformance
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with regulations promulgated by the Illinois Pollution Control
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Board.
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(e) A municipality or county may, to the same extent as an
5
owner or operator, conduct tank removal, abandonment, site
6
investigation, and corrective action with respect to a
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petroleum orphan underground storage tank. Such actions must
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be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the
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Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program, except that a
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municipality or county does not have to elect to proceed as an
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owner pursuant to Section 57.2 and the costs of such actions
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shall be eligible for payment from the Underground Storage
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Tank Fund pursuant to paragraph (5.5) of subsection (a) of
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Section 57.11.

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(Source: P.A. 92-554, eff. 6-24-02.)

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(415 ILCS 5/57.2)
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Sec. 57.2.
Definitions.
As used in this Title:
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"Audit" means a systematic inspection or examination of
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plans, reports, records, or documents to determine the
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completeness and accuracy of the data and conclusions
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contained therein.
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"Bodily injury" means bodily injury, sickness, or disease
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sustained by a person, including death at any time, resulting
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from a release of petroleum from an underground storage tank.
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"Release" means any spilling, leaking, emitting,

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discharging, escaping, leaching or disposing of petroleum from
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an underground storage tank into groundwater, surface water or
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subsurface soils.
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"Fill material" means non-native or disturbed materials
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used to bed and backfill around an underground storage tank.
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"Fund" means the Underground Storage Tank Fund.
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"Heating Oil" means petroleum that is No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 -
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light, No. 4 - heavy, No. 5 - light, No. 5 - heavy or No. 6
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technical grades of fuel oil; and other residual fuel oils
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including Navy Special Fuel Oil and Bunker C.
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"Indemnification" means indemnification of an owner or
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operator for the amount of any judgment entered against the
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owner or operator in a court of law, for the amount of any
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final order or determination made against the owner or
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operator by an agency of State government or any subdivision
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thereof, or for the amount of any settlement entered into by
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the owner or operator, if the judgment, order, determination,
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or settlement arises out of bodily injury or property damage
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suffered as a result of a release of petroleum from an
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underground storage tank owned or operated by the owner or
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operator.
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"Corrective action" means activities associated with
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compliance with the provisions of Sections 57.6 and 57.7 of
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this Title.
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"Occurrence" means an accident, including continuous or
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repeated exposure to conditions, that results in a sudden or

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nonsudden release from an underground storage tank.
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When used in connection with, or when otherwise relating
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to, underground storage tanks, the terms "facility", "owner",
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"operator", "underground storage tank", "(UST)", "petroleum"
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and "regulated substance" shall have the meanings ascribed to
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them in Subtitle I of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
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of 1984 (P.L. 98-616), of the Resource Conservation and
8
Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580); provided however that the
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term "underground storage tank" shall also mean an underground
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storage tank used exclusively to store heating oil for
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consumptive use on the premises where stored and which serves
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other than a farm or residential unit; provided further
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however that the term "owner" shall also mean any person who
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has submitted to the Agency a written election to proceed
15
under this Title and has acquired an ownership interest in a
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site on which one or more registered tanks have been removed,
17
but on which corrective action has not yet resulted in the
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issuance of a "no further remediation letter" by the Agency
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pursuant to this Title.
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"Licensed Professional Engineer" means a person,
21
corporation, or partnership licensed under the laws of the
22
State of Illinois to practice professional engineering.
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"Licensed Professional Geologist" means a person licensed
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under the laws of the State of Illinois to practice as a
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professional geologist.
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"Orphan underground storage tank" means an underground

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storage tank that does not have an owner or operator subject to
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the requirements of this Title.

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"Site" means any single location, place, tract of land or
4
parcel of property including contiguous property not separated
5
by a public right-of-way.
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"Site investigation" means activities associated with
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compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) of Section
8
57.7.
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"Property damage" means physical injury to, destruction
10
of, or contamination of tangible property, including all
11
resulting loss of use of that property; or loss of use of
12
tangible property that is not physically injured, destroyed,
13
or contaminated, but has been evacuated, withdrawn from use,
14
or rendered inaccessible because of a release of petroleum
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from an underground storage tank.
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"Class I Groundwater" means groundwater that meets the
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Class I: Potable Resource Groundwater criteria set forth in
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the Board regulations adopted pursuant to the Illinois
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Groundwater Protection Act.
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"Class III Groundwater" means groundwater that meets the
21
Class III: Special Resource Groundwater criteria set forth in
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the Board regulations adopted pursuant to the Illinois
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Groundwater Protection Act.
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(Source: P.A. 94-274, eff. 1-1-06.)

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(415 ILCS 5/57.11)

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Sec. 57.11.
Underground Storage Tank Fund; creation.
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(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a
3
special fund to be known as the Underground Storage Tank Fund.
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There shall be deposited into the Underground Storage Tank
5
Fund all moneys received by the Office of the State Fire
6
Marshal as fees for underground storage tanks under Sections 4
7
and 5 of the Gasoline Storage Act, fees pursuant to the Motor
8
Fuel Tax Law, and beginning July 1, 2013, payments pursuant to
9
the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service
10
Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. All
11
amounts held in the Underground Storage Tank Fund shall be
12
invested at interest by the State Treasurer. All income earned
13
from the investments shall be deposited into the Underground
14
Storage Tank Fund no less frequently than quarterly. In
15
addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by
16
law, beginning on July 1, 2018 and on the first day of each
17
month thereafter during fiscal years 2019 through 2026 only,
18
the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer
19
shall transfer an amount equal to 1/12 of $10,000,000 from the
20
Underground Storage Tank Fund to the General Revenue Fund.
21
Moneys in the Underground Storage Tank Fund, pursuant to
22
appropriation, may be used by the Agency and the Office of the
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State Fire Marshal for the following purposes:
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(1) To take action authorized under Section 57.12
and

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to recover costs under Section 57.12.
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(2) To assist in the reduction and mitigation of

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damage caused by leaks from underground storage tanks,
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including, but not limited to, providing alternative water
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supplies to persons whose drinking water has become
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contaminated as a result of those leaks.
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(3) To be used as a matching amount toward federal
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assistance relative to the release of petroleum from
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underground storage tanks.
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(4) For the costs of administering activities of the
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Agency and the Office of the State Fire Marshal relative
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to the Underground Storage Tank Fund.
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(5) For payment of costs of corrective action incurred
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by and indemnification to
owners and
operators of
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underground storage tanks as provided in this Title.
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(5.5) For payment of costs incurred by municipalities
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or counties pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 57.1.
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Municipalities and counties shall be eligible for payment
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under this subsection to the same extent as owners and
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operators under paragraph (5) of this subsection, except
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that payment shall not be subject to underground storage
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tank registration or fees, an eligibility determination,
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or a deductible.

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(6) For a total of 2 demonstration projects in amounts
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in excess of a $10,000 deductible charge designed to
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assess the viability of corrective action projects at
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sites which have experienced contamination from petroleum
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releases. Such demonstration projects shall be conducted

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in accordance with the provision of this Title.
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(7) Subject to appropriation, moneys in the
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Underground Storage Tank Fund may also be used by the
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Department of Revenue for the costs of administering its
5

activities relative to the Fund and for refunds provided
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for in Section 13a.8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law.
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(b) Moneys in the Underground Storage Tank Fund may,
8
pursuant to appropriation, be used by the Office of the State
9
Fire Marshal or the Agency to take whatever emergency action
10
is necessary or appropriate to assure that the public health
11
or safety is not threatened whenever there is a release or
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substantial threat of a release of petroleum from an
13
underground storage tank and for the costs of administering
14
its activities relative to the Underground Storage Tank Fund.
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(c) Beginning July 1, 1993, the Governor shall certify to
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the State Comptroller and State Treasurer the monthly amount
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necessary to pay debt service on State obligations issued
18
pursuant to Section 6 of the General Obligation Bond Act. On
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the last day of each month, the Comptroller shall order
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transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from the
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Underground Storage Tank Fund to the General Obligation Bond
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Retirement and Interest Fund the amount certified by the
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Governor, plus any cumulative deficiency in those transfers
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for prior months.
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(d) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section,
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the Underground Storage Tank Fund is not subject to

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administrative charges authorized under Section 8h of the
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State Finance Act that would in any way transfer any funds from
3
the Underground Storage Tank Fund into any other fund of the
4
State.
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(e) Each fiscal year, subject to appropriation, the Agency
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may commit up to $10,000,000 of the moneys in the Underground
7
Storage Tank Fund to the payment of corrective action costs
8
for legacy sites that meet one or more of the following
9
criteria as a result of the underground storage tank release:
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(i) the presence of free product, (ii) contamination within a
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regulated recharge area, a wellhead protection area, or the
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setback zone of a potable water supply well, (iii)
13
contamination extending beyond the boundaries of the site
14
where the release occurred, or (iv) such other criteria as may
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be adopted in Agency rules.
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(1) Fund moneys committed under this subsection (e)
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shall be held in the Fund for payment of the corrective
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action costs for which the moneys were committed.
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(2) The Agency may adopt rules governing the
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commitment of Fund moneys under this subsection (e).
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(3) This subsection (e) does not limit the use of Fund
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moneys at legacy sites as otherwise provided under this
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Title.
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(4) For the purposes of this subsection (e), the term
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"legacy site" means a site for which (i) an underground
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storage tank release was reported prior to January 1,

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2005, (ii) the owner or operator has been determined
2

eligible to receive payment from the Fund for corrective
3

action costs, and (iii) the Agency did not receive any
4

applications for payment prior to January 1, 2010.
5

(f) Beginning July 1, 2013, if the amounts deposited into
6
the Fund from moneys received by the Office of the State Fire
7
Marshal as fees for underground storage tanks under Sections 4
8
and 5 of the Gasoline Storage Act and as fees pursuant to the
9
Motor Fuel Tax Law during a State fiscal year are sufficient to
10
pay all claims for payment by the fund received during that
11
State fiscal year, then the amount of any payments into the
12
fund pursuant to the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the
13
Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax
14
Act during that State fiscal year shall be deposited as
15
follows: 75% thereof shall be paid into the State treasury and
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25% shall be reserved in a special account and used only for
17
the transfer to the Common School Fund as part of the monthly
18
transfer from the General Revenue Fund in accordance with
19
Section 8a of the State Finance Act.
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(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; 104-2,
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eff. 6-16-25.)

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