415 ILCS 5/55.6
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title XIV - Used Tires

 (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1055.6)Sec. 55.6. Used Tire Management Fund.(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special  fund to be known as the Used Tire Management Fund.  There shall be  deposited into the Fund all monies received as (1) recovered costs or  proceeds from the sale of used tires under Section 55.3 of this Act, (2)  repayment of loans from the Used Tire Management Fund, or (3) penalties or  punitive damages for violations of this Title, except as provided by  subdivision (b)(4) or (b)(4-5) of Section 42.(b) Beginning January 1, 1992, in addition to any other fees required by  law, the owner or operator of each site required to be registered or permitted under  subsection (d) or (d-5) of Section 55 shall pay to the Agency an annual fee of $100.  Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the Environmental  Protection Permit and Inspection Fund.(c) Pursuant to appropriation, moneys up to an amount of $4 million per  fiscal year from the Used Tire Management Fund shall be allocated as follows:(1) 38% shall be available to the Agency for the     following purposes, provided that priority shall be given to item (i):(i) To undertake preventive, corrective or         removal action as authorized by and in accordance with Section 55.3, and to recover costs in accordance with Section 55.3.(ii) For the performance of inspection and         enforcement activities for used and waste tire sites.(iii) (Blank).(iv) To provide financial assistance to units of         local government for the performance of inspecting, investigating and enforcement activities pursuant to subsection (r) of Section 4 at used and waste tire sites.(v) To provide financial assistance for used and         waste tire collection projects sponsored by local government or not-for-profit corporations.(vi) For the costs of fee collection and         administration relating to used and waste tires, and to accomplish such other purposes as are authorized by this Act and regulations thereunder.(vii) To provide financial assistance to units of         local government and private industry for the purposes of:(A) assisting in the establishment of             facilities and programs to collect, process, and utilize used and waste tires and tire-derived materials;(B) demonstrating the feasibility of             innovative technologies as a means of collecting, storing, processing, and utilizing used and waste tires and tire-derived materials; and(C) applying demonstrated technologies as a             means of collecting, storing, processing, and utilizing used and waste tires and tire-derived materials.(2) (Blank).(2.1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and     for all fiscal years thereafter, 23% shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Such transfers are at the direction of the Department of Revenue, and shall be made within 30 days after the end of each quarter.(3) 25% shall be available to the Illinois Department     of Public Health for the following purposes:(A) To investigate threats or potential threats         to the public health related to mosquitoes and other vectors of disease associated with the improper storage, handling and disposal of tires, improper waste disposal, or natural conditions.(B) To conduct surveillance and monitoring         activities for mosquitoes and other arthropod vectors of disease, and surveillance of animals which provide a reservoir for disease-producing organisms.(C) To conduct training activities to promote         vector control programs and integrated pest management as defined in the Vector Control Act.(D) To respond to inquiries, investigate         complaints, conduct evaluations and provide technical consultation to help reduce or eliminate public health hazards and nuisance conditions associated with mosquitoes and other vectors.(E) To provide financial assistance to units of         local government for training, investigation and response to public nuisances associated with mosquitoes and other vectors of disease.(4) 2% shall be available to the Department of     Agriculture for its activities under the Illinois Pesticide Act relating to used and waste tires.(5) 2% shall be available to the Pollution Control     Board for administration of its activities relating to used and waste tires.(6) 10% shall be available to the University of     Illinois for the Prairie Research Institute to perform research to study the biology, distribution, population ecology, and biosystematics of tire-breeding arthropods, especially mosquitoes, and the diseases they spread.(d) By January 1, 1998, and biennially thereafter, each State  agency receiving an appropriation from the Used Tire Management Fund shall  report to the Governor and the General Assembly on its activities relating to  the Fund.(e) Any monies appropriated from the Used Tire Management Fund, but not  obligated, shall revert to the Fund.(f) In administering the provisions of subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of  subsection (c) of this Section, the Agency, the Department of Commerce and  Economic Opportunity, and the Illinois  Department of Public Health shall ensure that appropriate funding  assistance is provided to any municipality with a population over 1,000,000  or to any sanitary district which serves a population over 1,000,000.(g) Pursuant to appropriation, monies in excess of $4 million per fiscal  year from the Used Tire Management Fund shall be used as follows:(1) 55% shall be available to the Agency for the     following purposes, provided that priority shall be given to subparagraph (A):(A) To undertake preventive, corrective or         renewed action as authorized by and in accordance with Section 55.3 and to recover costs in accordance with Section 55.3.(B) To provide financial assistance to units of         local government and private industry for the purposes of:(i) assisting in the establishment of             facilities and programs to collect, process, and utilize used and waste tires and tire-derived materials;(ii) demonstrating the feasibility of             innovative technologies as a means of collecting, storing, processing, and utilizing used and waste tires and tire-derived materials; and(iii) applying demonstrated technologies as a             means of collecting, storing, processing, and utilizing used and waste tires and tire-derived materials.(C) To provide grants to public universities for         vector-related research, disease-related research, and for related laboratory-based equipment and field-based equipment.(2) (Blank).(3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and     for all fiscal years thereafter, 45% shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Such transfers are at the direction of the Department of Revenue, and shall be made within 30 days after the end of each quarter. (Source: P.A. 100-103, eff. 8-11-17; 100-327, eff. 8-24-17; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18; 100-621, eff. 7-20-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-636, eff. 6-10-20.)