415 ILCS 5/22.2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

 (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.2)Sec. 22.2. Hazardous waste; fees; liability.(a) There are hereby created within the State Treasury 2  special funds to be known respectively as the "Hazardous Waste Fund" and  the "Hazardous Waste Research Fund", constituted from the fees collected  pursuant to this Section.  In addition to the fees collected under this Section, the Hazardous Waste  Fund shall include other moneys made available from any source for deposit into  the Fund.(b)(1) On and after January 1, 1989, the Agency shall     collect from the owner or operator of each of the following sites a fee in the amount of:(A) 9 cents per gallon or $18.18 per cubic yard,         if the hazardous waste disposal site is located off the site where such waste was produced.  The maximum amount payable under this subdivision (A) with respect to the hazardous waste generated by a single generator and deposited in monofills is $30,000 per year.  If, as a result of the use of multiple monofills, waste fees in excess of the maximum are assessed with respect to a single waste generator, the generator may apply to the Agency for a credit.(B) 9 cents or $18.18 per cubic yard, if the         hazardous waste disposal site is located on the site where such waste was produced, provided however the maximum amount of fees payable under this paragraph (B) is $30,000 per year for each such hazardous waste disposal site.(C) If the hazardous waste disposal site is an         underground injection well, $6,000 per year if not more than 10,000,000 gallons per year are injected, $15,000 per year if more than 10,000,000 gallons but not more than 50,000,000 gallons per year are injected, and $27,000 per year if more than 50,000,000 gallons per year are injected.(D) 3 cents per gallon or $6.06 per cubic yard of         hazardous waste received for treatment at a hazardous waste treatment site, if the hazardous waste treatment site is located off the site where such waste was produced and if such hazardous waste treatment site is owned, controlled and operated by a person other than the generator of such waste. After treatment at such hazardous waste treatment site, the waste shall not be subject to any other fee imposed by this subsection (b).  For purposes of this subsection (b), the term "treatment" is defined as in Section 3.505 but shall not include recycling, reclamation or reuse.(2) The General Assembly shall annually appropriate     to the Fund such amounts as it deems necessary to fulfill the purposes of this Act.(3) The Agency shall have the authority to accept,     receive, and administer on behalf of the State any moneys made available to the State from any source for the purposes of the Hazardous Waste Fund set forth in subsection (d) of this Section.(4) Of the amount collected as fees provided for in     this Section, the Agency shall manage the use of such funds to assure that sufficient funds are available for match towards federal expenditures for response action at sites which are listed on the National Priorities List; provided, however, that this shall not apply to additional monies appropriated to the Fund by the General Assembly, nor shall it apply in the event that the Director finds that revenues in the Hazardous Waste Fund must be used to address conditions which create or may create an immediate danger to the environment or public health or to the welfare of the people of the State of Illinois.(5) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this     subsection (b), sludge from a publicly-owned sewage works generated in Illinois, coal mining wastes and refuse generated in Illinois, bottom boiler ash, flyash and flue gas desulphurization sludge from public utility electric generating facilities located in Illinois, and bottom boiler ash and flyash from all incinerators which process solely municipal waste shall not be subject to the fee.(6) For the purposes of this subsection (b),     "monofill" means a facility, or a unit at a facility, that accepts only wastes bearing the same USEPA hazardous waste identification number, or compatible wastes as determined by the Agency.(c) The Agency shall establish procedures, not later than January 1,  1984, relating to the collection of the fees authorized by this Section.  Such procedures shall include, but not be limited to: (1) necessary records  identifying the quantities of hazardous waste received or disposed; (2) the  form and submission of reports to accompany the payment of fees to the  Agency; and (3) the time and manner of payment of fees to the Agency,  which payments shall be not more often than quarterly.(d) Beginning July 1, 1996, the Agency shall deposit all such receipts in the State Treasury to the credit of the  Hazardous Waste Fund, except as provided in subsection (e) of this Section.  All monies in the Hazardous Waste Fund shall be used by the Agency for the following purposes:(1) Taking whatever preventive or corrective action     is necessary or appropriate, in circumstances certified by the Director, including but not limited to removal or remedial action whenever there is a release or substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide; provided, the Agency shall expend no more than $1,000,000 on any single incident without appropriation by the General Assembly.(2) To meet any requirements which must be met by the     State in order to obtain federal funds pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, (P.L. 96-510).(3) In an amount up to 30% of the amount collected as     fees provided for in this Section, for use by the Agency to conduct groundwater protection activities, including providing grants to appropriate units of local government which are addressing protection of underground waters pursuant to the provisions of this Act.(4) To fund the development and implementation of the     model pesticide collection program under Section 19.1 of the Illinois Pesticide Act.(5) To the extent the Agency has received and     deposited monies in the Fund other than fees collected under subsection (b) of this Section, to pay for the cost of Agency employees for services provided in reviewing the performance of response actions pursuant to Title XVII of this Act.(6) In an amount up to 15% of the fees collected     annually under subsection (b) of this Section, for use by the Agency for administration of the provisions of this Section.(e) The Agency shall deposit 10% of all receipts collected under subsection  (b) of this Section, but not to exceed $200,000 per year, in the State  Treasury to the credit of the Hazardous Waste Research Fund established by this  Act.  Pursuant to appropriation, all monies in such Fund shall be used by the University of Illinois   for the purposes set forth in  this subsection.The University of Illinois may enter into contracts with business,  industrial, university, governmental or other qualified individuals or  organizations to assist in the research and development intended to recycle,  reduce the volume of, separate, detoxify or reduce the hazardous properties of  hazardous wastes in Illinois.  Monies in the Fund may also be used by the University of Illinois   for technical studies, monitoring activities,  and educational and research activities which are related to the protection of  underground waters.  Monies in the Hazardous Waste Research Fund may be used to  administer the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry Act.  Monies  in the Hazardous Waste Research Fund shall not be used for any sanitary  landfill or the acquisition or construction of any facility.  This does not  preclude the purchase of equipment for the purpose of public demonstration  projects.  The University of Illinois shall adopt guidelines for cost  sharing, selecting, and administering projects under this subsection.(f) Notwithstanding any other provision or rule of law, and subject  only to the defenses set forth in subsection (j) of this Section, the  following persons shall be liable for all costs of removal or remedial  action incurred by the State of Illinois or any unit of local  government as a result of a release or substantial threat of a release of  a hazardous substance or pesticide:(1) the owner and operator of a facility or vessel     from which there is a release or substantial threat of release of a hazardous substance or pesticide;(2) any person who at the time of disposal,     transport, storage or treatment of a hazardous substance or pesticide owned or operated the facility or vessel used for such disposal, transport, treatment or storage from which there was a release or substantial threat of a release of any such hazardous substance or pesticide;(3) any person who by contract, agreement, or     otherwise has arranged with another party or entity for transport, storage, disposal or treatment of hazardous substances or pesticides owned, controlled or possessed by such person at a facility owned or operated by another party or entity from which facility there is a release or substantial threat of a release of such hazardous substances or pesticides; and(4) any person who accepts or accepted any hazardous     substances or pesticides for transport to disposal, storage or treatment facilities or sites from which there is a release or a substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide.Any monies received by the State of Illinois pursuant to this  subsection (f) shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit  of the Hazardous Waste Fund.In accordance with the other provisions of this Section, costs of  removal or remedial action incurred by a unit of local government may be  recovered in an action before the Board brought by the unit of local  government under subsection (i) of this Section.  Any monies so recovered  shall be paid to the unit of local government.(g)(1) No indemnification, hold harmless, or similar     agreement or conveyance shall be effective to transfer from the owner or operator of any vessel or facility or from any person who may be liable for a release or substantial threat of a release under this Section, to any other person the liability imposed under this Section.  Nothing in this Section shall bar any agreement to insure, hold harmless or indemnify a party to such agreements for any liability under this Section.(2) Nothing in this Section, including the provisions     of paragraph (g)(1) of this Section, shall bar a cause of action that an owner or operator or any other person subject to liability under this Section, or a guarantor, has or would have, by reason of subrogation or otherwise against any person.(h) For purposes of this Section:(1) The term "facility" means:(A) any building, structure, installation,         equipment, pipe or pipeline including but not limited to any pipe into a sewer or publicly owned treatment works, well, pit, pond, lagoon, impoundment, ditch, landfill, storage container, motor vehicle, rolling stock, or aircraft; or(B) any site or area where a hazardous substance         has been deposited, stored, disposed of, placed, or otherwise come to be located.(2) The term "owner or operator" means:(A) any person owning or operating a vessel or         facility;(B) in the case of an abandoned facility, any         person owning or operating the abandoned facility or any person who owned, operated, or otherwise controlled activities at the abandoned facility immediately prior to such abandonment;(C) in the case of a land trust as defined in         Section 2 of the Land Trustee as Creditor Act,  the person owning the beneficial interest in the land trust;(D) in the case of a fiduciary (other than a land         trustee), the estate, trust estate, or other interest in property held in a fiduciary capacity, and not the fiduciary.  For the purposes of this Section, "fiduciary" means a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, receiver, conservator or other person holding a facility or vessel in a fiduciary capacity;(E) in the case of a "financial institution",         meaning the Illinois Housing Development Authority and that term as defined in Section 2 of the Illinois Banking Act, that has acquired ownership, operation, management, or control of a vessel or facility through foreclosure or under the terms of a security interest held by the financial institution or under the terms of an extension of credit made by the financial institution, the financial institution only if the financial institution takes possession of the vessel or facility and the financial institution exercises actual, direct, and continual or recurrent managerial control in the operation of the vessel or facility that causes a release or substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide resulting in removal or remedial action;(F) In the case of an owner of residential         property, the owner if the owner is a person other than an individual, or if the owner is an individual who owns more than 10 dwelling units in Illinois, or if the owner, or an agent, representative, contractor, or employee of the owner, has caused, contributed to, or allowed the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance or pesticide. The term "residential property" means single family residences of one to 4 dwelling units, including accessory land, buildings, or improvements incidental to those dwellings that are exclusively used for the residential use. For purposes of this subparagraph (F), the term "individual" means a natural person, and shall not include corporations, partnerships, trusts, or other non-natural persons.(G) In the case of any facility, title or control         of which was conveyed due to bankruptcy, foreclosure, tax delinquency, abandonment, or similar means to a unit of State or local government, any person who owned, operated, or otherwise controlled activities at the facility immediately beforehand.(H) The term "owner or operator" does not include         a unit of State or local government which acquired ownership or control through bankruptcy, tax delinquency, abandonment, or other circumstances in which the government acquires title by virtue of its function as sovereign.  The exclusion provided under this paragraph shall not apply to any State or local government which has caused or contributed to the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance from the facility, and such a State or local government shall be subject to the provisions of this Act in the same manner and to the same extent, both procedurally and substantively, as any nongovernmental entity, including liability under Section 22.2(f).(i) The costs and damages provided for in this Section may be imposed by  the Board in an action brought before the Board in accordance with Title  VIII of this Act, except that Section 33(c) of this Act shall not apply to  any such action.(j)(1) There shall be no liability under this Section for a person  otherwise liable who can establish by a preponderance of the evidence that  the release or substantial threat of release of a hazardous substance and  the damages resulting therefrom were caused solely by:(A) an act of God;(B) an act of war;(C) an act or omission of a third party other than an     employee or agent of the defendant, or other than one whose act or omission occurs in connection with a contractual relationship, existing directly or indirectly, with the defendant (except where the sole contractual arrangement arises from a published tariff and acceptance for carriage by a common carrier by rail), if the defendant establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that (i) he exercised due care with respect to the hazardous substance concerned, taking into consideration the characteristics of such hazardous substance, in light of all relevant facts and circumstances, and (ii) he took precautions against foreseeable acts or omissions of any such third party and the consequences that could foreseeably result from such acts or omissions; or(D) any combination of the foregoing paragraphs.(2) There shall be no liability under this Section for any release  permitted by State or federal law.(3) There shall be no liability under this Section for damages as a result  of actions taken or omitted in the course of rendering care, assistance,  or advice in accordance with this Section or the National Contingency Plan  pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and  Liability Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-510) or at the direction of an  on-scene coordinator appointed under such plan, with respect to an incident  creating a danger to public health or welfare or the environment as a result  of any release of a hazardous substance or a substantial threat thereof.  This  subsection shall not preclude liability for damages as the result of gross  negligence or intentional misconduct on the part of such person.  For the  purposes of the preceding sentence, reckless, willful, or wanton misconduct  shall constitute gross negligence.(4) There shall be no liability under this Section for any person  (including, but not limited to, an owner of residential property who applies a  pesticide to the residential property or who has another person apply a  pesticide to the residential property) for response costs or damages as the  result of the storage, handling and use, or recommendation for storage,  handling and use, of a pesticide consistent with:(A) its directions for storage, handling and use as     stated in its label or labeling;(B) its warnings and cautions as stated in its label     or labeling; and(C) the uses for which it is registered under the     Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the Illinois Pesticide Act.(4.5) There shall be no liability under subdivision (f)(1) of this Section  for response costs or damages as the result of a release  of a pesticide from an agrichemical facility site if  the Agency has received notice from the Department of Agriculture pursuant to  Section 19.3 of the Illinois Pesticide Act, the owner or operator of the  agrichemical facility is proceeding with a corrective action plan under the  Agrichemical Facility Response Action Program implemented under that Section,  and the Agency  has provided a written endorsement of a corrective action plan.(4.6) There shall be no liability under subdivision (f)(1) of this  Section for response costs or damages as the result of a substantial threat of  a release of a pesticide from an agrichemical facility site if  the Agency has received notice from the Department of Agriculture pursuant to  Section 19.3 of the Illinois Pesticide Act and the owner or operator of the  agrichemical facility is proceeding with a corrective action plan under the  Agrichemical Facility Response Action Program implemented under that  Section.(5) Nothing in this subsection (j) shall affect or modify in any way the  obligations or liability of any person under any other provision of this  Act or State or federal law, including common law, for damages, injury,  or loss resulting from a release or substantial threat of a release of any  hazardous substance or for removal or remedial action or the costs of removal  or remedial action of such hazardous substance.(6)(A) The term "contractual relationship", for the purpose of this  subsection includes, but is not limited to, land contracts, deeds or other  instruments transferring title or possession, unless the real property on  which the facility concerned is located was acquired by the defendant after  the disposal or placement of the hazardous substance on, in, or at the  facility, and one or more of the circumstances described in clause (i),  (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph is also established by the defendant by a  preponderance of the evidence:(i) At the time the defendant acquired the facility     the defendant did not know and had no reason to know that any hazardous substance which is the subject of the release or threatened release was disposed of on, in or at the facility.(ii) The defendant is a government entity which     acquired the facility by escheat, or through any other involuntary transfer or acquisition, or through the exercise of eminent domain authority by purchase or condemnation.(iii) The defendant acquired the facility by     inheritance or bequest.In addition to establishing the foregoing, the defendant must establish  that he has satisfied the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1)  of this subsection (j).(B) To establish the defendant had no reason to know, as provided in  clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the defendant must have  undertaken, at the time of acquisition, all appropriate inquiry into the  previous ownership and uses of the property consistent with good commercial  or customary practice in an effort to minimize liability.  For purposes of  the preceding sentence, the court shall take into account any specialized  knowledge or experience on the part of the defendant, the relationship of  the purchase price to the value of the property if uncontaminated, commonly  known or reasonably ascertainable information about the property, the  obviousness of the presence or likely presence of contamination at the  property, and the ability to detect such contamination by appropriate  inspection.(C) Nothing in this paragraph (6) or in subparagraph (C) of paragraph  (1) of this subsection shall diminish the liability of any previous owner  or operator of such facility who would otherwise be liable under this Act.  Notwithstanding this paragraph (6), if the defendant obtained actual  knowledge of the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance at  such facility when the defendant owned the real property and then  subsequently transferred ownership of the property to another person  without disclosing such knowledge, such defendant shall be treated as  liable under subsection (f) of this Section and no defense under  subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be available  to such defendant.(D) Nothing in this paragraph (6) shall affect the liability under this  Act of a defendant who, by any act or omission, caused or contributed to  the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance which is the  subject of the action relating to the facility.(E)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii) of this subparagraph (E), a  defendant who has acquired real property shall have established a rebuttable  presumption against all State claims and a conclusive presumption against all  private party claims that the defendant has made all appropriate inquiry within  the meaning of subdivision (6)(B) of this subsection (j) if the defendant  proves that immediately prior to or at the time of the acquisition:(I) the defendant obtained a Phase I Environmental     Audit of the real property that meets or exceeds the requirements of this subparagraph (E), and the Phase I Environmental Audit did not disclose the presence or likely presence of a release or a substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from the real property; or(II) the defendant obtained a Phase II Environmental     Audit of the real property that meets or exceeds the requirements of this subparagraph (E), and the Phase II Environmental Audit did not disclose the presence or likely presence of a release or a substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from the real property.(ii) No presumption shall be created under clause (i) of this subparagraph  (E), and a defendant shall be precluded from demonstrating that the defendant  has made all appropriate inquiry within the meaning of subdivision (6)(B) of  this subsection (j), if:(I) the defendant fails to obtain all Environmental     Audits required under this subparagraph (E) or any such Environmental Audit fails to meet or exceed the requirements of this subparagraph (E);(II) a Phase I Environmental Audit discloses the     presence or likely presence of a release or a substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from real property, and the defendant fails to obtain a Phase II Environmental Audit;(III) a Phase II Environmental Audit discloses the     presence or likely presence of a release or a substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from the real property;(IV) the defendant fails to maintain a written     compilation and explanatory summary report of the information reviewed in the course of each Environmental Audit under this subparagraph (E); or(V) there is any evidence of fraud, material     concealment, or material misrepresentation by the defendant of environmental conditions or of related information discovered during the course of an Environmental Audit.(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph (E), the term "environmental  professional" means an individual (other than a practicing attorney) who,  through academic training, occupational experience, and reputation (such as  engineers, industrial hygienists, or geologists) can objectively conduct one or  more aspects of an Environmental Audit and who either:(I) maintains at the time of the Environmental Audit     and for at least one year thereafter at least $500,000 of environmental consultants' professional liability insurance coverage issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in Illinois; or(II) is an Illinois licensed professional engineer or     a Certified Industrial Hygienist certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.An environmental professional may employ persons who are not environmental  professionals to assist in the preparation of an Environmental Audit if such  persons are under the direct supervision and control of the environmental  professional.(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph (E), the term "real property"  means any interest in any parcel of land, and includes, but is not limited to,  buildings, fixtures, and  improvements.(v) For purposes of this subparagraph (E), the term "Phase I Environmental  Audit" means an investigation of real property, conducted by environmental  professionals, to discover the presence or likely presence of a release or a  substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on,  to, or from real property, and whether a release or a substantial threat of  a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide has occurred or may occur at,  on, to, or from the real property.  Until such time as the United  States Environmental Protection Agency establishes  standards for making appropriate inquiry into the previous  ownership and uses of the facility pursuant to 42 U.S.C.  Sec. 9601(35)(B)(ii), the investigation shall comply with the  procedures of the American Society for Testing and  Materials, including the document known as Standard  E1527-97, entitled "Standard Procedures for Environmental  Site Assessment: Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment  Process".  Upon their adoption, the standards promulgated  by USEPA pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601(35)(B)(ii) shall  govern the performance of Phase I Environmental Audits.  In  addition to the above requirements, the Phase I  Environmental Audit shall include a review of recorded land  title records for the purpose of determining whether the real  property is subject to an environmental land use restriction  such as a No Further Remediation Letter, Environmental  Land Use Control, or Highway Authority Agreement.(vi) For purposes of subparagraph (E), the term "Phase II Environmental  Audit" means an investigation of real property, conducted by environmental  professionals, subsequent to a Phase I Environmental Audit.  If the Phase I  Environmental Audit discloses the presence or likely presence of a hazardous  substance or a pesticide or a release or a substantial threat of a release of  a hazardous substance or pesticide:(I) In or to soil, the defendant, as part of the     Phase II Environmental Audit, shall perform a series of soil borings sufficient to determine whether there is a presence or likely presence of a hazardous substance or pesticide and whether there is or has been a release or a substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from the real property.(II) In or to groundwater, the defendant, as part of     the Phase II Environmental Audit, shall: review information regarding local geology, water well locations, and locations of waters of the State as may be obtained from State, federal, and local government records, including but not limited to the United States Geological Survey, the State Geological Survey of the University of Illinois, and the State Water Survey of the University of Illinois; and perform groundwater monitoring sufficient to determine whether there is a presence or likely presence of a hazardous substance or pesticide, and whether there is or has been a release or a substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from the real property.(III) On or to media other than soil or groundwater,     the defendant, as part of the Phase II Environmental Audit, shall perform an investigation sufficient to determine whether there is a presence or likely presence of a hazardous substance or pesticide, and whether there is or has been a release or a substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from the real property.(vii) The findings of each Environmental Audit prepared under this  subparagraph (E) shall be set forth in a written audit report.  Each audit  report shall contain an affirmation by the defendant and by each environmental  professional who prepared the Environmental Audit that the facts stated in the  report are true and are made under a penalty of perjury as defined in Section  32-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012.  It is perjury for any person to sign an  audit report that contains a false material statement that the person does not  believe to be true.(viii) The Agency is not required to review, approve, or certify the results  of any Environmental Audit.  The performance of an Environmental Audit shall in  no way entitle a defendant to a presumption of Agency approval or certification  of the results of the Environmental Audit.The presence or absence of a disclosure document prepared under the  Responsible Property Transfer Act of 1988 shall not be a defense under this  Act and shall not satisfy the requirements of subdivision (6)(A) of this  subsection (j).(7) No person shall be liable under this Section for response costs  or damages as the result of a pesticide release if the Agency has found  that a pesticide release occurred based on a Health Advisory issued by the  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or an action level developed by the  Agency, unless the Agency notified the manufacturer of the pesticide and  provided an opportunity of not less than 30 days for the manufacturer to  comment on the technical and scientific justification supporting the Health  Advisory or action level.(8) No person shall be liable under this Section for response costs or  damages as the result of a pesticide release that occurs in the course of a  farm pesticide collection program operated under Section 19.1 of the  Illinois Pesticide Act, unless the release results from gross negligence or  intentional misconduct.(k) If any person who is liable for a release or substantial threat of  release of a hazardous substance or pesticide fails without sufficient  cause to provide removal or remedial action upon or in accordance with a  notice and request by the Agency or upon or in accordance with any order of  the Board or any court, such person may be liable to the State for punitive  damages in an amount at least equal to, and not more than 3 times, the  amount of any costs incurred by the State of Illinois as a result of such  failure to take such removal or remedial action.  The punitive damages  imposed by the Board shall be in addition to any costs recovered from such  person pursuant to this Section and in addition to any other penalty or  relief provided by this Act or any other law.Any monies received by the State pursuant to this subsection (k) shall  be deposited in the Hazardous Waste Fund.(l) Beginning January 1, 1988, and prior to  January 1, 2013, the Agency shall annually collect a $250  fee for each Special Waste Hauling Permit Application and, in addition,  shall collect a fee of $20 for each waste hauling vehicle identified in the  annual permit application and for each vehicle which is added to the permit  during the annual period. Beginning January 1, 2013, the Agency shall issue 3-year Special Waste Hauling Permits instead of annual Special Waste Hauling Permits and shall collect a $750 fee for each Special Waste Hauling Permit Application. In addition, beginning January 1, 2013, the Agency shall collect a fee of $60 for each waste hauling vehicle identified in the permit application and for each vehicle that is added to the permit during the 3-year period. The Agency shall deposit 85% of such fees  collected under this subsection in the State Treasury to the credit of  the Hazardous Waste Research Fund; and shall deposit the remaining 15% of  such fees collected in the State Treasury to the credit of the  Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund.  The majority of such  receipts which are deposited in the Hazardous Waste Research Fund pursuant  to this subsection shall be used by the University of Illinois for  activities which relate to the protection of underground waters.(l-5) (Blank).(m) (Blank).(n) (Blank).  (Source: P.A. 97-220, eff. 7-28-11; 97-1081, eff. 8-24-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-78, eff. 7-15-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)