(420 ILCS 20/12.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-12.1)
Sec. 12.1. Grants; community agreements.
(a) The Director may make grants to the county or counties containing
a site proposed under subsection (d) of Section 10.2 and may make
grants to any
municipality containing or within 1.5 miles of a proposed site. The grants
may be used for any lawful purposes, including technical reviews of the
proposed site and participation in public meetings held during the site selection process.
(b) The Director may make grants to the county or counties containing a
site to be characterized under Section 10.3 and may make a grant to any municipality
containing or within 1.5 miles of any such site. The grants may be
used for any
lawful purposes, including review of site characterization work,
participation in an adjudicatory hearing under subsection (c) of Section
10.3, and negotiation of an agreement under subsection (c) of this Section.
(c) The Director may enter into one or more community
agreements with the county or counties
containing a site for which a license application has been submitted under
Section 10.3. The Director may also enter into one or more community
agreements with any
municipality containing or within 1.5 miles of a site for which a license
application has been submitted under Section 10.3. An agreement
under this subsection may
include, but need not be limited to, matters of technical and socioeconomic
concern regarding the development, operation, closure, and post-closure
care of the disposal facility to be constructed at the site.
(Source: P.A. 100-146, eff. 1-1-18.)
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