(510 ILCS 77/12.1)
Sec. 12.1.
Final determination.
(a) Within 15 calendar days of the close of the comment period under
subsection (b) of Section 12,
the Department shall determine if, more likely than not, the provisions of
the Act have been
met and shall send notice to the applicant and the county board indicating that
construction may
proceed. If the
Department finds that, more likely than not, the provisions of the Act have not
been met the
Department shall send notice to the applicant that construction is prohibited.
(a-5) If the Department finds that additional information or that specific
changes are
needed in order to assist the Department in making the determination under
subsection (a) of this
Section, the
Department may request such information or changes from the owner or operator
of the new
livestock waste handling facility or waste management facility.
(b) If no informational meeting is held, the Department shall, within 15
calendar days
following the end of the period for the county board to request an
informational meeting, notify the
owner or operator that construction may begin or that clarification is needed.
(c) If the owner or operator of a proposed livestock management facility or
livestock
waste handling facility amends the facility plans during the Department's
review, the Department
shall notify the county board, which may exercise its option of a public
informational meeting
pursuant to Section 12 of this Act.
(d) If the owner or operator of a proposed new livestock management or new
livestock
waste handling facility amends the facility plans during the Department's
review process by
increasing the animal unit capacity of the facility such that the required
setback distances will be
increased, the owner or operator shall submit a revised notice of intent to
construct and comply
with applicable provisions of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 91-110, eff. 7-13-99.)
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