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90_SB1705
415 ILCS 5/58.13
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that
the Agency shall have the authority to administer a
Brownfields revolving loan program using grant money awarded
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Environmental Protection Act by
2 changing Section 58.13.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
6 by changing Section 58.13 as follows:
7 (415 ILCS 5/58.13)
8 Sec. 58.13. Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Program.
9 (a)(1) The Agency shall establish and administer a
10 program of grants to be known as the Brownfields
11 Redevelopment Grant Program to provide municipalities in
12 Illinois with financial assistance to be used for
13 coordination of activities related to brownfields
14 redevelopment, including but not limited to
15 identification of brownfields sites, site investigation
16 and determination of remediation objectives and related
17 plans and reports, and development of remedial action
18 plans, but not including the implementation of remedial
19 action plans and remedial action completion reports. The
20 plans and reports shall be developed in accordance with
21 Title XVII of this Act.
22 (2) Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis
23 subject to availability of funding. Criteria for
24 awarding grants shall include, but shall not be limited
25 to the following:
26 (A) problem statement and needs assessment;
27 (B) community-based planning and involvement;
28 (C) implementation planning; and
29 (D) long-term benefits and sustainability.
30 (3) The Agency may give weight to geographic
31 location to enhance geographic distribution of grants
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1 across this State.
2 (4) Grants shall be limited to a maximum of
3 $120,000 and no municipality shall receive more than one
4 grant under this Section.
5 (5) Grant amounts shall not exceed 70% of the
6 project amount, with the remainder to be provided by the
7 municipality as local matching funds.
8 (b) The Agency shall have the authority to enter into
9 any contracts or agreements that may be necessary to carry
10 out its duties or responsibilities under this Section. The
11 Agency shall have the authority to adopt rules setting forth
12 procedures and criteria for administering the Brownfields
13 Redevelopment Grant Program. The rules adopted by the Agency
14 may include but shall not be limited to the following:
15 (1) purposes for which grants are available;
16 (2) application periods and content of
17 applications;
18 (3) procedures and criteria for Agency review of
19 grant applications, grant approvals and denials, and
20 grantee acceptance;
21 (4) grant payment schedules;
22 (5) grantee responsibilities for work schedules,
23 work plans, reports, and record keeping;
24 (6) evaluation of grantee performance, including
25 but not limited to auditing and access to sites and
26 records;
27 (7) requirements applicable to contracting and
28 subcontracting by the grantee;
29 (8) penalties for noncompliance with grant
30 requirements and conditions, including stop-work orders,
31 termination of grants, and recovery of grant funds;
32 (9) indemnification of this State and the Agency by
33 the grantee; and
34 (10) manner of compliance with the Local Government
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1 Professional Services Selection Act.
2 (c) The Agency shall have the authority to administer,
3 in accordance with federal requirements, a Brownfields
4 revolving loan program using grant money awarded by the
5 United States Environmental Protection Agency.
6 (Source: P.A. 90-123, eff. 7-21-97.)