{"data":{"id":"us-il/415-ilcs-5-57.1","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"415 ILCS 5/57.1","heading":"Applicability.","body":"(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-700)\n(a) An owner or operator of an underground storage tank who meets the definition of this Title shall be required to conduct tank removal, abandonment and repair, site investigation, and corrective action in accordance with the requirements of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program.\n(b) An owner or operator of a heating oil tank as defined by this Title may elect to perform tank removal, abandonment or repair, site investigation, or corrective action, unless the provisions of subsection (g) of Section 57.5 are applicable.\n(c) All owners or operators who conduct tank removal, repair or abandonment, site investigation, or corrective action may be eligible for the relief provided for under Section 57.10 of this Title.\n(d) The owners or operators, or both, of underground storage tanks containing regulated substances other than petroleum shall undertake corrective action in conformance with regulations promulgated by the Illinois Pollution Control Board.\n(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-700)\nApplicability.\n(a) An owner or operator of an underground storage tank who meets the definition of this Title shall be required to conduct tank removal, abandonment and repair, site investigation, and corrective action in accordance with the requirements of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program.\n(b) An owner or operator of a heating oil tank as defined by this Title may elect to perform tank removal, abandonment or repair, site investigation, or corrective action, unless the provisions of subsection (g) of Section 57.5 are applicable.\n(c) All owners or operators who conduct tank removal, repair or abandonment, site investigation, or corrective action may be eligible for the relief provided for under Section 57.10 of this Title.\n(d) The owners or operators, or both, of underground storage tanks containing regulated substances other than petroleum shall undertake corrective action in conformance with regulations promulgated by the Illinois Pollution Control Board.\n(e) A municipality or county may, to the same extent as an owner or operator, conduct tank removal, abandonment, site investigation, and corrective action with respect to a petroleum orphan underground storage tank. Such actions must be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program, except that a municipality or county does not have to elect to proceed as an owner pursuant to Section 57.2 and the costs of such actions shall be eligible for payment from the Underground Storage Tank Fund pursuant to paragraph (5.5) of subsection (a) of Section 57.11.","path":["CHAPTER 415 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY","Environmental Protection Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1585\u0026ChapterID=36\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:36Z","sha256":"27aadecc6bdeb92ce069f67f6d9e317587999735944ce4c136d591acd53575d3","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/415-ilcs-5-57","next":"us-il/415-ilcs-5-57.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}