420 ILCS 42/20
Local approval
Illinois · Illinois Compiled Statutes 420 ILCS 42 — Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings Control Act. · Status: effective
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- 420 ILCS 42/20, Local approval, Illinois, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-15, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1294057
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Local approval. Notwithstanding the licensing provisions of the Radiation Protection Act:
(1) A person shall not operate a facility for the disposal of by-product material that is located in a municipality or within 1.5 miles of the boundary of any municipality, unless approval is given by the governing body of that municipality.
(2) A person shall not operate a facility for the disposal of by-product material in an unincorporated area of a county that is situated more than 1.5 miles from the boundary of the nearest municipality, unless approval is given by the governing body of that county.
(3) A person shall not place any by-product material at a disposal facility located in a municipality or within 1.5 miles of the boundary of any municipality, unless approval is given by the governing body of that municipality.
(4) A person shall not place any by-product material at a permanent disposal facility located in an unincorporated area of a county that is situated more than 1.5 miles from the boundary of the nearest municipality, unless approval is given by the governing body of that county. Nothing in this Act shall relieve an applicant from securing any necessary zoning approval from the unit of government having zoning jurisdiction over the proposed facility and complying with other applicable local laws. (Source: P.A. 87-1024.)