HB5317 Enables Municipalities to Conduct Orphaned Underground Storage Tank Cleanup
Summary
Illinois HB5317 passed the House 104-0 on April 9, 2026, amending the Environmental Protection Act to authorize municipalities and counties to conduct petroleum orphaned underground storage tank removal, abandonment, site investigation, and corrective action under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program. Cleanup costs are now explicitly eligible for payment from the Underground Storage Tank Fund.
What changed
HB5317 amends the Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks Title of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act to grant municipalities and counties authority equal to tank owners and operators for conducting orphaned tank removal, abandonment, site investigation, and corrective action under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program. The bill defines "orphan underground storage tank" and makes costs eligible for Underground Storage Tank Fund payment, removing the requirement for municipalities to elect proceeding as an owner.
Municipalities and counties gain new environmental remediation authority and financial pathways to address abandoned petroleum tanks, potentially increasing demand for environmental consulting and remediation services. Tank owners and operators should note the expanded governmental role in tank management and cleanup. The Underground Storage Tank Fund now explicitly covers municipal cleanup activities.
What to do next
- Municipalities and counties should review orphaned tank inventories and assess eligibility for UST Fund reimbursement
- Tank owners and operators should understand expanded municipal remediation authority and compliance implications
- Environmental consultants should prepare for increased tank removal and remediation project demand
Archived snapshot
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ChangeBridge / Illinois / HB5317 Passed HB5317 House Bill Passed 2026-04-09
EPA-ORPHAN UST CLEANUP
Amends the Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks Title of the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that 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 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 and the costs shall be eligible for payment from the Underground Storage Tank Fund. Defines "orphan underground storage tank". Makes conforming and other changes in provisions regarding the Underground Storage Tank Fund.
Bill Details
State Illinois
Session 104th General Assembly
Chamber House
Official Source www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum...
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Sponsors
Dagmara Avelar (Rep - D) Carol Ammons (Rep - D) Nicholas Smith (Rep - D) Joyce Mason (Rep - D) Diane Blair-Sherlock (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-09 H Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 2026-04-08 H Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock 2026-04-08 H Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason 2026-04-08 H Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith 2026-04-08 H Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 2026-04-07 H Fiscal Note Filed 2026-04-07 H Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 2026-04-07 H Second Reading - Short Debate 2026-03-19 H Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2026-03-18 H Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 026-000-000 2026-03-18 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Energy & Environment Committee; by Voice Vote 2026-03-18 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee 2026-03-06 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 2026-03-06 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar 2026-02-24 H Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee 2026-02-10 H Referred to Rules Committee 2026-02-10 H First Reading 2026-02-05 H Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Committee Referrals
2026-02-10 H Rules 2026-02-24 H Energy & Environment 2026-03-06 H Rules 2026-03-18 H Energy & Environment
Amendments
2026-03-06 House Amendment 001
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-05 Introduced 2026-04-08 Engrossed Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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