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HB 3802

EPA-LANDFILL GAS MGMT

104th Regular Session Introduced by Joyce Mason

Requires landfills to implement and operate gas collection and control systems aligned with federal standards to capture methane and reduce emissions.

Referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 3802

HB 3802 – EPA-Landfill Gas Management (Summary)

Overview

HB 3802 would add a new provision to the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/22.40c) establishing gas collection and control system (GCCS) requirements for municipal solid waste landfills that are subject to federal standards (40 CFR 60.33c and related provisions). Sponsored by Rep. Joyce Mason, the bill was introduced February 18, 2025, and as of the latest status is referred to Rules Committee.

Key Provisions

The bill requires owners/operators of qualifying municipal solid waste landfills to implement the following:

1) Gas collection from each area, cell, or group of cells in which waste has been in place for one year or more, to ensure gas is being captured.

2) Estimate the date when the landfill will reach thresholds in 40 CFR 60.33c that trigger GCCS installation, install the GCCS within 12 months after that estimated date, and operate the GCCS in compliance with 40 CFR 60.34f.

3) The GCCS design plan must anticipate preliminary/early measures and provide for components such as a leachate control system, electrical systems linking to control devices, the vacuum system, and other elements; it can authorize installation of these elements before the full GCCS is required (including considerations for various collection methods and connections).

4) If the GCCS uses a flare, the methane destruction efficiency must be at least 99% by weight.

5) The GCCS must be designed and operated to draw all landfill gas toward the control devices.

Implementation & Timeline

  • The requirements align with 40 CFR 60.33c and 60.34f, ensuring consistency with federal standards.
  • Landfills must plan for, and then implement, GCCS within 12 months after the estimated trigger date.
  • Early/alternative measures may be used in the design plan prior to full GCCS deployment.

Affected Parties

  • Owners/operators of active municipal solid waste landfills that meet the referenced federal regulatory thresholds.
  • Entities responsible for landfill gas control equipment, maintenance, and compliance reporting.

Legislative Details

  • Legislative action and sponsor: Primary sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason; companion bill HB 117.
  • Status: Referred to Rules Committee (introduced 2/18/2025; filed 3/5/2025).
  • Related legislative actions include standard first-reading and committee referrals as listed in the bill’s timeline.

Summary

HB 3802 seeks to strengthen Illinois’ regulation of landfill gas by codifying federal GCSS requirements into state law, mandating comprehensive gas collection from active waste areas, requiring timely installation based on federal thresholds, ensuring early planning for partial systems, and enforcing high methane destruction efficiency when flares are used. This aims to improve methane capture and reduce emissions from municipal solid waste landfills.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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