Bill Text: IL SB3481 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that battery storage sites at which 5,000 kilograms or more of used batteries are stored must register with the Environmental Protection Agency prior to February 2026 or prior to commencing operation if not in operation in February 2026 and maintain records related to the weight or volume of batteries stored. Provides requirements for registration. Provides that the Agency shall propose and the Pollution Control Board shall adopt rules for the operation of battery storage sites no later than 1 year after the effective date of this amendatory Act, and provides requirements for those rules. Defines terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-15 - House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 018-008-000 [SB3481 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3481-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
adding Section 22.23e as follows:
(415 ILCS 5/22.23e new)
Sec. 22.23e. End-of-life electric vehicle and battery
electric storage system batteries.
(a) In this Section:
"Battery electric storage system" or "BESS" means a type
of residential or commercial energy storage system that uses
batteries to store and distribute energy in the form of
electricity. A BESS contains one or more batteries that store
electrical energy for use at a later time to meet various
demands for power across different applications.
"Battery storage site" means a site where used batteries
are stored.
"Electric vehicle" or "EV" has the same meaning as defined
in Section 11-1308 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
"Electric vehicle battery" or "EV battery" means a
rechargeable battery that is used to power the electric motors
that propel an electric vehicle. "Electric vehicle battery"
includes, but is not limited to, lithium-ion batteries and

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nickel-metal hydride batteries.
"Used battery" means an EV battery that is sold, given, or
otherwise conveyed to a battery storage site.
"Storage" means any accumulation of used batteries that
does not constitute disposal.
(b) No person shall cause or allow the operation of a
battery storage site at which 5,000 kilograms or more of used
batteries are stored at any one time unless:
(1) the battery storage site is registered with the
Agency in accordance with this Section;
(2) the owner or operator of the battery storage site
maintains records documenting the following:
(A) the weight or volume of whole or partial used
batteries received at the battery storage site each
week;
(B) the weight or volume of whole or partial used
batteries leaving the battery storage site each week;
and
(C) the weight or volume of whole or partial used
batteries remaining at the battery storage site at the
end of each week.
The records required under this Section shall be made
available for inspection and copying by the Agency during the
normal business hours.
(c) The owner or operator of each battery storage site in
operation prior to February 1, 2026, at which 5,000 kilograms

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or more of used batteries are stored at any one time, must
register with the Agency prior to February 1, 2026 and each
February 1 thereafter. Any owners or operators of a battery
storage site that comes into operation after February 1, 2026
shall register with the Agency prior to commencing operation.
Registration must be on forms and in a format prescribed by the
Agency. Agency registration forms shall include, at a minimum,
information regarding the following:
(1) the name and address of the owner and operator of
the battery storage site;
(2) A description of the operations conducted at the
battery storage site;
(3) the weight or volume of whole or partial used
batteries received at the battery storage site over the
past calendar year; and
(4) the weight or volume of whole or partial used
batteries at the battery storage site at the end of the
calendar year.
(d) No later than 1 year after the effective date of this
amendatory Act, the Agency shall propose to the Board, and no
later than one year after receipt of the Agency's proposal,
the Board shall adopt, rules for the operation of battery
storage sites. Such rules shall include, but not be limited
to: requirements for end-of-life battery receipt, handling,
storage, and transfer; standards for fire prevention;
requirements for contingency planning and emergency response;

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