ILLINOIS POLLUTIOI~’1 CONTROL BOARD
December 6, 1983
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
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v.
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PCB 83—183
Amax Aluminum/Mill Products
(Certification No. W6891)
Proposal to Revoke Tax Certification.
ORDER OF THE BOARD (by J.D. Dumelle):
Recently enacted Public Act (P.A.) 83—0883, which became
effective on September 9, 1983, amends the definition of
“Pollution Control Facility” as contained in Section 21a—2 of
the Illinois Revenue Act of 1939 (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 120, par.
502a—2) in the following manner:
~~jurposes of assessments made after January 1, 1983,
~ollution control facilities” shall not include, however,
a) any system, method, construction, device or appliance
appurtenant thereto, designed, constructed, installed or
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for the primary purpose of (i) eliminatin~
containing, preventing or reducing radioactive contanli—
nants or en~y, or (ii) treating wastew~~~roduced
by the nuclear generation of electric power; b) any
large diameter pipes or piping systems used to remove
and disperse heat from water involved in the nuclear
generation of electric power; or c) any equipment,
construction, device or appliance appurtenant thereto,
~ated by any person other than a unit of government,
whether within or outside of the territorial boundaries
of a unit of local government, for sewage disposal or
treatment.
The Pollution Control Board shall revoke any prior
certification in conflict with ~
1983 before
Janua~y1,
1984.”
Pursuant to this statutory directive, the Board has reviewed
Pollution Control Facility Certifications and Applications for
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Certification which were referred to the Board by the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency for decertification under this
language. On the basis of this information, the Board finds
that the facility which is the subject of this certification
falls within subparagraph (c) of paragraph 502a—2 of the
Illinois Revenue Act of 1939, as amended. (The information
on which this belief is based is attached to this Order.)
OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING
The Board will provide an opportunity for a hearing for
any party to present contrary facts on this matter on December
20, 1983 at 9:00 a.m, at the Pollution Control Boa~_~~
Suite 300, 309 W. Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois. However,
a hearing will he scheduled in this matter only if, 1) the Board
receives a request for hearing, and 2) a short statement of the
facts to be presented at hearing is filed with the Clerk of the
Board by no later than 12:00 noon on December 19,
1983.
Such
statement of facts shall also be served on the Attorney General
by no later than 12:00 noon on Decemberj~_1983. Requests
for hearing should be directed to Mr. Lee Cunningham at
312/793—6923, At such hearing oral argument will be limited
to 15 minutes for each party. Accompanying written submissions
shall be limited to 15 pages. The Board will hear cases in the
order that it receives requests for hearing. This hearing will
be conducted pursuant to the contested case provisions of the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 127,
par. 1010—1018,)
WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS IN LIEU OF HEARING
If no facts are contested, legal argument on this proposed
revocation may be submitted in written form rather than at
hearing. Legal briefs on this matter must be filed with the
Clerk of the Board at Suite 300, 309 W. Washington Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60606, and served on the Attorney General,
no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 20, 1983. Responsive legal
briefs may be filed no later than 12:00 noon on December 27, 1983.
All briefs shall be limited to no more than 15 pages.
FINAL ORDER
The Board proposes to adopt a Final Order which may revoke
this Certification on or before December 28, 1983. Due to the
impending statutory deadline for revocation of affected certi-
fications, no motions for reconsideration or stay of the Final
Order in this matter will be heard by the Board. As provided
in paragraph 502a—7 of the Illinois Revenue Act of 1939, as
amended, appeal of the Board’s Final Order may he made to the
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Circuit Court pursuant to the Administrative Review Act (Ill.
Rev. Stat. Ch. 110, pars, 264 et seq.)
IT IS SO ORDERED.
I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
Control Board, hereby certify th t t~heabove Order was adopted
on the_ ~ ~_day of
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1983 by a vote
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Christan L. Moffe
lerk
Illinois Pollution ontrol Board
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