Section 42(b) (4) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act
(Act) provides that in an administrative citation action, “anyperson found to have violated any provision of subsection (p) ofSection 21 of this Act shall pay a civil penalty of $500 for eachviolation of each such provision, plus any hearing costs incurredby the Board and the Agency.” (Emphasis added.
After all, the time spent by complainant’s attorney and
Board staff in preparing for and reviewing the hearing could havebeen used to handle other matters if the instant hearing had notbeen held.
In this case, the Illinois General Assembly has stated
that those foun...
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