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Illinois Statutes Chapter 765. Property § 122/11. Enforcement of environmental covenant

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

§ 11. Enforcement of environmental covenant.

(a) A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental covenant may be maintained by:

(1) A party to the covenant.

(2) The agency or, if it is not the agency, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

(3) Any person to whom the covenant expressly grants power to enforce.

(4) A person whose interest in the real property or whose collateral or liability may be affected by the alleged violation of the covenant.

(5) A municipality or other unit of local government in which the real property subject to the covenant is located.

(6) Any agency that is enforcing the terms of any court or Board order.

(b) This Act does not limit the regulatory authority of the agency or the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency under law other than this Act with respect to an environmental response project.

(c) A person is not responsible for or subject to liability for environmental remediation solely because it has the right to enforce an environmental covenant.

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