§ 50.40 DEFINITIONS.
   (A)   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply.
      ACT. The Illinois Environmental Protection Act, as amended (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq.).
      AGENCY. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
      APPLICANT. Any person, firm, or partnership, association, corporation, company, local government, joint action agency, or organization of any kind who files a request for site approval pursuant to this subchapter.
      BOARD. The Illinois Pollution Control Board.
      COUNTY. Lake County, Illinois.
      COUNTY BOARD. The Lake County Board.
      HAZARDOUS WASTE. Waste as defined in the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act), as amended (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq.).
      HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SITE. A site at which hazardous waste is disposed.
      REGIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY. Any waste storage site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste transfer station, waste treatment facility, or waste incinerator that accepts waste from or that serves an area that exceeds or extends over the boundaries of any local general purpose unit of government. For purposes of this subchapter, a “local general purpose unit of government” is Lake County. A REGIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY is also any facility defined as such in the Act.
      REGIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL HEARING COMMITTEE. The committee appointed by the County Board Chairman whose function is to attend the public hearings on requests for site approval, make factual findings, and make recommendations regarding the requests for site approval to the County Board.
   (B)   In addition, all other words used in this subchapter and defined in the Act shall have the same definitions and meanings as found in 415 ILCS 5/1 et seq.
(1977 Code, § 6:2-4) (Ord. passed 3-8-1994)