No person may establish, operate, manage or maintain any wastewater land treatment site or digested sludge utilization site within any county unless a program for that purpose is first submitted to a steering committee of 15 members appointed as follows:
(1) 5 members appointed by the County Board of the County within which the proposed site is located;(2) 3 members appointed by the applicant;(3) 2 members appointed by the President of the University of Illinois, at least one of whom shall be a representative of the local Agricultural Extension Service; and(4) 5 members, including one appointed by the Director or Secretary of each of the following Departments: (a) the Environmental Protection Agency;(b) the Department of Natural Resources;(c) the Department of Transportation;(d) the Department of Public Health; and(e) the Department of Agriculture. P.A. 91-357, eff. 7/29/1999.