SB1676sam001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton

Filed: 4/16/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1676

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1676 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act is
5amended by changing Sections 5 and 6 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 15/5)  (from Ch. 85, par. 5955)
7    Sec. 5. (a) Prior to adopting a waste management plan for
8submission to the Agency, the county shall form an advisory
9committee, which shall include representatives from
10municipalities within the county, citizen organizations,
11industry, the private solid waste management industry
12operating within the county, local recyclers and any other
13persons deemed appropriate by the county. The advisory
14committee shall review the plan during its preparation, make
15suggestions and propose any changes it believes appropriate.
16    (b) The county shall provide written notice to all

 

 

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1municipalities and interested members of the public when plan
2development begins and shall provide periodic written progress
3reports to such entities concerning the preparation of the
4plan.
5    (c) Prior to adoption by the governing body of the county,
6the county shall submit copies of the proposed plan for review
7and comment to the Agency, all municipalities within the
8county, all areawide planning agencies and the county health
9department. The county shall also make the proposed plan
10available for public review and comment. The period for review
11and comment shall be 90 days. The county shall hold at least
12one public hearing on the proposed plan during this period.
13The plan subsequently submitted to the governing body of the
14county for adoption shall be accompanied by a document
15containing written responses to substantive comments made
16during the comment period.
17    (d) The governing body of the county shall adopt a plan
18within 60 days from the end of the public comment period.
19Within 10 days of adoption, the plan shall be submitted to the
20Agency for review.
21    (e) Each county waste management plan shall be reviewed
22and updated as necessary or appropriate, and at least and
23reviewed every 5 years, or within 6 months after a change to
24the required contents of the plan as set forth in this Act,
25whichever occurs first. Each county shall maintain a copy of
26its waste management plan on its website for public viewing.

 

 

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1Updated or amended plans shall be posted within 60 days after
2the update or amendment. and any necessary or appropriate
3revisions shall be submitted to the Agency for review and
4comment.
5(Source: P.A. 89-443, eff. 7-1-96.)
 
6    (415 ILCS 15/6)  (from Ch. 85, par. 5956)
7    Sec. 6. Each county waste management plan adopted under
8Section 4 shall include a recycling program. Such recycling
9program:
10    (1) shall be implemented throughout the county and include
11a time schedule for implementation of the program.
12    (2) shall provide for the designation of a recycling
13coordinator to administer the program.
14    (3) shall be designed to recycle, by the end of the third
15and fifth years of the program, respectively 15% and 25% of the
16municipal waste generated in the county, subject to the
17existence of a viable market for the recycled material, based
18on measurements of recycling and waste generated in terms of
19weight. The determination of recycling rate shall not include:
20discarded motor vehicles, wastes used for clean fill or
21erosion control, or commercial, institutional or industrial
22machinery or equipment.
23    (4) may provide for the construction and operation of one
24or more recycling centers by a unit of local government, or for
25contracting with other public or private entities for the

 

 

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1operation of recycling centers.
2    (5) may require residents of the county to separate
3recyclable materials at the time of disposal or trash pick-up.
4    (6) may make special provision for commercial and
5institutional establishments that implement their own
6specialized recycling programs, provided that such
7establishments annually provide written documentation to the
8county of the total number of tons of material recycled.
9    (7) shall provide for separate collection and composting
10of leaves.
11    (8) shall include public education and notification
12programs to foster understanding of and encourage compliance
13with the recycling program.
14    (9) shall include provisions for compliance, including
15incentives and penalties.
16    (10) shall include provisions for (i) recycling the
17collected materials, (ii) identifying potential markets for at
18least 3 recyclable materials, and (iii) promoting the use of
19products made from recovered or recycled materials among
20businesses, newspapers and local governments in the county.
21    (11) may provide for the payment of recycling diversion
22credits to public and private parties engaged in recycling
23activities.
24    (12) shall ensure that owners of apartment buildings
25containing 4 or more rental units ensure that recycling
26receptacles are available to tenants and that recyclables are

 

 

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1collected for recycling in accordance with the local recycling
2program. The recycling program may subject building owners to
3penalties for noncompliance with the requirements of the
4recycling program.
5(Source: P.A. 86-777; 87-650.)".