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Rep. Nabeela Syed
Filed: 3/18/2026
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4886
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4886 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 22.50b as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/22.50b new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 22.50b. Use of closed sanitary landfills and waste |
| 8 | | disposal sites. Except as allowed under a permit issued by the |
| 9 | | Agency, no person shall use, or cause or allow the use of, any |
| 10 | | closed sanitary landfill or waste disposal site in a manner |
| 11 | | that disturbs or compromises the integrity of the final cover, |
| 12 | | liner, or any component of the waste containment system; |
| 13 | | impairs or interferes with any monitoring system; causes or |
| 14 | | contributes to erosion of, or surface water impoundment over, |
| 15 | | the final cover; disturbs or removes any waste; or otherwise |
| 16 | | creates a potential threat to human health or the |