HB2166ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

Filed: 4/18/2007

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2166

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2166 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act is amended by changing Sections 6 and 8 as follows:

(415 ILCS 15/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 5956)

Sec. 6. Each county waste management plan adopted under Section 4 shall include a recycling program. Such recycling program:

(1) shall be implemented throughout the county and include a time schedule for implementation of the program.

(2) shall provide for the designation of a recycling coordinator to administer the program.

(3) shall be designed to recycle, by the end of the third and fifth years of the program, respectively 15% and 25% of the municipal waste generated in the county, subject to the existence of a viable market for the recycled material, based on measurements of recycling and waste generated in terms of weight. The determination of recycling rate shall not include: discarded motor vehicles, wastes used for clean fill or erosion control, or commercial, institutional or industrial machinery or equipment.

(4) may provide for the construction and operation of one or more recycling centers by a unit of local government, or for contracting with other public or private entities for the operation of recycling centers.

(5) may require residents of the county to separate recyclable materials at the time of disposal or trash pick-up.

(6) may make special provision for commercial and institutional establishments that implement their own specialized recycling programs, provided that such establishments annually provide written documentation to the county of the total number of tons of material recycled.

(7) shall provide for separate collection and composting of leaves.

(8) shall include public education and notification programs to foster understanding of and encourage compliance with the recycling program.

(9) shall include provisions for compliance, including incentives and penalties.

(10) shall include provisions for (i) recycling the collected materials, (ii) identifying potential markets for at least 3 recyclable materials, and (iii) promoting the use of products made from recovered or recycled materials among businesses, newspapers and local governments in the county.

(11) may provide for the payment of recycling diversion credits to public and private parties engaged in recycling activities.

(12) shall provide for separate collection of compact discs and digital video discs.

(Source: P.A. 86-777; 87-650.)

(415 ILCS 15/8) (from Ch. 85, par. 5958)

Sec. 8. (a) Any municipality or combination of municipalities that has a total population of 20,000 or more may apply to the Department for assistance grants to operate a pilot recycling project that demonstrates the economic feasibility and environmental benefits of a recycling method. Population shall be determined by the most recent federal decennial census.

The pilot recycling project shall include, at a minimum, the following elements:

(1) A curbside program requiring the occupants of at least 3,000 single family residences to separate at least 3 materials deemed appropriate by the municipality from other solid waste generated at their residences, and to store such material until collection; the 3 materials shall be chosen from the following: glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans, newsprint, corrugated paper, used motor oil, plastics, or compact discs and digital video discs.

(2) A scheduled day, at least twice per month, during which separated materials are to be placed at the curbside or a similar location for collection.

(3) A system including trucks and related equipment for collecting recyclable materials from the curbside or similar locations at least twice per month from each participating residence.

(4) A drop-off or buy-back center for the collection and sale or reuse of recyclable materials, including but not limited to glass, aluminum cans and newsprint.

(5) Provisions for recycling of collected materials.

(6) Provisions for public education and compliance.

(b) The Department shall establish guidelines for solicitation of grants under this Section. Applications for assistance shall be filed with the Department on forms provided by the Department and shall set forth such information as may be required by the Department. The Department shall evaluate the application and notify the applicant of the qualification or non-qualification of the application within 45 days of the deadline established by the Department for receipt of applications.

(c) In implementing this Section, the Department shall, pursuant to appropriation, make grants from the Solid Waste Management Fund to municipalities with approved pilot recycling projects. Such grants shall be limited to 50% of the project costs, not to exceed a total of $50,000 per project.

(d) No more than 25 pilot recycling project grants may be made pursuant to this Section.

(Source: P.A. 86-256.)".