HR0056 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Title XIV of the Environmental Protection Act was enacted with the recognition that the improper disposal of used and waste tires is a growing solid waste problem; and

WHEREAS, Despite the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act, the open-dumping and accumulation of used and waste tires continues to threaten not only public health, but also air and water quality in the State; and

WHEREAS, The health and welfare of the people of the State would benefit from a comprehensive plan to cure these problems by making it easier to identify the persons who are ultimately responsible for the improper disposal of used and waste tires; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to develop a cost-effective plan to more readily identify persons who are improperly disposing of used and waste tires; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the plan include a detailed statement of the additional enforcement actions that the Agency proposes taking to curtail the improper disposal of used and waste tires; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the plan include an analysis of the feasibility of implementing a system to require businesses that transport, store, or dispose of large quantities of used or waste tires to mark or label tires that have been accepted for transfer, storage, or disposal; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the plan also include a detailed statement of the proposed statutory and regulatory changes that are necessary to more readily identify persons who are improperly disposing of used and waste tires; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency submit the plan to the General Assembly for its consideration no later than December 1, 2011.