Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Filed: 3/11/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2530

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2530 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
55-1183 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1183 new)
7    Sec. 5-1183. Donation bins.
8    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a donation
9bin in any county shall have a permanent, written, printed
10label affixed to the bin and prominently displayed. The label
11shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the
12person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining that bin.
13Any entity that does not meet the criteria for a "not for
14profit" designation shall label its bin as "for profit".
15    (b) As used in this Section:
16        "Donation bin" or "bin" means a container or receptacle

 

 

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1    held out to the public as a place for people to drop off
2    personal property and to store it until taken away.
3        "Not for profit" means any entity that is officially
4    recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as
5    a tax-exempt entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
6    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision
7    of federal tax law).
 
8    Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
9adding Section 11-42-15 as follows:
 
10    (65 ILCS 5/11-42-15 new)
11    Sec. 11-42-15. Donation bins.
12    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a donation
13bin in any municipality shall have a permanent, written,
14printed label affixed to the bin and prominently displayed. The
15label shall include the name, address, and telephone number of
16the person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining that
17bin. Any entity that does not meet the criteria for a "not for
18profit" designation shall label its bin as "for profit".
19    (b) As used in this Section:
20        "Donation bin" or "bin" means a container or receptacle
21    held out to the public as a place for people to drop off
22    personal property and to store it until taken away.
23        "Not for profit" means any entity that is officially
24    recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as

 

 

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1    a tax-exempt entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
2    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision
3    of federal tax law).
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.".