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| "Retailer" means a person engaged in the business of
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| sales at retail that owns or controls more than 10,000 square |
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| feet of retail space in Lake County. |
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| Section 10. Recycling pilot program in Lake County. |
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| (a) Within 90 days after the first meeting of the Plastic |
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| Bag Recycling Task Force created in Section 15 of this Act, the |
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| Task Force shall promulgate procedures and guidelines |
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| implementing a voluntary plastic bag recycling program for |
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| retailers in Lake County. The Environmental Protection Agency |
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| shall administer the program under the procedures and |
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| guidelines adopted by the Task Force. |
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| Beginning August 1, 2007, retailers, as defined by Section |
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| 5 of this Act, participating in the pilot program and |
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| distributing plastic bags to consumers free of charge as part |
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| of a purchase at retail may: |
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| (1) implement a plastic bag collection program that |
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| facilitates the return and recycling of plastic bags |
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| distributed to consumers by that retailer; |
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| (2) provide a clearly marked receptacle for the |
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| collection of plastic bags that is in a convenient location |
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| for that retailer's consumers; and |
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| (3) arrange for the pick-up, transport, and recycling |
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| of plastic bags deposited in the collection receptacles by |
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| consumers. |
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| (b) In meeting the program guidelines, retailers may work |
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| individually or as part of a group.
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| Section 15. Task force. |
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| (a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, |
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| the Plastic Bag Recycling Task Force shall be created and shall |
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| conduct a meeting. The Task Force shall consist of one |
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| legislator appointed by each of the following: the President of |
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| the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of |
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| the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the |
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| House of Representatives, and one representative from each of |
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| the following: |
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| (1) a grocery retailer; this representative shall be |
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| selected by a statewide association exclusively |
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| representing retailers; |
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| (2) a retail pharmacy; this representative shall be |
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| selected by a statewide association exclusively |
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| representing retailers; |
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| (3) a general merchandise retailer; this |
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| representative shall be selected by a statewide |
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| association exclusively representing retailers; |
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| (4) a plastic film recycler; |
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| (5) an entity operating as a recycling operator of |
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| material recovery facilities receiving material from Lake |
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| County; this entity shall be agreed upon by a |
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| representative of the statewide association exclusively |
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| representing retailers and a representative of the Solid |
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| Waste Agency of Lake County; |
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| (6) a national waste hauler operating in Lake County |
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| appointed by a national group representing solid waste |
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| management entities; |
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| (7) the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County; |
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| (8) the State Chamber of Commerce; |
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| (9) the Sierra Club of Lake County; |
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| (10) the Chicago Recycling Coalition; |
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| (11) the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; and |
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| (12) the Lake County Board. |
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| The Task Force shall meet at least twice per year. The Task |
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| Force shall choose a chairperson from its membership. The |
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| chairperson shall facilitate the meetings of the Task Force. |
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| (b) On or before January 1, 2011, the Task Force, in |
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| collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency, shall |
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| compile and submit a report to the Governor, the President of |
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| the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of |
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| the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the |
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| House of Representatives, discussing the following: |
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| (1) enrollment in the program; |
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| (2) costs to the environment, retailers, residents of |
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| Lake County; |
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| (3) cost-benefit analysis of the program; and |
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| (4) any burden suffered as a result of the program. |
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| Section 90. Repealer. This Act is repealed June 1, 2011.".
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