Full Text of SB3056 98th General Assembly
SB3056eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act | 5 | | is amended by adding Section 56 as follows: | 6 | | (70 ILCS 2605/56 new) | 7 | | Sec. 56. Resource recovery. | 8 | | (a) The General Assembly finds that: | 9 | | (1) technological advancements in wastewater treatment | 10 | | have resulted in the ability to capture recovered resources | 11 | | and produce renewable energy resources from material | 12 | | previously discarded; | 13 | | (2) the capture and beneficial reuse of recovered | 14 | | resources and the production of renewable energy resources | 15 | | serves a wide variety of environmental benefits including, | 16 | | but not limited to, improved water quality, reduction of | 17 | | greenhouse gases, reduction of carbon footprint, reduction | 18 | | of landfill usage, reduced usage of hydrocarbon-based | 19 | | fuels, return of nutrients to the food cycle, and reduced | 20 | | water consumption; | 21 | | (3) the district is a leader in the field of wastewater | 22 | | treatment and possesses the expertise and experience | 23 | | necessary to capture and beneficially reuse or prepare for |
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| 1 | | beneficial reuse recovered resources, including renewable | 2 | | energy resources; and | 3 | | (4) the district has the opportunity and ability to | 4 | | change the approach to wastewater treatment from that of a | 5 | | waste material to be disposed of to one of a collection of | 6 | | resources to be recovered, reused, and sold, with the | 7 | | opportunity to provide the district with additional | 8 | | sources of revenue and reduce operating costs. | 9 | | (b) As used in this Section: | 10 | | "Recovered resources" means any material produced by or | 11 | | extracted from the operation of district facilities, | 12 | | including, but not limited to: | 13 | | (1) solids, including solids from the digestion | 14 | | process, semi-solids, or liquid materials; | 15 | | (2) gases, including biogas, carbon dioxide, and | 16 | | methane; | 17 | | (3) nutrients; | 18 | | (4) algae; | 19 | | (5) treated effluent; and | 20 | | (6) thermal energy or hydropower. | 21 | | "Renewable energy facility" shall have the same meaning as | 22 | | a facility defined under Section 5 of the Renewable Energy | 23 | | Production District Act. | 24 | | "Renewable energy resources" means resources as defined | 25 | | under Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. | 26 | | "Resource recovery" means the recovery of material or |
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| 1 | | energy from waste as defined under Section 3.435 of the | 2 | | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Act. | 3 | | (c) The district may sell or otherwise dispose of recovered | 4 | | resources or renewable energy resources resulting from the | 5 | | operation of district facilities, and may construct, maintain, | 6 | | finance, and operate such activities, facilities, and other | 7 | | works as are necessary for that purpose. | 8 | | (d) The district may take in materials which are used in | 9 | | the generation of usable products from recovered resources, or | 10 | | which increase the production of renewable energy resources, | 11 | | including, but not limited to food waste, organic fraction of | 12 | | solid waste, commercial or industrial organic wastes, fats, | 13 | | oils, and greases, and vegetable debris. | 14 | | (e) The authorizations granted to the district under this | 15 | | Section shall not be construed as modifying or limiting any | 16 | | other law or regulation. Any actions taken pursuant to the | 17 | | authorities granted in this Section must be in compliance with | 18 | | all applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited | 19 | | to, the Environmental Protection Act, and rules adopted under | 20 | | that Act.
| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 22 | | becoming law.
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