Full Text of SB2202 99th General Assembly
SB2202 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 SB2202 Introduced 12/4/2015, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 65 ILCS 5/11-19-2 | from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-2 | 65 ILCS 5/11-19-5 | from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-5 |
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that material that is intended or collected to be recycled is not garbage, refuse, or ashes. Effective immediately.
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| | | SB2202 | | LRB099 15568 AWJ 39859 b |
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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 Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 11-19-2 and 11-19-5 as follows:
| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-19-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-2)
| 7 | | Sec. 11-19-2.
As used in this Division 19, the words | 8 | | "garbage", "refuse",
and "ashes" have the following meanings: | 9 | | (1) "Garbage". Wastes resulting
from the handling, | 10 | | preparation, cooking and consumption of food; wastes
from the | 11 | | handling, storage and sale of produce. (2) "Refuse". | 12 | | Combustible
trash, including, but not limited to, paper, | 13 | | cartons, boxes, barrels, wood,
excelsior, tree branches, yard | 14 | | trimmings, wood furniture, bedding;
noncombustible trash, | 15 | | including, but not limited to, metals, tin cans,
metal | 16 | | furniture, dirt, small quantities of rock and pieces of | 17 | | concrete,
glass, crockery, other mineral waste; street | 18 | | rubbish, including, but not
limited to, street sweepings, dirt, | 19 | | leaves, catch-basin dirt, contents of
litter receptacles, but | 20 | | refuse does not mean earth and wastes from building
operations, | 21 | | nor shall it include solid wastes resulting from industrial
| 22 | | processes and manufacturing operations such as food processing | 23 | | wastes,
boiler-house cinders, lumber, scraps and shavings. (3) |
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| 1 | | "Ashes". Residue
from fires used for cooking and for heating | 2 | | buildings. (4) Material that is intended or collected
to be | 3 | | recycled is not garbage, refuse, or ashes.
| 4 | | (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
| 5 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-19-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-5)
| 6 | | Sec. 11-19-5.
Every city, village or incorporated town may | 7 | | provide such
method or methods as shall be approved by the | 8 | | corporate authorities for the
disposition of garbage, refuse | 9 | | and ashes. Any municipality may provide by
ordinance that such | 10 | | method or methods shall be the exclusive method or methods
for | 11 | | the disposition of garbage, refuse and ashes to be allowed | 12 | | within that
municipality. Such ordinance may be enacted | 13 | | notwithstanding the fact that
competition may be displaced or | 14 | | that such ordinance may have
an anti-competitive effect. Such | 15 | | methods may include, but
need not be limited to land fill, | 16 | | feeding of garbage to hogs, incineration,
reduction to | 17 | | fertilizer, or otherwise. Salvage and fertilizer or other
| 18 | | matter or things of value may be sold and the proceeds used for | 19 | | the
operation of the system. Material that is intended or | 20 | | collected
to be recycled is not garbage, refuse , or ashes.
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 84-794.)
| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 23 | | becoming law.
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