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Full Text of HB1866  102nd General Assembly

HB1866ham002 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 4/20/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1866

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1866, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
6changing Sections 22.15, 22.38, and 22.44 as follows:
 
7    (415 ILCS 5/22.15)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.15)
8    Sec. 22.15. Solid Waste Management Fund; fees.
9    (a) There is hereby created within the State Treasury a
10special fund to be known as the Solid Waste Management Fund, to
11be constituted from the fees collected by the State pursuant
12to this Section, from repayments of loans made from the Fund
13for solid waste projects, from registration fees collected
14pursuant to the Consumer Electronics Recycling Act, and from
15amounts transferred into the Fund pursuant to Public Act
16100-433. Moneys received by the Department of Commerce and

 

 

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1Economic Opportunity in repayment of loans made pursuant to
2the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act shall be deposited
3into the General Revenue Fund.
4    (b) The Agency shall assess and collect a fee in the amount
5set forth herein from the owner or operator of each sanitary
6landfill permitted or required to be permitted by the Agency
7to dispose of solid waste if the sanitary landfill is located
8off the site where such waste was produced and if such sanitary
9landfill is owned, controlled, and operated by a person other
10than the generator of such waste. The Agency shall deposit all
11fees collected into the Solid Waste Management Fund. If a site
12is contiguous to one or more landfills owned or operated by the
13same person, the volumes permanently disposed of by each
14landfill shall be combined for purposes of determining the fee
15under this subsection. Beginning on July 1, 2018, and on the
16first day of each month thereafter during fiscal years 2019
17through 2021, the State Comptroller shall direct and State
18Treasurer shall transfer an amount equal to 1/12 of $5,000,000
19per fiscal year from the Solid Waste Management Fund to the
20General Revenue Fund.
21        (1) If more than 150,000 cubic yards of non-hazardous
22    solid waste is permanently disposed of at a site in a
23    calendar year, the owner or operator shall either pay a
24    fee of 95 cents per cubic yard or, alternatively, the
25    owner or operator may weigh the quantity of the solid
26    waste permanently disposed of with a device for which

 

 

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1    certification has been obtained under the Weights and
2    Measures Act and pay a fee of $2.00 per ton of solid waste
3    permanently disposed of. In no case shall the fee
4    collected or paid by the owner or operator under this
5    paragraph exceed $1.55 per cubic yard or $3.27 per ton.
6        (2) If more than 100,000 cubic yards but not more than
7    150,000 cubic yards of non-hazardous waste is permanently
8    disposed of at a site in a calendar year, the owner or
9    operator shall pay a fee of $52,630.
10        (3) If more than 50,000 cubic yards but not more than
11    100,000 cubic yards of non-hazardous solid waste is
12    permanently disposed of at a site in a calendar year, the
13    owner or operator shall pay a fee of $23,790.
14        (4) If more than 10,000 cubic yards but not more than
15    50,000 cubic yards of non-hazardous solid waste is
16    permanently disposed of at a site in a calendar year, the
17    owner or operator shall pay a fee of $7,260.
18        (5) If not more than 10,000 cubic yards of
19    non-hazardous solid waste is permanently disposed of at a
20    site in a calendar year, the owner or operator shall pay a
21    fee of $1050.
22    (c) (Blank).
23    (d) The Agency shall establish rules relating to the
24collection of the fees authorized by this Section. Such rules
25shall include, but not be limited to:
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1    solid waste received or disposed;
2        (2) the form and submission of reports to accompany
3    the payment of fees to the Agency;
4        (3) the time and manner of payment of fees to the
5    Agency, which payments shall not be more often than
6    quarterly; and
7        (4) procedures setting forth criteria establishing
8    when an owner or operator may measure by weight or volume
9    during any given quarter or other fee payment period.
10    (e) Pursuant to appropriation, all monies in the Solid
11Waste Management Fund shall be used by the Agency and the
12Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the
13purposes set forth in this Section and in the Illinois Solid
14Waste Management Act, including for the costs of fee
15collection and administration, and for the administration of
16(1) the Consumer Electronics Recycling Act and (2) until
17January 1, 2020, the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse
18Act.
19    (f) The Agency is authorized to enter into such agreements
20and to promulgate such rules as are necessary to carry out its
21duties under this Section and the Illinois Solid Waste
22Management Act.
23    (g) On the first day of January, April, July, and October
24of each year, beginning on July 1, 1996, the State Comptroller
25and Treasurer shall transfer $500,000 from the Solid Waste
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1transferred under this subsection (g) shall be used only for
2the purposes set forth in item (1) of subsection (d) of Section
322.2.
4    (h) The Agency is authorized to provide financial
5assistance to units of local government for the performance of
6inspecting, investigating and enforcement activities pursuant
7to Section 4(r) at nonhazardous solid waste disposal sites.
8    (i) The Agency is authorized to conduct household waste
9collection and disposal programs.
10    (j) A unit of local government, as defined in the Local
11Solid Waste Disposal Act, in which a solid waste disposal
12facility is located may establish a fee, tax, or surcharge
13with regard to the permanent disposal of solid waste. All
14fees, taxes, and surcharges collected under this subsection
15shall be utilized for solid waste management purposes,
16including long-term monitoring and maintenance of landfills,
17planning, implementation, inspection, enforcement and other
18activities consistent with the Solid Waste Management Act and
19the Local Solid Waste Disposal Act, or for any other
20environment-related purpose, including but not limited to an
21environment-related public works project, but not for the
22construction of a new pollution control facility other than a
23household hazardous waste facility. However, the total fee,
24tax or surcharge imposed by all units of local government
25under this subsection (j) upon the solid waste disposal
26facility shall not exceed:

 

 

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1        (1) 60˘ per cubic yard if more than 150,000 cubic
2    yards of non-hazardous solid waste is permanently disposed
3    of at the site in a calendar year, unless the owner or
4    operator weighs the quantity of the solid waste received
5    with a device for which certification has been obtained
6    under the Weights and Measures Act, in which case the fee
7    shall not exceed $1.27 per ton of solid waste permanently
8    disposed of.
9        (2) $33,350 if more than 100,000 cubic yards, but not
10    more than 150,000 cubic yards, of non-hazardous waste is
11    permanently disposed of at the site in a calendar year.
12        (3) $15,500 if more than 50,000 cubic yards, but not
13    more than 100,000 cubic yards, of non-hazardous solid
14    waste is permanently disposed of at the site in a calendar
15    year.
16        (4) $4,650 if more than 10,000 cubic yards, but not
17    more than 50,000 cubic yards, of non-hazardous solid waste
18    is permanently disposed of at the site in a calendar year.
19        (5) $650 if not more than 10,000 cubic yards of
20    non-hazardous solid waste is permanently disposed of at
21    the site in a calendar year.
22    The corporate authorities of the unit of local government
23may use proceeds from the fee, tax, or surcharge to reimburse a
24highway commissioner whose road district lies wholly or
25partially within the corporate limits of the unit of local
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1nonhazardous, nonfluid municipal waste that has been dumped on
2public property in violation of a State law or local
3ordinance.
4    A county or Municipal Joint Action Agency that imposes a
5fee, tax, or surcharge under this subsection may use the
6proceeds thereof to reimburse a municipality that lies wholly
7or partially within its boundaries for expenses incurred in
8the removal of nonhazardous, nonfluid municipal waste that has
9been dumped on public property in violation of a State law or
10local ordinance.
11    If the fees are to be used to conduct a local sanitary
12landfill inspection or enforcement program, the unit of local
13government must enter into a written delegation agreement with
14the Agency pursuant to subsection (r) of Section 4. The unit of
15local government and the Agency shall enter into such a
16written delegation agreement within 60 days after the
17establishment of such fees. At least annually, the Agency
18shall conduct an audit of the expenditures made by units of
19local government from the funds granted by the Agency to the
20units of local government for purposes of local sanitary
21landfill inspection and enforcement programs, to ensure that
22the funds have been expended for the prescribed purposes under
23the grant.
24    The fees, taxes or surcharges collected under this
25subsection (j) shall be placed by the unit of local government
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1the fund shall be credited to the fund. The monies in the fund
2may be accumulated over a period of years to be expended in
3accordance with this subsection.
4    A unit of local government, as defined in the Local Solid
5Waste Disposal Act, shall prepare and distribute to the
6Agency, in April of each year, a report that details spending
7plans for monies collected in accordance with this subsection.
8The report will at a minimum include the following:
9        (1) The total monies collected pursuant to this
10    subsection.
11        (2) The most current balance of monies collected
12    pursuant to this subsection.
13        (3) An itemized accounting of all monies expended for
14    the previous year pursuant to this subsection.
15        (4) An estimation of monies to be collected for the
16    following 3 years pursuant to this subsection.
17        (5) A narrative detailing the general direction and
18    scope of future expenditures for one, 2 and 3 years.
19    The exemptions granted under Sections 22.16 and 22.16a,
20and under subsection (k) of this Section, shall be applicable
21to any fee, tax or surcharge imposed under this subsection
22(j); except that the fee, tax or surcharge authorized to be
23imposed under this subsection (j) may be made applicable by a
24unit of local government to the permanent disposal of solid
25waste after December 31, 1986, under any contract lawfully
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1cubic yards (or 50,000 tons) of solid waste is to be
2permanently disposed of, even though the waste is exempt from
3the fee imposed by the State under subsection (b) of this
4Section pursuant to an exemption granted under Section 22.16.
5    (k) The In accordance with the findings and purposes of
6the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act, beginning January 1,
71989 the fee under subsection (b) and the fee, tax or surcharge
8under subsection (j) shall not apply to:
9        (1) waste which is hazardous waste;
10        (2) waste which is pollution control waste;
11        (3) waste from recycling, reclamation or reuse
12    processes which have been approved by the Agency as being
13    designed to remove any contaminant from wastes so as to
14    render such wastes reusable, provided that the process
15    renders at least 50% of the waste reusable;
16        (4) non-hazardous solid waste that is received at a
17    sanitary landfill and composted or recycled through a
18    process permitted by the Agency; or
19        (5) any landfill which is permitted by the Agency to
20    receive only demolition or construction debris or
21    landscape waste; or .
22        (6) beginning January 1, 2022, waste from a facility
23    operating under Section 22.38 that is processed for use as
24    a product at a landfill; however, the exemption under this
25    paragraph (6) may not be claimed on more than 18% of the
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1    by the facility during each calendar quarter. All
2    remaining waste from the facility shall be subject to 50%
3    of the fee under subsection (b).
4    (l) The fee, tax, or surcharge under subsection (j) shall
5not apply to:
6        (1) waste that is hazardous waste;
7        (2) waste that is pollution control waste;
8        (3) waste from a recycling, reclamation, or reuse
9    process that has been approved by the Agency as being
10    designed to remove any contaminant from waste so as to
11    render such waste reusable, provided that the process
12    renders at least 50% of the waste reusable;
13        (4) non-hazardous solid waste that is received at a
14    sanitary landfill and composted or recycled through a
15    process permitted by the Agency;
16        (5) any landfill that is permitted by the Agency to
17    receive only demolition or construction debris or
18    landscape waste; or
19        (6) waste from a facility operating under Section
20    22.38.
21(Source: P.A. 100-103, eff. 8-11-17; 100-433, eff. 8-25-17;
22100-587, eff. 6-4-18; 100-621, eff. 7-20-18; 100-863, eff.
238-14-18; 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-636, eff. 6-10-20.)
 
24    (415 ILCS 5/22.38)
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1facilities. Facilities accepting exclusively general
2construction or demolition debris for transfer, storage, or
3treatment.
4    (a) Construction or demolition debris recovery facilities
5Facilities accepting exclusively general construction or
6demolition debris for transfer, storage, or treatment shall be
7subject to local zoning, ordinance, and land use requirements.
8Those facilities shall be located in accordance with local
9zoning requirements or, in the absence of local zoning
10requirements, shall be located so that no part of the facility
11boundary is closer than 1,320 feet from the nearest property
12zoned for primarily residential use.
13    (b) An owner or operator of a construction or demolition
14debris recovery facility accepting exclusively general
15construction or demolition debris for transfer, storage, or
16treatment shall:
17        (1) Within 48 hours after receipt of the general
18    construction or demolition debris at the facility: ,
19            (A) sort the general construction or demolition
20        debris to separate the recyclable general construction
21        or demolition debris, recovered wood that is processed
22        for use as fuel, and general construction or
23        demolition debris that is processed for use as a
24        product at a landfill from the non-recyclable general
25        construction or demolition debris that is to be
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1            (B) process the recyclable general construction or
2        demolition debris and general construction or
3        demolition debris that is processed for use as a
4        product at a landfill.
5        (2) Transport off site for disposal, in accordance
6    with all applicable federal, State, and local requirements
7    within 72 hours after its receipt at the facility, all
8    non-usable or non-recyclable general construction or
9    demolition debris that is not recyclable general
10    construction or demolition debris, recovered wood that is
11    processed for use as fuel, or general construction or
12    demolition debris that is processed for use as a product
13    at a landfill.
14        (3) Ensure Limit the percentage of incoming
15    non-recyclable general construction or demolition debris
16    to 25% or less of the total incoming general construction
17    or demolition debris, so that 35% 75% or more of the
18    general construction or demolition debris accepted, as
19    calculated monthly on a rolling 12-month average, consists
20    of recyclable general construction or demolition debris,
21    recovered wood that is processed for use as fuel, or
22    general construction or demolition debris that is
23    processed for use at a landfill except that general
24    construction or demolition debris processed for use at a
25    landfill shall not exceed 35% of the general construction
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1    average basis. The percentage percentages in this
2    paragraph (3) of subsection (b) shall be calculated by
3    weight, using scales located at the facility that are
4    certified under the Weights and Measures Act.
5        (4) Up to Within 6 months after its receipt at the
6    facility, transport:
7            (A) all non-putrescible recyclable general
8        construction or demolition debris for recycling or
9        disposal; and
10            (B) all non-putrescible general construction or
11        demolition debris that is transported processed for
12        use at a landfill to a MSWLF unit for use as a product
13        or disposal.
14        (5) Within 45 days after its receipt at the facility,
15    transport:
16            (A) all putrescible or combustible recyclable
17        general construction or demolition debris (excluding
18        recovered wood that is processed for use as fuel) for
19        recycling or disposal;
20            (B) all recovered wood that is processed for use
21        as fuel to an intermediate processing facility for
22        sizing, to a combustion facility for use as fuel, or to
23        a disposal facility; and
24            (C) all putrescible general construction or
25        demolition debris that is transported to processed for
26        use at a landfill to a MSWLF unit for use as a product

 

 

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1        or disposal.
2        (6) Employ tagging and recordkeeping procedures to (i)
3    demonstrate compliance with this Section and (ii) identify
4    the source and transporter of material accepted by the
5    facility. Records must be kept for a minimum of 3 years and
6    shall include, but shall not be limited to, information
7    regarding the total quantity of general construction or
8    demolition debris accepted, the total quantity of
9    recyclable general construction or demolition debris
10    transported from the facility, and the facility's
11    compliance with paragraphs (3) and (16) of this subsection
12    (b).
13        (7) Control odor, noise, combustion of materials,
14    disease vectors, dust, and litter.
15        (8) Control, manage, and dispose of any storm water
16    runoff and leachate generated at the facility in
17    accordance with applicable federal, State, and local
18    requirements.
19        (9) Control access to the facility.
20        (10) Comply with all applicable federal, State, or
21    local requirements for the handling, storage,
22    transportation, or disposal of asbestos-containing
23    material or other material brought to accepted at the
24    facility that is not general construction or demolition
25    debris.
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1    Public Act 96-611), submit to the Agency at least 30 days
2    prior to the initial acceptance of general construction or
3    demolition debris at the facility, on forms provided by
4    the Agency, the following information:
5            (A) the name, address, and telephone number of
6        both the facility owner and operator;
7            (B) the street address and location of the
8        facility;
9            (C) a description of facility operations;
10            (D) a description of the tagging and recordkeeping
11        procedures the facility will employ to (i) demonstrate
12        compliance with this Section and (ii) identify the
13        source and transporter of any material accepted by the
14        facility;
15            (E) the name and location of the disposal sites to
16        be used for the disposal of any general construction
17        or demolition debris received at the facility that
18        must be disposed of;
19            (F) the name and location of an individual,
20        facility, or business to which recyclable materials
21        will be transported;
22            (G) the name and location of intermediate
23        processing facilities or combustion facilities to
24        which recovered wood that is processed for use as fuel
25        will be transported; and
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1        provided by the Agency.
2        (12) On or after August 24, 2009 (the effective date
3    of Public Act 96-611), obtain a permit issued by the
4    Agency prior to the initial acceptance of general
5    construction or demolition debris at the facility.
6        When any of the information contained or processes
7    described in the initial notification form submitted to
8    the Agency under paragraph (11) of subsection (b) of this
9    Section changes, the owner and operator shall submit an
10    updated form within 14 days of the change.
11        (13) On or before April 15, 2022, and on or before each
12    April 15, July 15, October 15, and January 15 thereafter,
13    provide a report to the Agency, on forms provided by the
14    Agency, that includes the following:
15            (A) The total quantity of general construction or
16        demolition debris accepted at the facility during the
17        preceding calendar quarter, in tons or cubic yards.
18            (B) The total quantity of recyclable general
19        construction or demolition debris transported from the
20        facility during the preceding calendar quarter, in
21        tons or cubic yards.
22            (C) The total quantity of recyclable general
23        construction or demolition debris transported to a
24        facility operating under Section 22.51.
25            (D) The facility's compliance with paragraph (3)
26        of this subsection (b).

 

 

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1        (14) Not accept waste other than general construction
2    or demolition debris.
3        (15) Use best practices to remove gypsum wallboard
4    from other general construction or demolition debris to
5    the greatest extent possible so that prior to any
6    mechanical processing of the general construction or
7    demolition debris load such material can be recycled and
8    removed from fine screen material to the greatest extent
9    possible.
10        (16) Test fine screened material for sulfur as
11    approved in a permit issued by the Agency.
12        (17) Limit the percentage of general construction or
13    demolition debris that is transported to a facility
14    operating under Section 22.51 to no more than 5% of the
15    general construction or demolition debris accepted on a
16    rolling 12-month average basis. The percentage in this
17    paragraph (17) shall be calculated by weight, using scales
18    located at the facility that are certified under the
19    Weights and Measures Act.
20        (18) Not transport fine screened material to a
21    facility operating under Section 22.51.
22    (c) For purposes of this Section, the term "recyclable
23general construction or demolition debris" means (i) general
24construction or demolition debris that has been rendered
25reusable and is reused or that would otherwise be disposed of
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1returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw
2materials or products or (ii) recovered wood that is processed
3for use as fuel. "Recyclable general construction or
4demolition debris" does not include (i) general construction
5or demolition debris other than recovered wood that is
6processed for use as fuel, incinerated, burned, buried, or
7otherwise used as fill material or (ii) general construction
8or demolition debris that is processed for use as a product at
9a landfill.
10    (d) For purposes of this Section, "construction or
11demolition debris recovery facility" means a facility that
12accepts exclusively general construction or demolition debris
13to sort, separate, and process it to recover material for
14recycling, reclamation, or reuse "treatment" means processing
15designed to alter the physical nature of the general
16construction or demolition debris, including but not limited
17to size reduction, crushing, grinding, or homogenization, but
18does not include processing designed to change the chemical
19nature of the general construction or demolition debris.
20    (e) For purposes of this Section, "recovered wood that is
21processed for use as fuel" means wood that has been salvaged
22from general construction or demolition debris and processed
23for use as fuel, as authorized by the applicable state or
24federal environmental regulatory authority, and supplied only
25to intermediate processing facilities for sizing, or to
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1necessary waste management and air permits for handling and
2combustion of the fuel.
3    (f) For purposes of this Section, "gypsum wallboard" means
4a panel, also known as drywall, with a gypsum core and faced
5with a heavy paper or other material on both sides
6"non-recyclable general construction or demolition debris"
7does not include "recovered wood that is processed for use as
8fuel" or general construction or demolition debris that is
9processed for use at a landfill.
10    (g) Recyclable general construction or demolition debris,
11recovered wood that is processed for use as fuel, and general
12construction or demolition debris that is processed for use at
13a landfill shall not be considered as meeting the 35% 75%
14diversion requirement for purposes of subdivision (b)(3) of
15this Section if sent for disposal at the end of the applicable
16retention period.
17    (h) For the purposes of this Section, "general
18construction or demolition debris that is processed for use as
19a product at a landfill" means general construction or
20demolition debris that is processed for use as a product at a
21MSWLF unit as alternative daily cover, road building material,
22or drainage structure building material in accordance with the
23MSWLF unit's waste disposal permit issued by the Agency under
24this Act. "General construction or demolition debris that is
25processed for use as a product at a landfill" may include:
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1        (2) rock;
2        (3) wood;
3        (4) asphalt pavement; and
4        (5) fine screened material.
5    (i) For purposes of the 35% 75% diversion requirement
6under subdivision (b)(3) of this Section, owners and operators
7of construction or demolition debris recovery facilities
8accepting exclusively general construction or demolition
9debris for transfer, storage, or treatment may multiply by 2
10the amount of accepted asphalt roofing shingles that are
11transferred to a facility for recycling in accordance with a
12beneficial use determination issued under Section 22.54 of
13this Act. The owner or operator of the construction or
14demolition debris recovery facility accepting exclusively
15general construction or demolition debris for transfer,
16storage, or treatment must maintain receipts from the shingle
17recycling facility that document the amounts of asphalt
18roofing shingles transferred for recycling in accordance with
19the beneficial use determination. All receipts must be
20maintained for a minimum of 3 years and must be made available
21to the Agency for inspection and copying during normal
22business hours.
23    (j) For purposes of this Section, "fine screened material"
24means fine screened material extracted from the processing of
25general construction or demolition debris, consisting
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1miscellaneous material particles, as long as the fine screened
2material does not contain more than 5% sulfur by weight.
3    (k) The prohibitions and requirements specified in
4paragraphs (3), (6), (13), and (14) of subsection (b) shall be
5enforceable by the Agency either by administrative citation
6under Section 31.1 or as otherwise provided under this Act.
7    (l) A unit of local government, as defined in Section 2 of
8the Local Solid Waste Disposal Act, in which a construction or
9demolition debris recovery facility is located may establish a
10fee, tax, or surcharge with regard to the transfer of solid
11waste to a landfill from such a facility. All fees, taxes, and
12surcharges collected under this subsection shall be utilized
13for solid waste management, sustainability, inspection and
14enforcement activities, and other activities consistent with
15the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act, the Solid Waste
16Planning and Recycling Act, and the Local Solid Waste Disposal
17Act. However, the total fee, tax, or surcharge imposed by a
18unit of local government shall not exceed $1.27 per ton of
19solid waste taken to a landfill. No single unit of local
20government may impose a fee, tax, or surcharge authorized
21under this subsection in a total excess of $0.64 per ton.
22General construction and demolition debris recovery facilities
23shall be responsible for collecting any fee, tax, or surcharge
24imposed by units of local government and remitting the fee,
25tax, or surcharge to the applicable unit of local government
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1to be used to track and monitor the solid waste taken to
2landfills for disposal and to calculate the payment of any
3fee, tax, or surcharge paid to a unit of local government.
4    Any fee, tax, or surcharge collected under this subsection
5shall be placed by the unit of local government in a separate
6fund, and the interest received on moneys in the fund shall be
7credited to the fund. The moneys in the fund may be accumulated
8over a period of years to be expended in accordance with this
9subsection.
10    A unit of local government shall prepare and distribute to
11the Agency, in April each year, a report that details the
12spending plan for moneys collected in accordance with this
13subsection. The report shall, at a minimum, include the
14following:
15        (1) The total moneys collection pursuant to this
16    subsection.
17        (2) The most current balance of moneys collected
18    pursuant to this subsection.
19        (3) An itemized accounting of all moneys expended for
20    the previous year pursuant to this subsection.
21        (4) An estimation of moneys to be collected for the
22    following 3 years pursuant to this subsection.
23        (5) A narrative detailing the general direction and
24    scope of future expenditures pursuant to this subsection.
25    The fee, tax, or surcharge under this subsection shall not
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1demolition debris recovery facility that is processed for use
2as a product at a landfill.
3(Source: P.A. 96-235, eff. 8-11-09; 96-611, eff. 8-24-09;
496-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-230, eff. 7-28-11; 97-314, eff.
51-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/22.44)
7    Sec. 22.44. Subtitle D management fees.
8    (a) There is created within the State treasury a special
9fund to be known as the "Subtitle D Management Fund"
10constituted from the fees collected by the State under this
11Section.
12    (b) The Agency shall assess and collect a fee in the amount
13set forth in this subsection from the owner or operator of each
14sanitary landfill permitted or required to be permitted by the
15Agency to dispose of solid waste if the sanitary landfill is
16located off the site where the waste was produced and if the
17sanitary landfill is owned, controlled, and operated by a
18person other than the generator of the waste. The Agency shall
19deposit all fees collected under this subsection into the
20Subtitle D Management Fund. If a site is contiguous to one or
21more landfills owned or operated by the same person, the
22volumes permanently disposed of by each landfill shall be
23combined for purposes of determining the fee under this
24subsection.
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1    solid waste is permanently disposed of at a site in a
2    calendar year, the owner or operator shall either pay a
3    fee of 10.1 cents per cubic yard or, alternatively, the
4    owner or operator may weigh the quantity of the solid
5    waste permanently disposed of with a device for which
6    certification has been obtained under the Weights and
7    Measures Act and pay a fee of 22 cents per ton of waste
8    permanently disposed of.
9        (2) If more than 100,000 cubic yards, but not more
10    than 150,000 cubic yards, of non-hazardous waste is
11    permanently disposed of at a site in a calendar year, the
12    owner or operator shall pay a fee of $7,020.
13        (3) If more than 50,000 cubic yards, but not more than
14    100,000 cubic yards, of non-hazardous solid waste is
15    permanently disposed of at a site in a calendar year, the
16    owner or operator shall pay a fee of $3,120.
17        (4) If more than 10,000 cubic yards, but not more than
18    50,000 cubic yards, of non-hazardous solid waste is
19    permanently disposed of at a site in a calendar year, the
20    owner or operator shall pay a fee of $975.
21        (5) If not more than 10,000 cubic yards of
22    non-hazardous solid waste is permanently disposed of at a
23    site in a calendar year, the owner or operator shall pay a
24    fee of $210.
25    (c) The fee under subsection (b) shall not apply to any of
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1        (1) Hazardous waste.
2        (2) Pollution control waste.
3        (3) Waste from recycling, reclamation, or reuse
4    processes that have been approved by the Agency as being
5    designed to remove any contaminant from wastes so as to
6    render the wastes reusable, provided that the process
7    renders at least 50% of the waste reusable.
8        (4) Non-hazardous solid waste that is received at a
9    sanitary landfill and composted or recycled through a
10    process permitted by the Agency.
11        (5) Any landfill that is permitted by the Agency to
12    receive only demolition or construction debris or
13    landscape waste.
14        (6) On and after January 1, 2022, waste from a
15    facility operating under Section 22.38 that is processed
16    for use as a product at a landfill. However, the exemption
17    under this paragraph (6) may not be claimed on more than
18    18% of the total general construction and demolition
19    debris accepted by the facility during each calendar
20    quarter. All remaining waste from the facility shall be
21    subject to 50% of the fee under subsection (b).
22    (d) The Agency shall establish rules relating to the
23collection of the fees authorized by this Section. These rules
24shall include, but not be limited to the following:
25        (1) Necessary records identifying the quantities of
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1        (2) The form and submission of reports to accompany
2    the payment of fees to the Agency.
3        (3) The time and manner of payment of fees to the
4    Agency, which payments shall not be more often than
5    quarterly.
6        (4) Procedures setting forth criteria establishing
7    when an owner or operator may measure by weight or volume
8    during any given quarter or other fee payment period.
9    (e) Fees collected under this Section shall be in addition
10to any other fees collected under any other Section.
11    (f) The Agency shall not refund any fee paid to it under
12this Section.
13    (g) Pursuant to appropriation, all moneys in the Subtitle
14D Management Fund shall be used by the Agency to administer the
15United States Environmental Protection Agency's Subtitle D
16Program provided in Sections 4004 and 4010 of the Resource
17Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580) as it
18relates to a municipal solid waste landfill program in
19Illinois and to fund a delegation of inspecting,
20investigating, and enforcement functions, within the
21municipality only, pursuant to subsection (r) of Section 4 of
22this Act to a municipality having a population of more than
231,000,000 inhabitants. The Agency shall execute a delegation
24agreement pursuant to subsection (r) of Section 4 of this Act
25with a municipality having a population of more than 1,000,000
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1an annual basis distribute from the Subtitle D Management Fund
2to that municipality no less than $150,000. Pursuant to
3appropriation, moneys in the Subtitle D Management Fund may
4also be used by the Agency for activities conducted under
5Section 22.15a of this Act.
6(Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 7-1-03; 94-272, eff. 7-19-05.)".