Full Text of SB1915 102nd General Assembly
SB1915sam003 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Julie A. Morrison Filed: 2/18/2022
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1915
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1915 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | 5 | | adding Section 45-23 as follows: | 6 | | (30 ILCS 500/45-23 new) | 7 | | Sec. 45-23. Single-use plastics prohibition; preference. | 8 | | (a) For the purposes of this Section: | 9 | | "Compostable" means that the item meets the ASTM D6400 | 10 | | standard of compostability and has been certified by the | 11 | | Biodegradable Products Institute as compostable. | 12 | | "Compostable foodware" means containers, bowls, straws, | 13 | | plates, trays, cartons, cups, lids, forks, spoons, knives, and | 14 | | other items that are designed for one-time use for beverages, | 15 | | prepared food, or leftovers from meals that are compostable. | 16 | | "Plastic" means a synthetic material made from linking |
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| 1 | | monomers through a chemical reaction to create an organic | 2 | | polymer chain that can be molded or extruded at high heat into | 3 | | various solid forms retaining their defined shapes during | 4 | | their life cycle and after disposal. | 5 | | "Recyclable foodware" means items that are designed for | 6 | | one-time use for beverages, prepared food, or leftovers from | 7 | | meals that are commonly accepted in local curbside residential | 8 | | recycling pick up. | 9 | | "Single-use plastic disposable foodware" means containers, | 10 | | bowls, straws, plates, trays, cartons, cups, lids, forks, | 11 | | spoons, knives, and other items that are designed for one-time | 12 | | use for beverages, prepared food, or leftovers from meals that | 13 | | are made of plastic, are not compostable, and are not accepted | 14 | | in residential curbside recycling pick up. | 15 | | (b) When a State agency or institution of higher education | 16 | | is to award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder, an | 17 | | otherwise qualified bidder who will fulfill the contract | 18 | | through the use of compostable foodware or recyclable foodware | 19 | | may be given preference over other bidders unable to do so; | 20 | | provided that the bid is not more than 5% greater than the cost | 21 | | of products that are not single-use plastic disposable | 22 | | foodware. The contract awarded the cost preference in this | 23 | | subsection (b) shall also include the option of providing the | 24 | | State agency or institution of higher education with | 25 | | single-use plastic straws. | 26 | | (c) When any State contract is to be awarded for or |
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| 1 | | including single-use disposable foodware, the State agency or | 2 | | institution of higher education shall include a requirement | 3 | | that the responsible bidder or offeror provide a compostable | 4 | | or recyclable alternative to single-use disposable foodware. | 5 | | The State agency or institution of higher education shall | 6 | | select the compostable or recyclable alternative unless its | 7 | | cost exceeds its single-use alternative by more than 10%. The | 8 | | contract or award that is to be awarded the cost preference in | 9 | | this subsection (c) shall also include the option of providing | 10 | | the State agency or institution of higher education with | 11 | | single-use plastic straws. | 12 | | (d) After January 1, 2023, State agencies and departments | 13 | | may not procure single-use plastic disposable foodware for use | 14 | | at any State parks or natural areas, and instead shall offer | 15 | | only compostable foodware or recyclable foodware for use at | 16 | | State parks or natural areas. | 17 | | (e) After January 1, 2024, or at the renewal of its next | 18 | | contract, whichever occurs later, no vendor contracted through | 19 | | a State agency or department may provide customers with | 20 | | single-use plastic disposable foodware at any site located at | 21 | | a State park or a natural area, and instead shall offer only | 22 | | compostable foodware or recyclable foodware for use at State | 23 | | parks or natural areas. | 24 | | (f) This Section does not apply to the procurement of | 25 | | supplies for the Illinois State Fair. ".
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