Full Text of SB0052 103rd General Assembly
SB0052 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 SB0052 Introduced 1/20/2023, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the first full week of May is designated as Compost Awareness Week to be observed throughout the State as a week to recognize the importance of composting and the use of compost in growing healthier food, supporting healthier soils, creating a more sustainable world, and to promote all relevant activities connected to the annual theme of International Compost Awareness Week.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Findings. The General Assembly finds and | 5 | | declares the following: | 6 | | (1) Composting is an effective form of waste | 7 | | reduction, reuse, and recycling, and since organic | 8 | | materials make up approximately 30% of the material going | 9 | | into landfills, composting is becoming one of the primary | 10 | | methods communities use to reach waste diversion goals and | 11 | | create sustainable communities. | 12 | | (2) Organic residual materials, including yard | 13 | | trimmings, vegetable cuttings, biosolids, food scraps, | 14 | | manures, and hay shavings, have been composted and | 15 | | converted into a beneficial product known as compost. | 16 | | (3) Returning organic resources, remanufactured into | 17 | | compost, to the soil reduces water consumption by over 30% | 18 | | for all soil types, conserves water during extreme drought | 19 | | or flooding conditions, decreases dependence on chemical | 20 | | fertilizers and pesticides, and decreases erosion and | 21 | | nonpoint source pollution. | 22 | | (4) Communities, through their local governments, | 23 | | highway departments, soil conservation services, and | 24 | | public works professionals, can have positive impacts on |
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| 1 | | clean water, soil, climate change, and landfill diversion | 2 | | by using compost for public works projects. | 3 | | (5) Composting creates green jobs and infrastructure | 4 | | for cities and states that implement composting programs. | 5 | | (6) International Compost Awareness Week is a | 6 | | multimedia publicity and educational initiative designed | 7 | | to showcase compost production and demonstrate compost use | 8 | | and is supported by compost industry organizations from | 9 | | around the world. | 10 | | (7) The many benefits of composting should be | 11 | | recognized and promoted throughout the State of Illinois | 12 | | on annual basis. | 13 | | Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by | 14 | | adding Section 77 as follows: | 15 | | (5 ILCS 490/77 new) | 16 | | Sec. 77. Compost Awareness Week. The first full week of | 17 | | May is designated as Compost Awareness Week to be observed | 18 | | throughout the State as a week to recognize the importance of | 19 | | composting and the use of compost in growing healthier food, | 20 | | supporting healthier soils, creating a more sustainable world, | 21 | | and to promote all relevant activities connected to the annual | 22 | | theme of International Compost Awareness Week.
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