Full Text of SB3790 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task Force Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
| 7 | | (1) Renewable energy is a critical component of the | 8 | | State's transition to 100% clean energy by 2050. | 9 | | (2) The State has made it a priority to catalyze the | 10 | | development of wind and solar generated electricity and | 11 | | energy storage systems through various incentive programs. | 12 | | (3) Wind and solar electric generating equipment and | 13 | | energy storage systems have a limited economically | 14 | | productive lifespan. | 15 | | (4) At the end of life of a wind turbine, solar panel, | 16 | | or energy storage system, there are a number of recyclable | 17 | | components including various raw materials. | 18 | | (5) The State should develop an end of life plan to | 19 | | recycle the components of renewable energy generating | 20 | | equipment and energy storage equipment to avoid pollution | 21 | | and material waste. | 22 | | Section 10. The Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task |
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| 1 | | Force.
| 2 | | (a) The Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task Force, | 3 | | hereinafter referred to as the REC Recycling Task Force, is | 4 | | hereby established.
| 5 | | (b) The REC Recycling Task Force shall consist of the | 6 | | following members:
| 7 | | (1) The Director of the Environmental Protection | 8 | | Agency or his or her designee;
| 9 | | (2) The Chair of the Illinois Commerce Commission or | 10 | | his or her designee;
| 11 | | (3) The Director of the Illinois Power Agency or his | 12 | | or her designee;
| 13 | | (4) Four members appointed by the Governor, including | 14 | | one representing a solid waste disposal organization, one | 15 | | representing a renewable energy organization, and one | 16 | | representing an environmental advocacy organization;
| 17 | | (5) Two members appointed by the President of the | 18 | | Senate, one representing a solid waste disposal | 19 | | organization and one representing a renewable energy | 20 | | organization;
| 21 | | (6) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of | 22 | | the Senate, one representing a solid waste disposal | 23 | | organization and one representing a renewable energy | 24 | | organization;
| 25 | | (7) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House | 26 | | of Representatives, one representing a solid waste |
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| 1 | | disposal organization and one representing a renewable | 2 | | energy organization; and
| 3 | | (8) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of | 4 | | the House of Representatives, one representing a solid | 5 | | waste disposal organization and one representing a | 6 | | renewable energy organization.
| 7 | | (c) The REC Recycling Task Force shall meet at the call of | 8 | | the Chair at least quarterly to fulfill its duties under this | 9 | | Act. At the first meeting of the REC Recycling Task Force, the | 10 | | Task Force shall elect from among its members a Chair and such | 11 | | other officers as it may choose.
| 12 | | (d) The Environmental Protection Agency shall coordinate | 13 | | meetings for and provide other logistical assistance to the | 14 | | REC Recycling Task Force. The Agency may, upon request by the | 15 | | Task Force, arrange to have outside experts provide research | 16 | | assistance, technical support, and assistance in the | 17 | | preparation of reports for the REC Recycling Task Force. | 18 | | Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Environmental | 19 | | Protection Agency may use moneys from the Solid Waste | 20 | | Management Fund to fulfill its obligations under this Section, | 21 | | including any obligation it may have to arrange to have | 22 | | outside experts provide support and assistance to the Task | 23 | | Force pursuant to this subsection. | 24 | | (e) Members of the REC Recycling Task Force shall serve | 25 | | without compensation but the Task Force may, within the limits | 26 | | of any funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it, |
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| 1 | | reimburse its members for actual and necessary expenses | 2 | | incurred in the discharge of their Task Force duties. | 3 | | Section 15. Duties and report.
| 4 | | (a) The REC Recycling Task Force shall have the following | 5 | | duties:
| 6 | | (1) Investigate options for recycling and other end of | 7 | | life management methods for renewable energy generation | 8 | | components and energy storage devices in accordance with | 9 | | State and federal requirements.
| 10 | | (2) Identify preferred methods to safely and | 11 | | responsibly manage end of life renewable energy generating | 12 | | components and energy storage devices, including the reuse | 13 | | or refurbishment. | 14 | | (3) Consider the economic and environmental costs and | 15 | | benefits associated with each method of recycling or end | 16 | | of life management identified. | 17 | | (4) Project the economically productive life cycle of | 18 | | various types of renewable energy generating equipment and | 19 | | energy storage systems currently in use or planned for | 20 | | development in this State and model the impact that may be | 21 | | expected to the State's landfill capacity if landfill | 22 | | disposal is permitted for all such equipment and storage | 23 | | systems at end of life. | 24 | | (5) Survey federal and other states' and countries' | 25 | | regulatory requirements relating to the end of life |
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| 1 | | management, decommissioning, and financial assurance | 2 | | requirements for owners, operators, developers, and | 3 | | manufacturers of renewable energy generation components | 4 | | and energy storage systems.
| 5 | | (6) Identify infrastructure that may be needed to | 6 | | develop a practical, effective, and cost-efficient means | 7 | | to collect and transport end of life renewable generation | 8 | | components and energy storage systems in State for reuse, | 9 | | refurbishment, recycling, or disposal. | 10 | | (7) Receive stakeholder engagement and feedback on | 11 | | various recycling and end of life management proposals for | 12 | | renewable energy generation components and energy storage | 13 | | systems. | 14 | | (8) Develop recommendations for legislative, | 15 | | administrative, or private sector action to implement | 16 | | recycling and end of life management for renewable energy | 17 | | generation components and energy storage systems.
| 18 | | (b) The REC Recycling Task Force shall submit a final | 19 | | report on activities conducted pursuant to this Act with | 20 | | findings, including stakeholder input, to the General Assembly | 21 | | and the Governor's Office no later than July 1, 2025.
| 22 | | Section 20. Repealer. This Act is repealed on December 31, | 23 | | 2025.
| 24 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 25 | | becoming law.
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