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90_HB0094 415 ILCS 20/9 new Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act to direct the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to create a two-year pilot program to make grants and loans to individuals and small businesses to encourage recycling and waste reduction. Gives priority to proposals that will create businesses in enterprise zones. Effective immediately. LRB9000763DPcc LRB9000763DPcc 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act 2 by adding Section 9. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Solid Waste Management Act is 6 amended by adding Section 9 as follows: 7 (415 ILCS 20/9 new) 8 Sec. 9. Market development pilot program. On or before 9 March 1, 1998, the Department shall create a two-year pilot 10 program that invites individuals and small businesses to 11 submit proposals to develop secondary materials manufacturing 12 enterprises that reuse or remanufacture material that is 13 collected in municipal and business recycling programs. The 14 Department shall provide financial assistance to the most 15 viable proposals, in the form of low interest loans or 16 training grants, not to exceed a total of $50,000 for any one 17 proposal. The terms of the loan or grant shall be determined 18 by the Department. 19 The Department shall give priority to proposals that will 20 create businesses in enterprise zones. In determining the 21 most viable proposals, the Department may consider, among 22 other things, the nature of the business, capital and 23 training needs, program budget constraints, and the type and 24 amount of material that will be diverted from waste disposal 25 facilities. 26 The Department shall hold at least 2 informational 27 meetings in the State to publicize the existence of this 28 financial assistance program and shall provide technical 29 assistance to potential responders desiring that assistance. 30 At the conclusion of the pilot program, the Department shall 31 submit a report to the General Assembly describing the -2- LRB9000763DPcc 1 results of the program, along with recommendations on 2 measures that the State can undertake to stimulate the 3 development of recycling ventures and markets. 4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 5 becoming law.