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90_HB2587

      415 ILCS 5/22.16          from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.16
          Amends the Environmental Protection Act.  Adds a  caption
      and  makes  technical  changes  to the Section concerning fee
      exemptions.
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 1        AN ACT to  amend  the  Environmental  Protection  Act  by
 2    changing Section 22.16.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Environmental Protection Act  is  amended
 6    by changing Section 22.16 as follows:
 7        (415 ILCS 5/22.16) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.16)
 8        Sec. 22.16.  Fee exemptions.
 9        (a)  The  Agency  shall  grant  exemptions  from  the fee
10    requirements of Section  22.15  of  this  Act  for  permanent
11    disposal  or  transport  of  solid  waste  meeting all of the
12    following criteria:
13        (1)  permanent disposal of the solid waste is pursuant to
14    a written contract between  the  owner  or  operator  of  the
15    sanitary  landfill and some other person, or transport of the
16    solid waste is pursuant to a  written  contract  between  the
17    transporter and some other person;
18        (2)  the  contract for permanent disposal or transport of
19    solid waste was lawfully executed on or before  December  31,
20    1986,  and  by  its express terms continues beyond January 1,
21    1987, or was lawfully executed during 1987 or 1988 and by its
22    express terms continues beyond January 1, 1989;
23        (3)  the contract for permanent disposal or transport  of
24    solid waste establishes a fixed fee or compensation, does not
25    allow  the operator or transporter to pass the fee through to
26    another party, and does not allow voluntary  cancellation  or
27    re-negotiation  of the compensation or fee during the term of
28    the contract; and
29        (4)  the contract was  lawfully  executed  on  or  before
30    December  31, 1986 and has not been amended at any time after
31    that date, or was lawfully executed during 1987 or  1988  and
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 1    has not been amended on or after January 1, 1989.
 2        (b)  Exemptions  granted  under  this Section shall cause
 3    the solid waste  received  by  an  owner  or  operator  of  a
 4    sanitary  landfill pursuant to a contract exempted under this
 5    Section to be disregarded in calculating the volume or weight
 6    of solid waste permanently disposed of during a calendar year
 7    under Section 22.15 of this Act.
 8        (c)  Applications for exemptions under this  Section  may
 9    be  granted  retroactively.   Applications for retroactive or
10    prospective  exemptions  must  be  submitted  with  proof  of
11    satisfaction of all criteria for granting the exemption,  and
12    must be received by the Agency before March 1, 1989.
13        (d)  It  shall  be  the duty of an owner or operator of a
14    sanitary landfill to keep accurate records and  to  prove  to
15    the  satisfaction of the Agency the volume or weight of solid
16    waste received under an exemption during a calendar year.
17        (e)  Exemptions under this Section shall expire upon  the
18    expiration,  renewal,  or amendment of the exempted contract,
19    whichever occurs first.
20    (Source: P.A. 85-1195.)

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