House Sponsors: KUBIK-BRADY-DURKIN-CAPPARELLI-PERSICO, JONES,SHIRLEY AND SAVIANO. Short description: EPA-SOLID WASTE MANAGEMNT-TECH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Environmental Protection Act to make a technical change to a provision concerning the Solid Waste Management Fund. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.480 new 415 ILCS 5/21 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1021 415 ILCS 5/22.15a new Amends the Environmental Protection Act and the State Finance Act. Provides that the fee, tax, or surcharge imposed by a unit of local government upon a solid waste disposal facility shall not be utilized for the purchase of waste hauling equipment. Provides that the total fee, tax, or surcharge shall not exceed $.45 (instead of $.60) per cubic yard if more than 150,000 cubic yards of non-hazardous solid waste is disposed of at the site, unless the owner or operator weighs the quantity of the solid waste received with a device for which certification has been obtained, in which case the fee shall not exceed $.95 (instead of $1.27) per ton. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to assess and collect a fee from the owner or operator of a sanitary landfill permitted to dispose of solid waste, to be deposited into the Local Waste Reduction and Recycling Fund. Pursuant to appropriation, requires all money in the Fund to be distributed to units of local government on a per capita basis. Requires the unit of local government to prepare and distribute to the Agency a report that details spending plans for the money. Requires the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to make grants available to units of local government. Deletes provisions prohibiting a person from conducting an operation for the receipt transfer, recycling, or other management of construction or demolition debris without maintenance of load tickets and certain other manifests. Requires a person who conducts generation, transportation, or recycling of construction or demolition debris to maintain certain identifying documentation for 3 years. Exempts certain facilities that use construction debris for certain specified uses from the documentation requirement. Provides that certain provisions concerning maintenance of identifying documentation shall not apply to generation or recycling of clean construction or demolition debris in certain circumstances. The provisions concerning demolition debris are effective immediately. The provisions concerning solid waste are effective January 1, 1999. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Environmental Protection Agency) Implementation would cost approximately $137,500. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status