House Sponsors: MCKEON-FEIGENHOLTZ. Short description: CMS-SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a waste audit of each State agency and recommend waste reduction measures. Requires State agencies to practice waste reduction, whenever possible. Requires State agencies to use both sides of paper sheets. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to establish a list of designated recycled products that shall be purchased by the State and adopt minimum recycled content standards for these products. Allows the Department to offer price preferences for these products. Requires suppliers submitting bids to the Department to provide recycled paper to maintain records documenting the source and postconsumer material content. Requires the Department to specify the use of printing inks made with soy-based material and limit the use of printing made of pigments using heavy metals. Requires the Department to establish guidelines requiring printed materials submitted to the State to be submitted on recycled paper and to utilize double sided printing. Makes other changes. FISCAL NOTE (Ill. EPA) Initial cost of $300,000 over the first two years and an annual cost of $100,000 thereafter. FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) No fiscal impact on DCCA or local governmental units. Last action on Bill: TABLED BY SPONSOR Last action date: 98-03-03 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status