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| Public Act 100-0951 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | ||||
adding Section 45-22 as follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 500/45-22 new) | ||||
Sec. 45-22. Compost-amended soil. | ||||
(a) As used in this Section: | ||||
"Compost-amended soil" means soil that has been mixed | ||||
with source separated landscape waste or a mixture of both | ||||
source separated landscape waste and source separated food | ||||
scraps to meet an organic matter content of not less than | ||||
25%, where the compost component meets the certification | ||||
requirements of the U.S. Composting Council's Seal of | ||||
Testing Assurance (STA) program or any other equivalent, | ||||
nationally recognized program. | ||||
"State agency" means: all officers, boards, | ||||
commissions and agencies created by the Constitution in the | ||||
executive branch; all officers, departments, boards, | ||||
commissions, agencies, institutions, authorities, bodies | ||||
politic and corporate of the State; and administrative | ||||
units or corporate outgrowths of the State government which | ||||
are created by or pursuant to statute, other than | ||||
universities, units of local government and their | ||
officers, school districts, and boards of election | ||
commissioners; and all administrative units and corporate | ||
outgrowths of the above and as may be created by executive | ||
order of the Governor. | ||
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Code or any other | ||
law to the contrary, any State agency that undertakes a | ||
landscaping project requiring the use of new or offsite soil | ||
for landscape-related use and that is located within 10 miles | ||
of any Illinois Environmental Protection Agency-permitted | ||
compost facility shall request a base bid with an alternative | ||
for compost-amended soil as a part of that project. The State | ||
agency shall consider whether compost-amended soil should be | ||
used for that project based upon the costs. The State agency | ||
shall incorporate compost-amended soil into a landscaping | ||
project if the cost of using compost-amended soil is equal to | ||
or less than the cost of using other new offsite soil. | ||
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall | ||
maintain a list of the locations of all permitted compost | ||
facilities in the State and post the list on its website. | ||
(c) Prior to December 31, 2019, the Department of | ||
Transportation shall conduct 2 pilot demonstration projects | ||
using compost-amended soil. The Department shall determine the | ||
costs and advantages and disadvantages of using | ||
compost-amended soil. Within one year of substantial | ||
completion of both projects, the Department shall report to the | ||
General Assembly stating the immediate costs of the projects, | ||
long-term operational cost savings, and advantages and | ||
disadvantages of using compost-amended soil. The report to the | ||
General Assembly shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of | ||
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in electronic | ||
form only, in the manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall | ||
direct. | ||
(d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2022. | ||