Bill Amendment: IL SB1676 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly

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Bill Title: COUNTY WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAM

Status: 2021-07-16 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1676 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB1676-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton

Filed: 4/16/2021

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1676
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1676 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act is
amended by changing Sections 5 and 6 as follows:
(415 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 5955)
Sec. 5. (a) Prior to adopting a waste management plan for
submission to the Agency, the county shall form an advisory
committee, which shall include representatives from
municipalities within the county, citizen organizations,
industry, the private solid waste management industry
operating within the county, local recyclers and any other
persons deemed appropriate by the county. The advisory
committee shall review the plan during its preparation, make
suggestions and propose any changes it believes appropriate.
(b) The county shall provide written notice to all

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municipalities and interested members of the public when plan
development begins and shall provide periodic written progress
reports to such entities concerning the preparation of the
plan.
(c) Prior to adoption by the governing body of the county,
the county shall submit copies of the proposed plan for review
and comment to the Agency, all municipalities within the
county, all areawide planning agencies and the county health
department. The county shall also make the proposed plan
available for public review and comment. The period for review
and comment shall be 90 days. The county shall hold at least
one public hearing on the proposed plan during this period.
The plan subsequently submitted to the governing body of the
county for adoption shall be accompanied by a document
containing written responses to substantive comments made
during the comment period.
(d) The governing body of the county shall adopt a plan
within 60 days from the end of the public comment period.
Within 10 days of adoption, the plan shall be submitted to the
Agency for review.
(e) Each county waste management plan shall be reviewed
and updated as necessary or appropriate, and at least and
reviewed every 5 years, or within 6 months after a change to
the required contents of the plan as set forth in this Act,
whichever occurs first. Each county shall maintain a copy of
its waste management plan on its website for public viewing.

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Updated or amended plans shall be posted within 60 days after
the update or amendment. and any necessary or appropriate
revisions shall be submitted to the Agency for review and
comment.
(Source: P.A. 89-443, eff. 7-1-96.)
(415 ILCS 15/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 5956)
Sec. 6. Each county waste management plan adopted under
Section 4 shall include a recycling program. Such recycling
program:
(1) shall be implemented throughout the county and include
a time schedule for implementation of the program.
(2) shall provide for the designation of a recycling
coordinator to administer the program.
(3) shall be designed to recycle, by the end of the third
and fifth years of the program, respectively 15% and 25% of the
municipal waste generated in the county, subject to the
existence of a viable market for the recycled material, based
on measurements of recycling and waste generated in terms of
weight. The determination of recycling rate shall not include:
discarded motor vehicles, wastes used for clean fill or
erosion control, or commercial, institutional or industrial
machinery or equipment.
(4) may provide for the construction and operation of one
or more recycling centers by a unit of local government, or for
contracting with other public or private entities for the

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operation of recycling centers.
(5) may require residents of the county to separate
recyclable materials at the time of disposal or trash pick-up.
(6) may make special provision for commercial and
institutional establishments that implement their own
specialized recycling programs, provided that such
establishments annually provide written documentation to the
county of the total number of tons of material recycled.
(7) shall provide for separate collection and composting
of leaves.
(8) shall include public education and notification
programs to foster understanding of and encourage compliance
with the recycling program.
(9) shall include provisions for compliance, including
incentives and penalties.
(10) shall include provisions for (i) recycling the
collected materials, (ii) identifying potential markets for at
least 3 recyclable materials, and (iii) promoting the use of
products made from recovered or recycled materials among
businesses, newspapers and local governments in the county.
(11) may provide for the payment of recycling diversion
credits to public and private parties engaged in recycling
activities.
(12) shall ensure that owners of apartment buildings
containing 4 or more rental units ensure that recycling
receptacles are available to tenants and that recyclables are

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collected for recycling in accordance with the local recycling
program. The recycling program may subject building owners to
penalties for noncompliance with the requirements of the
recycling program.
(Source: P.A. 86-777; 87-650.)".