Bill Text: IL HB4790 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Creates the Compost-Amended Soil Construction Act. Provides that any State agency that undertakes a construction project that requires the use of offsite soil and that is located within 20 miles of any Illinois Environmental Protection Agency-permitted compost facility shall request a separate bid for compost-amended soil for that project. Provides that the State agency shall consider whether compost-amended soil shall be used based upon the construction cost. Provides that the State agency shall incorporate compost-amended soil into a construction project if the State agency deems the use of compost-amended soil to be appropriate. Provides that, in the 2019 calendar year, the Department of Transportation shall conduct 2 pilot road construction demonstrations using compost-amended soil. Provides that within one year of substantial completion of both projects, the Department shall report to the General Assembly stating the immediate cost of construction, long term operational cost savings, and advantages and disadvantages of using compost-amended soil.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-13)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0951 [HB4790 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4790-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
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

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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

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