100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2816
 
Introduced , by Rep. Carol Sente
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Materials Reuse and Recycling Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall require that for all new construction projects that at least 5% of the materials used for the construction project are reused materials. Provides that no municipality or county may adopt a building code that requires the use of all new materials in the building's construction. Provides that any model building code adopted by a municipality or county must be adapted to allow for use of reused materials, recycled materials, and reclaimed materials. Provides that reuse of used, recycled, or reclaimed construction materials shall be allowed as of right in all municipal, county, or statewide building codes as of the effective date of the Act. Provides that the Agency shall prepare an annual report to the General Assembly on the amount of construction and demolition waste created in the State that includes specified information. Defines terms. Effective immediately. 
  


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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Materials Reuse and Recycling Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
8    "Construction and demolition debris" means waste produced 
9by constructing, altering or demolishing structures such as 
10buildings, roads, and bridges, including, but not limited to, 
11bricks, concrete, wood, metals, glass, plumbing fixtures, 
12electrical wiring, and salvaged building components.
13    "Reused materials" means recovered materials for use in the 
14same form.
15    "Recycled materials" means solid waste materials or 
16by-products for reuse or processing that will make an eventual 
17return to the economy as useful products.
18    "Reclaimed materials" means materials retrieved from the 
19material's original application for subsequent use.
 
20    Section 10. Reuse requirement. The Agency shall require 
21that for all new construction projects that at least 5% of the 
22materials used for the construction project are reused 
 
 
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1materials.
 
2    Section 15. Reuse. No municipality or county may adopt a 
3building code that requires use of all new materials in the 
4building's construction. Any model building code adopted by a 
5municipality or county must be adapted to allow for the use of 
6reused materials, recycled materials, and reclaimed materials. 
7Reuse of used, recycled, or reclaimed construction materials 
8shall be allowed as of right in all municipal, county, or 
9statewide building codes as of the effective date of this Act.
 
10    Section 20. Construction and demolition waste report 
11requirement. The Agency shall prepare an annual report to the 
12General Assembly on the amount of construction and demolition 
13waste created in the State, including, but not limited to:
14        (1) a list of the types of all collected construction 
15    and demolition waste;
16        (2) a list of the weight of collected construction and 
17    demolition waste by type; and
18        (3) the total weight of collected construction and 
19    demolition waste.

 
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
21becoming law.