Rep. Kelly M. Burke
Filed: 4/4/2017
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3922 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3922, AS AMENDED, by 
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:

 
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by 
6adding Section 11-19-15 as follows:
 
7    (65 ILCS 5/11-19-15 new)
8    Sec. 11-19-15. Municipal Task Force on Recycling 
9Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
10    (a) Landfills are useful resources for the disposal of 
11discarded materials. Recycling and composting are also useful 
12resources to divert materials from landfills and return 
13discarded materials to the secondary markets thereby 
14generating economic benefits and a reduction in greenhouse gas 
15emissions.  The most significant greenhouse gas produced from 
16waste is methane. Methane is released during the breakdown of 
 
 
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1organic matter in landfills.  Waste prevention and recycling 
2help address global climate change by decreasing the amount of 
3greenhouse gas emissions and saves energy according to the 
4United States Environmental Protection Agency. 
5    (b) For the purposes of this Section, "Task Force" means 
6the Municipal Task Force on Recycling Strategies to Reduce 
7Greenhouse Gas Emissions. 
8    (c) The Municipal Task Force on Recycling Strategies to 
9Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions is hereby created to review the 
10status of municipal policies and programs that reduce 
11greenhouse gas emissions nationally and internationally. The 
12goals of the Task Force are to investigate and provide 
13recommendations on municipal initiatives to reduce greenhouse 
14gas emissions in a manner that protects the environment and 
15public health, to promote economic development through 
16recycling, and to calculate greenhouse gas reductions based on 
17recycling and composting.
18    The Task Force's review shall include, but not be limited 
19to, initiatives that divert the following materials from 
20landfills in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: carpet, 
21corrugated containers, office paper, aluminum cans, newspaper, 
22magazines, polyethylene  terephthalate and high-density 
23polyethylene plastics, steel cans, dimensional lumber, and 
24food scrap. The review shall consider the amount of greenhouse 
25gas that can be reduced by recycling or composting such 
26materials.  The review shall also evaluate the extent to which 
 
 
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1greenhouse gas reduction projects benefit the public health and 
2provide economic value. 
3    The Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes its 
4work and makes recommendations resulting from its review.  The 
5Task Force shall submit the report of its findings and 
6recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no 
7later than one year after the effective date of this amendatory 
8Act of the 100th General Assembly.
9    The Task Force shall consist of the following 14 members:
10        (1) the Director of the Environmental Protection 
11    Agency or his or her representative;
12        (2) four persons appointed by the Director of the 
13    Environmental Protection Agency to represent 
14    municipalities;
15        (3) two persons appointed by the Director of the 
16    Environmental Protection Agency to represent environmental 
17    organizations;
18        (4) four persons appointed by the Director of the 
19    Environmental Protection Agency to represent recyclers and 
20    composters;
21        (5) one person appointed by the Director of the 
22    Environmental Protection Agency to support administrative 
23    planning and to draft the findings and recommendations of 
24    the Task Force;
25        (6) one person appointed by the Director of the 
26    Environmental Protection Agency to represent a national 
 
 
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1    waste and recycling organization; and
2        (7) one person appointed by the Director of the 
3    Environmental Protection Agency to represent a statewide 
4    manufacturing trade association.

5    The Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, or his 
6or her representative, shall chair and facilitate the Task 
7Force. The members of the Task Force shall be appointed no 
8later than 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory 
9Act of the 100th General Assembly.  Vacancies in the membership 
10of the Task Force shall be filled in the same manner as the 
11original appointment. The members of the Task Force shall not 
12receive compensation for serving as members of the Task Force.
13    The Environmental Protection Agency shall provide the Task 
14Force with administrative and other support.
15    This Section is repealed 2 years after the effective date 
16of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.".