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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2633 Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Litter Control Act. Provides that a hauler who overfills his or her hauling vehicle such that waste or construction material falls off the top of the hauling vehicle while in transit is subject to a civil penalty of $250. Requires moneys from civil penalties received under the provisions to be paid to the Department of Agriculture, which shall deposit the moneys into the Agriculture in the Classroom Fund.
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| | HB2633 | | LRB102 14967 CPF 20322 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Litter Control Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 9.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 105/9.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 9.5. Haulers; waste; civil penalty. |
| 8 | | (a) In this Section: |
| 9 | | "Department" means the Department of Agriculture. |
| 10 | | "Hauler" has the same meaning as provided under Section 5 |
| 11 | | of the Solid Waste Hauling and Recycling Program Act. "Hauler" |
| 12 | | includes a person who operates a semitrailer that hauls |
| 13 | | construction materials. |
| 14 | | "Semitrailer" has the same meaning as provided under |
| 15 | | Section 1.28 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law. |
| 16 | | (b) A hauler who overfills his or her hauling vehicle such |
| 17 | | that waste or construction material falls off the top the |
| 18 | | hauling vehicle while in transit is subject to a civil penalty |
| 19 | | of $250. |
| 20 | | (c) Moneys from civil penalties received under subsection |
| 21 | | (b) shall be paid to the Department, which shall deposit the |
| 22 | | moneys into the Agriculture in the Classroom Fund.
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