SB1676sam001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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 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. 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 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 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.)".