Rep. Renee Kosel
Filed: 4/5/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3048




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3048 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 5b as follows:
 
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    (225 ILCS 225/5b  new)
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    Sec. 5b. Licensure required for the pumping, hauling, and 
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disposal of wastes from portable toilets; cleanliness 
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standards.
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    (a)                           The Department shall by rule, establish and issue a 
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separate license, independent of any other license issued under 
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this Act, for the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes 
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removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets to 
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qualified persons responsible for the pumping, hauling, and 
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disposal of wastes removed from the sewage disposal systems of 
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portable toilets.  These rules shall concern, but not be limited 
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to, all of the following areas:
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        (1)   License duration and expiration, renewal, 
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    reinstatement, and inactive status.
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        (2)   All fees relating to initial licensure and renewal.
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        (3)   Licensure application form and process.
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        (4)   Violations and penalties.
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        (5)   Exemptions and waivers.
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        (6) Ventilation, safety, and security requirements of 
 


 






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    portable toilet units and the sewage disposal systems of 
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    portable toilet units.

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    (b)                          Beginning 6 months after the date of the adoption of 
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Department rules concerning the establishment and issuance of a 
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license for the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes 
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removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets, 
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no person may engage in the pumping, hauling, or disposal of 
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wastes removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable 
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toilets in a manner that does not comply with the requirements 
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of this Act and the rules established by the Department under 
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this Act concerning the pumping, hauling, and disposal of 
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wastes removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable 
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toilets.
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    (c)                           The Department shall require the successful completion 
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of an examination, prescribed by the Department, prior to 
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licensure.
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    (d)                          The Department shall consider and make any necessary 
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amendments to the private sewage disposal code in relation to a 
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license issued for the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes 
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removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets.
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    (e)                           The Department shall establish and enforce standards of 
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cleanliness for companies that sell, lease, rent, or otherwise 
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maintain portable toilet units for commercial purposes, which 
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shall include, but not be limited to, the following 
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requirements:
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        (1)   Each unit shall be thoroughly cleaned at each 
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    pumping, including all parts of the unit, which are the 
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    urinal, tank, walls, floors, door, and roof.
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        (2) Soap or anti-bacterial hand cleaner and paper 
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    products shall be refilled in each unit, at each pumping.

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        (3)   After a unit is cleaned, it shall be inspected to 
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    ensure compliance with Department rules concerning the 
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    ventilation, safety, and security of the unit.
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        (4)   A company shall designate at least one 
 


 






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    representative who shall be responsible for ensuring that 
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    each unit maintained by the company meets the standards of 
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    cleanliness set forth in this subsection (d) and any 
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    additional standards established by the Department.  
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    Companies that have designated a person to clean units may 
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    not designate the same person the responsibility of 
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    ensuring unit compliance with the standards of 
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    cleanliness.
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        (5)   Those persons engaging in cleaning units shall wear 
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    protective equipment and be trained in proper procedures 
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    for sanitation and self-protection.".

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