98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3294
 
Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Karen McConnaughay
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
55 ILCS 5/5-1183 new
65 ILCS 5/11-42-16 new

     Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a household goods recycling bin shall have a permanent, written, printed label affixed to the bin and prominently displayed. Sets forth the required information that must be contained within the label. Defines required terms. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  






 
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by adding Section 
55-1183 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1183 new)
7    Sec. 5-1183. Household goods recycling bins. 
8    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a household 
9goods recycling bin in any
county shall have a permanent, 
10written, printed label affixed to the bin and
prominently 
11displayed. The label shall include the name, address, and 
12contact
information of the person or entity owning, operating, 
13or maintaining that bin. The
person or entity owning, 
14operating, or maintaining the bin shall also label the bin to

15designate if the person or entity owning, operating, or 
16maintaining the bin is a "not for
profit" or a "for profit" 
17entity.
18    (b) As used in this Section:
19        "Household goods recycling bin" or "bin" means a 
20    container or
receptacle held out to the public as a place 
21    for people to discard clothes, shoes,
books, and other 
22    recyclable items until they are taken away for resale, 
23    re-use, recycling, or
redistribution by the person or 
 
 
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1    entity that owns, operates, or maintains the bin.
2        "Not for profit" means any entity that is officially 
3    recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as 
4    a tax-exempt entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the 
5    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision 
6    of federal tax law).
 
7    Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
8adding Section 11-42-16 as follows:
 
9    (65 ILCS 5/11-42-16 new)
10    Sec. 11-42-16. Household goods recycling bins.
11    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a household 
12goods recycling bin in any
municipality shall have a permanent, 
13written, printed label affixed to the bin and
prominently 
14displayed. The label shall include the name, address, and 
15contact
information of the person or entity owning, operating, 
16or maintaining that bin. The
person or entity owning, 
17operating, or maintaining the bin shall also label the bin to

18designate if the person or entity owning, operating, or 
19maintaining the bin is a "not for
profit" or a "for profit" 
20entity.
21    (b) As used in this Section:
22        "Household goods recycling bin" or "bin" means a 
23    container or
receptacle held out to the public as a place 
24    for people to discard clothes, shoes,
books, and other 
 
 
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1    recyclable items until they are taken away for resale, 
2    re-use, recycling, or
redistribution by the person or 
3    entity that owns, operates, or maintains the bin.
4        "Not for profit" means any entity that is officially 
5    recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as 
6    a tax-exempt entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the 
7    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision 
8    of federal tax law).
 
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.