Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Filed: 3/8/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2202

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2202 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Sections 11-19-2 and 11-19-5 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/11-19-2)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-2)
7    Sec. 11-19-2. As used in this Division 19, the words
8"garbage", "refuse", and "ashes", and "general construction or
9demolition debris" have the following meanings: (1) "Garbage".
10Wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and
11consumption of food; wastes from the handling, storage and sale
12of produce. (2) "Refuse". Combustible trash, including, but not
13limited to, paper, cartons, boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior,
14tree branches, yard trimmings, wood furniture, bedding;
15noncombustible trash, including, but not limited to, metals,
16tin cans, metal furniture, dirt, small quantities of rock and

 

 

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1pieces of concrete, glass, crockery, other mineral waste;
2street rubbish, including, but not limited to, street
3sweepings, dirt, leaves, catch-basin dirt, contents of litter
4receptacles, but refuse does not mean earth and wastes from
5building operations, nor shall it include solid wastes
6resulting from industrial processes and manufacturing
7operations such as food processing wastes, boiler-house
8cinders, lumber, scraps and shavings. (3) "Ashes". Residue
9from fires used for cooking and for heating buildings. (4)
10"General construction or demolition debris" means
11non-hazardous and uncontaminated materials resulting from the
12construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition of utilities,
13structures, and roads, limited to the following: bricks,
14concrete, and other masonry materials; soil; rock; wood,
15including non-hazardous painted, treated, and coated wood and
16wood products; wall coverings; plaster; drywall; plumbing
17fixtures; non-asbestos insulation; roofing shingles and other
18roof coverings; reclaimed or other asphalt pavement; glass;
19plastics that are not sealed in a manner that conceals waste;
20electrical wiring and components containing no hazardous
21substances; and corrugated cardboard, piping or metals
22incidental to any of those materials. "General construction or
23demolition debris" does not include garbage, refuse, or ashes.
24(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
 
25    (65 ILCS 5/11-19-5)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-5)

 

 

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1    Sec. 11-19-5. Regulation of methods of disposal.
2    (a) Every city, village or incorporated town may provide
3such method or methods as shall be approved by the corporate
4authorities for the disposition of garbage, refuse and ashes.
5Any municipality may provide by ordinance that such method or
6methods shall be the exclusive method or methods for the
7disposition of garbage, refuse and ashes to be allowed within
8that municipality. Such ordinance may be enacted
9notwithstanding the fact that competition may be displaced or
10that such ordinance may have an anti-competitive effect. Such
11methods may include, but need not be limited to land fill,
12feeding of garbage to hogs, incineration, reduction to
13fertilizer, or otherwise. Salvage and fertilizer or other
14matter or things of value may be sold and the proceeds used for
15the operation of the system. Material that is intended or
16collected to be recycled is not garbage, refuse or ashes.
17    (b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act
18of the 99th General Assembly:
19        (1) the corporate authorities may not dispose of, or
20    approve of the disposal of, general construction or
21    demolition debris in the same manner as garbage, refuse,
22    and ashes and shall require that general construction or
23    demolition debris be disposed of in a manner to encourage
24    competition, reduce cost, and increase recycling and reuse
25    of those materials. This subsection (1) shall not apply to
26    any contracts entered into before the effective date of

 

 

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1    this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly; and
2        (2) the corporate authorities shall not enter into,
3    renew, or extend a contract that provides for an exclusive
4    method or methods of disposition of garbage, refuse, and
5    ashes which requires general construction or demolition
6    debris to be disposed of in the same manner as garbage,
7    refuse, and ashes, unless such contract meets the
8    requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection (b).
9(Source: P.A. 84-794.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.".