093_HB3519
LRB093 02587 EFG 02597 b
1 AN ACT in relation to environmental protection.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
5 by adding Section 22.49 as follows:
6 (415 ILCS 5/22.49 new)
7 Sec. 22.49. Municipal waste transportation; vehicle
8 requirements.
9 (a) Beginning January 1, 2004, no person may transport
10 municipal waste more than 50 miles from the point of
11 generation or transfer to a sanitary landfill or incinerator
12 in Illinois, unless the municipal waste is contained in an
13 enclosed transportation vehicle or compartment.
14 (b) Beginning January 1, 2004, no person may accept
15 municipal waste for disposal in a sanitary landfill or
16 incinerator if the municipal waste has been transported more
17 than 50 miles from the point of generation or transfer,
18 unless the municipal waste is contained in an enclosed
19 transportation vehicle or compartment.
20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.