Full Text of HB1149 94th General Assembly
HB1149enr 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning environmental safety.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | 5 |
| adding Section
22.50 as follows:
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| (415 ILCS 5/22.50 new)
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| Sec. 22.50. Computer Equipment Disposal and Recycling | 8 |
| Commission.
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| (a) The General Assembly finds that improper disposal of | 10 |
| computer equipment
presents a serious environmental threat. | 11 |
| Computer equipment contains
quantities of lead, mercury, other | 12 |
| heavy metals, and plastics that, when
improperly disposed of, | 13 |
| can lead to environmental contamination.
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| (b) There is hereby created the Computer Equipment Disposal | 15 |
| and Recycling
Commission consisting of 7 members appointed as | 16 |
| follows: 2 members appointed by
the Governor, one of whom shall | 17 |
| serve as Chairperson of the Commission;
one member appointed by | 18 |
| the Lieutenant Governor who shall serve as
vice-chairperson; | 19 |
| one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
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| Representatives; one member appointed by the Minority Leader of | 21 |
| the House of
Representatives; one member appointed by the | 22 |
| President of the Senate; and one
member appointed by the | 23 |
| Minority Leader of the Senate; all of whom shall serve
without | 24 |
| compensation. The Commission may accept and expend for its | 25 |
| purposes
any funds granted to the Commission by any agency of | 26 |
| State or federal
government or through private donation dealing | 27 |
| exclusively with computer
equipment disposal.
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| (c) The Commission shall have all of the following | 29 |
| objectives:
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| (1) To investigate problems and concerns related to the | 31 |
| disposal and
recycling of computer equipment.
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| (2) To advise the General Assembly and State agencies |
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| with respect to
legislative, regulatory, or other actions | 2 |
| within the area of computer equipment
disposal, and any | 3 |
| related subject matter (i.e. fax machines, printers, | 4 |
| etc.).
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| (3) To make recommendations regarding the development | 6 |
| and establishment of
pilot programs and
ongoing programs | 7 |
| for the recycling and proper disposal of computer | 8 |
| equipment.
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| (d) The Commission shall issue a report of its findings and | 10 |
| recommendations
in relation to the objectives listed in | 11 |
| subsection (c) of this Section to the
Governor, the General | 12 |
| Assembly, and the Director of the Environmental
Protection | 13 |
| Agency on or before May 31, 2006. In preparing its report, the | 14 |
| Commission shall seek input from and consult with business | 15 |
| organizations, trade organizations, trade associations, solid | 16 |
| waste agencies, and environmental organizations with expertise | 17 |
| in computer equipment disposal and recycling.
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| (e) Beginning on May 31, 2007, the Commission shall | 19 |
| evaluate the
implementation
of programs by the State relating | 20 |
| to computer equipment disposal and
recycling, and shall issue a | 21 |
| report of its finding and recommendations to the
Governor, the | 22 |
| General Assembly, and the Director of the Environmental
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| Protection Agency on or before December 31, 2008.
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| (f) The Commission, upon issuing the report described in | 25 |
| subsection (e) of
this Section, is dissolved.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 27 |
| becoming law. |
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