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90_HB2586
415 ILCS 5/22.33
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a
technical change in the Section concerning compost quality
standards.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Environmental Protection Act by
2 changing Section 22.33.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
6 by changing Section 22.33 as follows:
7 (415 ILCS 5/22.33)
8 Sec. 22.33. Compost quality standards.
9 (a) By January 1, 1994, the Agency shall develop and
10 make recommendations to the Board concerning (i) performance
11 standards for landscape waste compost facilities and (ii)
12 testing procedures and standards for the end-product compost
13 produced by landscape waste compost facilities.
14 The Agency, in cooperation with the Department, shall
15 appoint a Technical Advisory Committee for the purpose of
16 developing these recommendations. Among other things, the
17 Committee shall evaluate environmental and safety
18 considerations, compliance costs, and regulations adopted in
19 other states and countries. The Committee shall have
20 balanced representation and shall include members
21 representing academia, the composting industry, the
22 Department of Agriculture, the landscaping industry,
23 environmental organizations, municipalities, and counties.
24 Performance standards for landscape waste compost
25 facilities shall at a minimum include:
26 (1) the management of odor;
27 (2) the management of surface water;
28 (3) contingency planning for handling end-product
29 compost material that does not meet requirements of
30 subsection (b) of this Section 22.33;
31 (4) plans for intended purposes of end-use product;
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2 (5) a financial assurance plan necessary to restore
3 the site as specified in Agency permit.
4 (b) By December 1, 1997, the Board shall adopt:
5 (1) performance standards for landscape waste
6 compost facilities; and
7 (2) testing procedures and standards for the
8 end-product compost produced by landscape waste compost
9 facilities.
10 The Board shall evaluate the merits of different
11 standards for end-product compost applications.
12 (c) On-site composting that is used solely for the
13 purpose of composting landscape waste generated on-site and
14 that will not be offered for off-site sale or use is exempt
15 from any standards promulgated under subsections (a) and (b).
16 Subsection (b)(2) shall not apply to end-product compost used
17 as daily cover or vegetative amendment in the final layer.
18 Subsection (b) applies to any end-product compost offered for
19 sale or use in Illinois.
20 (Source: P.A. 87-1227; 88-690, eff. 1-24-95.)