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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 178    </title>
<shortdesc>EPA-COMPOSTING-RECYCLING-REUSE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Pamela J. Althoff</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>415 ILCS 5/3.330</reference><aliasreference>was 415 ILCS 5/3.32</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides 3 additional exceptions to the definition of "pollution control facility" under the Act, as follows: (i) the portion of a site or facility, that has no more than 10,000 cubic yards of specified materials or that has no more than 30,000 cubic yards of material if the compost facility is part of a required Waste Management Plan that has been developed in accordance with the standards of the Livestock Management Facilities Act; (ii) the portion of a site or facility that has no more than 5,000 cubic yards of specified materials, that uses certain wastes including food waste and landscape waste and meets certain location criteria; and (iii) the portion of a site or facility used for a recycling, reclamation, or reuse operation subject to certain permitting requirements of the Act. Defines "food waste". Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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