101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4432

 

Introduced 2/3/2020, by Rep. Mark Batinick

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/11-19-5  from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-5
65 ILCS 5/11-19-5.5 new
65 ILCS 5/11-19-7  from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-7

    Amends the Disposal of Refuse, Garbage and Ashes Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may not enter into a contract or franchise under the Division exclusively with one provider of disposal services or provide for an exclusive method or methods for the disposition of garbage, refuse, or ashes if the exclusive method or methods may displace competition or may have an anti-competitive effect. Limits home rule powers. Makes conforming changes.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Sections 11-19-5 and 11-19-7 and by adding Section
611-19-5.5 as follows:
 
7    (65 ILCS 5/11-19-5)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-5)
8    Sec. 11-19-5. Every city, village or incorporated town may
9provide such method or methods as shall be approved by the
10corporate authorities for the disposition of garbage, refuse
11and ashes. Any municipality may provide by ordinance that such
12method or methods shall be the exclusive method or methods for
13the disposition of garbage, refuse and ashes to be allowed
14within that municipality unless the exclusive method or methods
15may displace competition or . Such ordinance may be enacted
16notwithstanding the fact that competition may be displaced or
17that such ordinance may have an anti-competitive effect. Such
18methods may include, but need not be limited to land fill,
19feeding of garbage to hogs, incineration, reduction to
20fertilizer, or otherwise. Salvage and fertilizer or other
21matter or things of value may be sold and the proceeds used for
22the operation of the system. Material that is intended or
23collected to be recycled is not garbage, refuse or ashes. A

 

 

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1municipality with a population of less than 1,000,000 shall not
2provide by ordinance for any methods that award a franchise for
3the collection or final disposition of general construction or
4demolition debris, except as allowed under Section 11-19-1.
5(Source: P.A. 100-316, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/11-19-5.5 new)
7    Sec. 11-19-5.5. Exclusive contract or franchise.
8Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality may
9not enter into a contract or franchise under this Division
10exclusively with one provider of disposal services or provide
11for an exclusive method or methods for the disposition of
12garbage, refuse, or ashes if the exclusive method or methods
13may displace competition or may have an anti-competitive
14effect.
15    A home rule municipality may not enter into contracts or
16franchises in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This
17Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
18Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
19exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
20by the State.
 
21    (65 ILCS 5/11-19-7)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-7)
22    Sec. 11-19-7. When the corporate authorities of 2 or more
23cities, villages, or incorporated towns each declare by
24ordinance that it is in the best interests of such cities,

 

 

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1villages, or incorporated towns to join with each other or with
2any one or more than one county in the collection and disposal
3or solely in the collection or solely in the disposal of
4garbage, refuse and ashes, they shall cause a contract to be
5prepared which shall set forth: (a) Whether the cities,
6villages or incorporated towns shall participate in a joint
7garbage department to be operated as an inter-municipal
8function; or whether the cities, villages or incorporated towns
9shall enter into a contract or contracts with a private party
10or parties for the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse
11and ashes; (b) The financial responsibilities and
12contributions of the respective cities, villages and
13incorporated towns and counties; (c) The personnel
14responsibilities and contributions of the respective cities,
15villages and incorporated towns and counties; (d) Whether the
16financing shall be by service charges to be collected from
17persons, firms, and corporations receiving service, by tax
18levies, or both; (e) The term of the contract which shall be
19not less than one year nor more than 30 years: Provided, such
20contract may be modified from time to time as conditions may
21warrant, may be extended for periods not exceeding 30 years,
22may be opened to admit additional cities, villages,
23incorporated towns or counties and may be changed to permit the
24withdrawal of any participant on such conditions as shall be
25agreed to by all of the participants; (f) If the contracting
26parties so desire, an undertaking that they will provide by

 

 

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1ordinance, license, contract or other means that the methods of
2disposal employed within any municipality with more than
3130,000 but less than 2,000,000 population, or within any
4municipality which is a signatory to a plan providing for the
5management of solid waste generated by more than one
6municipality or county, shall be the exclusive methods of
7disposal to be allowed within their respective jurisdictions,
8unless the exclusive methods may displace competition or
9notwithstanding the fact that competition may be displaced or
10that such ordinance or agreement may have an anti-competitive
11effect; and (g) Such other provisions as shall be deemed
12necessary to effectuate a workable system of collection and
13disposal or solely of collection or solely of disposal of
14garbage, refuse, and ashes.
15    The corporate authorities of any city, village, or
16incorporated town and the governing body of any county entering
17into any such joint exercise of powers shall appoint a
18committee of no more than 3 of its own members to make
19continuing studies of the operations of such joint exercise of
20powers. This committee shall also meet as necessary with the
21committees appointed by the other contracting parties and all
22of such committees shall together constitute a joint committee
23on garbage and refuse disposal. Such joint committee shall make
24recommendations necessary for the improvement of the garbage,
25refuse and ashes collection and disposal services or collection
26service or disposal service alone as the case may be, and shall

 

 

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1prepare such rules and regulations as it may from time to time
2deem necessary. The corporate authorities may adopt such rules
3and regulations by ordinance and may provide penalties for the
4violation thereof. The committee chosen by each of the
5contracting parties shall have a single vote in all activities
6of the joint committee.
7(Source: P.A. 84-963.)