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Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Filed: 2/18/2022
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1915
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1915 by replacing |
3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by |
5 | | adding Section 45-23 as follows: |
6 | | (30 ILCS 500/45-23 new) |
7 | | Sec. 45-23. Single-use plastics prohibition; preference. |
8 | | (a) For the purposes of this Section: |
9 | | "Compostable" means that the item meets the ASTM D6400 |
10 | | standard of compostability and has been certified by the |
11 | | Biodegradable Products Institute as compostable. |
12 | | "Compostable foodware" means containers, bowls, straws, |
13 | | plates, trays, cartons, cups, lids, forks, spoons, knives, and |
14 | | other items that are designed for one-time use for beverages, |
15 | | prepared food, or leftovers from meals that are compostable. |
16 | | "Plastic" means a synthetic material made from linking |
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1 | | monomers through a chemical reaction to create an organic |
2 | | polymer chain that can be molded or extruded at high heat into |
3 | | various solid forms retaining their defined shapes during |
4 | | their life cycle and after disposal. |
5 | | "Recyclable foodware" means items that are designed for |
6 | | one-time use for beverages, prepared food, or leftovers from |
7 | | meals that are commonly accepted in local curbside residential |
8 | | recycling pick up. |
9 | | "Single-use plastic disposable foodware" means containers, |
10 | | bowls, straws, plates, trays, cartons, cups, lids, forks, |
11 | | spoons, knives, and other items that are designed for one-time |
12 | | use for beverages, prepared food, or leftovers from meals that |
13 | | are made of plastic, are not compostable, and are not accepted |
14 | | in residential curbside recycling pick up. |
15 | | (b) When a State agency or institution of higher education |
16 | | is to award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder, an |
17 | | otherwise qualified bidder who will fulfill the contract |
18 | | through the use of compostable foodware or recyclable foodware |
19 | | may be given preference over other bidders unable to do so; |
20 | | provided that the bid is not more than 5% greater than the cost |
21 | | of products that are not single-use plastic disposable |
22 | | foodware. The contract awarded the cost preference in this |
23 | | subsection (b) shall also include the option of providing the |
24 | | State agency or institution of higher education with |
25 | | single-use plastic straws. |
26 | | (c) When any State contract is to be awarded for or |
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1 | | including single-use disposable foodware, the State agency or |
2 | | institution of higher education shall include a requirement |
3 | | that the responsible bidder or offeror provide a compostable |
4 | | or recyclable alternative to single-use disposable foodware. |
5 | | The State agency or institution of higher education shall |
6 | | select the compostable or recyclable alternative unless its |
7 | | cost exceeds its single-use alternative by more than 10%. The |
8 | | contract or award that is to be awarded the cost preference in |
9 | | this subsection (c) shall also include the option of providing |
10 | | the State agency or institution of higher education with |
11 | | single-use plastic straws. |
12 | | (d) After January 1, 2023, State agencies and departments |
13 | | may not procure single-use plastic disposable foodware for use |
14 | | at any State parks or natural areas, and instead shall offer |
15 | | only compostable foodware or recyclable foodware for use at |
16 | | State parks or natural areas. |
17 | | (e) After January 1, 2024, or at the renewal of its next |
18 | | contract, whichever occurs later, no vendor contracted through |
19 | | a State agency or department may provide customers with |
20 | | single-use plastic disposable foodware at any site located at |
21 | | a State park or a natural area, and instead shall offer only |
22 | | compostable foodware or recyclable foodware for use at State |
23 | | parks or natural areas. |
24 | | (f) This Section does not apply to the procurement of |
25 | | supplies for the Illinois State Fair. ".
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