Full Text of HB4986 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Solid Waste Management Act is | 5 | | amended by adding Section 10 as follows: | 6 | | (415 ILCS 20/10 new) | 7 | | Sec. 10. The Task Force on the Advancement of Materials | 8 | | Recycling. | 9 | | (a) The Task Force on the Advancement of Materials | 10 | | Recycling
is hereby created to review the status of recycling | 11 | | and solid waste management planning in Illinois. The goal of | 12 | | the Task Force is to investigate and provide recommendations | 13 | | for expanding waste reduction, recycling, reuse, and | 14 | | composting in Illinois in a manner that protects the | 15 | | environment, as well as public health and safety, and promotes | 16 | | economic development. | 17 | | The Task Force's review shall include, but not be limited | 18 | | to, the following topics: county recycling and waste management | 19 | | planning; current and potential policies and initiatives in | 20 | | Illinois for waste reduction, recycling, composting, and | 21 | | reuse; funding for State and local oversight and regulation of | 22 | | solid waste activities; funding for State and local support of | 23 | | projects that advance solid waste reduction, recycling, reuse, |
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| 1 | | and composting efforts; and the proper management of household | 2 | | hazardous waste. The review shall also evaluate the extent to | 3 | | which materials with economic value are lost to landfilling, | 4 | | and it shall also recommend ways to maximize the productive use | 5 | | of waste materials through efforts such as materials recycling | 6 | | and composting. | 7 | | (b) The Task Force on the Advancement of Materials | 8 | | Recycling shall consist of the following 21 members appointed | 9 | | as follows: | 10 | | (1) four legislators, appointed one each by the | 11 | | President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, | 12 | | the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the | 13 | | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; | 14 | | (2) the Director of the Illinois Environmental | 15 | | Protection Agency, or his or her representative; | 16 | | (3) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, | 17 | | or his or her representative; | 18 | | (4) two persons appointed by the Director of Commerce | 19 | | and Economic Opportunity to represent local governments; | 20 | | (5) two persons appointed by the Director of the | 21 | | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to represent a | 22 | | local solid waste management agency; | 23 | | (6) two persons appointed by the Director of the | 24 | | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to represent the | 25 | | solid waste management industry; | 26 | | (7) one person appointed by the Director of Commerce |
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| 1 | | and Economic Opportunity to represent non-profit | 2 | | organizations that provide recycling services; | 3 | | (8) one person appointed by the Director of Commerce | 4 | | and Economic Opportunity to represent recycling collection | 5 | | and processing services; | 6 | | (9) one person appointed by the Director of Commerce | 7 | | and Economic Opportunity to represent construction and | 8 | | demolition debris recycling services; | 9 | | (10) one person appointed by the Director of Commerce | 10 | | and Economic Opportunity to represent organic composting | 11 | | services; | 12 | | (11) one person appointed by the Director of Commerce | 13 | | and Economic Opportunity to represent general recycling | 14 | | interests; | 15 | | (12) one person appointed by the Director of the | 16 | | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to represent | 17 | | environmental interest groups; | 18 | | (13) one person appointed by the Director of Commerce | 19 | | and Economic Opportunity to represent environmental | 20 | | interest groups; | 21 | | (14) one person appointed by the Director of the | 22 | | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to represent a | 23 | | statewide manufacturing trade association; and | 24 | | (15) one person appointed by the Director of the | 25 | | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to represent a | 26 | | statewide business association. |
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| 1 | | (c) The Directors of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and | 2 | | the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, or their | 3 | | representatives, shall co-chair and facilitate the Task Force. | 4 | | (d) The members of the Task Force shall be appointed no | 5 | | later than 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory | 6 | | Act of the 97th General Assembly. The members of the Task Force | 7 | | shall not receive compensation for serving as members of the | 8 | | Task Force. | 9 | | (e) The Task Force shall seek assistance from the Illinois | 10 | | Department of Central Management Services, the Illinois Green | 11 | | Economy Network, and the Illinois Green Governments | 12 | | Coordinating Council to help facilitate the Task Force, using | 13 | | technology, such as video conferencing and meeting space, with | 14 | | the goal of reducing costs and greenhouse gas emissions | 15 | | associated with travel. | 16 | | (f) The Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes | 17 | | its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study, | 18 | | and it shall submit a report of its findings and | 19 | | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no | 20 | | later than 2 years after the effective date of this amendatory | 21 | | Act of the 97th General Assembly. | 22 | | (g) The Task Force, upon issuing the report described in | 23 | | subsection (f) of this Section, is dissolved and this Section | 24 | | is repealed.
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