[ Search ] [ Legislation ] [ Bill Summary ]
[ Home ] [ Back ] [ Bottom ]
| [ Introduced ] | [ Engrossed ] | [ Enrolled ] |
| [ Senate Amendment 001 ] |
90_HB0094ham001
LRB9000763DPcwam
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 94
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 94 on page 1, by
3 replacing lines 8 through 31 with the following:
4 "(415 ILCS 20/9 new)
5 Sec. 9. Market Development Pilot Program.
6 (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
7 (1) Since 1990, Illinois has taken steps to create
8 a market for secondary materials manufacturing
9 enterprises with the assistance of the Department of
10 Commerce and Community Affairs.
11 (2) The benefits of this market development have
12 included a 3-fold return on grant awards and loan
13 investments and a cleaner environment as a result of
14 increased recycling and increased job opportunities where
15 new locally-owned businesses have been created.
16 (3) Efforts to further develop this market are
17 needed to encourage increased use of recycled
18 commodities, develop strategies for transportation and
19 other market conditions, and aid with business and job
20 development in economically-depressed areas of our State.
21 (b) On or before December 31, 1998, the Department shall
22 create a 2-year market development pilot program to expand
23 the market of secondary materials manufacturing enterprises
-2- LRB9000763DPcwam
1 that reuse or remanufacture material that is collected under
2 municipal and business recycling programs. The Department
3 shall:
4 (1) develop a 2-year strategic plan for market
5 development that shall assess existing market conditions
6 and projected market conditions, design methods to
7 promote efficient collection and use of recycled waste by
8 municipalities and businesses, suggest public and private
9 sources of investment capital or funds to develop
10 enterprises that reuse or remanufacture secondary
11 materials, and propose recommendations for legislation,
12 appropriations, or other public policies to aid in market
13 development in consultation with existing enterprises
14 that reuse or remanufacture secondary materials,
15 municipalities and businesses that participate in
16 recycling programs, environmental research organizations,
17 other states, and the public; and
18 (2) create a 2-year pilot financial assistance
19 program especially designed to develop secondary
20 materials manufacturing enterprises in 4 enterprise and
21 empowerment zones, located throughout Illinois, that
22 reuse or remanufacture material that is collected in
23 municipal and business recycling programs.
24 (A) The Department shall provide financial
25 assistance to the most viable proposals in the form
26 of low-interest loans or training grants. The size
27 and terms of a loan or grant shall be determined by
28 the Department.
29 (B) In determining the most viable proposals,
30 the Department may consider, among other things, the
31 nature of the business, capital and training needs,
32 program budget constraints, the type and amount of
33 materials that will be diverted from waste disposal,
34 and the impact on job creation in empowerment or
-3- LRB9000763DPcwam
1 enterprise zones.
2 (3) The Department shall hold at least 2
3 informational meetings in the State to publicize the
4 existence of this market development program and the
5 existence of the financial assistance program. The
6 Department shall provide technical assistance to
7 potential pilot program participants seeking assistance.
8 (4) The Department shall submit a report to the
9 General Assembly describing the results of the market
10 development program, including its 2-year strategic plan
11 and the results of its pilot program by March 1, 1999.";
12 and
13 on page 2, by deleting lines 1 through 3.