Public Act 094-0138
 		





HB3048 Enrolled
LRB094 07837 MKM 38018 b






    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 

 
    Section 5. The Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act is 
amended  by adding Section 5b as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 225/5b  new)
    Sec. 5b. Licensure required for the pumping, hauling, and 
disposal of wastes from portable toilets; cleanliness 
standards.
    (a)                           The Department shall by rule, establish and issue a 
separate license, independent of any other license issued under 
this Act, for the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes 
removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets to 
qualified persons responsible for the pumping, hauling, and 
disposal of wastes removed from the sewage disposal systems of 
portable toilets.  These rules shall concern, but not be limited 
to, all of the following areas:
        (1)   License duration and expiration, renewal, 
    reinstatement, and inactive status.
        (2)   All fees relating to initial licensure and renewal.
        (3)   Licensure application form and process.
        (4)   Violations and penalties.
        (5)   Exemptions and waivers.
        (6) Ventilation, safety, and security requirements of 
    portable toilet units and the sewage disposal systems of 
    portable toilet units.

    (b)                          Beginning 6 months after the date of the adoption of 
Department rules concerning the establishment and issuance of a 
license for the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes 
removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets, 
no person may engage in the pumping, hauling, or disposal of 
wastes removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable 
toilets in a manner that does not comply with the requirements 
of this Act and the rules established by the Department under 
this Act concerning the pumping, hauling, and disposal of 
wastes removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable 
toilets.
    (c)                           The Department shall require the successful completion 
of an examination, prescribed by the Department, prior to 
licensure. The Department may accept the Portable Sanitation 
Association International's Health and Safety Certification 
Program as an acceptable educational and testing program.
    (d)                          The Department shall consider and make any necessary 
amendments to the private sewage disposal code in relation to a 
license issued for the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes 
removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets.
    (e)                           The Department shall establish and enforce standards of 
cleanliness for companies that sell, lease, rent, or otherwise 
maintain portable toilet units for commercial purposes, which 
shall include, but not be limited to, the following 
requirements:
        (1)   Each unit shall be thoroughly cleaned at each 
    pumping, including all parts of the unit, which are the 
    urinal, tank, walls, floors, door, and roof.
        (2) Soap or anti-bacterial hand cleaner and paper 
    products shall be refilled in each unit at each pumping, if 
    required.

        (3)   After a unit is cleaned, it shall be inspected to 
    ensure compliance with Department rules concerning the 
    ventilation, safety, and security of the unit.
        (4)   A company shall designate at least one 
    representative who shall be responsible for ensuring that 
    each unit maintained by the company meets the standards of 
    cleanliness set forth in this subsection (d) and any 
    additional standards established by the Department.  
    Companies that have designated a person to clean units may 
    not designate the same person the responsibility of 
    ensuring unit compliance with the standards of 
    cleanliness.
        (5)   Those persons engaging in cleaning units shall wear 
    protective equipment and be trained in proper procedures 
    for sanitation and self-protection.

 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.