Public Act 099-0317
 
SB1408 EnrolledLRB099 08876 MGM 29048 b


  
    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
adding Sections 22.38a and 22.54b as follows:
 
    (415 ILCS 5/22.38a new)
    Sec. 22.38a. Limitation on fees assessed by local 
government on facilities accepting exclusively general 
construction and demolition debris. Except in counties with a 
population in excess of 1,500,000 residents, a facility 
regulated under Section 22.38 of this Act shall not be subject 
to annual fees assessed by a unit of local government and that 
are directly related to the facility's recycling activities in 
excess of $2,000. A home rule unit may not regulate these fees 
in a manner that is inconsistent with this Section.  This 
Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of 
Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent 
exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised 
by the State.
 
    (415 ILCS 5/22.54b new)
    Sec. 22.54b. Limitation on fees assessed by local 
government on facilities that have received a beneficial use 
determination. Except in counties with a population in excess 
of 1,500,000 residents, a facility that has received a 
beneficial use determination from the Agency under Section 
22.54 of this Act shall not be subject to annual fees assessed 
by a unit of local government and that are directly related to 
the facility's recycling activities in excess of $1,500. A home 
rule unit may not regulate these fees in a manner that is 
inconsistent with this Section.  This Section is a limitation 
under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the 
Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule 
units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
 

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