Date	Chamber	Action
1/29/2025	Senate	Referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

415 ILCS 5/22.15

415 ILCS 20/11 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Comptroller and Treasurer shall transfer from the Solid Waste Management Fund into a separate account within the Solid Waste Management Fund, $225,000 on October 1, 2026, $234,000 on October 1, 2027, and $243,360 on October 1, 2028, for use in making grants to the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois to cover the costs of implementing a specified provision of the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide grants to incentivize the use of finished compost, liquid digestate, and solid digestate on private and public lands used for commercial farm and specialty farm operations. Provides that the Agency shall partner with the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois to conduct a study of finished compost, liquid digestate, and solid digestate use over fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, with a final report submitted to the General Assembly and Governor by December 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/29/2025	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
1/29/2025	Senate	First Reading
1/29/2025	Senate	Referred to Assignments

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