House Sponsors: PERSICO. Senate Sponsors: MAITLAND-RADOGNO-MAHAR Short description: POLLUTION PREVENTION-TECHNICAL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Pollution Prevention Act to make a technical change. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/22.15 Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act to limit the use of the local fee, tax, or surcharge imposed by a unit of local government on the transfer or disposal of solid waste to certain environment-related purposes. Provides that the fee, tax, or surcharge on transferred waste may not exceed 52% of the total fees, taxes, or surcharges imposed on that waste. Provides that if the disposal of waste at a landfill is subject to a fee imposed by a unit of local government, the maximum fee authorized on the transfer of waste to that landfill may not exceed 46% (48% in underlying bill) of the total fees authorized for the transfer and disposal of the waste. Prohibits the imposition of the local fee, tax, or surcharge on waste transferred to a landfill that is owned by a unit of local government and is operational on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997. Deletes the provision allowing units of local government to enter into intergovernmental agreements to share the fees, taxes, or surcharges. Adds immediate effective date. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that units of local government may not impose a fee, tax, or surcharge on waste transferred to a landfill subject to a disposal agreement with a Municipal Joint Action Agency. Specifies that certain landfills are exempt from the local fee, tax, or surcharge if the landfill is permitted on the effective date of this amendatory Act. Last action on Bill: THIRD READING - LOST 029-026-000 Last action date: 97-05-16 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status