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91_HB1892
LRB9104605ACtm
1 AN ACT to amend the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling
2 Act by adding Section 4.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act is
6 amended by adding Section 4.1 as follows:
7 (415 ILCS 15/4.1 new)
8 Sec. 4.1. Quantity based fees. No later than January 1,
9 2001, each municipality with a population over 5,000 located
10 within a county with a population over 100,000 shall consider
11 the feasibility of implementing quantity based user fees that
12 promote municipal waste reduction and recycling, including
13 but not limited to a two-part pricing structure that charges
14 a base user fee to cover fixed costs and a minimum level of
15 service and then charges an additional per container fee for
16 service beyond the minimum level. Quantity based user fees
17 shall be implemented at the municipality's earliest
18 convenience unless the municipality determines that those
19 fees would pose an administrative, safety, or economic
20 hardship on its waste collection system or residents.
21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
22 1, 2000.