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91_HB3018
LRB9110075ACtm
1 AN ACT in relation to environmental safety.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
5 by changing Section 22.35 as follows:
6 (415 ILCS 5/22.35)
7 Sec. 22.35. Mixed municipal waste compost quality
8 standards; end-product compost.
9 (a) By January 1, 1994, the Agency shall develop and
10 make recommendations to the Board concerning (i) performance
11 standards for mixed municipal waste compost facilities and
12 (ii) testing procedures and standards for the end-product
13 compost produced by mixed municipal waste compost facilities.
14 The Agency, in cooperation with the Department, shall
15 appoint a Technical Advisory Committee for the purpose of
16 developing these recommendations. Among other things, the
17 Committee shall evaluate environmental and safety
18 considerations, compliance costs, and regulations adopted in
19 other states and countries. The Committee shall have
20 balanced representation and shall include members
21 representing academia, the composting industry, the
22 Department of Agriculture, the landscaping industry,
23 environmental organizations, municipalities, and counties.
24 Performance standards for mixed municipal waste compost
25 facilities shall at a minimum include:
26 (1) the management of vectors, potential exposures
27 for human disease, litter, and odor;
28 (2) the management of surface water and leachate;
29 (3) provisions restricting the processing of
30 potential contaminants and problem materials, such as
31 heavy metals.
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1 (4) contingency planning for handling residuals and
2 end-product compost material that does not meet
3 requirements of subsection (b);
4 (5) plans for intended purpose of end-use product;
5 and
6 (6) a financial assurance plan necessary to restore
7 the site as specified in Agency permit.
8 (b) By December 1, 1997, the Board shall adopt:
9 (1) performance standards for mixed municipal waste
10 compost facilities; and
11 (2) testing procedures and standards for the
12 end-product compost produced by mixed municipal waste
13 compost facilities.
14 The Board shall evaluate the merits of different
15 standards for end-product compost applications.
16 (c) Subsection (b)(2) shall not apply to end-product
17 compost used as daily cover or vegetative amendment in the
18 final layer. Subsection (b) applies to any end-product
19 compost offered for sale or use in Illinois.
20 (d) For the purpose of this Section, "mixed municipal
21 waste" means municipal waste generated by households and
22 commercial businesses that has not been separated for
23 composting at the point of generation.
24 (Source: P.A. 87-1227; 88-690, eff. 1-24-95.)