HB 1866

Abstract

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 415 ILCS 5/1 Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/22.38 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that an owner or operator of a facility accepting exclusively general construction or demolition debris for transfer, storage, or treatment shall limit the percentage of incoming non-recyclable general construction or demolition debris to, if the facility is certified by the Recycling Certification Institute as an RCI Certified Facility, 50% or less of the total incoming general construction or demolition debris, so that 50% or more of the general construction or demolition debris accepted, as calculated monthly on a rolling 12-month average, consists of recyclable general construction or demolition debris, recovered wood that is processed for use as fuel, or general construction or demolition debris that is processed for use at a landfill, except that general construction or demolition debris processed for use at a landfill shall not exceed 20% of the general construction or demolition debris accepted on a rolling 12-month average basis.