SB 2876

Abstract

Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Large Event Recycling and Composting Law. Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2025, an owner or operator of an event facility that has a maximum legal capacity or occupancy of at least 3,000 persons and that receives funding from the State of Illinois shall participate in the recycling program established by the county in which the event facility is located and shall send recyclable materials to a recycling center. Defines "event facility". Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinsert the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Excludes from the definition of "event facility" school stadiums and hotels (rather than only school stadiums). Makes technical and other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Creates the Large Event Facilities Act (rather than amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act). In provisions regarding requirements for an owner or operator of an event facility that has a maximum capacity of at least 3,500 persons, requires the owner or operator to provide for the composting of organic waste, collected separately from recyclable materials, in counties with composting facilities (rather than the composting of organic waste, collected separately from recyclable materials). In the same provisions, provides that the recyclable materials may be transferred to a recycling center in the same manner in which they were collected within the event facility. Provides that an owner or operator of an event facility is in compliance with these provisions if the owner or operator offers the disposal of recyclable materials and organic waste in separate containers clearly labeled and distributed throughout the event facility. Provides that an owner or operator of an event facility that commits a violation of this Act is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not less than $750 and not more than $1,500 for the first offense. Provides that an owner or operator of an event facility that commits a second or subsequent violation of this Act is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not less than $1,500 and not more than $2,500 for each subsequent offense. Provides that a State's Attorney or municipal attorney may prosecute an owner or operator of an event facility who violates this Act.