Bill Text: IL HB1370 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Large Event Waste 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 3,500 persons shall provide for (i) the recycling of items, including, but not limited to, glass, aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, and plastic beverage cups or bottles that are generated at a public meeting or public event held at the event facility, (ii) the transfer of these recyclable materials to a recycling center for processing, and (iii) the composting of organic waste. Defines "event facility".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-03-27 - Referred to Assignments [HB1370 Detail]

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1370 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 15/10.2 new
Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Large Event Waste 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".
LRB103 25818 CPF 52169 b
A BILL FOR
HB1370 LRB103 25818 CPF 52169 b
AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to
as the Large Event Waste Law.
Section 5. The Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act is
amended by adding Section 10.2 as follows:
(415 ILCS 15/10.2 new)
Sec. 10.2. Event facilities.
(a) 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 under Section 6 by the county in which the
event facility is located and shall send recyclable materials
to a recycling center.
(b) In this Section, "event facility" means a structure or
location for holding public meetings or public events,
including, but not limited to, baseball games, football games,
hockey games, automobile races, or other musical, dramatic,
artistic, social, and athletic events. "Event facility"
includes a convention center.