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IL SB3267

Bill

Status

Failed

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jil Tracy

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Origin

Senate

103rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Environmental Protection Act to allow landscape waste composting operations without a permit at sites with 10 or more occupied non-farm residences within one-half mile of boundaries, provided specific criteria are met.

  • Removes the requirement that operators of such facilities must ensure no fee is charged for acceptance of materials to be composted.

  • Requires operators to register annually with the Agency, report on composting material volumes, certify compliance with siting requirements (distance from water wells, floodplains, residences), and maintain proper setbacks.

  • Restricts composting additives to no more than 10% of total composting material and limits finished compost storage to 18 months before application.

  • Applies to farmers operating composting facilities on property where composting material is utilized, with the facility constituting no more than 2% of the site's total acreage.

Legislative Description

EPA-COMPOSTING FACILITY

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Assignments2/6/2024

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