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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2171   </title>
<shortdesc>EPA-COMPOSTING-RECYCLING REUSE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Pamela J. Althoff</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>415 ILCS 5/3.372 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>415 ILCS 5/3.380</reference><aliasreference>was 415 ILCS 5/3.30</aliasreference><reference>415 ILCS 5/3.381 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>415 ILCS 5/3.535</reference><aliasreference>was 415 ILCS 5/3.53</aliasreference><reference>415 ILCS 15/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 85, par. 5953</aliasreference><reference>415 ILCS 20/2.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7052.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a definitions Section, provides that the term "waste" does not include discarded materials that are: (i) collected for recycling; (ii) processed for recycling; or (iii) recovered for reuse (now, waste includes all discarded material). Defines "reclamation", "recycling", and "reuse" as individual terms (now, single definition for recycling, reclamation, or reuse). Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act and the Solid Waste Management Act to make corresponding changes. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff</action>
<statusdate>1/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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