HB2423eng 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2423 Engrossed LRB100 07969 AXK 18045 b

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Public policy. It is hereby declared that wood chips, mulch, and other products generated in the act of tree maintenance by a township road district are waste products of no value to the district. It is further declared that the distribution of the wood chips, mulch, and other products to residents of the district is of public benefit, maintenance of a healthful environment, and reduces costs by eliminating the need to pay for the hauling and disposal of the products. It is further recognized that the distribution and delivery of the wood chips, mulch, and other products to residents of the district is a long-standing tradition in certain parts of this State with a minimum fiscal impact. It is further declared that this traditional service is salutary, as long as it is provided without prejudice or favor to any particular person or interest.

Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by changing Section 6-132 as follows:

(605 ILCS 5/6-132)

Sec. 6-132. Recycling; tree maintenance.

(a) A road district may organize, administer, or participate in one or more recycling programs.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a road district may deliver wood chips, mulch, and other products generated in the act of tree maintenance by the district to the residents of the district on a first come, first serve basis or other method of random selection. The road district shall provide adequate notice to the resident prior to the product being available and prior to the delivery of the product, which shall include the amount of the product being delivered.

(Source: P.A. 95-119, eff. 8-13-07.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.