RECYCLING - BEVERAGE CONTAINER House SponsorsRep. Marlow H. Colvin 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die New Act30 ILCS 105/5.640 new Creates the Illinois Container Fee and Deposit Act. Provides for a deposit value of 5 cents to be paid by consumers on each beverage container sold in the State by a dealer for consumption. Provides that upon the return to a dealer or person operating a redemption center, the dealer or redemption center shall pay the value of the deposit back to the consumer as a refund. Sets forth requirements for the administration of the program. Provides certain exemptions to the program. Requires that the refund value be clearly indicated on all beverage containers sold in the State. Provides for the Environmental Protection Agency to certify redemption centers. Prohibits snap-top beverage containers. Provides that persons violating the Act shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Prohibits the manufacture of certain plastic metal beverage containers. Prohibits the disposal of beverage containers at sanitary landfills. Provides that deposits not passed on to the consumer through bottle redemption shall be distributed as follows: 75% to the Agency for environmental and conservation-related programs, and 25% to each distributor in proportion to the amount of beverage containers each distributor sold in the State. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Container Fee and Deposit Fund. 5/18/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin 5/18/2005HouseFirst Reading 5/18/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/23/2005HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005 5/23/2005HouseAssigned to Environmental Health Committee 5/23/2005HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 5/31/2005HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die