EPA - MED WASTE INCINERATORS Senate SponsorsSen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die 415 ILCS 5/9from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Prohibits the incineration of hospital wastes on hospital grounds on and after July 1, 2007. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:415 ILCS 5/9from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009Adds reference to:415 ILCS 5/9.14 newDeletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that on and after July 1, 2007, no person shall burn or incinerate any waste generated at a hospital at any hospital, any site or facility owned or operated by any hospital, or any site or facility owned or operated by any owner or operator of any hospital. As an exception to this prohibition, sets forth that a hospital may, until July 1, 2011, continue to burn or incinerate at the hospital waste that is generated at the hospital if, by July 1, 2007, the hospital enters into a written agreement with the Agency to cease burning or incinerating such waste at the hospital by July 1, 2011. Sets forth that in no case shall waste generated at the hospital be burned or incinerated at the hospital on or after July 1, 2011. Defines "hospital". Effective immediately. 1/20/2006SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 1/20/2006SenateFirst Reading 1/20/2006SenateReferred to Rules 2/8/2006SenateAssigned to Executive 2/15/2006SenateDo Pass Executive; 007-005-000 2/15/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006 2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy 3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 011-000-000 3/1/2006SenateSecond Reading 3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schoenberg 3/1/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2006 3/2/2006SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to January 9, 2007 6/4/2006SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules 1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die