HB2420 - LOCAL SOLID WASTE CLEAN UP

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Amends the Local Solid Waste Disposal Act. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall set and charge assessment fees for a hauler for each time one of the hauler's vehicles deposits solid waste or municipal waste into a landfill in Illinois. Provides that the Department shall set separate assessment fees for different regions of the State based on the population of the region and the average fees haulers charge for their services within a region. Provides that the fees must be deposited into the Waste Cleanup Assessment Fund and may be expended to provide grants or payments to counties and municipalities in Illinois within a 50-mile radius of a landfill for cleaning up solid waste or municipal waste that falls from a hauler's vehicle. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement the assessment fee provisions. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change.