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1 AN ACT concerning safety.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 



4 Section 5. The Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task 
5Force Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:

6 (20 ILCS 4118/15)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025)

8 Sec. 15. Duties and report.

9 (a) The REC Recycling Task Force shall have the following 
10duties:

11  (1) Investigate options for recycling and other end of 
12 life management methods for renewable energy generation 
13 components and energy storage devices in accordance with 
14 State and federal requirements.

15  (2) Identify preferred methods to safely and 
16 responsibly manage end of life renewable energy generating 
17 components and energy storage devices, including the reuse 
18 or refurbishment.
19  (3) Consider the economic and environmental costs and 
20 benefits associated with each method of recycling or end 
21 of life management identified.
22  (4) Project the economically productive life cycle of 
23 various types of renewable energy generating equipment and 
 
 
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1 energy storage systems currently in use or planned for 
2 development in this State and model the impact that may be 
3 expected to the State's landfill capacity if landfill 
4 disposal is permitted for all such equipment and storage 
5 systems at end of life.
6  (5) Survey federal and other states' and countries' 
7 regulatory requirements relating to the end of life 
8 management, decommissioning, and financial assurance 
9 requirements for owners, operators, developers, and 
10 manufacturers of renewable energy generation components 
11 and energy storage systems.

12  (6) Identify infrastructure that may be needed to 
13 develop a practical, effective, and cost-efficient means 
14 to collect and transport end of life renewable generation 
15 components and energy storage systems in State for reuse, 
16 refurbishment, recycling, or disposal.
17  (7) Receive stakeholder engagement and feedback on 
18 various recycling and end of life management proposals for 
19 renewable energy generation components and energy storage 
20 systems.
21  (8) Develop recommendations for legislative, 
22 administrative, or private sector action to implement 
23 recycling and end of life management for renewable energy 
24 generation components and energy storage systems.

25  (9) Consider the benefits of prohibiting a person from 
26 mixing renewable energy generation components and energy 
 
 
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1 storage systems with municipal waste that is intended for 
2 disposal at a landfill. 
3  (10) Consider the benefits of prohibiting a person 
4 from disposing of renewable energy generation components 
5 and energy storage systems in a sanitary landfill. 
6 (b) The REC Recycling Task Force shall submit a final 
7report on activities conducted pursuant to this Act with 
8findings, including stakeholder input, to the General Assembly 
9and the Governor's Office no later than July 1, 2025.


10(Source: P.A. 102-1025, eff. 5-27-22.)


11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.