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Full Text of HB1261  97th General Assembly

HB1261sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Filed: 4/26/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1261

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1261 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Mercury-added Product Prohibition Act is
5amended by changing Section 27 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 46/27)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 97-459)
8    Sec. 27. Sale and distribution of certain mercury-added
9products prohibited.
10    (a) No On and after July 1, 2008, no person shall sell,
11offer to sell, or distribute the following mercury-added
12products in this State:
13        (1) barometers;
14        (2) esophageal dilators, bougie tubes, or
15    gastrointestinal tubes;
16        (3) flow meters;

 

 

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1        (4) hydrometers;
2        (5) hygrometers;
3        (6) manometers;
4        (7) pyrometers;
5        (8) sphygmomanometers;
6        (9) thermometers; or
7        (10) psychrometers; or .
8        (15) button cell batteries.
9    (b) This Section does not apply to the sale of a
10mercury-added product listed in paragraphs (1) through (15)
11(10) of subsection (a) if use of the product is a federal
12requirement or if the only mercury-added component in the
13product is a button cell battery.
14    (c) This Section does not apply to the sale of a
15mercury-added product listed in paragraphs (1) through (15)
16(10) of subsection (a) for which an exemption is obtained under
17this subsection (c). The manufacturer of the product may apply
18for an exemption for one or more uses of the product by filing
19a written petition with the Agency. The Agency may grant an
20exemption, with or without conditions, if the manufacturer
21demonstrates the following:
22        (1) a system exists for the proper collection,
23    transportation, and processing of the product at the end of
24    its useful life; and
25        (2) one of the following applies:
26            (i) use of the product provides a net benefit to

 

 

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1        the environment, public health, or public safety when
2        compared to available nonmercury alternatives; or
3            (ii) technically feasible nonmercury alternatives
4        are not available at comparable cost.
5    Prior to approving an exemption, the Agency may consult
6with other states to promote consistency in the regulation of
7the product for which the exemption is requested. The Agency
8may also publish notice of its receipt of petitions for
9exemptions on its website and consider public comments
10submitted in response to the petitions. Exemptions shall be
11granted for a term of 5 years and may be renewed for additional
125-year terms upon written application by the manufacturer if
13the manufacturer demonstrates that the criteria of this
14subsection (c) and the conditions of the product's original
15exemption approval continue to be met. All petitions for
16exemptions and exemption renewals shall be submitted on forms
17prescribed by the Agency.
18(Source: P.A. 95-87, eff. 8-13-07.)
 
19    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 97-459)
20    Sec. 27. Sale and distribution of certain mercury-added
21products prohibited.
22    (a) No On and after July 1, 2008, no person shall sell,
23offer to sell, or distribute the following mercury-added
24products in this State:
25        (1) barometers;

 

 

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1        (2) esophageal dilators, bougie tubes, or
2    gastrointestinal tubes;
3        (3) flow meters;
4        (4) hydrometers;
5        (5) hygrometers;
6        (6) manometers;
7        (7) pyrometers;
8        (8) sphygmomanometers;
9        (9) thermometers;
10        (10) psychrometers;
11        (11) pressure transducers;
12        (12) rings;
13        (13) seals; or
14        (14) sensors; or .
15        (15) button cell batteries.
16    (b) This Section does not apply to the sale of a
17mercury-added product listed in paragraphs (1) through (15)
18(14) of subsection (a) if use of the product is a federal
19requirement or if the only mercury-added component in the
20product is a button cell battery.
21    (c) This Section does not apply to the sale of a
22mercury-added product listed in paragraphs (1) through (15)
23(14) of subsection (a) for which an exemption is obtained under
24this subsection (c). The manufacturer of the product may apply
25for an exemption for one or more uses of the product by filing
26a written petition with the Agency. The Agency may grant an

 

 

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1exemption, with or without conditions, if the manufacturer
2demonstrates the following:
3        (1) a system exists for the proper collection,
4    transportation, and processing of the product at the end of
5    its useful life; and
6        (2) one of the following applies:
7            (i) use of the product provides a net benefit to
8        the environment, public health, or public safety when
9        compared to available nonmercury alternatives; or
10            (ii) technically feasible nonmercury alternatives
11        are not available at comparable cost.
12    Before approving an exemption, the Agency may consult with
13other states to promote consistency in the regulation of the
14product for which the exemption is requested. The Agency may
15also publish notice of its receipt of petitions for exemptions
16on its website and consider public comments submitted in
17response to the petitions. Exemptions shall be granted for a
18term of 5 years and may be renewed for additional 5-year terms
19upon written application by the manufacturer if the
20manufacturer demonstrates that the criteria of this subsection
21(c) and the conditions of the product's original exemption
22approval continue to be met. All petitions for exemptions and
23exemption renewals shall be submitted on forms prescribed by
24the Agency.
25(Source: P.A. 97-459, eff. 7-1-12.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
22013.".