Sen. Heather Steans

Filed: 3/17/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1269

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1269 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lead
5 Sinker Act.
 
6     Section 5. Educational program to discourage the use of
7 lead sinkers and lead jigs.
8     (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural
9 Resources may institute an educational program to discourage
10 the use of lead sinkers and jigs within one year after the
11 effective date of this Act. The educational program must
12 provide all of the following:
13         (1) press releases, articles, or both for distribution
14     to the news media;
15         (2) educational materials for distribution at training
16     programs sponsored by the Department; and

 

 

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1         (3) any other educational tool or information that the
2     Department may find useful in its efforts to educate the
3     public about the hazards associated with the use of lead
4     products.
5     (b) The purpose of the educational program required under
6 subsection (a) of this Section is to inform the public about
7 the adverse, though unintended, effects of lead on wildlife;
8 ways to reduce the introduction of lead into the environment
9 through personal action; the potential risk to public health
10 from working with lead; and the availability of alternatives to
11 lead jigs and sinkers.".