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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 Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 13.10 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/13.10 new)
7    Sec. 13.10. Microplastics. By March 1, 2024, the Agency 
8shall make publicly available on its website the following 
9information:
10        (1) a description of microplastics and their effects 
11    on aquatic life and human health, including relevant 
12    background information and sources of microplastics;
13        (2) any federal and State regulatory actions taken to 
14    address microplastics and their effects on aquatic life 
15    and  human health;
16        (3) contact information for an employee of the Agency 
17    who is available to provide information on microplastics 
18    if a member of the public has questions or concerns; and
19        (4) additional resources, including, but not limited 
20    to, links to webpages containing information on 
21    microplastics on the United States Environmental 
22    Protection Agency's website, the National Oceanic and 
23    Atmospheric Administration's website, the National 
 
 
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1    Institutes of Health's website, the websites of other 
2    State agencies and universities, and other scientifically 
3    reputable websites that may contain additional relevant 
4    information on microplastics.
5    The Agency shall update the website as additional 
6information or data regarding microplastics in the State 
7becomes available.
8    By October 1, 2024, the Agency shall submit a report to the 
9General Assembly and the Governor that provides an overview of 
10any Agency actions relating to microplastics, a comparative 
11analysis of actions in other states regarding microplastics in 
12the environment, and information on the latest guidance from 
13the United States Environmental Protection Agency.