Public Act 096-1296
 
SB3347 EnrolledLRB096 15478 JDS 30706 b


  
    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
adding Section 22.23c as follows:
 
    (415 ILCS 5/22.23c new)
    Sec. 22.23c. Vehicle wheel weights. 
    (a) In this Section:
        "New vehicle" has the same meaning as ascribed in 
    Section 1-148.4 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
        "Vehicle" has the same meaning as ascribed  in Section 
    1-217 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
    (b) On and after January 1, 2012, no person shall use a 
weight or other product to balance a vehicle wheel or tire if 
the weight or other product contains mercury that was 
intentionally added during the manufacturing process or 
contains more than 0.1 percent lead by weight.
    (c) On and after January 1, 2012, no person shall sell, 
offer to sell, distribute, or offer to distribute a weight or 
other product for balancing a vehicle wheel or tire if the 
weight or other product contains mercury that was intentionally 
added during the manufacturing process or contains more than 
0.1 percent lead by weight.
    (d) On and after January 1, 2012, no person shall sell a 
new vehicle equipped with a weight or other product used to 
balance a vehicle wheel or tire if the weight or other product 
contains  mercury that was intentionally added during the 
manufacturing process or contains more than 0.1 percent lead by 
weight.
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.