Rep. Anna Moeller
Filed: 3/21/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2828 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2828 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Vector Control Act is amended by changing 
5Section 2 and by adding Sections 1.5 and  3.5 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 95/1.5 new)
7    Sec. 1.5. Legislative intent.  The General Assembly 
8recognizes that:
9    (1) climate change is a factor in future mosquito-borne 
10and vector-borne diseases;
11    (2) there is a need to ensure environmental protection as 
12well as the protection of public health and the quality of 
13life; and
14    (3) an integrated pest management approach is the best way 
15to balancing these goals.
 



 
 
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1    (410 ILCS 95/2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7802)



2    Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act: 

3    "Arthropod" means a mosquito or other invertebrate animal 
4with jointed
legs and a segmented body.

5    "Commercial pesticide applicator" means a person certified 
6or licensed
under the Structural Pest Control Act or the 
7Illinois Pesticide Act who
contracts to apply a pesticide 
8within the scope of his or her certification
or license.

9    "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public 
10Health.

11    "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department 
12of Public Health.

13    "Integrated pest management" means modification of the 
14life system of a
vector or pest to reduce its numbers to an 
15acceptable level by applying
current biological and 
16technological knowledge to achieve the desired
modification in 
17a manner that ensures protection of the environment and public 
18health.

19    "Integrated vector management approach" means an approach 
20that prioritizes prevention, biological, and nonchemical means 
21of controlling disease vectors and prioritizes a data-driven 
22approach to vector management. 
23    "Local health authority" means the full-time health 
24department, as
recognized by the Department, having 
25jurisdiction over a particular area.

26    "Pest" means undesirable arthropods (including certain 
 
 
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1insects, spiders,
mites, ticks and related organisms), wood 
2infesting organisms, rats, mice,
birds and any other obnoxious 
3or undesirable animals.

4    "Vector" means arthropods, rats, mice, birds or other 
5animals capable of
carrying disease-producing organisms to a 
6human or animal host. "Vector"
does not include animals that 
7transmit disease to humans only when used as
human food.

8(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

 
9    (410 ILCS 95/3.5 new)
10    Sec. 3.5. Integrated vector management plan; public 
11notification prior to use of  wide-area chemical pesticides 
12from the public right of way.
13    (a) An organization performing mosquito control as a 
14public service shall submit to the Department a written 
15integrated vector management plan.
16    (b) This Section does not apply to the Department mosquito 
17control grantees who are supervised by the Department on the 
18effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 
19Assembly.
20    (c) This Section does not apply to any business or person 
21regulated under the Structural Pest Control Act.
22    (d) A vector management organization shall establish and 
23maintain a system of public notification prior to the use of 
24wide-area chemical pesticides from the public right of way.
25    (e) A vector management plan shall consist of a plan for 
 
 
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1the prevention, biological, and nonchemical means of 
2controlling disease vectors based upon scientific data 
3prescribed by the Department.
 
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
51, 2024.".