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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4783
Introduced 1/18/2006, by Rep. Elaine Nekritz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Brominated Fire Retardant Prevention Act. Prohibits the manufacturing, processing, and distribution into commerce of a product or flame-retarded part of a product containing more than one-tenth of 1% of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) by mass after January 1, 2008. Permits the processing of recycled material containing decaBDE.
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LRB094 15799 LJB 51015 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Brominated Fire Retardant Prevention Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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| (410 ILCS 48/15)
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| Sec. 15. Regulation of brominated flame retardant. |
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| (a) Effective January 1, 2006, a person may not |
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| manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product or a |
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| flame-retarded part of a product containing more than one-tenth |
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| of 1% of pentaBDE or octaBDE. Effective January 1, 2008, a |
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| person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce |
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| a product or a flame-retarded part of a product containing more |
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| than one-tenth of 1% of decaBDE by mass. |
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| (b) Subsection (a) of this Section does not apply to the |
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| following:
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| (1) The sale by a business, charity, or private party |
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| of any used product containing PBDE. |
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| (2) The distribution in commerce of original equipment |
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| manufacturer replacement service parts manufactured prior |
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| to the effective date of this Act. |
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| (3) The processing of recycled material containing |
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| decaBDE, pentaBDE, or octaBDE in compliance with |
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| applicable State and federal laws.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-100, eff. 7-1-05.)
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