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| 1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Mercury-added Product Prohibition Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by adding Section 40 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (410 ILCS 46/40 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 40. Mercury-containing compact fluorescent lighting;
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| 8 | Internet Web site and outreach; procurement. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) By October 1, 2009, the Agency shall create a Web site | ||||||
| 10 | that provides information on the mercury content of compact | ||||||
| 11 | fluorescent lamps used in residential applications, what to do | ||||||
| 12 | when a fluorescent lamp breaks, and options for consumers to | ||||||
| 13 | safely manage and recycle spent mercury-containing compact | ||||||
| 14 | fluorescent lamps generated in the State. The Agency shall also | ||||||
| 15 | collaborate with lamp manufacturers, retailers, utilities, | ||||||
| 16 | local governments, environmental organizations, and solid | ||||||
| 17 | waste haulers on outreach efforts to inform consumers about the | ||||||
| 18 | safe and proper management of spent mercury-containing | ||||||
| 19 | fluorescent lamps. In developing an outreach strategy, the | ||||||
| 20 | Agency shall consider a variety of media and methods for | ||||||
| 21 | disseminating information, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
| 22 | point of sale information, newspaper and magazine | ||||||
| 23 | advertisements, Web sites, package markings, bill inserts, | ||||||
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| 1 | public service announcements, and stickers for dumpsters and | ||||||
| 2 | trash bins. | ||||||
| 3 | (b) By March 1, 2010, the Department of Central Management | ||||||
| 4 | Services, in collaboration with the Department of Commerce and | ||||||
| 5 | Economic Opportunity and the Agency, shall review and revise | ||||||
| 6 | procurement specifications for lamps and ballasts purchased by | ||||||
| 7 | State agencies. The specifications shall be revised to optimize | ||||||
| 8 | energy efficiency, toxics reduction, lighting quality, and | ||||||
| 9 | lamp life, taking into account performance, availability and | ||||||
| 10 | cost considerations. After July 1, 2010, the Department of | ||||||
| 11 | Central Management Services shall ensure that the | ||||||
| 12 | environmental and performance specifications developed under | ||||||
| 13 | this subsection are incorporated into bid solicitations | ||||||
| 14 | issued, and contracts entered into, for lamps and ballasts | ||||||
| 15 | purchased by State agencies. | ||||||
| 16 | (c) For the purposes of this subsection, | ||||||
| 17 | (1) "Lamp" means the bulb or tube portion of an | ||||||
| 18 | electrical lighting device, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
| 19 | a compact fluorescent lamp; a linear, circular or u-bent | ||||||
| 20 | tube; a high intensity discharge lamp; or an exit sign lamp | ||||||
| 21 | or fixture. | ||||||
| 22 | (2) "Ballast" means a device used to provide and | ||||||
| 23 | control the voltage in a linear fluorescent lamp.
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| 24 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 25 | becoming law.
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