96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4722


 
Introduced 1/4/2010, by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
 
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    Creates the Antifreeze Bittering Act. Provides that any engine coolant or antifreeze that is manufactured after January 1, 2011, and subsequently sold within the State, and that contains more than 10% ethylene glycol, shall include denatonium benzoate at a minimum of 30 parts per million and a maximum of 50 parts per million as a bittering agent within the product so as to render it unpalatable. Requires a manufacturer of a product subject to this Act to maintain a record of the trade name, scientific name, and active ingredients of any bittering agent used and to make such information available to the public upon request. Provides that subject to certain exceptions, a manufacturer, processor, distributor, recycler, or seller of an engine coolant or antifreeze that is required to contain an aversive agent shall not be liable to any person for any personal injury, death, property damage, damage to the environment (including natural resources), or economic loss that results from the inclusion of denatonium benzoate in any engine coolant or antifreeze, provided that the inclusion of denatonium benzoate is present in concentrations mandated under the Act. Contains provisions concerning exemptions and penalties. Denies home rule powers.
















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    AN ACT concerning antifreeze.

 
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Antifreeze Bittering Act.
 
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    Section 5. Addition of bittering agent required.   Any engine 
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coolant or antifreeze that is manufactured after January 1, 
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2011, and subsequently sold within the State, and that contains 
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more than 10% ethylene glycol, shall include denatonium 
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benzoate at a minimum of 30 parts per million and a maximum of 
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50 parts per million as a bittering agent within the product so 
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as to render it unpalatable.
 
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    Section 10. Record keeping. A manufacturer of a product 
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subject to this Act shall maintain a record of the trade name, 
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scientific name, and active ingredients of any bittering agent 
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used pursuant to this Act.  Such information shall be available 
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to the public upon request.


 
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    Section 15. Liability.
 
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    (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this Section, a 
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manufacturer, processor, distributor, recycler, or seller of 
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an engine coolant or antifreeze that is required to contain an 
 


 






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aversive agent under Section 5 of this Act shall not be liable 
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to any person for any personal injury, death, property damage, 
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damage to the environment (including natural resources), or 
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economic loss that results from the inclusion of denatonium 
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benzoate in any engine coolant or antifreeze, provided that the 
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inclusion of denatonium benzoate is present in concentrations 
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mandated by Section 5 of this Act.

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    (b) The limitation on liability provided in subsection (a) 
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of this Section does not apply to a particular liability to the 
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extent that the cause of such liability is unrelated to the 
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inclusion of denatonium benzoate in any engine coolant or 
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antifreeze.


 
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    Section 20. Home rule preemption. With respect to retail 
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containers containing less than 55 gallons of engine coolant or 
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antifreeze, no local government, municipality, or other 
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political subdivision of this State shall have any authority 
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either to establish or continue in effect  any prohibition, 
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limitation, standard, or other requirement relating to the 
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inclusion of a bittering agent in engine coolant or antifreeze 
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that is in any way different from, or in addition to, the 
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provisions of this Act. This Section is a denial and limitation 
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of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of 
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Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
 
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    Section 25. Exemptions.  The requirements of this Act shall 
 


 






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not be construed to apply to:
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        (1)  the sale of a motor vehicle that contains engine 
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    coolant or antifreeze; or
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        (2)  wholesale containers of engine coolant or 
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    antifreeze containing 55 gallons or more of engine coolant 
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    or antifreeze.

 
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    Section 30. Penalty. A violation of this Act is a Class C 
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misdemeanor.