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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, An increased number of Illinois municipalities 
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are experiencing infestations of the common bed bug (Cimex 
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lectularius); the health, habitability, and quality of life in 
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affected dwellings has been diminished by this growing public 
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nuisance; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Bed bug infestations are uniquely challenging to 
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exterminate; the infestations have, however, been successfully 
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treated through Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Ohio Department of Agriculture has petitioned 
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the U.S. EPA for a waiver of Section (18) of the Federal 
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Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to facilitate the 
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indoor use of the insecticide Propoxur to treat bed bug 
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infestations in residences; 12 additional states have 
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contemplated joining this petition; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Propoxur is classified as a probable human 
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carcinogen (Group B2) by the United States Environmental 
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Protection Agency and is listed as a known human carcinogen by 
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the State of California; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In April of 2009, the U.S. EPA held its first-ever 
 


 






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National Bed Bug Summit to solicit recommendations on dealing 
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with the growing public nuisance of bed bugs; among the major 
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recommendations emanating from that summit was policy support 
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for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The common bed bug is a public health nuisance; it 
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is in the public interest to protect the health of Illinois 
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citizens and promote safe and effective strategies for the 
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eradication of bed bugs; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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urge the Illinois Department of Agriculture, the Illinois 
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Department of Public Health, and other relevant State agencies 
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to not join the petition for an EPA waiver for residential 
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Propoxur use in combating bed bugs; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That we urge all relevant State agencies to fully 
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examine their statutory authority to promote the use of IPM 
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strategies in the eradication of bed bugs; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be sent 
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to the Directors of the Illinois Department of Agriculture and 
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the Illinois Department of Public Health.