Sen. Heather Steans
Filed: 3/17/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1269




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1269 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lead 
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Sinker Act.
 
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    Section 5. Educational program to discourage the use of 
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lead sinkers and lead jigs. 
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    (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural 
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Resources may institute an educational program to discourage 
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the use of lead sinkers and jigs within one year after the 
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effective date of this Act.  The educational program must 
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provide all of the following:
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        (1) press releases, articles, or both for distribution 
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    to the news media;
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        (2) educational materials for distribution at training 
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    programs sponsored by the Department; and
 


 






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        (3) any other educational tool or information that the 
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    Department may find useful in its efforts to educate the 
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    public about the hazards associated with the use of lead 
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    products.
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    (b) The purpose of the educational program required under 
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subsection (a) of this Section is to inform the public about 
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the adverse, though unintended, effects of lead on wildlife; 
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ways to reduce the introduction of lead into the environment 
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through personal action; the potential risk to public health 
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from working with lead; and the availability of alternatives to 
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lead jigs and sinkers.".