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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Coal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Tar Sealant Disclosure Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | "Coal tar-based sealant or high polycyclic aromatic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | hydrocarbon sealant product" means a pavement sealant material | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | containing coal tar or a high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | content greater than 0.1% by weight. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | "Department" means the Department of Public Health. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | "Safety data sheet" means a document describing the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | properties and methods of the handling and use of a substance, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | compound, or mixture and containing the following information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | with respect to the substance, compound, or mixture: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (1) The chemical name, common name, trade name, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | the identity used on the label. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (2) Physical and chemical characteristics, including, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | but not limited to, vapor pressure and flash point. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (3) Physical hazards, including the potential for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | fire, explosion, or reactivity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (4) Known acute and chronic health effects of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | exposure, including, but not limited to, signs and |
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1 | symptoms of exposure, based on substantial scientific | ||||||
2 | evidence. | ||||||
3 | (5) The known primary route of exposure. | ||||||
4 | (6) The permissible exposure limit for those toxic | ||||||
5 | substances for which the federal Occupational Safety and | ||||||
6 | Health Administration has adopted a permissible exposure | ||||||
7 | limit. | ||||||
8 | (7) Precautions for safe handling and use. | ||||||
9 | (8) Recommended engineering controls. | ||||||
10 | (9) Recommended work practices. | ||||||
11 | (10) Recommended personal protective equipment. | ||||||
12 | (11) Procedures for emergencies, first aid, and | ||||||
13 | cleanup of leaks and spills. | ||||||
14 | (12) The date of preparation of the safety data sheet | ||||||
15 | and any changes to it. | ||||||
16 | (13) The name, address, and telephone number of the | ||||||
17 | employer, manufacturer, importer, or supplier who prepares | ||||||
18 | the safety data sheet.
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19 | Section 10. Coal tar sealant disclosure; contractors. | ||||||
20 | (a) A commercial applicator, contractor, residential or | ||||||
21 | commercial developer, or any other person applying pavement | ||||||
22 | sealant product to any public or private property in the State | ||||||
23 | of Illinois shall disclose the use of a coal-tar based sealant | ||||||
24 | product or high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant | ||||||
25 | product to the customer for whom it is applied. |
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1 | (b) The disclosure provided under subsection (a) must | ||||||
2 | include the health hazards associated with coal tar-based | ||||||
3 | sealant product or high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon | ||||||
4 | sealant product as outlined in the appropriate safety data | ||||||
5 | sheet. The disclosure must be given and made readily available | ||||||
6 | to customers in at least one of the following forms: | ||||||
7 | (1) A post on the commercial applicator's, | ||||||
8 | contractor's, developer's, or person's website. | ||||||
9 | (2) A message sent to the commercial applicator's, | ||||||
10 | contractor's, developer's, or person's list of email | ||||||
11 | recipients. | ||||||
12 | (3) An electronic or physical copy of the commercial | ||||||
13 | applicator's, contractor's, developer's, or person's | ||||||
14 | newsletter. | ||||||
15 | (c) A person or vendor who sells or offers to sell coal | ||||||
16 | tar-based sealant or high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon | ||||||
17 | sealant product must provide a copy of the appropriate safety | ||||||
18 | data sheet to an customer at the point of sale. | ||||||
19 | (d) A commercial applicator, contractor, residential or | ||||||
20 | commercial developer, or any other person applying coal | ||||||
21 | tar-based sealant product or high polycyclic aromatic | ||||||
22 | hydrocarbon sealant product, or a person or vendor who sells | ||||||
23 | or offers to sell coal tar-based sealant or high polycyclic | ||||||
24 | aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product, must provide information | ||||||
25 | about alternative sealant products upon request. |
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1 | Section 15. Coal tar sealant disclosure; public schools. | ||||||
2 | (a) A public school, public school district, or day care | ||||||
3 | shall provide written or telephonic notification to parents | ||||||
4 | and guardians of students and employees prior to any | ||||||
5 | application of a coal-tar based sealant product or a high | ||||||
6 | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product. The written | ||||||
7 | notification: | ||||||
8 | (1) may be included in newsletters, bulletins, | ||||||
9 | calendars, or other correspondence currently published by | ||||||
10 | the school district or day care center; | ||||||
11 | (2) must be given at least 10 business days before the | ||||||
12 | application and should identify the intended date and | ||||||
13 | location of the application of the coal-tar based sealant | ||||||
14 | product or high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant; | ||||||
15 | (3) must include the name and telephone contact number | ||||||
16 | for the school or day care center personnel responsible | ||||||
17 | for the application; and | ||||||
18 | (4) must include any health hazards associated with | ||||||
19 | coal tar-based sealant product or high polycyclic aromatic | ||||||
20 | hydrocarbon sealant product, as provided by a | ||||||
21 | corresponding safety data sheet. | ||||||
22 | (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any other | ||||||
23 | law to the contrary, a public school or public school district | ||||||
24 | that bids a pavement engineering project using a coal | ||||||
25 | tar-based sealant product or high polycyclic aromatic | ||||||
26 | hydrocarbon sealant product for pavement engineering-related |
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1 | use shall request a bid with an alternative for asphalt-based | ||||||
2 | or latex-based sealant product as a part of the engineering | ||||||
3 | project. The public school or public school district shall | ||||||
4 | consider whether asphalt-based or latex-based sealant product | ||||||
5 | should be used for the project based upon costs and life cycle | ||||||
6 | costs that regard preserving pavements, product warranties, | ||||||
7 | and the benefits to public health and safety. | ||||||
8 | (c) The Department, in consultation with the State Board | ||||||
9 | of Education, shall conduct outreach to public schools and | ||||||
10 | public school districts to provide guidance for compliance | ||||||
11 | with the provisions of this Act. | ||||||
12 | (d) On or before January 1, 2022, the Department and the | ||||||
13 | State Board of Education shall post on their websites guidance | ||||||
14 | on screening for coal tar-based sealant product or high | ||||||
15 | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product, requirements | ||||||
16 | for a request for proposals, and requirements for disclosure. | ||||||
17 | Section 20. Coal tar sealant disclosure; State property. | ||||||
18 | (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any other | ||||||
19 | law to the contrary, a State agency that undertakes a pavement | ||||||
20 | engineering project requiring the use of a coal tar-based | ||||||
21 | sealant or high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant | ||||||
22 | product for pavement engineering-related use shall request a | ||||||
23 | base bid with an alternative for asphalt-based or latex-based | ||||||
24 | sealant product as a part of the project. The State agency | ||||||
25 | shall consider whether asphalt-based or latex-based sealant |
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1 | product should be used for the project based upon the costs | ||||||
2 | involved and shall incorporate asphalt-based or latex-based | ||||||
3 | sealant product into a pavement engineering project if the | ||||||
4 | cost of using asphalt-based or latex-based sealant product is | ||||||
5 | equal to or less than the coal tar-based sealant or high | ||||||
6 | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product. | ||||||
7 | (b) On or before January 1, 2022, the Department shall | ||||||
8 | adopt rules for the procedures and standards to be used in | ||||||
9 | assessing acceptable levels of high polycyclic aromatic | ||||||
10 | hydrocarbon content of a pavement seal applied to any State | ||||||
11 | agency property. The rules shall, at a minimum, include | ||||||
12 | provisions regarding testing parameters and the notification | ||||||
13 | of screening results.
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14 | Section 30. Exemptions. Nothing in this Act applies to a | ||||||
15 | construction project or sale in which coal tar-based sealant | ||||||
16 | or high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product is | ||||||
17 | used for roofing application. |