Public Act 096-0061
 		





SB1269 Enrolled
LRB096 08690 JDS 18820 b






    AN ACT concerning safety.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:



 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lead 
Sinker Act.
 
    Section 5. Educational program to discourage the use of 
lead sinkers and lead jigs. 
    (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural 
Resources may institute an educational program to discourage 
the use of lead sinkers and jigs within one year after the 
effective date of this Act.  The educational program must 
provide all of the following:
        (1) press releases, articles, or both for distribution 
    to the news media;
        (2) educational materials for distribution at training 
    programs sponsored by the Department; and
        (3) any other educational tool or information that the 
    Department may find useful in its efforts to educate the 
    public about the hazards associated with the use of lead 
    products.
    (b) The purpose of the educational program required under 
subsection (a) of this Section is to inform the public about 
the adverse, though unintended, effects of lead on wildlife; 
ways to reduce the introduction of lead into the environment 
through personal action; the potential risk to public health 
from working with lead; and the availability of alternatives to 
lead jigs and sinkers.




Effective Date:  1/1/2010