101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3313
 
Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Laura Fine
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
415 ILCS 5/9.18 new

     Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that on and after January 1, 2022, a person may not operate or sell at retail a gas-powered leaf blower in the State. Provides that a person who violates the amendatory Act's provisions shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 9.18 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/9.18 new)
7    Sec. 9.18. Gas-powered leaf blower ban.
8    (a) The General Assembly finds that:
9        (1) gas-powered leaf blowers are detrimental to the 
10    health of the citizens of the State of Illinois and the 
11    quality of the environment;
12        (2) two-stroke and four-stroke engines used in 
13    gas-powered leaf blowers emit exceedingly high rates of 
14    pollutants, including, but not limited to, carbon 
15    monoxide, nitrous oxides, and hydrocarbons;
16        (3) the chemical pollutants that gas-powered leaf 
17    blowers emit can contribute to smog formation and acid 
18    rain;
19        (4) gas-powered leaf blowers generate noise at a 
20    decibel level capable of causing hearing loss in a short 
21    amount of time;
22        (5) gas-powered leaf blowers send dust and other small 
23    particles into the air for considerable distances, 
 
 
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1    including, but not limited to, animal feces, trace 
2    quantities of heavy metals such as lead, and allergens such 
3    as pollen and mold. 
4    (b) In this Section, "gas-powered leaf blower" means a leaf 
5blower that has a two-stroke or four-stroke engine using 
6gasoline or a gasoline and oil blend as fuel.
7    (c) On and after January 1, 2022, a person may not operate 
8a gas-powered leaf blower in the State of Illinois.
9    (d) On and after January 1, 2022, a person may not sell at 
10retail a gas-powered leaf blower in the State of Illinois.
11    (e) Any person who violates this Section shall be subject 
12to a civil penalty not to exceed $500. 
 
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
14becoming law.