94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1502


 
Introduced 02/10/05, by Rep. Kevin Joyce
 
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    Creates the Elimination of Phosphorus in Detergents Act. Provides that on and after January 1, 2007, no person may use, sell, manufacture, or distribute for sale any cleaning agent containing more than 0% phosphorus by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus, in Illinois, except as provided under this Act. Sets forth certain exceptions. Provides that the Pollution Control Board may authorize the use of certain cleaning agents containing phosphorus under certain  conditions and shall promulgate rules for the administration and enforcement of this Act. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning safety.

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


 
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    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Elimination of Phosphorus in Detergents Act.
 
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    Section 5. Prohibition; definition; exceptions.
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    (a) On and after January 1, 2007, no person may use, sell, 
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manufacture, or distribute for sale any cleaning agent 
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containing more than 0% phosphorus by weight, expressed as 
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elemental phosphorus, in Illinois, except as otherwise 
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provided in this Section.
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    (b) As used in this Section, "cleaning agent" means a 
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laundry detergent, laundry additive, dishwashing compound, 
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cleanser, household cleaner, metal cleaner or polish, 
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degreasing compound, commercial cleaner, industrial cleaner, 
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or other substance that is used or intended to be used for 
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cleaning purposes.
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    (c) This Section does not apply to cleaning agents that are 
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used:
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        (1) In agricultural or dairy production.
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        (2) To clean commercial food or beverage processing 
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    equipment or containers.
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        (3) In hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, other health 
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    care facilities, or veterinary hospitals or clinics.
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        (4) In any medical, biological, chemical, engineering, 
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    or other such laboratory, including those associated with 
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    any academic or research institution.
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        (5) In commercial laundries that provide cleaning 
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    services for a hospital, health care facility, or 
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    veterinary hospital.
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        (6) As water softeners, antiscale agents, or corrosion 
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    inhibitors, if that use is in a closed system such as a 
 


 






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    boiler, air conditioner, cooling tower, or hot water 
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    heater.
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        (7) As industrial or institutional sanitizers, metal 
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    brighteners, or metal cleaning or metal conditioning, 
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    including products containing phosphoric acid or trisodium 
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    phosphate.
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    (d) This Section does not apply to cleaning agents that:
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        (1) contain phosphorus in an amount not exceeding 0.5%, 
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    expressed as elemental phosphorus by weight, that are 
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    incidental to manufacturing; or,
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        (2) are manufactured, stored, sold, or distributed for 
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    use solely outside the State.
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    (e) The Illinois Pollution Control Board may authorize the 
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use of a cleaning agent that contains phosphorus of an amount 
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exceeding 0.5% by weight upon finding that there is no adequate 
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substitute for that cleaning agent or that compliance with this 
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Section would otherwise be unreasonable or create a significant 
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hardship on the user. The Illinois Pollution Control Board 
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shall promulgate rules for the administration and enforcement 
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of the provisions of this Section.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.