94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1585


 
Introduced 2/15/2005, by Rep. Karen May
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Creates the Arsenic in School Playgrounds Act. Provides that on and after January 1, 2006 no  unit of local government or school district within this State shall  construct or install any new playground equipment treated or containing the pesticide chromated copper arsenate.
















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY


STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
















 


 


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HB1585

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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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Arsenic in School Playgrounds Act.

 
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    Section 5. Purpose. The General Assembly finds that  wooden 
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playground equipment in this State is often treated with the 
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pesticide chromated copper arsenate, which acts as a chemical 
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preservative that protects wood from rotting due to insects and 
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microbial agents, and that the children of this State may be 
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exposed to the arsenic in chromated copper arsenate when the 
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children play on playground equipment treated with this 
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compound.
 
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    Section 10. New playground equipment. On and after January 
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1, 2006 no  unit of local government or school district within 
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this State shall  construct or install any new playground 
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equipment treated or containing the pesticide chromated copper 
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arsenate.