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1 | AN ACT concerning public 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 5. The Mercury Fever Thermometer Prohibition Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 1 and 10 and by adding Sections 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | and 35 as follows:
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7 | (410 ILCS 46/1)
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8 | Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Mercury-added Product
Mercury Fever Thermometer Prohibition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Act.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 93-165, eff. 1-1-04.)
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12 | (410 ILCS 46/10)
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13 | Sec. 10. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | words and terms
defined in this Section shall have the meaning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | given, unless the context
otherwise clearly requires.
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16 | "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Agency.
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18 | "Mercury fever thermometer" means any device containing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | liquid mercury
wherein the liquid
mercury is used to measure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the internal body temperature of a person.
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21 | "Mercury-added novelty" means a mercury-added product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | intended for personal
or household enjoyment, including but not |
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1 | limited to: toys, figurines,
adornments, games, cards, | ||||||
2 | ornaments, yard statues and figurines, candles,
jewelry, | ||||||
3 | holiday decorations, and footwear and other items of apparel.
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4 | "Mercury-added product" means a product to which mercury is | ||||||
5 | added intentionally during formulation of manufacture, or a | ||||||
6 | product containing one or more components to which mercury is | ||||||
7 | intentionally added during formulation or manufacture.
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8 | "Health care facility" means any hospital, nursing home, | ||||||
9 | extended care
facility, long-term facility, clinic or medical | ||||||
10 | laboratory, State or private
health or mental institution, | ||||||
11 | clinic, physician's office, or health maintenance
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12 | organization.
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13 | "Hospital" means any institution, place, building, or | ||||||
14 | agency, public or
private, whether organized for profit or not, | ||||||
15 | devoted primarily to the
maintenance and operation of | ||||||
16 | facilities for the diagnosis and treatment or care
of 2 or more | ||||||
17 | unrelated persons admitted for overnight stay or longer in | ||||||
18 | order
to obtain medical, including obstetric, psychiatric, and | ||||||
19 | nursing, care of
illness, disease, injury, infirmity, or | ||||||
20 | deformity.
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21 | "Person" means any individual, partnership, | ||||||
22 | co-partnership, firm, company,
limited liability company, | ||||||
23 | corporation, association, joint stock company,
trust, estate, | ||||||
24 | political subdivision, State agency, or non-profit | ||||||
25 | organization,
or any other legal entity.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 93-165, eff. 1-1-04.)
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1 | (410 ILCS 46/27 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 27. Sale and distribution of certain mercury-added | ||||||
3 | products prohibited. | ||||||
4 | (a) On and after July 1, 2008, no person shall sell, offer | ||||||
5 | to sell, or distribute the following mercury-added products in | ||||||
6 | this State: | ||||||
7 | (1) barometers;
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8 | (2) esophageal dilators, bougie tubes, or | ||||||
9 | gastrointestinal tubes;
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10 | (3) flow meters; | ||||||
11 | (4) hydrometers;
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12 | (5) hygrometers;
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13 | (6) manometers, other then manometers prohibited from | ||||||
14 | sale under subsection (d) of this Section;
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15 | (7) pyrometers;
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16 | (8) sphygmomanometers;
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17 | (9) thermometers; or
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18 | (10) psychrometers.
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19 | (b) This Section does not apply to the sale of a mercury | ||||||
20 | added product listed in paragraphs (1) through (10) of | ||||||
21 | subsection (a) if use of the product is a federal requirement | ||||||
22 | or if the only mercury-added component in the product is a | ||||||
23 | button cell battery.
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24 | (c) This Section does not apply to the sale of a | ||||||
25 | mercury-added product listed in paragraphs (1) through (10) of |
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1 | subsection (a) for which an exemption is obtained under this | ||||||
2 | subsection (c). The manufacturer or user of the product may | ||||||
3 | apply for an exemption by filing a written petition with the | ||||||
4 | Agency. The Agency may grant an exemption with or without | ||||||
5 | conditions upon finding that the mercury-added product is | ||||||
6 | reasonable and appropriate for a specific use. In this | ||||||
7 | situation, the petitioner must demonstrate that:
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8 | (1) a system exists for the proper collection, | ||||||
9 | transportation, and processing of the product at the end of | ||||||
10 | its life; and
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11 | (2) one of the following applies:
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12 | (i) use of the product provides a net benefit to | ||||||
13 | the environment, public health, or public safety when | ||||||
14 | compared to available nonmercury alternatives; or
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15 | (ii) technically feasible nonmercury alternatives | ||||||
16 | are not available at comparable cost.
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17 | Prior to approving an exemption, the Agency may consult | ||||||
18 | with neighboring states, by means of the interstate | ||||||
19 | clearinghouse under Section 35, or otherwise, to promote | ||||||
20 | consistency in the way in which mercury-added products are | ||||||
21 | regulated. The Agency may request individuals receiving an | ||||||
22 | exemption to maintain records and provide reasonable reports to | ||||||
23 | the Department that characterize mercury use. Exemptions may be | ||||||
24 | granted for a term not to exceed 5 years and may be renewed | ||||||
25 | upon written application if the Agency finds that the | ||||||
26 | mercury-added product continues to meet the criteria of this |
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1 | subsection (c) and the manufacturer or other persons comply | ||||||
2 | with the conditions of its original approval. The Agency shall | ||||||
3 | adopt rules for processing exemption applications that provide | ||||||
4 | for public participation, taking into account the role of the | ||||||
5 | interstate clearinghouse.
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6 | (d) On and after July 1, 2008, no person may sell, offer | ||||||
7 | for sale, or distribute for promotional purposes a | ||||||
8 | mercury-containing manometer of the type used in milking | ||||||
9 | machines on dairy farms in the State. Manufacturers of such | ||||||
10 | manometers shall notify wholesalers and retailers about this | ||||||
11 | ban and shall instruct them on how to properly dispose of the | ||||||
12 | remaining inventory. The Agency, in consultation with the | ||||||
13 | Illinois Department of Agriculture, shall conduct a program to | ||||||
14 | collect and replace mercury-containing manometers already in | ||||||
15 | use on dairy farms in the State.
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16 | (410 ILCS 46/35 new) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 35. The Agency may participate in the establishment | ||||||
18 | and implementation of a regional, multistate clearinghouse to | ||||||
19 | assist in carrying out the requirements of this Act. | ||||||
20 | Section 10. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||||
21 | changing Section 22.23b as follows: | ||||||
22 | (415 ILCS 5/22.23b)
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23 | Sec. 22.23b. Mercury and mercury-added products. |
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1 | (a) Beginning July 1, 2005, no person shall purchase or | ||||||
2 | accept, for use in a primary or secondary school classroom, | ||||||
3 | bulk elemental mercury, chemicals containing mercury | ||||||
4 | compounds, or instructional equipment or materials containing | ||||||
5 | mercury added during their manufacture. This subsection (a) | ||||||
6 | does not apply to: (i) other products containing mercury added | ||||||
7 | during their manufacture that are used in schools and (ii) | ||||||
8 | measuring devices used as teaching aids, including, but not | ||||||
9 | limited to, barometers, manometers, and thermometers, if no | ||||||
10 | adequate mercury-free substitute exists. | ||||||
11 | (b) Beginning July 1, 2007, no person shall sell, offer to | ||||||
12 | sell, distribute, or offer to distribute a mercury switch or | ||||||
13 | mercury relay individually or as a product component. For a | ||||||
14 | product that contains one or more mercury switches or mercury | ||||||
15 | relays as a component, this subsection (b) is applicable to | ||||||
16 | each component part or parts and not the entire product. This | ||||||
17 | subsection (b) does not apply to the following: | ||||||
18 | (1) Mercury switches and mercury relays used in medical | ||||||
19 | diagnostic equipment regulated under the federal Food, | ||||||
20 | Drug, and Cosmetic Act. | ||||||
21 | (2) Mercury switches and mercury relays used at | ||||||
22 | electric generating facilities. | ||||||
23 | (3) Mercury switches in thermostats used to sense and | ||||||
24 | control room temperature. | ||||||
25 | (4) Mercury switches and mercury relays required to be | ||||||
26 | used under federal law or federal contract specifications. |
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1 | (5) A mercury switch or mercury relay used to replace a | ||||||
2 | mercury switch or mercury relay that is a component in a | ||||||
3 | larger product in use prior to July 1, 2007, and one of the | ||||||
4 | following applies: | ||||||
5 | (A) The larger product is used in manufacturing; or | ||||||
6 | (B) The mercury switch or mercury relay is | ||||||
7 | integrated and not physically separate from other | ||||||
8 | components of the larger product.
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9 | (c) No later than July 1, 2006, the manufacturer of a | ||||||
10 | mercury switch or mercury relay, or a scientific instrument or | ||||||
11 | piece of instructional equipment containing mercury added | ||||||
12 | during its manufacture, may apply to the Agency for an | ||||||
13 | exemption from the provisions of this Section for one or more | ||||||
14 | specific uses of the switch, relay, instrument, or piece of | ||||||
15 | equipment by filing a written petition with the Agency. The | ||||||
16 | Agency may grant an exemption, with or without conditions, if | ||||||
17 | the manufacturer demonstrates the following: | ||||||
18 | (1) A convenient and widely available system exists for | ||||||
19 | the proper collection, transportation, and processing of | ||||||
20 | the switch, relay, instrument, or piece of equipment at the | ||||||
21 | end of its useful life; and | ||||||
22 | (2) The specific use or uses of the switch, relay, | ||||||
23 | instrument, or piece of equipment provides a net benefit to | ||||||
24 | the environment, public health, or public safety when | ||||||
25 | compared to available nonmercury alternatives. | ||||||
26 | Before approving any exemption under this subsection (c) |
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1 | the Agency must consult with other states to promote | ||||||
2 | consistency in the regulation of products containing mercury | ||||||
3 | added during their manufacture. Exemptions shall be granted for | ||||||
4 | a period of 5 years. The manufacturer may request renewals of | ||||||
5 | the exemption for additional 5-year periods by filing | ||||||
6 | additional written petitions with the Agency. The Agency may | ||||||
7 | renew an exemption if the manufacturer demonstrates that the | ||||||
8 | criteria set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection | ||||||
9 | (c) continue to be satisfied. All petitions for an exemption or | ||||||
10 | exemption renewal shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the | ||||||
11 | Agency. | ||||||
12 | The Agency must adopt rules for processing petitions | ||||||
13 | submitted pursuant to this subsection (c). The rules shall | ||||||
14 | include, but shall not be limited to, provisions allowing for | ||||||
15 | the submission of written public comments on the petitions. | ||||||
16 | (d) No later than January 1, 2005, the Agency must submit | ||||||
17 | to the Governor and the General Assembly a report that includes | ||||||
18 | the following: | ||||||
19 | (1) An evaluation of programs to reduce and recycle | ||||||
20 | mercury from mercury thermostats and mercury vehicle | ||||||
21 | components; and | ||||||
22 | (2) Recommendations for altering the programs to make | ||||||
23 | them more effective. | ||||||
24 | In preparing the report the Agency may seek information | ||||||
25 | from and consult with, businesses, trade associations, | ||||||
26 | environmental organizations, and other government agencies. |
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1 | (e) Mercury switches and mercury relays, and scientific | ||||||
2 | instruments and instructional equipment containing mercury | ||||||
3 | added during their manufacture, are hereby designated as | ||||||
4 | categories of universal waste subject to the streamlined | ||||||
5 | hazardous waste rules set forth in Title 35 of the Illinois | ||||||
6 | Administrative Code, Subtitle G, Chapter I, Subchapter c, Part | ||||||
7 | 733 ("Part 733"). Within 60 days of the effective date of this | ||||||
8 | amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the Agency shall | ||||||
9 | propose, and within 180 days of receipt of the Agency's | ||||||
10 | proposal the Board shall adopt, rules that reflect this | ||||||
11 | designation and that prescribe procedures and standards for the | ||||||
12 | management of such items as universal waste.
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13 | If the United States Environmental Protection Agency | ||||||
14 | adopts streamlined hazardous waste regulations pertaining to | ||||||
15 | the management of mercury switches or mercury relays, or | ||||||
16 | scientific instruments or instructional equipment containing | ||||||
17 | mercury added during their manufacture, or otherwise exempts | ||||||
18 | such items from regulation as hazardous waste, the Board shall | ||||||
19 | adopt equivalent rules in accordance with Section 7.2 of this | ||||||
20 | Act within 180 days of adoption of the federal regulations. The | ||||||
21 | equivalent Board rules may serve as an alternative to the rules | ||||||
22 | adopted under subsection (1) of this subsection (e).
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23 | (f) Beginning July 1, 2008, no person shall accept for use | ||||||
24 | as a teaching aid in a primary or secondary school classroom | ||||||
25 | measuring devices containing mercury added during manufacture | ||||||
26 | including, but not limited to, barometers, manometers, and |
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1 | thermometers. This subsection (f) does not apply to a | ||||||
2 | mercury-added measuring device if the only mercury-added | ||||||
3 | component in the measuring device is a button cell battery. | ||||||
4 | (g) Beginning July 1, 2008, no person shall install, sell, | ||||||
5 | or offer to sell or distribute for promotional purposes a | ||||||
6 | mercury-added thermostat. For the purposes of this subsection | ||||||
7 | (g), a "mercury-added thermostat" means a product or device | ||||||
8 | that uses a mercury switch to sense and control room | ||||||
9 | temperature through communication with heating, ventilating, | ||||||
10 | or air-conditioning equipment. "Mercury-added thermostat" | ||||||
11 | includes thermostats used to sense and control room temperature | ||||||
12 | in residential, commercial, industrial, and other buildings | ||||||
13 | but does not include a thermostat used to sense and control | ||||||
14 | temperature as part of a manufacturing process. | ||||||
15 | (h) The Agency may participate in the establishment and | ||||||
16 | implementation of a regional, multistate clearinghouse to | ||||||
17 | assist in carrying out the requirements of this Section.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 93-964, eff. 8-20-04.)
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19 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
20 | becoming law.
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