Full Text of HJR0083 93rd General Assembly
HJ0083 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Mercury is a highly toxic substance that can cause | 3 |
| serious human health and ecological effects; and
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| WHEREAS, The improper disposal of mercury-containing | 5 |
| products can cause serious health and ecological effects when | 6 |
| released into the environment; and
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| WHEREAS, Some automakers have historically used mercury in | 8 |
| switches for convenience lighting, antilock braking systems, | 9 |
| and active ride control systems; and
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| WHEREAS, It is estimated that over 210 million vehicles | 11 |
| currently in use in the United States contain an estimated 200 | 12 |
| tons of mercury; and
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| WHEREAS, The use of mercury in automotive applications | 14 |
| presents significant challenges for the industries involved in | 15 |
| end-of-life vehicle recycling; and
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| WHEREAS, An effective, comprehensive approach is necessary | 17 |
| to properly manage mercury from the existing fleet of vehicles, | 18 |
| thereby protecting human health and the environment from the | 19 |
| potential impacts of automotive mercury; and therefore be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 22 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there should be created the | 23 |
| Joint Task Force on Mercury Vehicle Components to identify | 24 |
| programs and methods that recover and collect mercury switches | 25 |
| and, where practical, other mercury components from motor | 26 |
| vehicles; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, In evaluating mercury collection programs and | 28 |
| methods, the Task Force, at a minimum, shall consider (i) the |
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| existing infrastructure for recovering and collecting mercury | 2 |
| components; (ii) efforts to reduce the use of mercury | 3 |
| components in vehicles; (iii) in-use and end-of-life | 4 |
| strategies that facilitate the recovery and collection of | 5 |
| vehicle mercury components; (iv) appropriate target collection | 6 |
| rates for recovering mercury vehicle components; (v) funding | 7 |
| options and incentives to remove and safely manage vehicle | 8 |
| mercury components; (vi) regulations that encourage the proper | 9 |
| handling and management of mercury components once they have | 10 |
| been removed from vehicles; and (vii) public outreach to | 11 |
| promote awareness and facilitate involvement in programs to | 12 |
| collect and recover mercury vehicle components; and be it | 13 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of 8 | 15 |
| members as follows: 2 members appointed by the President of the | 16 |
| Senate; 2 members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; 2 | 17 |
| members appointed by the Speaker of the House; and 2 members | 18 |
| appointed by the House Minority Leader; in addition, the | 19 |
| Director of the Environmental Protection Agency or his or her | 20 |
| designee, the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or | 21 |
| his or her designee, and the Director of Natural Resources or | 22 |
| his or her designee shall serve as non-voting members; and be | 23 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall prepare and submit a | 25 |
| report to the General Assembly that includes recommendations | 26 |
| for administrative, funding, and legislative changes that may | 27 |
| be necessary to effectively recover and collect mercury | 28 |
| components from motor vehicles in the State; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the report shall be submitted to the General | 30 |
| Assembly by January 1, 2005; and be it further | 31 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 32 |
| delivered to the Director of the Environmental Protection |
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| Agency, the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and | 2 |
| the Director of Natural Resources.
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