SB1392sam001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Filed: 3/28/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1392

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1392 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The University of Illinois Scientific Surveys Act is amended by adding Section 22 as follows:

(110 ILCS 425/22 new)

Sec. 22. Microplastics report.

(a) Subject to appropriation, the Prairie Research Institute shall conduct a detailed review of the available scientific literature and federal and State laws, regulations, and rules to identify the threat of microplastics to human health and the environment.

(b) No later than 3 months after completion of the review conducted under subsection (a), the Prairie Research Institute shall submit to the General Assembly a report of its findings that must include any recommendations for legislative or regulatory actions that the State can take to protect human health and the environment from microplastics.

(c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2021.".