Bill Text: IL SB2727 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-3)
Status: (Passed) 2014-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0638 [SB2727 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB2727-Amended.html
Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-3)
Status: (Passed) 2014-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0638 [SB2727 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB2727-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2727
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2727 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Section 52.5 as follows:
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6 | (415 ILCS 5/52.5 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 52.5. Microbead-free waters. | ||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
9 | "Microbead" means any plastic component of a personal | ||||||
10 | cosmetic product measured to be 5 millimeters or less in | ||||||
11 | size. | ||||||
12 | "Personal cosmetic product" means any article intended | ||||||
13 | to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced | ||||||
14 | into, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part | ||||||
15 | thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting | ||||||
16 | attractiveness, or altering the appearance, and any |
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1 | article intended for use as a component of any such | ||||||
2 | article. "Personal cosmetic product" does not include any | ||||||
3 | product for which a prescription is required. | ||||||
4 | (b) The General Assembly hereby finds that microbeads, a | ||||||
5 | synthetic alternative ingredient to such natural materials as | ||||||
6 | ground almonds, oatmeal, and pumice, found in over 100 personal | ||||||
7 | cosmetic products, including facial cleansers, shampoos, and | ||||||
8 | toothpastes, pose a serious threat to the State's environment. | ||||||
9 | Microbeads have been documented to collect harmful pollutants | ||||||
10 | already present in the environment and harm fish and other | ||||||
11 | aquatic organisms that form the base of the aquatic food chain. | ||||||
12 | Recently, microbeads have been recorded in Illinois water | ||||||
13 | bodies, and in particular, the waters of Lake Michigan. | ||||||
14 | Research has suggested that the majority of these microbeads | ||||||
15 | are entering water bodies through disposal down household | ||||||
16 | drains following the use of such personal cosmetic products. | ||||||
17 | Without significant and costly improvements to the majority of | ||||||
18 | the State's sewage treatment facilities, microbeads contained | ||||||
19 | in personal cosmetic products will continue to pollute | ||||||
20 | Illinois' waters and hinder the ongoing efforts to restore the | ||||||
21 | State's lakes and rivers, recreational and commercial | ||||||
22 | fisheries, and recent substantial economic investments in | ||||||
23 | redeveloping Illinois' waterfronts. | ||||||
24 | (c) No person shall produce, manufacture, sell, or offer | ||||||
25 | for sale any personal cosmetic product that contains | ||||||
26 | intentionally-added microbeads. |
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1 | (d) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency may adopt | ||||||
2 | rules necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. | ||||||
3 | (e) Any violation of this Section is a business offense | ||||||
4 | punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,500 for each day during | ||||||
5 | which the violation continues, and the person committing the | ||||||
6 | violation may be enjoined from continuing the violation. For a | ||||||
7 | second or subsequent violation, the fine may not exceed $5,000 | ||||||
8 | for each day during which the violation continues. | ||||||
9 | (f) The regulation of products containing microbeads under | ||||||
10 | this Section is an exclusive power and function of the State. A | ||||||
11 | home rule unit may not regulate the sale of products containing | ||||||
12 | microbeads. This Section is a denial and limitation of home | ||||||
13 | rule powers and
functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of | ||||||
14 | Article VII of the Illinois
Constitution.
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect December | ||||||
16 | 31, 2015.".
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