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LRB096 08690 JDS 18820 b |
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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 Lead |
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| Sinker Act.
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| Section 5. Educational program to discourage the use of |
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| lead sinkers and lead jigs. |
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| (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural |
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| Resources may institute an educational program to discourage |
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| the use of lead sinkers and jigs within one year after the |
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| effective date of this Act. The educational program must |
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| provide all of the following: |
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| (1) press releases, articles, or both for distribution |
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| to the news media; |
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| (2) educational materials for distribution at training |
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| programs sponsored by the Department; and |
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| (3) any other educational tool or information that the |
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| Department may find useful in its efforts to educate the |
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| public about the hazards associated with the use of lead |
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| products. |
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| (b) The purpose of the educational program required under |
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| subsection (a) of this Section is to inform the public about |
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| the adverse, though unintended, effects of lead on wildlife; |