| 4 | | - | AN ACT concerning safety. |
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| 5 | | - | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 6 | | - | represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 7 | | - | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
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| 8 | | - | adding Section 13.10 as follows: |
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| 9 | | - | (415 ILCS 5/13.10 new) |
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| 10 | | - | Sec. 13.10. Microplastics. By March 1, 2024, the Agency |
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| 11 | | - | shall make publicly available on its website the following |
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| 12 | | - | information: |
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| 13 | | - | (1) a description of microplastics and their effects |
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| 14 | | - | on aquatic life and human health, including relevant |
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| 15 | | - | background information and sources of microplastics; |
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| 16 | | - | (2) any federal and State regulatory actions taken to |
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| 17 | | - | address microplastics and their effects on aquatic life |
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| 18 | | - | and human health; |
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| 19 | | - | (3) contact information for an employee of the Agency |
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| 20 | | - | who is available to provide information on microplastics |
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| 21 | | - | if a member of the public has questions or concerns; and |
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| 22 | | - | (4) additional resources, including, but not limited |
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| 23 | | - | to, links to webpages containing information on |
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| 24 | | - | microplastics on the United States Environmental |
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| 25 | | - | Protection Agency's website, the National Oceanic and |
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| 26 | | - | Atmospheric Administration's website, the National |
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| 3 | + | 1 AN ACT concerning safety. |
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| 4 | + | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 5 | + | 3 represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 6 | + | 4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
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| 7 | + | 5 adding Section 13.10 as follows: |
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| 8 | + | 6 (415 ILCS 5/13.10 new) |
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| 9 | + | 7 Sec. 13.10. Microplastics. By March 1, 2024, the Agency |
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| 10 | + | 8 shall make publicly available on its website the following |
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| 11 | + | 9 information: |
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| 12 | + | 10 (1) a description of microplastics and their effects |
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| 13 | + | 11 on aquatic life and human health, including relevant |
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| 14 | + | 12 background information and sources of microplastics; |
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| 15 | + | 13 (2) any federal and State regulatory actions taken to |
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| 16 | + | 14 address microplastics and their effects on aquatic life |
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| 17 | + | 15 and human health; |
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| 18 | + | 16 (3) contact information for an employee of the Agency |
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| 19 | + | 17 who is available to provide information on microplastics |
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| 20 | + | 18 if a member of the public has questions or concerns; and |
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| 21 | + | 19 (4) additional resources, including, but not limited |
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| 22 | + | 20 to, links to webpages containing information on |
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| 23 | + | 21 microplastics on the United States Environmental |
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| 24 | + | 22 Protection Agency's website, the National Oceanic and |
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| 25 | + | 23 Atmospheric Administration's website, the National |
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| 33 | | - | Institutes of Health's website, the websites of other |
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| 34 | | - | State agencies and universities, and other scientifically |
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| 35 | | - | reputable websites that may contain additional relevant |
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| 36 | | - | information on microplastics. |
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| 37 | | - | The Agency shall update the website as additional |
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| 38 | | - | information or data regarding microplastics in the State |
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| 39 | | - | becomes available. |
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| 40 | | - | By October 1, 2024, the Agency shall submit a report to the |
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| 41 | | - | General Assembly and the Governor that provides an overview of |
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| 42 | | - | any Agency actions relating to microplastics, a comparative |
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| 43 | | - | analysis of actions in other states regarding microplastics in |
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| 44 | | - | the environment, and information on the latest guidance from |
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| 45 | | - | the United States Environmental Protection Agency. |
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| 34 | + | 1 Institutes of Health's website, the websites of other |
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| 35 | + | 2 State agencies and universities, and other scientifically |
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| 36 | + | 3 reputable websites that may contain additional relevant |
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| 37 | + | 4 information on microplastics. |
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| 38 | + | 5 The Agency shall update the website as additional |
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| 39 | + | 6 information or data regarding microplastics in the State |
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| 40 | + | 7 becomes available. |
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| 41 | + | 8 By October 1, 2024, the Agency shall submit a report to the |
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| 42 | + | 9 General Assembly and the Governor that provides an overview of |
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| 43 | + | 10 any Agency actions relating to microplastics, a comparative |
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| 44 | + | 11 analysis of actions in other states regarding microplastics in |
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| 45 | + | 12 the environment, and information on the latest guidance from |
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| 46 | + | 13 the United States Environmental Protection Agency. |
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