SAFETY-TECH Senate SponsorsSen. Terry Link-John J. Millner House Sponsors(Rep. Karen May) Environmental Health Committee Hearing Apr 26 2006 10:00AM Capitol Building Room 115 Springfield, IL 4/25/2006HouseTabled By Sponsor Rep. Karen May 415 ILCS 5/1from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1001Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:415 ILCS 5/1from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1001Adds reference to:New ActDeletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Mercury Switch Removal Act. Provides that mercury switches removed from end-of-life vehicles must be managed in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act and regulations adopted thereunder. Requires vehicle recyclers, vehicle crushers, and scrap metal recyclers that remove mercury switches to maintain certain records and make reports relating to the mercury switches removed. Requires manufacturers of vehicles in Illinois that contain mercury switches to begin a mercury switch collection program, within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, that facilitates the removal of mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles prior to the vehicles being flattened, crushed, shredded, or otherwise processed for recycling. Sets forth that these programs must, to the extent practicable, use the currently available vehicle recycling infrastructure and be designed to achieve a capture rate of not less than (i) 35% for the period of July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007; (ii) 50% for the period of July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008; and (iii) 70% for the period of July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009 and for each subsequent period of July 1 through June 30. Sets forth certain requirements for these collection programs including that each manufacturer adopt an implementation plan for their mercury switch collection program. Provides that if the required capture rates are not met, the Agency shall provide notice to the manufacturers subject to the collection requirements, and that beginning 30 days after the Agency first provides notice, a vehicle recycler that sells, gives, or otherwise conveys an end-of-life vehicle to an on-site or off-site vehicle crusher or a scrap metal recycler must remove all mercury switches from the vehicle prior to its conveyance, and that manufacturers subject to these collection requirements must provide to vehicle recyclers, vehicle crushers, and scrap metal recyclers (i) $2.00 for each mercury switch removed by the vehicle recycler, vehicle crusher, or the scrap metal recycler, (ii) the costs of the containers in which the mercury switches are collected, and (iii) the costs of packaging and transporting the mercury switches off-site. Provides civil penalties for violations of the Act. Authorizes periodic reviews of these programs. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2018. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that for civil penalties for failure to perform any duty imposed by this Act, the manufacturer must "willfully or knowingly" fail to perform these duties. Sets forth that second or subsequent violations shall result in a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 (instead of $10,000). Provides that the manufacturers' duty to indemnify vehicle recyclers, vehicle crushers, and scrap metal recyclers for liabilities arising from releases from a mercury switch under the Act is subject to that switch being managed in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act and regulations adopted thereunder prior to transfer under the manufacturer's collection program. Changes the Act's repealer date to January 1, 2011 (instead of January 1, 2018). 1/20/2006SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link 1/20/2006SenateFirst Reading 1/20/2006SenateReferred to Rules 2/8/2006SenateAssigned to Environment & Energy 2/15/2006SenateDo Pass Environment & Energy; 010-001-000 2/15/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006 2/27/2006SenateSecond Reading 2/27/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 28, 2006 2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link; -Millner 2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy 3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 011-000-000 3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link 3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 3/1/2006SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner 3/2/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Rules 3/2/2006SenateRecalled to Second Reading 3/2/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link-Millner 3/2/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link 3/2/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 3/2/2006SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 3/3/2006HouseArrived in House 3/3/2006HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/3/2006HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Karen May 3/3/2006HouseFirst Reading 3/3/2006HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/23/2006HouseAssigned to Environmental Health Committee 3/24/2006HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006 3/29/2006HouseMotion Do Pass - Lost Environmental Health Committee; 003-000-004 3/29/2006HouseRemains in Environmental Health Committee 4/7/2006HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 13, 2006 4/13/2006HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 30, 2006 4/25/2006HouseMotion Filed Rep. Karen May; Table Senate Bill 2884 Pursuant to Rule 60(b) 4/25/2006HouseMotion Prevailed 4/25/2006HouseTabled By Sponsor Rep. Karen May