Sen. Heather Steans
Filed: 3/9/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3347 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3347, AS AMENDED, 
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by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following:


 
 
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    "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 22.23c as follows:
 
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    (415 ILCS 5/22.23c new)
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    Sec. 22.23c. Vehicle wheel weights. 
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    (a) In this Section:
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        "New vehicle" has the same meaning as ascribed in 
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    Section 1-148.4 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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        "Vehicle" has the same meaning as ascribed  in Section 
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    1-217 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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    (b) On and after January 1, 2012, no person shall use a 
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weight or other product to balance a vehicle wheel or tire if 
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the weight or other product contains mercury or contains more 
 


 






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than 0.1 percent lead by weight.
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    (c) On and after January 1, 2012, no person shall sell, 
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offer to sell, distribute, or offer to distribute a weight or 
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other product for balancing a vehicle wheel or tire if the 
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weight or other product contains mercury or contains more than 
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0.1 percent lead by weight.
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    (d) On and after January 1, 2012, no person shall sell a 
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new vehicle equipped with a weight or other product used to 
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balance a vehicle wheel or tire if the weight or other product 
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contains lead or mercury.
 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".