Sen. Terry Link
Filed: 4/4/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2928 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2928 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 17.9A as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/17.9A)
7    Sec. 17.9A. Collection, storage, and transportation of 
8pharmaceuticals by law enforcement agencies. 
9    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to the 
10extent allowed by federal law, a law enforcement agency may 
11collect pharmaceuticals, including but not limited to 
12controlled substances, from residential sources, store them, 
13and transport them to a site or facility an incinerator 
14permitted by the Agency to be incinerated in accordance with 
15the permit, permit conditions, this Act, and rules adopted 
16under this Act.  
 
 
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1    (b) Pharmaceuticals that have been transported to a 
2permitted site or facility by a law enforcement agency under 
3subsection (a) of this Section must be managed in accordance 
4with this Act, rules adopted under this Act, and permits issued 
5under this Act.  If those pharmaceuticals are controlled 
6substances, they must also be managed in accordance with 
7federal and State laws and regulations governing controlled 
8substances. 
9    (c) For the purposes of this Section, "law enforcement 
10agency" means an agency of the State or of a unit of local of 
11government which is vested by law or ordinance with the duty to 
12maintain public order and to enforce criminal laws.

13(Source: P.A. 97-545, eff. 1-1-12.)
 

14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
15becoming law.".