Bill Text: IL HR0790 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the Illinois Department of Agriculture, the Illinois Department of Public Health, and other relevant State agencies to not join the petition for an EPA waiver for residential Propoxur use in combating bed bugs and further urges relevant State agencies to fully examine their statutory authority to promote the use of IPM strategies in the eradication of bed bugs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-27 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0790 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0790-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, An increased number of Illinois municipalities | ||||||
3 | are experiencing infestations of the common bed bug (Cimex | ||||||
4 | lectularius); the health, habitability, and quality of life in | ||||||
5 | affected dwellings has been diminished by this growing public | ||||||
6 | nuisance; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Bed bug infestations are uniquely challenging to | ||||||
8 | exterminate; the infestations have, however, been successfully | ||||||
9 | treated through Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, The Ohio Department of Agriculture has petitioned | ||||||
12 | the U.S. EPA for a waiver of Section (18) of the Federal | ||||||
13 | Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to facilitate the | ||||||
14 | indoor use of the insecticide Propoxur to treat bed bug | ||||||
15 | infestations in residences; 12 additional states have | ||||||
16 | contemplated joining this petition; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Propoxur is classified as a probable human | ||||||
18 | carcinogen (Group B2) by the United States Environmental | ||||||
19 | Protection Agency and is listed as a known human carcinogen by | ||||||
20 | the State of California; and
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21 | WHEREAS, In April of 2009, the U.S. EPA held its first-ever |
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1 | National Bed Bug Summit to solicit recommendations on dealing | ||||||
2 | with the growing public nuisance of bed bugs; among the major | ||||||
3 | recommendations emanating from that summit was policy support | ||||||
4 | for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The common bed bug is a public health nuisance; it | ||||||
6 | is in the public interest to protect the health of Illinois | ||||||
7 | citizens and promote safe and effective strategies for the | ||||||
8 | eradication of bed bugs; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
11 | urge the Illinois Department of Agriculture, the Illinois | ||||||
12 | Department of Public Health, and other relevant State agencies | ||||||
13 | to not join the petition for an EPA waiver for residential | ||||||
14 | Propoxur use in combating bed bugs; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That we urge all relevant State agencies to fully | ||||||
16 | examine their statutory authority to promote the use of IPM | ||||||
17 | strategies in the eradication of bed bugs; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be sent | ||||||
19 | to the Directors of the Illinois Department of Agriculture and | ||||||
20 | the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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