(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural Resources may institute an educational program to discourage the use of lead sinkers and jigs within one year after the effective date of this Act. The educational program must provide all of the following:
         (1) press releases, articles, or both for
    
distribution to the news media;
        (2) educational materials for distribution at
    
training programs sponsored by the Department; and
        (3) any other educational tool or information that
    
the Department may find useful in its efforts to educate the public about the hazards associated with the use of lead products.
    (b) The purpose of the educational program required under subsection (a) of this Section is to inform the public about the adverse, though unintended, effects of lead on wildlife; ways to reduce the introduction of lead into the environment through personal action; the potential risk to public health from working with lead; and the availability of alternatives to lead jigs and sinkers.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 885/5

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
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