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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thank you very much for this. Was there any opposition? Stevan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Theresa Stiner
[mailto:Theresa.Stiner@dnr.state.ia.us] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 29, 2007 11:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us; Stevan Gressitt<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pharmwaste] Maine Legislation LD411 passed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>here in Iowa SF 579
was passed and signed by the governor in May. It directs us to spend
$225,000 on a 1 year pilot project to collect pharmaceuticals.
Here's a link to the legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&ga=82&hbill=SF579">http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&ga=82&hbill=SF579</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Theresa Stiner, <br>
Environmental Specialist Senior<br>
Iowa Department of Natural Resources<br>
Energy and Waste Management Bureau<br>
Wallace Building<br>
502 E 9th Street<br>
Des Moines IA 50319-0095<br>
Phone 515/281-8646<br>
Fax 515/281-8895<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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>>> "Stevan Gressitt" <gressitt@uninets.net> 6/29/2007
9:48 AM >>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>LD 411<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>"An Act To
Establish a Pilot Program for Return of Unused Prescription Drugs by
Mail"</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Sponsored by <b>Representative
Anne Perry</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280022859">http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280022859</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>This represents the first actual funding by a state for
unused medication returns by my reckoning. I believe at present California and
Mass ( had their hearing this week) are the other two states with active
legislation this session, are there any others?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Stevan Gressitt, M.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>207-441-0291<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>www.mainebenzo.org<o:p></o:p></p>
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