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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB1552
Introduced 2/22/2007, by Rep. Jack D. Franks SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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30 ILCS 105/5.675 new |
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Creates the Service Station Road Safety Act. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2008, every service station in this State shall provide, during operating hours, water, compressed air, and a gauge for measuring air pressure to the public for use in servicing any passenger vehicle or any commercial vehicle with an unladen weight of 6,000 pounds or less, and shall make these services available at no cost to customers who purchase motor vehicle fuel. Requires every service station in this State to display, at a conspicuous place on, at, or near the dispensing apparatus, at least one clearly visible sign that states that the service station is required to provide free air and water for automotive purposes to its customers who purchase motor fuel and that contains the toll-free number for complaints. Requires the State Fire Marshal to maintain a toll-free number for complaints. Sets civil penalties for violation of the Act. Creates the Service Station Road Safety Fund with the money in the Fund to be appropriated to the State Fire Marshal for enforcement of the Act. Requires the State Fire Marshal to submit a written report on the compliance rate and the enforcement costs of the Act to the General Assembly no later than March 1, 2009. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Service Station Road Safety Fund. Effective January 1, 2008.
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HB1552 |
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LRB095 08549 LCT 28730 b |
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| AN ACT concerning road safety.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Service Station Road Safety Act. |
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| Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that air |
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| and water are essential to the safe operation of motor |
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| vehicles, and therefore public safety requires that free air |
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| and water be accessible at all service stations.
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| Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
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| "Customer" means a person who purchases any product |
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| available for sale on the premises of the service station, |
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| including items not related to the repairing or servicing of a |
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| motor vehicle.
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| Section 15. Water; compressed air service. On and after |
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| January 1, 2008, every service station in this State shall |
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| provide, during operating hours, water, compressed air, and a |
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| gauge for measuring air pressure to the public for use in |
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| servicing any passenger vehicle or any commercial vehicle with |
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| an unladen weight of 6,000 pounds or less, and shall make these |
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| services available at no cost to customers who purchase motor |