Public Act 099-0116
 
HB3359 EnrolledLRB099 10971 MGM 31326 b


  
    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act is 
amended  by changing Section 2-2 as follows:
 


    (430 ILCS 85/2-2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4052)



    Sec. 2-2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the 
context
otherwise requires:

    1. "Director" means the Director of Labor or his or her 
designee.

    2. "Department" means Department of Labor.

    3. "Amusement attraction" means an enclosed building or 
structure,
including electrical equipment which is an integral 
part of the building or
structure, through which people walk 
without the aid of any moving device,
that provides amusement, 
thrills or excitement at a fair, carnival, or an amusement 
enterprise,
except any such enclosed building or structure 
which is subject to the
jurisdiction of a local building code.

    4. "Amusement ride" means:

        (a) any mechanized device
or combination of devices, 
    including electrical equipment which is an
integral part of 
    the device or devices, which carries passengers along,

    around, or over a fixed or restricted course for the 
    primary purpose of
giving its passengers amusement, 
    pleasure, thrills, or excitement;

        (b) any ski lift, rope tow, or other device used to 
    transport snow
skiers;

        (c) (blank);

        (d) any dry slide over 20 feet in height, alpine slide, 
    or toboggan
slide;

        (e) any tram, open car, or combination of open cars or 
    wagons pulled
by a tractor or other motorized device which 
    is not licensed by the
Secretary of State, which may, but 
    does not necessarily follow a fixed or
restricted course, 
    and is used primarily for the purpose of giving its

    passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement, and 
    for which an
individual fee is charged or a donation 
    accepted with the exception of
hayrack rides;

        (f) any bungee cord or similar elastic device; or
        (g) any inflatable attraction.

    5. "Carnival" or "amusement enterprise" means an 
enterprise which offers amusement or entertainment
to the 
public by means of one or more amusement attractions or 
amusement rides.

    6. "Fair" means an enterprise principally devoted to the 
exhibition of
products of agriculture or industry in connection 
with which
amusement rides or amusement attractions are 
operated.

    7. "Operator" means a person, or the agent of a person, who 
owns or
controls or has the duty to control the operation of an 
amusement ride or
an amusement attraction at a carnival, 
amusement enterprise, or fair. "Operator" includes an
agency of 
the State or any of its political subdivisions.

    8. "Carnival worker" or "amusement enterprise worker" 
means a person who is employed (and is therefore not a 
volunteer) by a carnival, amusement enterprise, or fair to 
manage, physically operate, or assist in the operation of an 
amusement ride or amusement attraction when it is open to the 
public.

    9. "Volunteer" means a person who operates or assists in 
the operation of an amusement ride or amusement attraction for 
an owner or operator without pay or lodging. An individual 
shall not be considered a volunteer if the individual is 
otherwise employed by the same owner or operator to perform the 
same type of service as those for which the individual proposes 
to volunteer. 
    10. "Inflatable attraction" means an amusement ride or 
device designed for use that may include, but not be limited 
to, bounce, climb, slide, or interactive play, which is made of 
flexible fabric, is kept inflated by continuous air flow by one 
or more blowers, and relies upon air pressure to maintain its 
shape. 
(Source: P.A. 98-541, eff. 8-23-13; 98-769, eff. 1-1-15.)

 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
1, 2016.