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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Water |
| 5 | | Heater Safety Valve Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Temperature mixing valve or safety valve. A |
| 7 | | manufacturer or supplier of a water heater or tank for use in a |
| 8 | | residence or residential facility located in Illinois must |
| 9 | | supply or attach a temperature mixing valve or other safety |
| 10 | | valve to the water heater or tank that prevents water with a |
| 11 | | temperature above 120 degrees Fahrenheit from coming from any |
| 12 | | bathtub faucet, shower faucet, sink faucet, or any other source |
| 13 | | of water into direct contact with a person.
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| 14 | | Section 10. Enforcement and administration; civil |
| 15 | | penalties. |
| 16 | | (a) The Department of Public Health shall administer and |
| 17 | | enforce the provisions of this Act. |
| 18 | | (b) Any person or entity who violates this Act shall be |
| 19 | | liable for a civil penalty of $500 for the first violation and |
| 20 | | $1,000 for each subsequent violation. The State's Attorney of |
| 21 | | the county in which the violation occurred or the Attorney |
| 22 | | General may bring an action in the circuit court of the county |
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| 1 | | in which the violation occurred to enforce the collection of |
| 2 | | any civil penalty imposed.
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| 3 | | Section 90. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by |
| 4 | | changing Section 40 as follows:
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| 5 | | (225 ILCS 320/40) (from Ch. 111, par. 1138)
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| 6 | | Sec. 40.
All persons engaged in plumbing as defined in this |
| 7 | | Act shall
comply with the minimum code of standards for |
| 8 | | plumbing and the fixtures,
materials, design and installation |
| 9 | | methods of plumbing systems published
by the Department and |
| 10 | | filed with the Secretary of State as required by this Act.
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| 11 | | All installations of equipment, fixtures, appliances or |
| 12 | | piping which
are used or intended for use entirely for or as a |
| 13 | | part of a water supply
system or sewage disposal system and |
| 14 | | thereby can affect the public health
shall comply with the |
| 15 | | provisions of the State Plumbing Code for design,
materials, |
| 16 | | installation and maintenance. The installation, repair, |
| 17 | | maintenance,
alteration or extension of building sewers shall |
| 18 | | be done in accordance
with the State Plumbing Code. Any person |
| 19 | | engaged in any of such work
shall upon investigation and |
| 20 | | determination of non-compliance with the provisions
of the |
| 21 | | State Plumbing Code be subject to the penalties contained in |
| 22 | | this
Act. Such prosecution shall be the responsibility of the |
| 23 | | State's Attorney
or other authority as authorized by this Act.
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| 24 | | A person engaged in plumbing who installs a water heater or |
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| 1 | | tank for use in a residence or residential facility located in |
| 2 | | Illinois must supply or attach a temperature mixing valve or |
| 3 | | other safety valve to the water heater or tank that prevents |
| 4 | | water with a temperature above 120 degrees Fahrenheit from |
| 5 | | coming from any bathtub faucet, shower faucet, sink faucet, or |
| 6 | | any other source of water into direct contact with a person. |
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 83-878.)
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