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| | HB4783 Engrossed | | LRB102 22855 RJF 32006 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 5. The Disaster Relief Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (15 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 293.1)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1. As used in this Act:
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| 8 | | "Disaster" shall have the same meaning as provided in |
| 9 | | Section 4 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act |
| 10 | | means an occurrence or threat of widespread or severe
damage, |
| 11 | | injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural |
| 12 | | or
technological cause, including but not limited to fire, |
| 13 | | flood, earthquake,
wind, storm, hazardous material spill or |
| 14 | | other water contamination
requiring emergency action to avert |
| 15 | | danger or damage, epidemic, air
contamination, blight, |
| 16 | | extended periods of severe and inclement weather,
drought, |
| 17 | | infestation, critical shortages of essential fuels and energy,
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| 18 | | explosion, riot, hostile military or paramilitary action, |
| 19 | | public
health emergencies, or acts of domestic terrorism.
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| 20 | | "Disaster area" means the area directly affected by or |
| 21 | | threatened with a
disaster.
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| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 93-249, eff. 7-22-03.)
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