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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4959
Introduced 02/05/04, by Donald L. Moffitt, Michael K. Smith, Mike Bost SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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430 ILCS 55/5 |
from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 1005 |
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Amends the Hazardous Material Emergency Response Reimbursement Act. Provides that it is the duty of the responsible party to reimburse, within 30 days after the hazardous material emergency incident (now, in a
timely and reasonable manner), the emergency response agencies responding to
a hazardous material emergency incident, and any private contractor
responding to the incident at the request of an emergency response agency,
for the costs incurred in the course of providing emergency action.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4959 |
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LRB093 18642 BDD 44368 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public 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 5. The Hazardous Material Emergency Response |
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| Reimbursement Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (430 ILCS 55/5) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 1005)
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| Sec. 5. Reimbursement to agencies.
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| (a) It shall be the duty of the responsible party to |
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| reimburse, within 30 days after the hazardous material |
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| emergency incident
in a
timely and reasonable manner, the |
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| emergency response agencies responding to
a hazardous material |
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| emergency incident, and any private contractor
responding to |
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| the incident at the request of an emergency response agency,
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| for the costs incurred in the course of providing emergency |
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| action.
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| (b) In the event that the emergency response agencies are |
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| not reimbursed
by a responsible party as required under |
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| subsection (a), monies in the Fund
shall be used to reimburse |
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| the emergency response agencies
providing emergency action at |
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| or near the scene of a hazardous materials
emergency incident |
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| subject to the following limitations:
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| (1) Cost recovery from the Fund is limited to |
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| replacement of expended
materials including, but not |
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| limited to, specialized firefighting
foam, damaged hose or |
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| other reasonable and necessary supplies.
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| (2) The applicable cost of supplies must exceed 2% of |
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emergency response agency's annual budget.
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| (3) A minimum of $500 must have been expended.
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| (4) A maximum of $10,000 may be requested per incident.
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| (5) The response was made to an incident involving |
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| hazardous materials
facilities such as rolling stock which |
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| are not in a terminal and which are
not included on the |