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1 | AN ACT concerning public 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 5. The Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
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6 | (430 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 95 l/2, par. 700-3)
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7 | Sec. 3. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, as | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | used in
this Act:
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9 | "Commerce" means trade, traffic, commerce or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | transportation within
the State;
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11 | "Department" means the Illinois Department of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Transportation;
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13 | "Discharge" means leakage, seepage, or other release;
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14 | "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | quantity and
form determined by the United States Department of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Transportation to be
capable of posing an unreasonable risk to | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | health and safety or property
when transported in commerce . | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | "Hazardous material" also includes natural gas, natural gas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | liquids, and liquefied natural gas ;
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20 | "Knowingly" means a person has actual knowledge of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | facts giving rise to
the violation or a reasonable person | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | acting in the circumstances and exercising
due care would have | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | such knowledge;
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1 | "Law Enforcement Officials" means the Illinois State | ||||||
2 | Police or any
duly authorized employees of a local governmental | ||||||
3 | agency who are
primarily responsible for prevention or | ||||||
4 | detection of crime and
enforcement of the criminal code and the | ||||||
5 | highway and traffic laws of
this State or any political | ||||||
6 | subdivision of such State;
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7 | "Person" means any natural person or individual, | ||||||
8 | governmental body,
firm, association, partnership, | ||||||
9 | copartnership, joint venture, company,
corporation, joint | ||||||
10 | stock company, trust, estate or any other legal
entity or their | ||||||
11 | legal representative, agent or assigns;
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12 | "Transports" or "transportation" means any movement of | ||||||
13 | property over
the highway and any loading, unloading or storage | ||||||
14 | incidental to such
movement.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 90-263, eff. 7-30-97.)
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16 | Section 10. The Hazardous Materials Emergency Act is | ||||||
17 | amended by changing Section 2.05 as follows:
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18 | (430 ILCS 50/2.05) (from Ch. 127, par. 1252.05)
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19 | Sec. 2.05. "Hazardous material" means a substance or | ||||||
20 | material in a quantity
and form which may pose an unreasonable | ||||||
21 | risk to health and safety or property
and which is designated a | ||||||
22 | hazardous material pursuant to the "Hazardous
Materials | ||||||
23 | Transportation Act", (PL 93-633). "Hazardous material" also | ||||||
24 | includes natural gas, natural gas liquids, and liquefied |
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1 | natural gas.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 79-1442.)
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3 | Section 15. The Hazardous Material Emergency Response | ||||||
4 | Reimbursement Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
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5 | (430 ILCS 55/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 1003)
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6 | Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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7 | (a) "Emergency action" means any action taken at or near | ||||||
8 | the scene of a
hazardous materials emergency incident to | ||||||
9 | prevent or minimize harm to human
health, to property, or to | ||||||
10 | the environments from the unintentional release
of a hazardous | ||||||
11 | material.
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12 | (b) "Emergency response agency" means a unit of local
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13 | government, volunteer fire protection organization, or the | ||||||
14 | American Red Cross that provides:
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15 | (1) firefighting services;
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16 | (2) emergency rescue services;
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17 | (3) emergency medical services;
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18 | (4) hazardous materials response teams;
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19 | (5) civil defense;
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20 | (6) technical rescue teams; or
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21 | (7) mass care or assistance to displaced persons.
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22 | (c) "Responsible party" means a person who:
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23 | (1) owns or has custody of hazardous material that is | ||||||
24 | involved in an
incident requiring emergency action by an |
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1 | emergency response agency; or
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2 | (2) owns or has custody of bulk or non-bulk packaging | ||||||
3 | or a transport
vehicle that contains hazardous material | ||||||
4 | that is involved in an incident
requiring emergency action | ||||||
5 | by an emergency response agency; and
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6 | (3) who causes or substantially contributed to the | ||||||
7 | cause of the incident.
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8 | (d) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a | ||||||
9 | partnership, an
unincorporated association, or any unit of | ||||||
10 | federal, State or local government.
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11 | (e) "Annual budget" means the cost to operate an emergency | ||||||
12 | response
agency excluding personnel costs, which include | ||||||
13 | salary, benefits and
training expenses; and costs to acquire | ||||||
14 | capital equipment including
buildings, vehicles and other such | ||||||
15 | major capital cost items.
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16 | (f) "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a | ||||||
17 | quantity and
form determined by the United States Department of | ||||||
18 | Transportation to be
capable of posing an unreasonable risk to | ||||||
19 | health and safety or property
when transported in commerce. | ||||||
20 | "Hazardous material" also includes natural gas, natural gas | ||||||
21 | liquids, and liquefied natural gas.
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22 | (g) "Panel" means administrative panel.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 93-159, eff. 1-1-04; 94-96, eff. 1-1-06.)
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