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1     AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Hazardous Material Emergency Response
5 Reimbursement Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
6     (430 ILCS 55/3)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 1003)
7     Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8     (a) "Emergency action" means any action taken at or near
9 the scene of a hazardous materials emergency incident to
10 prevent or minimize harm to human health, to property, or to
11 the environments from the unintentional release of a hazardous
12 material.
13     (b) "Emergency response agency" means a unit of local
14 government, or volunteer fire protection organization, or the
15 American Red Cross that provides:
16         (1) firefighting services;
17         (2) emergency rescue services;
18         (3) emergency medical services;
19         (4) hazardous materials response teams;
20         (5) civil defense; or
21         (6) technical rescue teams; or .
22         (7) mass care or assistance to displaced persons.
23     (c) "Responsible party" means a person who:
24         (1) owns or has custody of hazardous material that is
25     involved in an incident requiring emergency action by an
26     emergency response agency; or
27         (2) owns or has custody of bulk or non-bulk packaging
28     or a transport vehicle that contains hazardous material
29     that is involved in an incident requiring emergency action
30     by an emergency response agency; and
31         (3) who causes or substantially contributed to the
32     cause of the incident.

 

 

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1     (d) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a
2 partnership, an unincorporated association, or any unit of
3 federal, State or local government.
4     (e) "Annual budget" means the cost to operate an emergency
5 response agency excluding personnel costs, which include
6 salary, benefits and training expenses; and costs to acquire
7 capital equipment including buildings, vehicles and other such
8 major capital cost items.
9     (f) "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a
10 quantity and form determined by the United States Department of
11 Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to
12 health and safety or property when transported in commerce.
13     (g) "Panel" means administrative panel.
14 (Source: P.A. 93-159, eff. 1-1-04.)