Full Text of HB4904 94th General Assembly
HB4904 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB4904
Introduced 1/19/2006, by Rep. Angelo Saviano SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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430 ILCS 85/2-2 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4052 |
430 ILCS 85/2-3 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4053 |
430 ILCS 85/2-4 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4054 |
430 ILCS 85/2-6 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4056 |
430 ILCS 85/2-7 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4057 |
430 ILCS 85/2-8 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4058 |
430 ILCS 85/2-9 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4059 |
430 ILCS 85/2-12 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4062 |
430 ILCS 85/2-13 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4063 |
430 ILCS 85/2-14 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4064 |
430 ILCS 85/2-15 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4065 |
430 ILCS 85/2-18 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4068 |
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Amends the Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act. Provides that the Board shall advise the Department of Labor on safety matters. Changes the membership of the Board from 5 to 8 members. Provides that the Director of Labor in consultation with the Board (instead of the Board) shall promulgate and formulate definitions, rules, and regulations for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation, and inspection of amusement rides and amusement attractions. Grants the Director the authority to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all books, records, equipment, and other evidence relative to a matter under investigation or hearing. Provides that qualifications of amusement ride inspectors shall be established through regulation by the Director. Removes the requirement that the chief amusement ride inspector be licensed in Illinois as a professional engineer. Provides that any person who violates any provision of the Act or any rule or regulation adopted under the Act, if that violation results in the bodily injury or death of a person, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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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 Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act is | 5 |
| amended by changing Sections 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, | 6 |
| 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, and 2-18 as follows:
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4052)
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| Sec. 2-2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | 9 |
| context
otherwise requires:
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| 1. "Director" means the Director of Labor or his or her | 11 |
| designee.
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| 2. "Department" means Department of Labor.
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| 3. "Amusement Attraction" means an enclosed building or | 14 |
| structure,
including electrical equipment which is an integral | 15 |
| part of the building or
structure, through which people walk | 16 |
| without the aid of any moving device,
that provides amusement, | 17 |
| thrills or excitement at a fair or carnival,
except any such | 18 |
| enclosed building or structure which is subject to the
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| jurisdiction of a local building code.
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| 4. "Amusement ride" means:
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| (a) any mechanized device
or combination of devices, | 22 |
| including electrical equipment which is an
integral part of | 23 |
| the device or devices, which carries passengers along,
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| around, or over a fixed or restricted course for the | 25 |
| primary purpose of
giving its passengers amusement, | 26 |
| pleasure, thrills, or excitement;
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| (b) any ski lift, rope tow, or other device used to | 28 |
| transport snow
skiers;
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| (c) (blank);
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| (d) any dry slide over 20 feet in height, alpine slide, | 31 |
| or toboggan
slide;
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| (e) any tram, open car, or combination of open cars or |
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| wagons pulled
by a tractor or other motorized device which | 2 |
| is not licensed by the
Secretary of State, which may, but | 3 |
| does not necessarily follow a fixed or
restricted course, | 4 |
| and is used primarily for the purpose of giving its
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| passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement, and | 6 |
| for which an
individual fee is charged or a donation | 7 |
| accepted with the exception of
hayrack rides; or
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| (f) any bungee cord or similar elastic device.
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| 5. "Carnival" means an enterprise which offers amusement or | 10 |
| entertainment
to the public by means of one or more amusement | 11 |
| attractions or amusement rides.
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| 6. "Fair" means an enterprise principally devoted to the | 13 |
| exhibition of
products of agriculture or industry in connection | 14 |
| with which
amusement rides or amusement attractions are | 15 |
| operated.
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| 7. "Operator" means a person, or the agent of a person, who | 17 |
| owns or
controls or has the duty to control the operation of an | 18 |
| amusement ride or
an amusement attraction at a carnival or | 19 |
| fair. "Operator" includes an
agency of the State or any of its | 20 |
| political subdivisions.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-26, eff. 7-1-01.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4053)
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| Sec. 2-3. There is hereby created the Carnival-Amusement | 24 |
| Safety Board,
hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Board", | 25 |
| to consist of 8
5
members. One member shall be the Director. | 26 |
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Four members shall
be appointed by the Governor with the | 27 |
| advice and consent of the Senate.
The term of members shall be | 28 |
| 4 years, except that of those members initially
appointed by | 29 |
| the Governor, 1 shall be appointed for 3 years and 1 shall
be | 30 |
| appointed for 4 years, and of the members initially appointed | 31 |
| pursuant
to this amendatory Act of 2006
1985 , 1 shall be | 32 |
| appointed for 3 years. Of the
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4 appointed members of the | 33 |
| Board, 1 shall be an operator of amusement rides ,
and 1 shall | 34 |
| be a registered professional engineer , 1 shall represent the | 35 |
| insurance industry, and 1 shall represent the general public. |
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| The Board shall advise the Department on carnival and amusement | 2 |
| safety matters .
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| (Source: P.A. 84-533.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4054)
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| Sec. 2-4. A majority of the 8
5 members of the Board | 6 |
| constitutes a quorum. The Board shall meet at least twice | 7 |
| yearly and at the call of the chairman
or by written request of | 8 |
| at least 5
3 members. The Board shall elect a chairman
and such | 9 |
| other officers as it deems necessary to perform its
duties | 10 |
| between meetings and may hire such clerical and administrative | 11 |
| help
as it deems necessary, to be paid out of the appropriation | 12 |
| to the Board.
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| (Source: P.A. 84-533.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4056)
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| Sec. 2-6. The Director, in consultation with the Board , | 16 |
| shall promulgate and formulate definitions, rules
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| regulations for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, | 18 |
| use, operation
and inspection of all amusement rides and | 19 |
| amusement attractions as the
Director
Board finds necessary for | 20 |
| the protection of
the general public using amusement rides and | 21 |
| amusement attractions. The rules shall be
based upon generally | 22 |
| accepted engineering standards and shall be concerned
with, but | 23 |
| not necessarily limited to, engineering force stresses, safety
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| devices, and preventive maintenance. Whenever such standards | 25 |
| are available
in suitable form they may be incorporated by | 26 |
| reference. The rules shall
provide for the reporting of | 27 |
| accidents and injuries incurred from the operation
of amusement | 28 |
| rides or amusement attractions.
In addition to the permit fee | 29 |
| herein provided, the Director
Board may promulgate
rules to | 30 |
| establish a schedule of fees for inspections.
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| Before adopting, modifying or amending any rule consistent | 32 |
| with and necessary
for the enforcement of this Act, the | 33 |
| Director or Board shall hold a
public hearing on the proposed | 34 |
| rule, modification or amendment to a
rule. Any interested |
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| person may appear and be heard at the hearing, in person
or by | 2 |
| agent or counsel. The Director shall give the news media notice | 3 |
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each hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing date | 4 |
| and shall make
available a copy of the proposed rule, or | 5 |
| modification or amendment to a
rule to any person requesting | 6 |
| same. The provisions of this Section are in
addition to all | 7 |
| other existing requirements pertaining to the promulgation
of | 8 |
| administrative rules and regulations.
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| (Source: P.A. 83-1240.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4057)
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| Sec. 2-7. The Director shall administer and enforce all | 12 |
| provisions of
this Act and all codes, rules and regulations | 13 |
| promulgated pursuant to this Act
by the Board . The Director or | 14 |
| his or her authorized representative has the authority to | 15 |
| require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses | 16 |
| and the production of all books, records, equipment, and other | 17 |
| evidence relative to a matter under investigation or hearing. | 18 |
| The subpoena shall be signed and issued by the Director or his | 19 |
| or her authorized representative. If a person fails to comply | 20 |
| with any subpoena lawfully issued under this Section or a | 21 |
| witness refuses to produce evidence or testify to any matter | 22 |
| regarding which he or she may be lawfully interrogated, the | 23 |
| circuit court shall, upon application of the Director or his or | 24 |
| her authorized representative, compel compliance by | 25 |
| proceedings for contempt.
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| (Source: P.A. 83-1240.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4058)
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| Sec. 2-8. The Director, in consultation with the Board , | 29 |
| shall determine a schedule of permit fees for each
amusement | 30 |
| ride or amusement attraction.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-229.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4059)
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| Sec. 2-9. The Department of Labor may hire inspectors to |
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| inspect
amusement rides and amusement attractions. The | 2 |
| qualifications of amusement ride inspectors shall be | 3 |
| established through regulation by the Director.
The chief | 4 |
| amusement ride
inspector shall be licensed in Illinois as a | 5 |
| professional engineer.
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| (Source: P.A. 84-8.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-12) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4062)
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| Sec. 2-12. Order for cessation of operation of amusement | 9 |
| ride or
attraction.
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| (a) The Director or an inspector hired by the Department of | 11 |
| Labor
may order, in writing, a temporary and immediate | 12 |
| cessation of operation of
any amusement ride or amusement | 13 |
| attraction if it:
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| (1) has been determined
after
inspection to be | 15 |
| hazardous or unsafe;
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| (2) is in operation before the Director
has issued a | 17 |
| permit to operate such equipment; or
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| (3) the owner or operator is not in compliance with the | 19 |
| insurance
requirements contained in
Section 2-14 of this | 20 |
| Act and any rules or regulations adopted hereunder .
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| (b) Operation of the
amusement ride or
amusement attraction | 22 |
| shall not resume until:
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| (1) the unsafe or hazardous
condition is corrected to | 24 |
| the satisfaction of the Director or such inspector;
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| (2) the Director has issued a permit to operate such | 26 |
| equipment; or
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| (3) the
owner or operator is in compliance with the | 28 |
| insurance requirements contained in
Section 2-14 of this | 29 |
| Act and any rules or regulations adopted hereunder , | 30 |
| respectively.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-26, eff. 6-28-01.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-13) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4063)
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| Sec. 2-13. Judicial review of action of the Director or | 34 |
| Board may be
sought pursuant to the Administrative Review Law.
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| (Source: P.A. 83-1240.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4064)
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| Sec. 2-14. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this
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| Section no person shall operate an amusement ride or attraction | 5 |
| unless
there is in force: (a) a liability insurance policy
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| policies in an aggregate amount of not less than $100,000 for | 7 |
| bodily
injury to or death of one person in any one accident, | 8 |
| and, subject to the
limit for one person, in an amount of not | 9 |
| less than $1,000,000 for bodily
injury to or death of two or | 10 |
| more persons in any one accident, and in an
amount of not less | 11 |
| than $50,000 for injury to or destruction of property
of others | 12 |
| in any one accident, insuring the operator against liability | 13 |
| for
injury or death suffered by a person attending a fair or | 14 |
| carnival; or (b) a
bond in like amount, the aggregate liability | 15 |
| of the surety of which shall
not exceed the face amount | 16 |
| thereof; or (c) a deposit with the Illinois Department of Labor
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| Board of cash
or other security acceptable to the Director
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| Chairman .
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| (2) With respect to the operation of an amusement ride or | 20 |
| attraction
under this Act for a
carnival located at a permanent | 21 |
| site which has 5 or fewer amusement rides,
none of which | 22 |
| operates at a height exceeding 8 feet, the insurance policy,
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| bond, or cash or security deposit amount required for bodily | 24 |
| injury to or
death of 2 or more persons in any one accident | 25 |
| shall be not less than $500,000.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-144.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-15) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4065)
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| Sec. 2-15. Penalties. 1. Any person who operates an | 29 |
| amusement ride or amusement attraction at
a carnival or fair | 30 |
| without having obtained
a permit from the Director or who | 31 |
| violates any order or rule issued by the
Director or Board | 32 |
| under this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Each
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| shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
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| 2. Any person who interferes with, impedes, or obstructs in |
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| any manner
the Director or any authorized representative of the | 2 |
| Board or Department
in the performance of their duties under | 3 |
| this Act is guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor.
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| 3. Any person who violates any provision of this Act or any | 5 |
| rule or regulation adopted under this Act, if that violation | 6 |
| results in the bodily injury or death of a person, is guilty of | 7 |
| a Class 4 felony.
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| (Source: P.A. 83-1240.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-18) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4068)
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| Sec. 2-18. Waiver of inspection. The Director may waive the | 11 |
| requirement
that an amusement ride or amusement attraction or | 12 |
| any part thereof be
inspected before being operated, and may | 13 |
| waive any applicable fees for inspection, if an
operator gives | 14 |
| satisfactory proof to the Director that the amusement ride
or | 15 |
| amusement attraction or any part thereof has passed an | 16 |
| inspection
conducted by a public or private agency whose | 17 |
| inspection standards and
requirements are at least equal to | 18 |
| those requirements and standards
established by the Department
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| Board under the provisions of this Act. The annual
permit fees | 20 |
| shall be paid before the Director may waive this requirement.
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| (Source: P.A. 83-1240.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 23 |
| becoming law.
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