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Full Text of HB3897  100th General Assembly

HB3897ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Robyn Gabel

Filed: 4/24/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3897

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3897 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act is
5amended by changing Section 2-2 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 85/2-2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4052)
7    Sec. 2-2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
8context otherwise requires:
9    1. "Director" means the Director of Labor or his or her
10designee.
11    2. "Department" means Department of Labor.
12    3. "Amusement attraction" means an enclosed building or
13structure, including electrical equipment which is an integral
14part of the building or structure, through which people walk
15without the aid of any moving device, that provides amusement,
16thrills or excitement at a fair, carnival, or an amusement

 

 

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1enterprise, except any such enclosed building or structure
2which is subject to the jurisdiction of a local building code.
3    4. "Amusement ride" means:
4        (a) any mechanized device or combination of devices,
5    including electrical equipment which is an integral part of
6    the device or devices, which carries passengers along,
7    around, or over a fixed or restricted course for the
8    primary purpose of giving its passengers amusement,
9    pleasure, thrills, or excitement;
10        (b) any ski lift, rope tow, or other device used to
11    transport snow skiers;
12        (c) (blank);
13        (c-5) any trampoline court;
14        (d) any dry slide, alpine slide, or toboggan slide;
15        (e) any tram, open car, or combination of open cars or
16    wagons pulled by a tractor or other motorized device which
17    is not licensed by the Secretary of State, which may, but
18    does not necessarily follow a fixed or restricted course,
19    and is used primarily for the purpose of giving its
20    passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement, and
21    for which an individual fee is charged or a donation
22    accepted with the exception of hayrack rides;
23        (f) any bungee cord or similar elastic device; or
24        (g) any inflatable attraction.
25    5. "Carnival" or "amusement enterprise" means an
26enterprise which offers amusement or entertainment to the

 

 

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1public by means of one or more amusement attractions or
2amusement rides.
3    6. "Fair" means an enterprise principally devoted to the
4exhibition of products of agriculture or industry in connection
5with which amusement rides or amusement attractions are
6operated.
7    7. "Operator" means a person, or the agent of a person, who
8owns or controls or has the duty to control the operation of an
9amusement ride or an amusement attraction at a carnival,
10amusement enterprise, or fair. "Operator" includes an agency of
11the State or any of its political subdivisions.
12    8. "Carnival worker" or "amusement enterprise worker"
13means a person who is employed (and is therefore not a
14volunteer) by a carnival, amusement enterprise, or fair to
15manage, physically operate, or assist in the operation of an
16amusement ride or amusement attraction when it is open to the
17public.
18    9. "Volunteer" means a person who operates or assists in
19the operation of an amusement ride or amusement attraction for
20an owner or operator without pay or lodging. An individual
21shall not be considered a volunteer if the individual is
22otherwise employed by the same owner or operator to perform the
23same type of service as those for which the individual proposes
24to volunteer.
25    10. "Inflatable attraction" means an amusement ride or
26device designed for use that may include, but not be limited

 

 

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1to, bounce, climb, slide, or interactive play, which is made of
2flexible fabric, is kept inflated by continuous air flow by one
3or more blowers, and relies upon air pressure to maintain its
4shape.
5    11. "Trampoline court" means a commercial facility with a
6defined area composed of one or more trampolines, a series of
7trampolines, a trampoline court foam pit, or a series of
8trampoline court foam pits. "Trampoline court" does not include
9a gymnastic training facility that derives a majority of its
10revenue from supervised instruction in the teaching of
11gymnastic skills and basics.
12(Source: P.A. 98-541, eff. 8-23-13; 98-769, eff. 1-1-15;
1399-116, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
151, 2018.".