(430 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5603)
Sec. 3.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal
has power to make, adopt and enforce
rules and regulations governing the storing, transporting as cargo, selling,
dispensing or use of liquefied petroleum gases for purposes other than
as a propellant fuel in school buses, except as otherwise regulated by the
Illinois Department of Transportation under the provisions of the "Illinois
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act", approved August 26, 1977, as amended.
Rules and regulations
adopted under this Section shall be in substantial
conformity with the generally accepted standards of safety concerning the same subject
matter. Rules and regulations in substantial conformity with the published
Standards of
the National Fire Protection Association for the Storage and Handling of
Liquefied Petroleum
Gases and with the published Recommended Good Practice Rules for Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Piping and Appliance Installations in Buildings as recommended by the National Fire
Protection Association, shall be considered in substantial conformity with the generally
accepted standards of safety. No municipality or other political subdivision shall
enforce any ordinance or regulation in conflict with this Act or with the regulations
promulgated under this Section, except in the location and operation of liquefied
petroleum gas bulk plants and storage systems of over 1200 gallon capacity.
(Source: P.A. 83-1362.)
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