Public Act 100-0129
 
HB2733 EnrolledLRB100 08194 MJP 18290 b


  
    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Hazardous Materials Emergency Act is amended  
by changing Sections 5.03 and 5.07 as follows:
 



    (430 ILCS 50/5.03)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1255.03)



    Sec. 5.03. 
To establish a program, with the advice and 
recommendations of the
Board, for utilization of the State's 
communication systems (a) to accept telephone
reports of 
accidents involving hazardous materials;  (b) to relate to the 
emergency
agencies in the vicinity of the accident any 
information available about
the location and
type of accident, 
nature of the hazardous material involved, and any precautions

which should be taken in handling the material; and  (c) to 
report to and
coordinate with the other
State agencies or 
departments which might be knowledgeable about the type of 
accident
or the hazardous material involved and with the United 
States Department
of Transportation.

    All files, records and data gathered by the Agency or the 
Department
under this Act shall be made available to the 
Department of Public Health
pursuant to the Illinois Health and 
Hazardous Substances Registry
Act.

(Source: P.A. 83-1361.)

 



    (430 ILCS 50/5.07)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1255.07)



    Sec. 5.07. 
To coordinate with the other members of the 
Board to determine
which department or agency can best, within 
the statutory scope of its duties,
inspect
facilities and 
equipment for the use, storage, transportation,  and 
manufacture
of hazardous materials to determine whether they 
are in compliance
with applicable federal or State regulations.

(Source: P.A. 90-449, eff. 8-16-97.)

  
 
    (430 ILCS 50/2.04 rep.)
    (430 ILCS 50/4 rep.)
    Section 10. The Hazardous Materials Emergency Act is 
amended by repealing Sections 2.04 and 4.