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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Campground Licensing and Recreational Area 
5Act is amended by adding Section 4.5 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 95/4.5 new)
7    Sec. 4.5. Hot tubs on decks. 
8    (a) In this Section:
9    "Acceptable material" includes wood, composite materials 
10made to resemble wood, or any other material providing similar 
11structural integrity and weight-bearing capabilities. 
12    "Hot tub" means an artificial container of water that is 
13purchased, designed, and manufactured for recreational use in 
14which one or more people can soak in heated water, which may 
15contain mechanisms allowing for direction and adjustment of 
16jets of warm water flowing in a rapidly rotating and circular 
17current. "Hot tub" includes, but is not limited to, tubs that 
18are commonly called "spas", "whirlpools", "hydrotherapy 
19pools", and "hot spas". 
20    (b) A licensed campground that installs or permits the 
21installation of one or more hot tubs on a deck on or after the 
22effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 
23Assembly shall ensure that (i) the deck is made of acceptable 
 
 
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1material, (ii) an architect licensed under the Illinois 
2Architecture Practice Act of 1989 or a structural engineer 
3licensed under the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 
4was responsible for coordinating the design, planning, and 
5creation of specifications for the deck and for applying for a 
6permit for the construction or major alteration, and (iii) the 
7deck was constructed in accordance with the designs, plans, 
8and specifications created by the architect or structural 
9engineer.