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| AN ACT concerning civil immunity.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Rails-With-Trails Immunity Act.
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| Section 5. Definition. In this Act: |
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| "Rails-with-trails trail" means a strip of land that is |
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| located partly or fully within an active rail corridor and is |
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| identified in an agreement entered into by a railroad that |
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| operates within that rail corridor and any person who is |
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| sponsoring and maintaining the strip of land for the use of |
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| individuals for purposes specified in the agreement.
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| Section 10. Immunity. The owner of property upon which a |
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| rails-with-trails trail is located, any railroad that operates |
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| within the active rail corridor upon which a rails-with-trails |
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| trail is located, and any person who is sponsoring and |
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| maintaining the strip of land for the use of individuals for |
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| purposes specified in the agreement with the railroads are |
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| immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to an |
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| individual or damage to an individual's property resulting from |
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| the individual's use of a rails-with-trails trail, except for |
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| willful or wanton acts or omissions. |
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| This Section applies to all causes of action accruing on or |
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| after its effective date.
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