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    AN ACT concerning safety.

 
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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 5. The Hazardous Material Emergency Response 
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Reimbursement Act is amended  by changing Section 3 as follows:
 



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    (430 ILCS 55/3)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 1003)



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    Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:

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    (a) "Emergency action" means any action taken at or near 
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the scene of a
hazardous materials emergency incident to 
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prevent or minimize harm to human
health, to property, or to 
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the environments from the unintentional release
of a hazardous 
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material.

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    (b) "Emergency response agency" means a unit of local

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government,
or volunteer fire protection organization, or  the 
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American Red Cross that provides:


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        (1) firefighting services;


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        (2) emergency rescue services;


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        (3) emergency medical services;


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        (4) hazardous materials response teams;


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        (5) civil defense; or


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        (6) technical rescue teams; or  .

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        (7) mass care or assistance to displaced persons.


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    (c) "Responsible party" means a person who:


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        (1) owns or has custody of hazardous material that is 
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    involved in an
incident requiring emergency action by an 
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    emergency response agency; or


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        (2) owns or has custody of bulk or non-bulk packaging 
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    or a transport
vehicle that contains hazardous material 
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    that is involved in an incident
requiring emergency action 
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    by an emergency response agency; and


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        (3) who causes or substantially contributed to the 
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    cause of the incident.

 


 






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    (d) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a 
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partnership, an
unincorporated association, or any unit of 
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federal, State or local government.

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    (e) "Annual budget" means the cost to operate an emergency 
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response
agency excluding personnel costs, which include 
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salary, benefits and
training expenses; and costs to acquire 
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capital equipment including
buildings, vehicles and other such 
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major capital cost items.

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    (f) "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a 
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quantity and
form determined by the United States Department of 
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Transportation to be
capable of posing an unreasonable risk to 
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health and safety or property
when transported in commerce.

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    (g) "Panel" means administrative panel.

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(Source: P.A. 93-159, eff. 1-1-04.)