Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SJR0044

Urges local emergency response planning officials to partner with school districts in their region in order to disseminate information pertaining to safety threats related to the storage and transport of hazardous substances, including petroleum oil and HHFTs, to the parents of attending students, faculty and staff, and schools at risk of being negatively impacted by storage facilities and/or the transport of such hazardous materials. Further urges local emergency response planning officials to include school districts in their region in the development and implementation of oil spill response plans specific to incidents involving the storage and transport of hazardous materials, including petroleum oil and HHFTs. Urges Congress and the Federal Railroad Administration to find a way to better notify and protect communities as hazardous products move through a community.

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