Full Text of SB2179 99th General Assembly
SB2179 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 SB2179 Introduced 10/20/2015, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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430 ILCS 85/2-2 | from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4052 |
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Amends the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. Provides that "amusement ride" includes any water slide, as defined by the Swimming Facility Act.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 2-2 as follows:
| 6 | | (430 ILCS 85/2-2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4052)
| 7 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 99-116 )
| 8 | | Sec. 2-2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | 9 | | context
otherwise requires:
| 10 | | 1. "Director" means the Director of Labor or his or her | 11 | | designee.
| 12 | | 2. "Department" means Department of Labor.
| 13 | | 3. "Amusement attraction" means an enclosed building or | 14 | | structure,
including electrical equipment which is an integral | 15 | | part of the building or
structure, through which people walk | 16 | | without the aid of any moving device,
that provides amusement, | 17 | | thrills or excitement at a fair, carnival, or an amusement | 18 | | enterprise,
except any such enclosed building or structure | 19 | | which is subject to the
jurisdiction of a local building code.
| 20 | | 4. "Amusement ride" means:
| 21 | | (a) any mechanized device
or combination of devices, | 22 | | including electrical equipment which is an
integral part of | 23 | | the device or devices, which carries passengers along,
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| 1 | | around, or over a fixed or restricted course for the | 2 | | primary purpose of
giving its passengers amusement, | 3 | | pleasure, thrills, or excitement;
| 4 | | (b) any ski lift, rope tow, or other device used to | 5 | | transport snow
skiers;
| 6 | | (c) (blank);
| 7 | | (d) any dry slide over 20 feet in height, alpine slide, | 8 | | or toboggan
slide;
| 9 | | (e) any tram, open car, or combination of open cars or | 10 | | wagons pulled
by a tractor or other motorized device which | 11 | | is not licensed by the
Secretary of State, which may, but | 12 | | does not necessarily follow a fixed or
restricted course, | 13 | | and is used primarily for the purpose of giving its
| 14 | | passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement, and | 15 | | for which an
individual fee is charged or a donation | 16 | | accepted with the exception of
hayrack rides;
| 17 | | (f) any bungee cord or similar elastic device; or | 18 | | (g) any inflatable attraction.
| 19 | | 5. "Carnival" or "amusement enterprise" means an | 20 | | enterprise which offers amusement or entertainment
to the | 21 | | public by means of one or more amusement attractions or | 22 | | amusement rides.
| 23 | | 6. "Fair" means an enterprise principally devoted to the | 24 | | exhibition of
products of agriculture or industry in connection | 25 | | with which
amusement rides or amusement attractions are | 26 | | operated.
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| 1 | | 7. "Operator" means a person, or the agent of a person, who | 2 | | owns or
controls or has the duty to control the operation of an | 3 | | amusement ride or
an amusement attraction at a carnival, | 4 | | amusement enterprise, or fair. "Operator" includes an
agency of | 5 | | the State or any of its political subdivisions.
| 6 | | 8. "Carnival worker" or "amusement enterprise worker" | 7 | | means a person who is employed (and is therefore not a | 8 | | volunteer) by a carnival, amusement enterprise, or fair to | 9 | | manage, physically operate, or assist in the operation of an | 10 | | amusement ride or amusement attraction when it is open to the | 11 | | public.
| 12 | | 9. "Volunteer" means a person who operates or assists in | 13 | | the operation of an amusement ride or amusement attraction for | 14 | | an owner or operator without pay or lodging. An individual | 15 | | shall not be considered a volunteer if the individual is | 16 | | otherwise employed by the same owner or operator to perform the | 17 | | same type of service as those for which the individual proposes | 18 | | to volunteer. | 19 | | 10. "Inflatable attraction" means an amusement ride or | 20 | | device designed for use that may include, but not be limited | 21 | | to, bounce, climb, slide, or interactive play, which is made of | 22 | | flexible fabric, is kept inflated by continuous air flow by one | 23 | | or more blowers, and relies upon air pressure to maintain its | 24 | | shape. | 25 | | (Source: P.A. 98-541, eff. 8-23-13; 98-769, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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| 1 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 99-116 )
| 2 | | Sec. 2-2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | 3 | | context
otherwise requires:
| 4 | | 1. "Director" means the Director of Labor or his or her | 5 | | designee.
| 6 | | 2. "Department" means Department of Labor.
| 7 | | 3. "Amusement attraction" means an enclosed building or | 8 | | structure,
including electrical equipment which is an integral | 9 | | part of the building or
structure, through which people walk | 10 | | without the aid of any moving device,
that provides amusement, | 11 | | thrills or excitement at a fair, carnival, or an amusement | 12 | | enterprise,
except any such enclosed building or structure | 13 | | which is subject to the
jurisdiction of a local building code.
| 14 | | 4. "Amusement ride" means:
| 15 | | (a) any mechanized device
or combination of devices, | 16 | | including electrical equipment which is an
integral part of | 17 | | the device or devices, which carries passengers along,
| 18 | | around, or over a fixed or restricted course for the | 19 | | primary purpose of
giving its passengers amusement, | 20 | | pleasure, thrills, or excitement;
| 21 | | (b) any ski lift, rope tow, or other device used to | 22 | | transport snow
skiers;
| 23 | | (c) (blank);
| 24 | | (d) any dry slide, alpine slide, or toboggan
slide;
| 25 | | (e) any tram, open car, or combination of open cars or | 26 | | wagons pulled
by a tractor or other motorized device which |
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| 1 | | is not licensed by the
Secretary of State, which may, but | 2 | | does not necessarily follow a fixed or
restricted course, | 3 | | and is used primarily for the purpose of giving its
| 4 | | passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement, and | 5 | | for which an
individual fee is charged or a donation | 6 | | accepted with the exception of
hayrack rides;
| 7 | | (f) any bungee cord or similar elastic device; or | 8 | | (g) any inflatable attraction ; or .
| 9 | | (h) any water slide, as defined by the Swimming | 10 | | Facility Act. | 11 | | 5. "Carnival" or "amusement enterprise" means an | 12 | | enterprise which offers amusement or entertainment
to the | 13 | | public by means of one or more amusement attractions or | 14 | | amusement rides.
| 15 | | 6. "Fair" means an enterprise principally devoted to the | 16 | | exhibition of
products of agriculture or industry in connection | 17 | | with which
amusement rides or amusement attractions are | 18 | | operated.
| 19 | | 7. "Operator" means a person, or the agent of a person, who | 20 | | owns or
controls or has the duty to control the operation of an | 21 | | amusement ride or
an amusement attraction at a carnival, | 22 | | amusement enterprise, or fair. "Operator" includes an
agency of | 23 | | the State or any of its political subdivisions.
| 24 | | 8. "Carnival worker" or "amusement enterprise worker" | 25 | | means a person who is employed (and is therefore not a | 26 | | volunteer) by a carnival, amusement enterprise, or fair to |
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| 1 | | manage, physically operate, or assist in the operation of an | 2 | | amusement ride or amusement attraction when it is open to the | 3 | | public.
| 4 | | 9. "Volunteer" means a person who operates or assists in | 5 | | the operation of an amusement ride or amusement attraction for | 6 | | an owner or operator without pay or lodging. An individual | 7 | | shall not be considered a volunteer if the individual is | 8 | | otherwise employed by the same owner or operator to perform the | 9 | | same type of service as those for which the individual proposes | 10 | | to volunteer. | 11 | | 10. "Inflatable attraction" means an amusement ride or | 12 | | device designed for use that may include, but not be limited | 13 | | to, bounce, climb, slide, or interactive play, which is made of | 14 | | flexible fabric, is kept inflated by continuous air flow by one | 15 | | or more blowers, and relies upon air pressure to maintain its | 16 | | shape. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 98-541, eff. 8-23-13; 98-769, eff. 1-1-15; | 18 | | 99-116, eff. 1-1-16.)
| 19 | | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | 20 | | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | 21 | | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | 22 | | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | 23 | | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | 24 | | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | 25 | | Public Act.
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