Bill Text: IL HB3881 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Enrolled
NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. Defines "local road" as any State roadway, except for (i) a highway with 4 or more lanes, or (ii) an interstate highway. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0513 [HB3881 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB3881-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. Defines "local road" as any State roadway, except for (i) a highway with 4 or more lanes, or (ii) an interstate highway. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0513 [HB3881 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB3881-Enrolled.html
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
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 Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation | ||||||
5 | Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
| ||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 700-3)
| ||||||
7 | Sec. 3.
Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, as | ||||||
8 | used in
this Act:
| ||||||
9 | "Commerce" means trade, traffic, commerce or | ||||||
10 | transportation within
the State;
| ||||||
11 | "Department" means the Illinois Department of | ||||||
12 | Transportation;
| ||||||
13 | "Discharge" means leakage, seepage, or other release;
| ||||||
14 | "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a | ||||||
15 | quantity and
form determined by the United States Department | ||||||
16 | of Transportation to be
capable of posing an unreasonable risk | ||||||
17 | to health and safety or property
when transported in commerce;
| ||||||
18 | "Knowingly" means a person has actual knowledge of the | ||||||
19 | facts giving rise to
the violation or a reasonable person | ||||||
20 | acting in the circumstances and exercising
due care would have | ||||||
21 | such knowledge;
| ||||||
22 | "Law Enforcement Officials" means the Illinois State | ||||||
23 | Police or any
duly authorized employees of a local |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | governmental agency who are
primarily responsible for | ||||||
2 | prevention or detection of crime and
enforcement of the | ||||||
3 | criminal code and the highway and traffic laws of
this State or | ||||||
4 | any political subdivision of such State;
| ||||||
5 | "Local road" means any State or local highway except for | ||||||
6 | (i) a highway with 4 or more lanes, or (ii) an interstate | ||||||
7 | highway. | ||||||
8 | "Person" means any natural person or individual, | ||||||
9 | governmental body,
firm, association, partnership, | ||||||
10 | copartnership, joint venture, company,
corporation, joint | ||||||
11 | stock company, trust, estate or any other legal
entity or | ||||||
12 | their legal representative, agent or assigns;
| ||||||
13 | "Transports" or "transportation" means any movement of | ||||||
14 | property over
the highway and any loading, unloading or | ||||||
15 | storage incidental to such
movement.
| ||||||
16 | (Source: P.A. 90-263, eff. 7-30-97 .)
|