Bill Text: IL HB4115 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Motor Fuel Sales Act. Provides that: the Department of Agriculture shall maintain on its website a list of gasoline and service stations that are required to report to the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Weights and Measures; the list shall include the addresses and telephone numbers of the gasoline and service stations; and the Department of Agriculture shall provide the Department of Human Services with a link to this website information. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall post on its website a link to the list of gasoline and service stations provided by the Department of Agriculture (rather than posting the addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and service stations in Illinois).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0044 [HB4115 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB4115-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 099-0044
HB4115 Enrolled LRB099 09884 JLS 30098 b
AN ACT concerning business.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended by changing
Section 2 as follows:
(815 ILCS 365/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1502)
Sec. 2. Assistance at stations with self-service and
full-service islands.
(a) Any attendant on duty at a gasoline station or service
station offering to the public retail sales of motor fuel at
both self-service and full-service islands shall, upon
request, dispense motor fuel for the driver of a car which is
parked at a self-service island and displays: (1) registration
plates issued to a physically disabled person pursuant to
Section 3-616 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; (2) registration
plates issued to a disabled veteran pursuant to Section 3-609
or 3-609.01 of such Code; or (3) a special decal or device
issued pursuant to Section 11-1301.2 of such Code; and shall
only charge such driver prices as offered to the general public
for motor fuel dispensed at the self-service island. However,
such attendant shall not be required to perform other services
which are offered at the full-service island.
(b) Gasoline stations and service stations in this State

are subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and
must:
(1) provide refueling assistance upon the request of an
individual with a disability (A gasoline station or service
station is not required to provide such service at any time
that it is operating on a remote control basis with a
single employee on duty at the motor fuel site, but is
encouraged to do so, if feasible.);
(2) by January 1, 2014, provide and display at least
one ADA compliant motor fuel dispenser with a direct
telephone number to the station that allows a disabled
operator of a motor vehicle to request refueling
assistance, with the telephone number posted in close
proximity to the International Symbol of Accessibility
required by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act,
however, if the station does not have at least one ADA
compliant motor fuel dispenser, the station must display on
at least one motor fuel dispenser a direct telephone number
to the station that allows a disabled operator of a motor
vehicle to request refueling assistance; and
(3) provide the refueling assistance without any
charge beyond the self-serve price.
(c) The signage required under paragraph (2) of subsection
(b) shall be designated by the station owner and shall be
posted in a prominently visible place. The sign shall be
clearly visible to customers.

(d) The Secretary of State shall provide to persons with
disabilities information regarding the availability of
refueling assistance under this Section by the following
methods:
(1) by posting information about that availability on
the Secretary of State's Internet website, along with a
link to the Department of Human Services website; and
(2) by publishing a brochure containing information
about that availability, which shall be made available at
all Secretary of State offices throughout the State.
(d-5) On its Internet website, the Department of
Agriculture shall maintain a list of gasoline and service
stations that are required to report to the Department of
Agriculture's Bureau of Weights and Measures. The list shall
include the addresses and telephone numbers of the gasoline and
service stations. The Department of Agriculture shall provide
the Department of Human Services with a link to this website
information.
(e) The Department of Human Services shall post on its
Internet website information regarding the availability of
refueling assistance for persons with disabilities and the link
to the list addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and
service stations provided by the Department of Agriculture in
Illinois.
(f) A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if he or she
telephones a gasoline station or service station to request

refueling assistance and he or she:
(1) is not actually physically present at the gasoline
or service station; or
(2) is physically present at the gasoline or service
station but does not actually require refueling
assistance.
(g) The Department of Transportation shall work in
cooperation with appropriate representatives of gasoline and
service station trade associations and the petroleum industry
to increase the signage at gasoline and service stations on
interstate highways in this State with regard to the
availability of refueling assistance for persons with
disabilities.
(h) If an owner of a gas station or service station is
found by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Weights and Measures, to be in violation of this Act, the owner
shall pay an administrative fine of $250. Any moneys collected
by the Department shall be deposited into the Motor Fuel and
Petroleum Standards Fund. The Department of Agriculture shall
have the same authority and powers as provided for in the Motor
Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act in enforcing this Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-1152, eff. 6-1-13.)