HB4615 EngrossedLRB103 37800 RPS 67929 b

1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Campground Licensing and Recreational Area
5Act is amended by adding Section 4.5 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 95/4.5 new)
7    Sec. 4.5. Hot tubs on decks.
8    (a) In this Section:
9    "Acceptable material" includes wood, composite materials
10made to resemble wood, or any other material providing similar
11structural integrity and weight-bearing capabilities.
12    "Hot tub" means an artificial container of water that is
13purchased, designed, and manufactured for recreational use in
14which one or more people can soak in heated water, which may
15contain mechanisms allowing for direction and adjustment of
16jets of warm water flowing in a rapidly rotating and circular
17current. "Hot tub" includes, but is not limited to, tubs that
18are commonly called "spas", "whirlpools", "hydrotherapy
19pools", and "hot spas".
20    (b) A licensed campground that installs or permits the
21installation of one or more hot tubs on a deck on or after the
22effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
23Assembly shall ensure that (i) the deck is made of acceptable

 

 

HB4615 Engrossed- 2 -LRB103 37800 RPS 67929 b

1material, (ii) an architect licensed under the Illinois
2Architecture Practice Act of 1989 or a structural engineer
3licensed under the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989
4was responsible for coordinating the design, planning, and
5creation of specifications for the deck and for applying for a
6permit for the construction or major alteration, and (iii) the
7deck was constructed in accordance with the designs, plans,
8and specifications created by the architect or structural
9engineer.