97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4546

 

Introduced 2/1/2012, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 55/3  from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 1003
430 ILCS 55/5  from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 1005
430 ILCS 55/7 rep.

    Amends the Hazardous Material Emergency Response Reimbursement Act. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal (rather than the administrative panel) shall be responsible for (i) reviewing claims made against the Emergency Response Reimbursement Fund and determining reasonable and necessary expenses to be reimbursed to an emergency response agency and (ii) affirming that the emergency response agency has made a reasonable effort to recover expended costs from involved parties. Repeals a provision granting those powers to the administrative panel. Makes other corresponding changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Hazardous Material Emergency Response
5Reimbursement Act is amended by changing Sections 3 and 5 as
6follows:
 
7    (430 ILCS 55/3)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 1003)
8    Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9    (a) "Emergency action" means any action taken at or near
10the scene of a hazardous materials emergency incident to
11prevent or minimize harm to human health, to property, or to
12the environments from the unintentional release of a hazardous
13material.
14    (b) "Emergency response agency" means a unit of local
15government, volunteer fire protection organization, or the
16American Red Cross that provides:
17        (1) firefighting services;
18        (2) emergency rescue services;
19        (3) emergency medical services;
20        (4) hazardous materials response teams;
21        (5) civil defense;
22        (6) technical rescue teams; or
23        (7) mass care or assistance to displaced persons.

 

 

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1    (c) "Responsible party" means a person who:
2        (1) owns or has custody of hazardous material that is
3    involved in an incident requiring emergency action by an
4    emergency response agency; or
5        (2) owns or has custody of bulk or non-bulk packaging
6    or a transport vehicle that contains hazardous material
7    that is involved in an incident requiring emergency action
8    by an emergency response agency; and
9        (3) who causes or substantially contributed to the
10    cause of the incident.
11    (d) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a
12partnership, an unincorporated association, or any unit of
13federal, State or local government.
14    (e) "Annual budget" means the cost to operate an emergency
15response agency excluding personnel costs, which include
16salary, benefits and training expenses; and costs to acquire
17capital equipment including buildings, vehicles and other such
18major capital cost items.
19    (f) "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a
20quantity and form determined by the United States Department of
21Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to
22health and safety or property when transported in commerce.
23    (g) "Panel" means administrative panel.
24(Source: P.A. 93-159, eff. 1-1-04; 94-96, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
25    (430 ILCS 55/5)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 1005)

 

 

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1    Sec. 5. Reimbursement to agencies.
2    (a) It shall be the duty of the responsible party to
3reimburse, within 60 days after the receipt of a bill for the
4hazardous material emergency incident, the emergency response
5agencies responding to a hazardous material emergency
6incident, and any private contractor responding to the incident
7at the request of an emergency response agency, for the costs
8incurred in the course of providing emergency action.
9    (b) In the event that the emergency response agencies are
10not reimbursed by a responsible party as required under
11subsection (a), monies in the Fund shall be used to reimburse
12the emergency response agencies providing emergency action at
13or near the scene of a hazardous materials emergency incident
14subject to the following limitations:
15        (1) Cost recovery from the Fund is limited to
16    replacement of expended materials including, but not
17    limited to, specialized firefighting foam, damaged hose or
18    other reasonable and necessary supplies.
19        (2) The applicable cost of supplies must exceed 2% of
20    the emergency response agency's annual budget.
21        (3) A minimum of $500 must have been expended.
22        (4) A maximum of $10,000 may be requested per incident.
23        (5) The response was made to an incident involving
24    hazardous materials facilities such as rolling stock which
25    are not in a terminal and which are not included on the
26    property tax roles for the jurisdiction where the incident

 

 

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1    occurred.
2    (c) Application for reimbursement from the Fund shall be
3made to the State Fire Marshal or his designee. The State Fire
4Marshal shall, through rulemaking, promulgate a standard form
5for such application. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules
6for the administration of this Act.
7    (d) The State Fire Marshal's Office shall be responsible
8for:
9        (1) reviewing claims made against the Emergency
10    Response Reimbursement Fund and determining reasonable and
11    necessary expenses to be reimbursed to an emergency
12    response agency; and
13        (2) affirming that the emergency response agency has
14    made a reasonable effort to recover expended costs from
15    involved parties.
16(Source: P.A. 93-989, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
17    (430 ILCS 55/7 rep.)
18    Section 10. The Hazardous Material Emergency Response
19Reimbursement Act is amended by repealing Section 7.