Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

Filed: 5/23/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4866

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4866 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended by changing
5Section 2 as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 365/2)  (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1502)
7    Sec. 2. Assistance at stations with self-service and
8full-service islands.
9    (a) Any attendant on duty at a gasoline station or service
10station offering to the public retail sales of motor fuel at
11both self-service and full-service islands shall, upon
12request, dispense motor fuel for the driver of a car which is
13parked at a self-service island and displays: (1) registration
14plates issued to a physically disabled person pursuant to
15Section 3-616 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; (2) registration
16plates issued to a disabled veteran pursuant to Section 3-609

 

 

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1or 3-609.01 of such Code; or (3) a special decal or device
2issued pursuant to Section 11-1301.2 of such Code; and shall
3only charge such driver prices as offered to the general public
4for motor fuel dispensed at the self-service island. However,
5such attendant shall not be required to perform other services
6which are offered at the full-service island.
7    (b) Gasoline stations and service stations in this State
8are subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and
9must:
10        (1) provide refueling assistance upon the request of an
11    individual with a disability (A gasoline station or service
12    station is not required to provide such service at any time
13    that it is operating on a remote control basis with a
14    single employee on duty at the motor fuel site, but is
15    encouraged to do so, if feasible.);
16        (2) by July 1, 2013, provide and display at least one
17    ADA compliant motor fuel dispenser with a direct telephone
18    number to the station that allows a disabled operator of a
19    motor vehicle to request refueling assistance, with the
20    telephone number posted in close proximity to the
21    International Symbol of Accessibility required by the
22    federal Americans with Disabilities Act, however, if the
23    station does not have at least one ADA compliant motor fuel
24    dispenser, the station must display at at least one motor
25    fuel dispenser a direct telephone number to the station
26    that allows a disabled operator of a motor vehicle to

 

 

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1    request refueling assistance let patrons know, through
2    appropriate signs, that customers with disabilities can
3    obtain refueling assistance by either honking or otherwise
4    signaling an employee; and
5        (3) provide the refueling assistance without any
6    charge beyond the self-serve price.
7    (c) The signage required under paragraph (2) of subsection
8(b) shall be designated by the station owner and shall be
9posted in a prominently visible place. The sign shall be
10clearly visible to customers.
11    (d) The Secretary of State shall provide to persons with
12disabilities information regarding the availability of
13refueling assistance under this Section by the following
14methods:
15        (1) by posting information about that availability on
16    the Secretary of State's Internet website, along with a
17    link to the Department of Human Services website; and
18        (2) by publishing a brochure containing information
19    about that availability, which shall be made available at
20    all Secretary of State offices throughout the State.
21    (e) The Department of Human Services shall post on its
22Internet website information regarding the availability of
23refueling assistance for persons with disabilities and the
24addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and service
25stations in Illinois.
26    (f) A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if he or she

 

 

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1telephones a gasoline station or service station to request
2refueling assistance and he or she:
3        (1) is not actually physically present at the gasoline
4    or service station; or
5        (2) is physically present at the gasoline or service
6    station but does not actually require refueling
7    assistance.
8    (g) The Department of Transportation shall work in
9cooperation with appropriate representatives of gasoline and
10service station trade associations and the petroleum industry
11to increase the signage at gasoline and service stations on
12interstate highways in this State with regard to the
13availability of refueling assistance for persons with
14disabilities.
15    (h) If an owner or operator of a gas station or service
16station is found by the Illinois Department of Agriculture,
17Bureau of Weights and Measures, to be in violation of this Act,
18the owner or operator shall pay an administrative fine of $250.
19Any moneys collected by the Department shall be deposited into
20the Weights and Measures Fund.
21(Source: P.A. 95-167, eff. 1-1-08; 95-193, eff. 1-1-08; 95-876,
22eff. 8-21-08.)".