SB2642 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2642

Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Susan Garrett

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 75/2a	from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3202a
430 ILCS 75/2b	from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3202b

Amends the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act to reflect the Illinois Emergency Management Agency's assumption of duties assigned to the Agency's predecessor, the Department of Nuclear Safety. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act is amended by changing Sections 2a and 2b as follows:

(430 ILCS 75/2a) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3202a)

Sec. 2a. Nuclear facilities. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Department of Nuclear Safety shall have sole jurisdiction over all boilers and pressure vessels contained within or upon or in connection with any nuclear facility within this State. The Agency Department of Nuclear Safety shall have the same authority and shall have and exercise the same powers and duties in relation to those boilers and pressure vessels under this Act as the Board or the State Fire Marshal have and exercise in relation to all boilers and pressure vessels in this State that are not included in this Section. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the Agency Department of Nuclear Safety shall establish by rule the types and frequency of inspections of boilers and pressure vessels contained within or upon or in connection with any nuclear facility. The rules may provide that multiple boilers and pressure vessels in a nuclear power system shall be covered by a single inspection certificate. The Agency Department of Nuclear Safety may enter into such agreements with the Board or the State Fire Marshal as are necessary to carry out its duties under this Act. The agreements may provide that the Agency Department of Nuclear Safety shall accept and recognize Special Inspector Commissions issued by the State Fire Marshal.

(Source: P.A. 86-901; 87-1169.)

(430 ILCS 75/2b) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3202b)

Sec. 2b. In addition to its other powers, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Department of Nuclear Safety is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the establishment of a coordinated and comprehensive program to minimize the risks posed by boilers, pressure vessels, and related components contained within or upon or in connection with any nuclear facility within this State. The program may provide for such inspections of nuclear facilities within the State as may be agreed upon and for inspections within and outside the State of Illinois of boilers and pressure vessels to be installed in any nuclear facility within this State.

(Source: P.A. 86-901.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.