HB2733enr 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2733 Enrolled LRB100 08194 MJP 18290 b

AN ACT concerning safety.

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

Section 5. The Hazardous Materials Emergency Act is amended by changing Sections 5.03 and 5.07 as follows:

(430 ILCS 50/5.03) (from Ch. 127, par. 1255.03)

Sec. 5.03. To establish a program, with the advice and recommendations of the Board, for utilization of the State's communication systems (a) to accept telephone reports of accidents involving hazardous materials; (b) to relate to the emergency agencies in the vicinity of the accident any information available about the location and type of accident, nature of the hazardous material involved, and any precautions which should be taken in handling the material; and (c) to report to and coordinate with the other State agencies or departments which might be knowledgeable about the type of accident or the hazardous material involved and with the United States Department of Transportation.

All files, records and data gathered by the Agency or the Department under this Act shall be made available to the Department of Public Health pursuant to the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry Act.

(Source: P.A. 83-1361.)

(430 ILCS 50/5.07) (from Ch. 127, par. 1255.07)

Sec. 5.07. To coordinate with the other members of the Board to determine which department or agency can best, within the statutory scope of its duties, inspect facilities and equipment for the use, storage, transportation, and manufacture of hazardous materials to determine whether they are in compliance with applicable federal or State regulations.

(Source: P.A. 90-449, eff. 8-16-97.)

(430 ILCS 50/2.04 rep.)

(430 ILCS 50/4 rep.)

Section 10. The Hazardous Materials Emergency Act is amended by repealing Sections 2.04 and 4.