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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 Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation
5Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 30/3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 700-3)
7    Sec. 3. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, as
8used in this Act:
9    "Commerce" means trade, traffic, commerce or
10transportation within the State;
11    "Department" means the Illinois Department of
12Transportation;
13    "Discharge" means leakage, seepage, or other release;
14    "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a
15quantity and form determined by the United States Department of
16Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to
17health and safety or property when transported in commerce;
18    "Knowingly" means a person has actual knowledge of the
19facts giving rise to the violation or a reasonable person
20acting in the circumstances and exercising due care would have
21such knowledge;
22    "Law Enforcement Officials" means the Illinois State
23Police or any duly authorized employees of a local governmental

 

 

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1agency who are primarily responsible for prevention or
2detection of crime and enforcement of the criminal code and the
3highway and traffic laws of this State or any political
4subdivision of such State;
5    "Local road" means any State roadway except for: (i) a
6highway with 4 or more lanes, or (ii) an interstate highway.
7    "Person" means any natural person or individual,
8governmental body, firm, association, partnership,
9copartnership, joint venture, company, corporation, joint
10stock company, trust, estate or any other legal entity or their
11legal representative, agent or assigns;
12    "Transports" or "transportation" means any movement of
13property over the highway and any loading, unloading or storage
14incidental to such movement.
15(Source: P.A. 90-263, eff. 7-30-97.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.