Sen. Mike Jacobs

Filed: 4/8/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1132

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1132 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, but is encouraged to do so, if feasible.);
15        (1.5) provide a minimum of 2 calling devices, one on
16    each side of a fueling site, that allow the disabled
17    operator of a motor vehicle to request refueling
18    assistance; the calling device must meet the following
19    minimum specifications:
20            (A) it must provide a recognizable signal inside
21        the retail establishment that a driver needs
22        assistance operating the pump;
23            (B) it must be able to be operated from the vehicle
24        by a person with limited manual dexterity using only
25        one hand without requiring tight grasping or pinching;
26            (C) it must be mounted at a height between 34 and

 

 

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1        48 inches from the ground;
2            (D) it must be operable from the vehicle in
3        accordance with all requirements of the Americans with
4        Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines; and
5            (E) it must display the telephone number of the
6        gasoline station or service station;
7        (2) let patrons know, through signs that designate
8    hours of service, the times appropriate signs, that
9    customers with disabilities can obtain refueling
10    assistance by using the calling device either honking or
11    otherwise signaling an employee; and
12        (3) provide the refueling assistance without any
13    charge beyond the self-serve price.
14    (c) The signage required under paragraph (2) of subsection
15(b) shall be designated by the station owner and shall be
16posted in a prominently visible place. The sign shall be
17clearly visible to customers.
18    (d) The Secretary of State shall provide to persons with
19disabilities information regarding the availability of
20refueling assistance under this Section by the following
21methods:
22        (1) by posting information about that availability on
23    the Secretary of State's Internet website, along with a
24    link to the Department of Human Services website; and
25        (2) by publishing a brochure containing information
26    about that availability, which shall be made available at

 

 

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1    all Secretary of State offices throughout the State.
2    (e) The Department of Human Services shall post on its
3Internet website information regarding the availability of
4refueling assistance for persons with disabilities and the
5addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and service
6stations in Illinois.
7    (f) A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if he or she
8telephones a gasoline station or service station to request
9refueling assistance and he or she:
10        (1) is not actually physically present at the gasoline
11    or service station; or
12        (2) is physically present at the gasoline or service
13    station but does not actually require refueling
14    assistance.
15    (g) The Department of Transportation shall work in
16cooperation with appropriate representatives of gasoline and
17service station trade associations and the petroleum industry
18to increase the signage at gasoline and service stations on
19interstate highways in this State with regard to the
20availability of refueling assistance for persons with
21disabilities.
22(Source: P.A. 95-167, eff. 1-1-08; 95-193, eff. 1-1-08; 95-876,
23eff. 8-21-08.)".