SB2572eng 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning civil immunity.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Rails-With-Trails Immunity Act.

Section 5. Definition. In this Act:

"Rails-with-trails trail" means a strip of land that is located partly or fully within an active rail corridor and is identified in an agreement entered into by a railroad that operates within that rail corridor and any person who is sponsoring and maintaining the strip of land for the use of individuals for purposes specified in the agreement.

Section 10. Immunity. The owner of property upon which a rails-with-trails trail is located, any railroad that operates within the active rail corridor upon which a rails-with-trails trail is located, and any person who is sponsoring and maintaining the strip of land for the use of individuals for purposes specified in the agreement with the railroads are immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to an individual or damage to an individual's property resulting from the individual's use of a rails-with-trails trail, except for willful or wanton acts or omissions.

This Section applies to all causes of action accruing on or after its effective date.