Public Act 102-0513
 
HB3881 EnrolledLRB102 11464 CPF 16798 b


  
    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation 
Act is amended  by changing Section 3 as follows:
 



    (430 ILCS 30/3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 700-3)



    Sec. 3. 
Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, as 
used in
this Act:

    "Commerce" means trade, traffic, commerce or 
transportation within
the State;

    "Department" means the Illinois Department of 
Transportation;

    "Discharge" means leakage, seepage, or other release;

    "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a 
quantity and
form determined by the United States Department 
of Transportation to be
capable of posing an unreasonable risk 
to health and safety or property
when transported in commerce;

    "Knowingly" means a person has actual knowledge of the 
facts giving rise to
the violation or a reasonable person 
acting in the circumstances and exercising
due care would have 
such knowledge;

    "Law Enforcement Officials" means the Illinois State 
Police or any
duly authorized employees of a local 
governmental agency who are
primarily responsible for 
prevention or detection of crime and
enforcement of the 
criminal code and the highway and traffic laws of
this State or 
any political subdivision of such State;

    "Local road" means any State or local highway except for 
(i) a highway with 4 or more lanes, or (ii) an interstate 
highway. 
    "Person" means any natural person or individual, 
governmental body,
firm, association, partnership, 
copartnership, joint venture, company,
corporation, joint 
stock company, trust, estate or any other legal
entity or 
their legal representative, agent or assigns;

    "Transports" or "transportation" means any movement of 
property over
the highway and any loading, unloading or 
storage incidental to such
movement.

(Source: P.A. 90-263, eff. 7-30-97.)

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