Bill Text: IL SB0968 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Makes a technical change in a definitions Section.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0795 [SB0968 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB0968-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 18b-101 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/18b-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-101)
Sec. 18b-101. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise
clearly requires, as used in this Chapter:
"Agricultural commodities" means any agricultural
commodity, non-processed food, feed, fiber, or livestock,
including insects.
"Agricultural operations" means the operation of a motor
vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting agricultural
commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes.
"Air mile" means a nautical mile, which is equivalent to
6,076 feet or 1,852 meters. Accordingly, 100 air miles are
equivalent to 115.08 statute miles or 185.2 kilometers.
"Commercial motor vehicle" means any self propelled or
towed vehicle used on public highways in interstate and
intrastate commerce to transport passengers or property when
the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight, a gross vehicle weight
rating, a gross combination weight, or a gross combination
weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds; or the vehicle is used

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or designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the
driver; or the vehicle is designed to carry 15 or fewer
passengers and is operated by a contract carrier transporting
employees in the course of their employment on a highway of
this State; or the vehicle is used or designed to transport
between 9 and 15 passengers, including the driver, for direct
compensation, if the vehicle is being operated beyond a radius
of 75 air miles (86.3 statute miles or 138.9 kilometers) from
the driver's normal work reporting location; or the vehicle is
used in the transportation of hazardous materials in a quantity
requiring placarding under the Illinois Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act. This definition shall not include farm
machinery, fertilizer spreaders, and other special
agricultural movement equipment described in Section 3-809 nor
implements of husbandry as defined in Section 1-130;
"Direct compensation" means payment made to the motor
carrier by the passengers or a person acting on behalf of the
passengers for the transportation services provided, and not
included in a total package charge or other assessment for
highway transportation services;
"Farm supplies for agricultural purposes" means products
directly related to the growing or harvesting of agricultural
commodities and livestock feed at any time of the year;
"Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry
(including egg-producing poultry), fish used for food, and
other animals designated by the Secretary of the United States

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Department of Transportation (at his or her sole discretion)
that are part of a foundation herd (including producing dairy
cattle) or offspring;
"Officer" means Illinois State Police Officer;
"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.
(Source: P.A. 93-860, eff. 8-4-04; 94-739, eff. 5-5-06.)