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(610 ILCS 105/0.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 370)

Sec. 0.01.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Railway Employees Water Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

 

(610 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 371)

Sec. 1.

Employees while operating a railroad or railway locomotive or while
working in or near a caboose on a train shall be provided by their employer
with an adequate supply of safe, clean water satisfactory for drinking
purposes, dispensed in a sanitary manner. The employer shall either furnish
individual drinking utensils for such employees or provide for the
dispensation of drinking water in such a manner as to make individual
drinking utensils unnecessary.

(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1117.)

 

(610 ILCS 105/2) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 372)

Sec. 2.

Whoever violates the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a petty
offense and shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $50 for each
offense.

(Source: P.A. 77-2591.)

 

(610 ILCS 105/3) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 373)

Sec. 3.

The provisions of this Act shall be enforced by the Illinois
Commerce Commission.

(Source: Laws 1945, p. 1205.)