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| Public Act 100-0067 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 2 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2905/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 2)
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Sec. 2. The Office shall have the following powers and | ||||
duties:
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1. To exercise the rights, powers and duties which have | ||||
been vested
by law in the Department of State Police as the | ||||
successor of the
Department of Public Safety, State Fire | ||||
Marshal, inspectors, officers and employees of the State | ||||
Fire Marshal,
including arson investigation. Arson | ||||
investigations conducted by the State Fire Marshal's | ||||
Office shall be conducted by State Fire Marshal Arson | ||||
Investigator Special Agents, who shall be peace officers as | ||||
provided in the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act.
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2. To keep a record, as may be required by law, of all | ||||
fires
occurring in the State, together with all facts, | ||||
statistics and
circumstances, including the origin of | ||||
fires.
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3. To exercise the rights, powers and duties which have | ||||
been vested
in the Department of State Police by the | ||||
"Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Safety Act", approved August 7, | ||
1951, as amended.
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4. To administer the Illinois Fire Protection Training | ||
Act.
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5. To aid in the establishment and maintenance of the | ||
training facilities
and programs of the Illinois Fire | ||
Service Institute.
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6. To disburse Federal grants for fire protection | ||
purposes to units of
local government.
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7. To pay to or in behalf of the City of Chicago for | ||
the maintenance,
expenses, facilities and structures | ||
directly incident to the Chicago Fire
Department training | ||
program. Such payments may be made either as
reimbursements | ||
for expenditures previously made by the City, or as | ||
payments at the time
the City has incurred an obligation | ||
which is then due and payable for such
expenditures. | ||
Payments for the Chicago Fire Department training program
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shall be made only for those expenditures which are not | ||
claimable by the
City under "An Act relating to fire | ||
protection training", certified November
9, 1971, as | ||
amended.
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8. To administer General Revenue Fund grants to areas | ||
not located in a
fire protection district or in a | ||
municipality which provides fire
protection services, to | ||
defray
the organizational expenses of forming a fire | ||
protection district.
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9. In cooperation with the Illinois Environmental | ||
Protection Agency,
to administer the Illinois Leaking | ||
Underground Storage Tank program in
accordance with | ||
Section 4 of this Act and Section 22.12 of the
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Environmental Protection Act.
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10. To expend state and federal funds as appropriated | ||
by the General Assembly.
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11. To provide technical assistance, to areas not | ||
located in a fire
protection district or in a municipality | ||
which provides fire protection
service, to form a fire | ||
protection district, to join an existing district,
or to | ||
establish a municipal fire department, whichever is | ||
applicable.
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12. To exercise such other powers and duties as may be
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vested in the Office by law.
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(Source: P.A. 94-178, eff. 1-1-06; 95-502, eff. 8-28-07.)
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Section 10. The Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting Medal of | ||
Honor Act is amended by changing Section 3001 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 3985/3001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3853-1)
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Sec. 3001.
There is created the Fire Fighting Medal of | ||
Honor
Committee, referred to in this Article as the Committee. | ||
The Committee shall
consist of the State Fire Marshal, the | ||
chief of the Chicago fire department
and the following persons | ||
appointed by the Governor: 3 fire chiefs from
other than | ||
Chicago, 3 representatives of statewide fire fighter
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organizations and 2 retired Illinois fire fighters. Of the | ||
appointed
members, the fire chiefs shall each serve a 2-year | ||
term and the
organization representatives and retired fire | ||
fighters shall each serve a
one-year term. The Governor shall | ||
appoint initial members within 3 months
of the effective date | ||
of this Act.
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Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation | ||
but shall be
reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the | ||
performance of their duties
from funds appropriated to the | ||
Office of the State Fire Marshal Office of the Governor for | ||
such purpose.
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(Source: P.A. 86-1230.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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