Public Act 097-0114
 
HB1303 EnrolledLRB097 05240 JDS 45290 b


  
    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Fire Investigation Act is amended  by 
changing Section 13.1 as follows:
 



    (425 ILCS 25/13.1)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1)


    Sec. 13.1. Fire Prevention Fund.  
    (a) There shall be a special fund in the State Treasury

known as the Fire Prevention Fund.

    (b) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Fund:

        (1) Moneys received by the Department of Insurance 
    under Section 12 of this Act.

        (2) All fees and reimbursements received by the Office 
    of the State Fire Marshal.

        (3) All receipts from boiler and pressure vessel 
    certification, as
provided in Section 13 of the Boiler and 
    Pressure Vessel Safety Act.

        (4) Such other moneys as may be provided by law.

    (c) The moneys in the Fire Prevention Fund shall be used, 
subject to
appropriation, for the following purposes:

        (1) Of the moneys deposited into the fund under Section 
    12 of this Act,
12.5% shall be available for the 
    maintenance of the Illinois Fire Service
Institute and the 
    expenses, facilities, and structures incident thereto,
and 
    for making transfers into the General Obligation Bond 
    Retirement and
Interest Fund for debt service requirements 
    on bonds issued by the State of
Illinois after January 1, 
    1986 for the purpose of constructing a training
facility 
    for use by the Institute. An additional 2.5% of the moneys 
    deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund shall be available 
    to the Illinois Fire Service Institute for support of the 
    Cornerstone Training Program. 

        (2) Of the moneys deposited into the Fund under Section 
    12 of this Act,
10% shall be available for the maintenance 
    of the Chicago Fire Department
Training Program and the 
    expenses, facilities and structures incident
thereto, in 
    addition to any moneys payable from the Fund to the City of

    Chicago pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training 
    Act.

        (3) For making payments to local governmental agencies 
    and individuals
pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Fire 
    Protection Training Act.

        (4) For the maintenance and operation of the Office of 
    the State Fire
Marshal, and the expenses incident thereto.

        (4.5) For the maintenance, operation, and capital 
    expenses of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS). 
        (5) For any other purpose authorized by law.

    (c-5)  As soon as possible after the effective date of this 
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Comptroller 
shall order the transfer and the Treasurer shall transfer 
$2,000,000 from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire Service 
and Small Equipment Fund, $9,000,000 from the Fire Prevention 
Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and $4,000,000 from 
the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund. 
Beginning on July 1, 2008, each month, or as soon as practical 
thereafter, an amount equal to $2 from each fine received shall 
be transferred from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire 
Service and Small Equipment Fund, an amount equal to $1.50 from 
each fine received shall be transferred from the Fire 
Prevention Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and an 
amount equal to $4 from each fine received shall be transferred 
from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan 
Fund. These moneys shall be transferred from the moneys 
deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund pursuant to Public Act 
95-154, together with not more than 25% of any unspent 
appropriations from the prior fiscal year. These moneys may be 
allocated to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, Ambulance 
Revolving Loan Fund, and Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund 
at the discretion of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for 
the purpose of implementation of this Act.

    (d) Any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining 
unexpended at the
end of any fiscal year which is not needed 
for the maintenance and expenses of the
Office of the State 
Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the
Illinois 
Fire Service Institute, shall remain in the Fire Prevention 
Fund for the exclusive and restricted uses provided in 
subsections
 (c) and (c-5) of this Section.

    (e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall keep on file 
an itemized
statement of all expenses incurred which are 
payable from the Fund, other
than expenses incurred by the 
Illinois Fire Service Institute, and shall
approve all vouchers 
issued therefor before they are submitted to the State

Comptroller for payment.  Such vouchers shall be allowed and 
paid in the
same manner as other claims against the State.

(Source: P.A. 95-717, eff. 4-8-08; 96-286, eff. 8-11-09; 
96-1176, eff. 7-22-10.)