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| | HB2977 Engrossed | | LRB104 11872 RTM 21963 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 11-6.1.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-6.1.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-6.1.5. Minimum funding requirements for |
| 8 | | ambulances, fire engines, and other vehicles used to provide |
| 9 | | emergency services. A municipality with a population of more |
| 10 | | than 500,000 must set aside, in a dedicated account, 10% of the |
| 11 | | funds the municipality receives from an insurer on account of |
| 12 | | ambulance or fire services provided by the municipality. The |
| 13 | | municipality may only use the funds in the dedicated account |
| 14 | | for purchasing and maintaining ambulances, fire engines, and |
| 15 | | other vehicles used to provide emergency services. These funds |
| 16 | | are in addition to and may not be used to replace existing |
| 17 | | funds for purchasing and maintaining these vehicles. |
| 18 | | A home rule unit may not regulate the minimum funding |
| 19 | | requirement for emergency vehicles in a manner inconsistent |
| 20 | | with the regulation by the State under this Section. This |
| 21 | | paragraph is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of |
| 22 | | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent |
| 23 | | exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised |