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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2798
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Carole Pankau SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may charge a fee to a party requiring the use of or causing the use of a technical rescue team to recover personnel, expendables, and equipment costs.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2798 |
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LRB094 19095 HLH 54606 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local 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 Counties Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 5-1127 as follows:
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| (55 ILCS 5/5-1127)
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| Sec. 5-1127. HazMat and technical rescue teams. |
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| (a) The county board of any county may, by ordinance, |
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| authorize a HazMat team to provide emergency response to |
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| chemical and biological terrorism, radiological emergencies, |
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| hazardous material spills, releases, or fires, or other |
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| contamination events. The county board may make reasonable |
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| appropriations from the county treasury to fund and encourage |
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| the formation and operation of a Hazmat team. The ordinance may |
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| provide for benefits to be paid by the county if a team member |
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| suffers disease, injury, or death in the line of duty. A HazMat |
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| team authorized under this subsection may be a not-for-profit |
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| organization exempt from federal income taxes under Section |
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| 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. |
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| (b) The county board of any county may, by ordinance, |
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| authorize a technical rescue team to provide emergency response |
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| to building collapse, high angle rescue, and other technical |
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| and specialized rescue emergencies. The county board may make |
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| reasonable appropriations from the county treasury to fund and |
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| encourage the formation and operation of a technical rescue |
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| team. The county board may establish a fee to be charged to |
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| parties requiring the use of or causing the use of a technical |
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| rescue team to recover personnel, expendables, and equipment |
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| costs. The ordinance may provide for benefits to be paid by the |
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| county if a team member suffers disease, injury, or death in |
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| the line of duty. A technical rescue team authorized under this |
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| subsection may be a not-for-profit organization exempt from |