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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 Department of Natural Resources 
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(Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois 
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is amended  by changing Section 805-15 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 805/805-15)  (was 20 ILCS 805/63a37)



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    Sec. 805-15. Rules and regulations. 
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    (a) The Department has the power
to adopt and enforce rules 
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and regulations necessary to
the performance of its statutory 
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duties.
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    (b) These rules must include a process for expediting the 
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issuance of permits and licenses for oil refineries.  An 
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applicant must request the use of an expedited process, and any 
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additional costs for using that process shall be borne by the 
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applicant.


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(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

 
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    Section 15. The Department of Transportation Law of the

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Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding 
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Section 2705-20 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-20 new)

 


 






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    Sec. 2705-20. Administrative rules.
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    (a) The Department has the power
to adopt and enforce rules 
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necessary to
the performance of its statutory duties.
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    (b) These rules must include a process for expediting the 
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issuance of permits and licenses for oil refineries.  An 
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applicant must request the use of an expedited process, and any 
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additional costs for using that process shall be borne by the 
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applicant.

 
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    Section 20. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended  by 
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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 
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duties: 

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    1.  To exercise the rights, powers and duties which have 
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been vested
by law in the Department of State Police as the 
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successor of the
Department of Public Safety, State Fire 
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Marshal, inspectors, officers and employees of the State Fire 
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Marshal,
including arson investigation. 

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    2.  To keep a record, as may be required by law, of all 
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fires
occurring in the State, together with all facts, 
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statistics and
circumstances, including the origin of fires.

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    3.  To exercise the rights, powers and duties which have 
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been vested
in the Department of State Police by the "Boiler 
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and Pressure Vessel
Safety Act", approved August 7, 1951, as 
 


 






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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 
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training facilities
and programs of the Illinois Fire Service 
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Institute.

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    6. To disburse Federal grants for fire protection purposes 
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to units of
local government.

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    7. To pay to or in behalf of the City of Chicago for the 
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maintenance,
expenses, facilities and structures directly 
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incident to the Chicago Fire
Department training program.  Such 
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payments may be made either as
reimbursements for expenditures 
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previously made by the City, or as payments at the time
the 
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City has incurred an obligation which is then due and payable 
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for such
expenditures.  Payments for the Chicago Fire Department 
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training program
shall be made only for those expenditures 
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which are not claimable by the
City under "An Act relating to 
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fire protection training", certified November
9, 1971, as 
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amended.

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    8. To administer General Revenue Fund grants to areas not 
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located in a
fire protection district or in a municipality 
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which provides fire
protection services, to defray
the 
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organizational expenses of forming a fire protection district.

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    9. In cooperation with the Illinois Environmental 
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Protection Agency,
to administer the Illinois Leaking 
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Underground Storage Tank program in
accordance with Section 4 
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of this Act and Section 22.12 of the
Environmental Protection 
 


 






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Act.

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    10. To expend state and federal funds as appropriated by 
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the General Assembly.

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    11. To provide technical assistance, to areas not located 
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in a fire
protection district or in a municipality which 
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provides fire protection
service, to form a fire protection 
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district, to join an existing district,
or to establish a 
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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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    13. To adopt all administrative
rules that may be necessary 
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for
the effective administration, enforcement, and regulation 
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of all matters
for which the Department has jurisdiction or 
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responsibility. These rules must include a process for 
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expediting the issuance of permits and licenses for oil 
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refineries.  An applicant must request the use of an expedited 
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process, and any additional costs for using that process shall 
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be borne by the applicant.


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(Source: P.A. 94-178, eff. 1-1-06.)

 
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    Section 30. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 28.7 as follows:
 
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    (415 ILCS 5/28.7  new)
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    Sec. 28.7. Expedited process. The rules of the Agency and 
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Board  must include a process for expediting the issuance of 
 


 






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permits and licenses for oil refineries.  An applicant must 
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request the use of an expedited process, and any additional 
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costs for using that process shall be borne by the applicant.

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.