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1 | AN ACT concerning State 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. Legislative intent. This Act is intended to | ||||||
5 | benefit the people of the State of Illinois by creating an | ||||||
6 | integrated program of aid to provide adequate education, | ||||||
7 | training, and equipment to firefighters and their fire | ||||||
8 | protection districts. It is the intent of this Act to allocate | ||||||
9 | the moneys allotted to the Fire Prevention Fund by Public Act | ||||||
10 | 95-154 for the purposes of implementation of this Act. | ||||||
11 | It is the intent of this Act to allocate not less than | ||||||
12 | $2,000,000 per year to the Fire Service and Small Equipment | ||||||
13 | Fund so that fire protection districts or municipal or township | ||||||
14 | fire departments throughout Illinois receive assistance in | ||||||
15 | procuring the necessary equipment to enable them to maintain | ||||||
16 | the performance of their lifesaving duties. | ||||||
17 | It is the intent of this Act to allocate not less than | ||||||
18 | $1,500,000 per year to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and | ||||||
19 | to allocate not less than $4,000,000 per year to the Ambulance | ||||||
20 | Revolving Loan Fund, so that fire protection districts or | ||||||
21 | municipal or township fire departments receive adequate | ||||||
22 | financial help to enable them to carry out their duties as | ||||||
23 | mandated by law. |
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1 | Section 10. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by adding | ||||||
2 | Section 2.7 as follows: | ||||||
3 | (20 ILCS 2905/2.7 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 2.7. Small Fire-fighting Equipment Grant Program. | ||||||
5 | (a) The Office shall establish and administer a Small | ||||||
6 | Fire-fighting Equipment Grant Program to award grants to fire | ||||||
7 | departments and fire protection districts for the purchase of | ||||||
8 | small fire-fighting equipment. | ||||||
9 | (b) The Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund is created as | ||||||
10 | a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations, the | ||||||
11 | Office may expend moneys from the Fund for the grant program | ||||||
12 | under subsection (a) of this Section. Moneys received for the | ||||||
13 | purposes of this Section, including, without limitation, | ||||||
14 | proceeds deposited under the Fire Investigation Act and gifts, | ||||||
15 | grants, and awards from any public or private entity must be | ||||||
16 | deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the | ||||||
17 | Fund must be deposited into the Fund. | ||||||
18 | (c) As used in this Section, "small fire-fighting | ||||||
19 | equipment" includes, without limitation, turnout gear, air | ||||||
20 | packs, thermal imaging cameras, jaws of life, and other | ||||||
21 | fire-fighting equipment, as determined by the State Fire | ||||||
22 | Marshal. | ||||||
23 | (d) The Office shall adopt any rules necessary for the | ||||||
24 | implementation and administration of this Section. |
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1 | Section 15. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
2 | Section 5.675 as follows: | ||||||
3 | (30 ILCS 105/5.675 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 5.675. The Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund. | ||||||
5 | Section 20. The Fire Investigation Act is amended by | ||||||
6 | changing Section 13.1 as follows:
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7 | (425 ILCS 25/13.1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1)
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8 | Sec. 13.1. (a) There shall be a special fund in the State | ||||||
9 | Treasury
known as the Fire Prevention Fund.
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10 | (b) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Fund:
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11 | (1) Moneys received by the Department of Insurance | ||||||
12 | under Section 12 of this Act.
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13 | (2) All fees and reimbursements received by the Office | ||||||
14 | of the State Fire Marshal.
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15 | (3) All receipts from boiler and pressure vessel | ||||||
16 | certification, as
provided in Section 13 of the Boiler and | ||||||
17 | Pressure Vessel Safety Act.
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18 | (4) Such other moneys as may be provided by law.
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19 | (c) The moneys in the Fire Prevention Fund shall be used, | ||||||
20 | subject to
appropriation, for the following purposes:
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21 | (1) Of the moneys deposited into the fund under Section | ||||||
22 | 12 of this Act,
12.5% shall be available for the | ||||||
23 | maintenance of the Illinois Fire Service
Institute and the |
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1 | expenses, facilities, and structures incident thereto,
and | ||||||
2 | for making transfers into the General Obligation Bond | ||||||
3 | Retirement and
Interest Fund for debt service requirements | ||||||
4 | on bonds issued by the State of
Illinois after January 1, | ||||||
5 | 1986 for the purpose of constructing a training
facility | ||||||
6 | for use by the Institute.
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7 | (2) Of the moneys deposited into the Fund under Section | ||||||
8 | 12 of this Act,
10% shall be available for the maintenance | ||||||
9 | of the Chicago Fire Department
Training Program and the | ||||||
10 | expenses, facilities and structures incident
thereto, in | ||||||
11 | addition to any moneys payable from the Fund to the City of
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12 | Chicago pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training | ||||||
13 | Act.
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14 | (3) For making payments to local governmental agencies | ||||||
15 | and individuals
pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Fire | ||||||
16 | Protection Training Act.
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17 | (4) For the maintenance and operation of the Office of | ||||||
18 | the State Fire
Marshal, and the expenses incident thereto.
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19 | (5) For any other purpose authorized by law.
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20 | (c-5) As soon as possible after the effective date of this | ||||||
21 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Comptroller | ||||||
22 | shall order the transfer and the Treasurer shall transfer | ||||||
23 | $2,000,000 from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire Service | ||||||
24 | and Small Equipment Fund, $9,000,000 from the Fire Prevention | ||||||
25 | Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and $4,000,000 from | ||||||
26 | the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund. |
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1 | Beginning on July 1, 2008, each month, or as soon as practical | ||||||
2 | thereafter, an amount equal to $2 from each fine received shall | ||||||
3 | be transferred from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire | ||||||
4 | Service and Small Equipment Fund, an amount equal to $1.50 from | ||||||
5 | each fine received shall be transferred from the Fire | ||||||
6 | Prevention Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and an | ||||||
7 | amount equal to $4 from each fine received shall be transferred | ||||||
8 | from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan | ||||||
9 | Fund. These moneys shall be transferred from the moneys | ||||||
10 | deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund pursuant to Public Act | ||||||
11 | 95-154, together with any other moneys as may be necessary to | ||||||
12 | carry out this mandate.
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13 | (d) Any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining | ||||||
14 | unexpended at the
end of any fiscal year which is not needed | ||||||
15 | for the maintenance and expenses of the
Office of the State | ||||||
16 | Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the
Illinois | ||||||
17 | Fire Service Institute, shall remain in the Fire Prevention | ||||||
18 | Fund for the exclusive and restricted uses provided in | ||||||
19 | subsections
subsection (c) and (c-5) of this Section.
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20 | (e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall keep on file | ||||||
21 | an itemized
statement of all expenses incurred which are | ||||||
22 | payable from the Fund, other
than expenses incurred by the | ||||||
23 | Illinois Fire Service Institute, and shall
approve all vouchers | ||||||
24 | issued therefor before they are submitted to the State
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25 | Comptroller for payment. Such vouchers shall be allowed and | ||||||
26 | paid in the
same manner as other claims against the State.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 93-870, eff. 1-1-05.)
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2 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
3 | becoming law.
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