Executive Committee
Filed: 2/25/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 666 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 666  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
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    "Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 11f as follows:
 



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    (70 ILCS 705/11f)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 31f)



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    Sec. 11f. Charge against non-residents. 

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    (a) The board of trustees of a fire protection district may

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fix, charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost 
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of the
service for all services rendered by the district 
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against persons,
businesses and other entities who are not 
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residents of the fire protection
district.

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    (b) Such charge may not be assessed against residents of

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the fire protection district or
persons who request fire 
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protection coverage for an unprotected area and who
pay to the 
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fire protection district an amount equal to the district's Fire

 


 






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Protection Tax pursuant to Section 4 of the Fire Protection of 
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Unprotected
Area Act.

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    (c) The charge for such services shall be computed at a

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rate not to exceed $250 $125
per hour per vehicle and not to 
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exceed $70 $35 per hour per firefighter
responding to a call

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for assistance.  An additional charge may be levied to reimburse 
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the district
for extraordinary expenses of materials used in 
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rendering such services.
No charge shall be made for services 
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for which the total charge would be
less than $50.

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    (d) All revenue from the charges assessed pursuant to this 
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Section shall
be deposited to the general fund of the fire 
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protection district.

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(Source: P.A. 89-180, eff. 7-19-95.)


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