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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Fire Investigation Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 13.1 as follows:
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6 | (425 ILCS 25/13.1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1)
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7 | Sec. 13.1. Fire Prevention Fund. | ||||||
8 | (a) There shall be a special fund in the State Treasury
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9 | 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 | (1.5) Of the moneys deposited into the fund under | ||||||
8 | Section 12 of this Act, an additional 2.5% shall be | ||||||
9 | available for the use of the Illinois Fire Service | ||||||
10 | Institute for the purpose of implementing the Cornerstone | ||||||
11 | program. | ||||||
12 | (2) Of the moneys deposited into the Fund under Section | ||||||
13 | 12 of this Act,
10% shall be available for the maintenance | ||||||
14 | of the Chicago Fire Department
Training Program and the | ||||||
15 | expenses, facilities and structures incident
thereto, in | ||||||
16 | addition to any moneys payable from the Fund to the City of
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17 | Chicago pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training | ||||||
18 | Act.
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19 | (3) For making payments to local governmental agencies | ||||||
20 | and individuals
pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Fire | ||||||
21 | Protection Training Act.
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22 | (4) For the maintenance and operation of the Office of | ||||||
23 | the State Fire
Marshal, and the expenses incident thereto.
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24 | (5) For any other purpose authorized by law.
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25 | (c-5) As soon as possible after the effective date of this | ||||||
26 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Comptroller |
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1 | shall order the transfer and the Treasurer shall transfer | ||||||
2 | $2,000,000 from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire Service | ||||||
3 | and Small Equipment Fund, $9,000,000 from the Fire Prevention | ||||||
4 | Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and $4,000,000 from | ||||||
5 | the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund. | ||||||
6 | Beginning on July 1, 2008, each month, or as soon as practical | ||||||
7 | thereafter, an amount equal to $2 from each fine received shall | ||||||
8 | be transferred from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire | ||||||
9 | Service and Small Equipment Fund, an amount equal to $1.50 from | ||||||
10 | each fine received shall be transferred from the Fire | ||||||
11 | Prevention Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and an | ||||||
12 | amount equal to $4 from each fine received shall be transferred | ||||||
13 | from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan | ||||||
14 | Fund. These moneys shall be transferred from the moneys | ||||||
15 | deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund pursuant to Public Act | ||||||
16 | 95-154, together with not more than 25% of any unspent | ||||||
17 | appropriations from the prior fiscal year. These moneys may be | ||||||
18 | allocated to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, Ambulance | ||||||
19 | Revolving Loan Fund, and Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund | ||||||
20 | at the discretion of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for | ||||||
21 | the purpose of implementation of this Act.
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22 | (d) Any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining | ||||||
23 | unexpended at the
end of any fiscal year which is not needed | ||||||
24 | for the maintenance and expenses of the
Office of the State | ||||||
25 | Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the
Illinois | ||||||
26 | Fire Service Institute, shall remain in the Fire Prevention |
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1 | Fund for the exclusive and restricted uses provided in | ||||||
2 | subsections
(c) and (c-5) of this Section.
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3 | (d-5) The Fire Prevention Fund is not subject to | ||||||
4 | administrative charges or charge-backs, including but not | ||||||
5 | limited to those authorized under Section 8h of the State | ||||||
6 | Finance Act. | ||||||
7 | (e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall keep on file | ||||||
8 | an itemized
statement of all expenses incurred which are | ||||||
9 | payable from the Fund, other
than expenses incurred by the | ||||||
10 | Illinois Fire Service Institute, and shall
approve all vouchers | ||||||
11 | issued therefor before they are submitted to the State
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12 | Comptroller for payment. Such vouchers shall be allowed and | ||||||
13 | paid in the
same manner as other claims against the State.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 95-717, eff. 4-8-08; 96-286, eff. 8-11-09.)
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
16 | becoming law.
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