Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee

Filed: 3/10/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2593

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2593 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.640 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 105/5.640 new)
7     Sec. 5.640. The Traffic Control Signal Preemption Devices
8 for Ambulances Fund.
 
9     Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
10 Section 12-601.2 as follows:
 
11     (625 ILCS 5/12-601.2 new)
12     Sec. 12-601.2. Traffic control signal preemption devices;
13 ambulances.
14     (a) Any ambulance owned or operated by a municipality with
15 a population of more than 50,000 must be equipped with a
16 traffic control signal preemption device as defined in Section
17 12-601.1 of this Code, if any other vehicle owned or operated
18 by the municipality is equipped with one of those devices.
19     (b) The Traffic Control Signal Preemption Devices for
20 Ambulances Fund is created as a special fund in the State
21 treasury. All moneys in the Traffic Control Signal Preemption
22 Devices for Ambulances Fund shall, subject to appropriation by

 

 

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1 the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be paid as
2 grants to municipalities subject to the requirements of this
3 Section for the purpose of equipping their ambulances with
4 traffic control signal preemption devices. The moneys in the
5 Fund may not be used for any other purpose.
6     (c) This Section applies only in a county with a population
7 of more than 2,000,000.".