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1     AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Fire Investigation Act is amended by
5 changing Section 13.1 as follows:
 
6     (425 ILCS 25/13.1)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1)
7     Sec. 13.1. Fire Prevention Fund.
8     (a) There shall be a special fund in the State Treasury
9 known as the Fire Prevention Fund.
10     (b) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Fund:
11         (1) Moneys received by the Department of Insurance
12     under Section 12 of this Act.
13         (2) All fees and reimbursements received by the Office
14     of the State Fire Marshal.
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.
18         (4) Such other moneys as may be provided by law.
19     (c) The moneys in the Fire Prevention Fund shall be used,
20 subject to appropriation, for the following purposes:
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.
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
17     Chicago pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training
18     Act.
19         (3) For making payments to local governmental agencies
20     and individuals pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Fire
21     Protection Training Act.
22         (4) For the maintenance and operation of the Office of
23     the State Fire Marshal, and the expenses incident thereto.
24         (5) For any other purpose authorized by law.
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.
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.
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
12 Comptroller for payment. Such vouchers shall be allowed and
13 paid in the same manner as other claims against the State.
14 (Source: P.A. 95-717, eff. 4-8-08; 96-286, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
15     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.