Rep. Robin Kelly
Filed: 4/11/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2593




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2593, AS AMENDED, by 
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replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following:

 
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    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
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Section
5.640 as follows:


 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.640  new)
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    Sec. 5.640. The Traffic Control Signal Preemption Devices 
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for Ambulances Fund.
 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 12-601.2 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/12-601.2 new)

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    Sec. 12-601.2. Traffic control signal preemption devices; 
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ambulances.
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    (a) In a county with a population of 2,000,000 or more, 
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subject to appropriation,  any ambulance owned or operated by a 
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municipality with a population of less than 500,000 must be 
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equipped with a traffic control signal preemption device  as 
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defined in Section 12-601.1 of this Code, if any route used by 
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that ambulance includes any roadway that is equipped with 
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traffic control signal preemption technology.

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    (b) In counties with a population of less than 2,000,000, 
 


 






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subject to appropriation, any ambulance owned or operated by a 
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municipality with a population of more than 50,000 must be 
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equipped with a traffic control signal preemption device  as 
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defined in Section 12-601.1 of this Code, if any route used by 
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that ambulance includes any roadway that is equipped with 
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traffic control signal preemption technology.

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    (c) The Traffic Control Signal Preemption Devices for 
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Ambulances Fund is created as a special fund in the State 
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treasury. The Traffic Control Signal Preemption Devices for 
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Ambulances Fund may receive private gifts and contributions. 
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All moneys in the Traffic Control Signal Preemption Devices for 
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Ambulances Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the General 
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Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be paid as grants to 
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municipalities subject to the requirements of this Section for 
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the purpose of equipping their ambulances with traffic control 
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signal preemption devices. The moneys in the Fund may not be 
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used for any other purpose.".