98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2962

 

Introduced 2/4/2014, by Sen. Heather A. Steans

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
425 ILCS 25/13.1  from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1

    Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Makes a technical change in the Section creating the Fire Prevention Fund.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Fire Investigation Act is amended by
5changing 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 the State Treasury
9known 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,
20subject 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. An additional 2.5% of the moneys
7    deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund shall be available
8    to the Illinois Fire Service Institute for support of the
9    Cornerstone Training Program.
10        (2) Of the moneys deposited into the Fund under Section
11    12 of this Act, 10% shall be available for the maintenance
12    of the Chicago Fire Department Training Program and the
13    expenses, facilities and structures incident thereto, in
14    addition to any moneys payable from the Fund to the City of
15    Chicago pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training
16    Act.
17        (3) For making payments to local governmental agencies
18    and individuals pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Fire
19    Protection Training Act.
20        (4) For the maintenance and operation of the Office of
21    the State Fire Marshal, and the expenses incident thereto.
22        (4.5) For the maintenance, operation, and capital
23    expenses of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS).
24        (4.6) For grants awarded by the Small Fire-fighting and
25    Ambulance Service Equipment Grant Program established by
26    Section 2.7 of the State Fire Marshal Act.

 

 

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1        (5) For any other purpose authorized by law.
2    (c-5) As soon as possible after the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Comptroller
4shall order the transfer and the Treasurer shall transfer
5$2,000,000 from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire Service
6and Small Equipment Fund, $9,000,000 from the Fire Prevention
7Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and $4,000,000 from
8the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund.
9Beginning on July 1, 2008, each month, or as soon as practical
10thereafter, an amount equal to $2 from each fine received shall
11be transferred from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire
12Service and Small Equipment Fund, an amount equal to $1.50 from
13each fine received shall be transferred from the Fire
14Prevention Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and an
15amount equal to $4 from each fine received shall be transferred
16from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan
17Fund. These moneys shall be transferred from the moneys
18deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund pursuant to Public Act
1995-154, together with not more than 25% of any unspent
20appropriations from the prior fiscal year. These moneys may be
21allocated to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, Ambulance
22Revolving Loan Fund, and Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund
23at the discretion of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for
24the purpose of implementation of this Act.
25    (d) Any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining
26unexpended at the end of any fiscal year which is not needed

 

 

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1for the maintenance and expenses of the Office of the State
2Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the Illinois
3Fire Service Institute, shall remain in the Fire Prevention
4Fund for the exclusive and restricted uses provided in
5subsections (c) and (c-5) of this Section.
6    (e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall keep on file
7an itemized statement of all expenses incurred which are
8payable from the Fund, other than expenses incurred by the
9Illinois Fire Service Institute, and shall approve all vouchers
10issued therefor before they are submitted to the State
11Comptroller for payment. Such vouchers shall be allowed and
12paid in the same manner as other claims against the State.
13(Source: P.A. 96-286, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1176, eff. 7-22-10;
1497-114, eff. 1-1-12; 97-901, eff. 1-1-13.)