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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 |
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Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Makes a technical change in the Section
creating the Fire Prevention Fund.
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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, |
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.
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8 | | (a) There shall be a special fund in the
the State Treasury
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9 | | known as the Fire Prevention Fund. |
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. 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.
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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
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15 | | Chicago pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training |
16 | | Act.
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17 | | (3) For making payments to local governmental agencies |
18 | | and individuals
pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Fire |
19 | | Protection Training Act.
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20 | | (4) For the maintenance and operation of the Office of |
21 | | the State Fire
Marshal, and the expenses incident thereto.
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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.
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2 | | (c-5) As soon as possible after the effective date of this |
3 | | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Comptroller |
4 | | shall order the transfer and the Treasurer shall transfer |
5 | | $2,000,000 from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire Service |
6 | | and Small Equipment Fund, $9,000,000 from the Fire Prevention |
7 | | Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and $4,000,000 from |
8 | | the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund. |
9 | | Beginning on July 1, 2008, each month, or as soon as practical |
10 | | thereafter, an amount equal to $2 from each fine received shall |
11 | | be transferred from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire |
12 | | Service and Small Equipment Fund, an amount equal to $1.50 from |
13 | | each fine received shall be transferred from the Fire |
14 | | Prevention Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and an |
15 | | amount equal to $4 from each fine received shall be transferred |
16 | | from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan |
17 | | Fund. These moneys shall be transferred from the moneys |
18 | | deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund pursuant to Public Act |
19 | | 95-154, together with not more than 25% of any unspent |
20 | | appropriations from the prior fiscal year. These moneys may be |
21 | | allocated to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, Ambulance |
22 | | Revolving Loan Fund, and Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund |
23 | | at the discretion of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for |
24 | | the purpose of implementation of this Act.
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25 | | (d) Any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining |
26 | | unexpended at the
end of any fiscal year which is not needed |
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1 | | for the maintenance and expenses of the
Office of the State |
2 | | Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the
Illinois |
3 | | Fire Service Institute, shall remain in the Fire Prevention |
4 | | Fund for the exclusive and restricted uses provided in |
5 | | subsections
(c) and (c-5) of this Section.
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6 | | (e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall keep on file |
7 | | an itemized
statement of all expenses incurred which are |
8 | | payable from the Fund, other
than expenses incurred by the |
9 | | Illinois Fire Service Institute, and shall
approve all vouchers |
10 | | issued therefor before they are submitted to the State
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11 | | Comptroller for payment. Such vouchers shall be allowed and |
12 | | paid in the
same manner as other claims against the State.
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13 | | (Source: P.A. 96-286, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1176, eff. 7-22-10; |
14 | | 97-114, eff. 1-1-12; 97-901, eff. 1-1-13.)
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