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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4424
Introduced 1/6/2006, by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Controlled Burning Act. Prohibits any agency or department of State government from initiating a controlled burn in a location where the fire department with jurisdiction over that location has issued a burning ban. Requires all agencies or departments of the State to notify the fire department with jurisdiction over the controlled burn site location 48 hours prior to initiating a controlled burn. Authorizes the Office of the State Fire Marshal to promulgate rules for the implementation and operation of this Act. Defines "burning ban", "controlled burn", and "fire department". Effective immediately.
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HB4424 |
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LRB094 15629 RSP 50835 b |
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| AN ACT concerning safety.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Controlled Burning Act.
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| Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: |
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| "Burning ban" means a complete ban on all open air burning |
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| that is declared by a fire department as a result of prolonged |
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| or unusual conditions conducive to the easy starting and spread |
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| of fire. |
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| "Controlled burn" means the controlled application of fire |
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| within a confined area to promote planned objectives in land |
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| management and public safety. This includes fires set to |
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| promote ecological, agricultural, and natural resource |
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| management goals and fires to reduce the danger of wildfires |
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| and promote fire safety. |
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| "Fire department" includes any municipal fire department |
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| authorized under the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/11-6, |
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| any fire department of a fire district authorized under the |
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| Fire Protection District Act, 70 ILCS 705/, or any other |
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| division of local government in charge of fire protection or |
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| fire fighting services.
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| Section 10. Controlled burns. No agency or department of |
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| State government may initiate a controlled burn in a location |
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| where the fire department with jurisdiction over that location |
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| has issued a burning ban.
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| Section 15. Notification. All agencies or departments of |
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| the State must notify the fire department with jurisdiction |
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| over the controlled burn site location 48 hours prior to |
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| initiating a controlled burn.
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