HB1026eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1026 Engrossed LRB095 06771 HLH 26887 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section 14a as follows:

(60 ILCS 1/14a new)

Sec. 14a. Reimbursement for specialized rescue services. A township that provides fire protection services may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for specialized rescue services provided by the township. The total amount collected may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing those specialized rescue services and may include an hourly rate per vehicle, an hourly rate per firefighter, and the cost of materials. The fee may be charged to the following parties:

(a) the owner of the property on which the specialized rescue services occurred;

(b) any person involved in an activity that caused or contributed to the emergency;

(c) an individual who is rescued during the emergency and his or her employer if the person was acting in furtherance of the employer's interests;

(d) in cases involving the recovery of property, any person having control or custody of the property at the time of the emergency.

For the purposes of this Section, the term "specialized rescue services" includes, but is not limited to, structural collapse, tactical rescue, high angle rescue, underwater rescue and recovery, confined space rescue, below grade rescue, and trench rescue.

Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 11-6-5 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-5 new)

Sec. 11-6-5. Reimbursement for specialized rescue services. The corporate authorities of a municipality that operates a fire department may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for specialized rescue services provided by the department. The total amount collected may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing those specialized rescue services and may include an hourly rate per vehicle, an hourly rate per firefighter, and the cost of materials. The fees may be charged to the following parties:

(a) the owner of the property on which the specialized rescue services occurred;

(b) any person involved in an activity that caused or contributed to the emergency;

(c) an individual who is rescued during the emergency and his or her employer if the person was acting in furtherance of the employer's interests;

(d) in cases involving the recovery of property, any person having control or custody of the property at the time of the emergency.

For the purposes of this Section, the term "specialized rescue services" includes, but is not limited to, structural collapse, tactical rescue, high angle rescue, underwater rescue and recovery, confined space rescue, below grade rescue, and trench rescue.

Section 15. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by adding Section 25 as follows:

(70 ILCS 705/25 new)

Sec. 25. Reimbursement for specialized rescue services. A fire protection district may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for specialized rescue services provided by the district. The total amount collected may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing those specialized rescue services and may include an hourly rate per vehicle, an hourly rate per firefighter, and the cost of materials. The fees may be charged to the following parties:

(a) the owner of the property on which the specialized rescue services occurred;

(b) any person involved in an activity that caused or contributed to the emergency;

(c) an individual who is rescued during the emergency and his or her employer if the person was acting in furtherance of the employer's interests;

(d) in cases involving the recovery of property, any person having control or custody of the property at the time of the emergency.

For the purposes of this Section, the term "specialized rescue services" includes, but is not limited to, structural collapse, tactical rescue, high angle rescue, underwater rescue and recovery, confined space rescue, below grade rescue, and trench rescue.