SB0740enr 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0740 Enrolled LRB099 06053 MGM 26107 b

AN ACT concerning safety.

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

Section 5. The Fire Hydrant Act is amended by adding Section 2 as follows:

(425 ILCS 20/2 new)

Sec. 2. Recovery of costs; fire hydrant.

(a) As used in this Section, "fire hydrant" means a water hydrant connected to a water supply system installed for the express purpose of providing water for fire suppression and that a fire department can connect to and from which it can pump or draw water. "Fire hydrant" does not include flush hydrants.

(b) Whoever fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act within 30 days after written notice of noncompliance or violation should reasonably have been received from a fire protection district, township fire department, or municipality in whose jurisdiction a fire hydrant is located, shall be responsible for all reasonable costs that the fire protection district, township fire department, or municipality incurs to correct the noncompliance, including attorney's fees and legal expenses incurred by the fire protection district, township fire department, or municipality in recovering the costs from the responsible party.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.