Full Text of SB0899 97th General Assembly
SB0899 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 SB0899 Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton 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.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Fire Investigation Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 13.1 as follows:
| 6 | | (425 ILCS 25/13.1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1)
| 7 | | Sec. 13.1. (a) There shall be a special fund in the
the | 8 | | State Treasury
known as the Fire Prevention Fund. | 9 | | (b) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Fund:
| 10 | | (1) Moneys received by the Department of Insurance | 11 | | under Section 12 of this Act.
| 12 | | (2) All fees and reimbursements received by the Office | 13 | | of the State Fire Marshal.
| 14 | | (3) All receipts from boiler and pressure vessel | 15 | | certification, as
provided in Section 13 of the Boiler and | 16 | | Pressure Vessel Safety Act.
| 17 | | (4) Such other moneys as may be provided by law.
| 18 | | (c) The moneys in the Fire Prevention Fund shall be used, | 19 | | subject to
appropriation, for the following purposes:
| 20 | | (1) Of the moneys deposited into the fund under Section | 21 | | 12 of this Act,
12.5% shall be available for the | 22 | | maintenance of the Illinois Fire Service
Institute and the | 23 | | expenses, facilities, and structures incident thereto,
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| 1 | | for making transfers into the General Obligation Bond | 2 | | Retirement and
Interest Fund for debt service requirements | 3 | | on bonds issued by the State of
Illinois after January 1, | 4 | | 1986 for the purpose of constructing a training
facility | 5 | | for use by the Institute. An additional 2.5% of the moneys | 6 | | deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund shall be available | 7 | | to the Illinois Fire Service Institute for support of the | 8 | | Cornerstone Training Program.
| 9 | | (2) Of the moneys deposited into the Fund under Section | 10 | | 12 of this Act,
10% shall be available for the maintenance | 11 | | of the Chicago Fire Department
Training Program and the | 12 | | expenses, facilities and structures incident
thereto, in | 13 | | addition to any moneys payable from the Fund to the City of
| 14 | | Chicago pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training | 15 | | Act.
| 16 | | (3) For making payments to local governmental agencies | 17 | | and individuals
pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Fire | 18 | | Protection Training Act.
| 19 | | (4) For the maintenance and operation of the Office of | 20 | | the State Fire
Marshal, and the expenses incident thereto.
| 21 | | (5) For any other purpose authorized by law.
| 22 | | (c-5) As soon as possible after the effective date of this | 23 | | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Comptroller | 24 | | shall order the transfer and the Treasurer shall transfer | 25 | | $2,000,000 from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire Service | 26 | | and Small Equipment Fund, $9,000,000 from the Fire Prevention |
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| 1 | | Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and $4,000,000 from | 2 | | the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund. | 3 | | Beginning on July 1, 2008, each month, or as soon as practical | 4 | | thereafter, an amount equal to $2 from each fine received shall | 5 | | be transferred from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire | 6 | | Service and Small Equipment Fund, an amount equal to $1.50 from | 7 | | each fine received shall be transferred from the Fire | 8 | | Prevention Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and an | 9 | | amount equal to $4 from each fine received shall be transferred | 10 | | from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan | 11 | | Fund. These moneys shall be transferred from the moneys | 12 | | deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund pursuant to Public Act | 13 | | 95-154, together with not more than 25% of any unspent | 14 | | appropriations from the prior fiscal year. These moneys may be | 15 | | allocated to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, Ambulance | 16 | | Revolving Loan Fund, and Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund | 17 | | at the discretion of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for | 18 | | the purpose of implementation of this Act.
| 19 | | (d) Any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining | 20 | | unexpended at the
end of any fiscal year which is not needed | 21 | | for the maintenance and expenses of the
Office of the State | 22 | | Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the
Illinois | 23 | | Fire Service Institute, shall remain in the Fire Prevention | 24 | | Fund for the exclusive and restricted uses provided in | 25 | | subsections
(c) and (c-5) of this Section.
| 26 | | (e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall keep on file |
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| 1 | | an itemized
statement of all expenses incurred which are | 2 | | payable from the Fund, other
than expenses incurred by the | 3 | | Illinois Fire Service Institute, and shall
approve all vouchers | 4 | | issued therefor before they are submitted to the State
| 5 | | Comptroller for payment. Such vouchers shall be allowed and | 6 | | paid in the
same manner as other claims against the State.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 95-717, eff. 4-8-08; 96-286, eff. 8-11-09; | 8 | | 96-1176, eff. 7-22-10.)
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