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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 315
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 315 on page 1, by
3 replacing lines 1 and 2 with the following:
4 "AN ACT in relation to emergency services."; and
5 on page 1, by inserting after line 4 the following:
6 "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
7 Water Rescue Act.
8 Section 5. Findings. In so much as police, fire, and
9 emergency medical service departments are recognized as
10 necessary public safety organizations, the State of Illinois
11 hereby recognizes the longstanding role and purpose of those
12 persons specially trained in performing surface and
13 underwater rescue and recovery of persons and property within
14 the waterways of Illinois for the purpose of public safety
15 and accident prevention. For purposes of furthering public
16 safety and promoting safe use of Illinois waterways, this Act
17 has been created for the benefit of citizens and visitors to
18 this State and its many communities.
19 Section 10. Authorization. Municipalities, counties,
20 and political subdivisions of this State have authority to
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1 authorize, fund, and continue support for water
2 rescue/recovery departments within their jurisdictions for
3 the purpose of the surface and underwater rescue and recovery
4 of persons and property.
5 Section 15. Intergovernmental agreements. Such
6 municipalities, counties, and political subdivisions may by
7 intergovernmental agreement combine funding and authorization
8 of such departments within a county if desired."; and
9 on page 1, line 5, by replacing "Section 5" with "Section
10 50"; and
11 on page 2, after line 34, by inserting the following:
12 "Section 99. Effective date. This Section and Sections
13 1, 5, 10, and 15 take effect upon becoming law.".