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Public Act 100-0259 | ||||
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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 5. The Fire Hydrant Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 2 as follows: | ||||
(425 ILCS 20/2) | ||||
Sec. 2. Recovery of costs; fire hydrant ; dry hydrant . | ||||
(a) As used in this Section : , | ||||
"Dry hydrant" means a fire hydrant which is installed to | ||||
provide access to water from a lake, pond, or other body of | ||||
water rather than water from a public or private water supply | ||||
system. | ||||
" Fire 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.
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(c) For dry hydrants that are installed pursuant to an | ||
agreement between a property owner and fire protection | ||
district, township fire department, or municipality in whose | ||
jurisdiction a dry hydrant is located, the maintenance and | ||
access to such dry hydrants shall be governed by the terms of | ||
the agreement between the property owner and the fire | ||
protection district, township fire department, or | ||
municipality. | ||
All other dry hydrants, including those installed and | ||
located on: public property; property owned or administered by | ||
a homeowner's association, condominium association, or held in | ||
some similar form of common ownership or subject to control and | ||
administration by such association or organization; or private | ||
property subject to an easement, covenant, plan of | ||
developments, or restriction dedicating or establishing the | ||
dry hydrant for the purpose of providing water supply for fire | ||
suppression shall be subject to the provisions of Section 1 and | ||
subsection (b) of Section 2 of this Act. In addition to the | ||
requirements of Section 1 and except as to dry hydrants | ||
installed and maintained by agreement with a fire protection | ||
district, township fire department, or municipality, |
continuous access to dry hydrants subject to this subsection | ||
(c), and the maintenance necessary to keep dry hydrants in | ||
working condition sufficient for fire suppression, shall be the | ||
responsibility of the party on whose property the dry hydrant | ||
is located or who is responsible for the administration or | ||
control of the property on which the dry hydrant is located. | ||
(Source: P.A. 99-205, eff. 7-30-15.)
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