Bill Text: IL HB1659 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Makes a technical change in the Section creating the Fire Prevention Fund.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1659 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB1659-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Fire Investigation Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 13.1 as follows:
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6 | (425 ILCS 25/13.1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1)
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7 | Sec. 13.1. Fire Prevention Fund.
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8 | (a) There shall be a special fund in the
the State Treasury
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9 | known as the Fire Prevention Fund. | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (b) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Fund:
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11 | (1) Moneys received by the Department of Insurance | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | under Section 12 of this Act.
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13 | (2) All fees and reimbursements received by the Office | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | of the State Fire Marshal.
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15 | (3) All receipts from boiler and pressure vessel | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | certification, as
provided in Section 13 of the Boiler and | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Pressure Vessel Safety Act.
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18 | (4) Such other moneys as may be provided by law.
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19 | (c) The moneys in the Fire Prevention Fund shall be used, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | subject to
appropriation, for the following purposes:
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21 | (1) Of the moneys deposited into the fund under Section | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 12 of this Act,
12.5% shall be available for the | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | maintenance of the Illinois Fire Service
Institute and the |
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1 | expenses, facilities, and structures incident thereto,
and | ||||||
2 | for making transfers into the General Obligation Bond | ||||||
3 | Retirement and
Interest Fund for debt service requirements | ||||||
4 | on bonds issued by the State of
Illinois after January 1, | ||||||
5 | 1986 for the purpose of constructing a training
facility | ||||||
6 | for use by the Institute. An additional 2.5% of the moneys | ||||||
7 | deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund shall be available | ||||||
8 | to the Illinois Fire Service Institute for support of the | ||||||
9 | Cornerstone Training Program.
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10 | (2) Of the moneys deposited into the Fund under Section | ||||||
11 | 12 of this Act,
10% shall be available for the maintenance | ||||||
12 | of the Chicago Fire Department
Training Program and the | ||||||
13 | expenses, facilities and structures incident
thereto, in | ||||||
14 | addition to any moneys payable from the Fund to the City of
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15 | Chicago pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training | ||||||
16 | Act.
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17 | (3) For making payments to local governmental agencies | ||||||
18 | and individuals
pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Fire | ||||||
19 | Protection Training Act.
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20 | (4) For the maintenance and operation of the Office of | ||||||
21 | the State Fire
Marshal, and the expenses incident thereto.
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22 | (4.5) For the maintenance, operation, and capital | ||||||
23 | expenses of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS). | ||||||
24 | (4.6) For grants awarded by the Small Fire-fighting and | ||||||
25 | Ambulance Service Equipment Grant Program established by | ||||||
26 | Section 2.7 of the State Fire Marshal Act. |
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1 | (5) For any other purpose authorized by law.
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2 | (c-5) As soon as possible after the effective date of this | ||||||
3 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Comptroller | ||||||
4 | shall order the transfer and the Treasurer shall transfer | ||||||
5 | $2,000,000 from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire Service | ||||||
6 | and Small Equipment Fund, $9,000,000 from the Fire Prevention | ||||||
7 | Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and $4,000,000 from | ||||||
8 | the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund. | ||||||
9 | Beginning on July 1, 2008, each month, or as soon as practical | ||||||
10 | thereafter, an amount equal to $2 from each fine received shall | ||||||
11 | be transferred from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire | ||||||
12 | Service and Small Equipment Fund, an amount equal to $1.50 from | ||||||
13 | each fine received shall be transferred from the Fire | ||||||
14 | Prevention Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and an | ||||||
15 | amount equal to $4 from each fine received shall be transferred | ||||||
16 | from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan | ||||||
17 | Fund. These moneys shall be transferred from the moneys | ||||||
18 | deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund pursuant to Public Act | ||||||
19 | 95-154, together with not more than 25% of any unspent | ||||||
20 | appropriations from the prior fiscal year. These moneys may be | ||||||
21 | allocated to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, Ambulance | ||||||
22 | Revolving Loan Fund, and Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund | ||||||
23 | at the discretion of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for | ||||||
24 | the purpose of implementation of this Act.
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25 | (d) Any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining | ||||||
26 | unexpended at the
end of any fiscal year which is not needed |
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1 | for the maintenance and expenses of the
Office of the State | ||||||
2 | Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the
Illinois | ||||||
3 | Fire Service Institute, shall remain in the Fire Prevention | ||||||
4 | Fund for the exclusive and restricted uses provided in | ||||||
5 | subsections
(c) and (c-5) of this Section.
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6 | (e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall keep on file | ||||||
7 | an itemized
statement of all expenses incurred which are | ||||||
8 | payable from the Fund, other
than expenses incurred by the | ||||||
9 | Illinois Fire Service Institute, and shall
approve all vouchers | ||||||
10 | issued therefor before they are submitted to the State
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11 | Comptroller for payment. Such vouchers shall be allowed and | ||||||
12 | paid in the
same manner as other claims against the State.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 96-286, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1176, eff. 7-22-10; | ||||||
14 | 97-114, eff. 1-1-12; 97-901, eff. 1-1-13.)
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