Bill Text: IL HB1981 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may fix, charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service for all emergency services rendered by the municipality against persons, businesses, and other entities who are not residents of the municipality. Specifies that the fee shall be computed at a rate not to exceed $250 per hour for emergency assistance. Provides that no fee shall be imposed for fire and rescue services when the total cost is less than $50. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0857 [HB1981 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1981-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB1981 Introduced , by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
65 ILCS 5/11-6-1.2 new
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may fix, charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service for all emergency services rendered by the municipality against persons, businesses, and other entities who are not residents of the municipality. Specifies that the fee shall be computed at a rate not to exceed $250 per hour for emergency assistance. Provides that no fee shall be imposed for fire and rescue services when the total cost is less than $50. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding
Section 11-6-1.2 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/11-6-1.2 new)
Sec. 11-6-1.2. Fee for emergency fire and rescue services.
(a) The corporate authorities of a municipality may fix,
charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of
the service for all emergency fire and rescue services rendered
by the municipality against persons, businesses, and other
entities who are not residents of the municipality.
(b) The fee may not be assessed against residents of the
municipality or persons who request fire protection coverage
for an unprotected area and pay to the municipality an amount
equal to the municipality's fire protection tax levied pursuant
to Section 11-7-1.
(c) The fee shall be computed at a rate not to exceed $250
per hour for emergency assistance. An additional charge may be
levied to reimburse the municipality for extraordinary
expenses of materials used in rendering such emergency fire and
rescue services. No fee shall be imposed for fire and rescue
services for which the total cost is less than $50.

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(d) All revenue from the fees assessed pursuant to this
Section shall be deposited into the general fund of the
municipality.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.