Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Filed: 5/25/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1095

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1095, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by adding
6Section 4 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2905/4 new)
8    Sec. 4. Rebuilt flame safeguard controls.
9    (a) Beginning July 1, 2012, the use of a rebuilt flame
10safeguard control in forced air heating equipment in any
11non-residential structure is prohibited, unless the rebuilt
12flame safeguard control is labeled and listed by a nationally
13recognized testing agency. This prohibition does not apply to
14structures used for production agriculture, as defined in
15Section 3-35 of the Use Tax Act.
16    For the purposes of this Section, "flame safeguard control"

 

 

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1means a modular burner management system that is designed to
2provide automatic ignition and continuous flame monitoring for
3use in forced air heating equipment that uses gas or light oil
4fuels, or both.
5    (b) Willful failure to remove any rebuilt flame safeguard
6control in forced air heating equipment as required by this Act
7is a Class B misdemeanor.
8    Tampering with, removing, destroying, or disconnecting any
9installed flame safeguard control, except in the course of
10inspection, maintenance, or replacement of the control, is a
11Class A misdemeanor for the first conviction and a Class 4
12felony for a second or subsequent conviction.".