97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0899

 

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
425 ILCS 25/13.1  from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1

    Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Makes a technical change in the Section creating the Fire Prevention Fund.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Fire Investigation Act is amended by
5changing Section 13.1 as follows:
 
6    (425 ILCS 25/13.1)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1)
7    Sec. 13.1. (a) There shall be a special fund in the the
8State Treasury known as the Fire Prevention Fund.
9    (b) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Fund:
10        (1) Moneys received by the Department of Insurance
11    under Section 12 of this Act.
12        (2) All fees and reimbursements received by the Office
13    of the State Fire Marshal.
14        (3) All receipts from boiler and pressure vessel
15    certification, as provided in Section 13 of the Boiler and
16    Pressure Vessel Safety Act.
17        (4) Such other moneys as may be provided by law.
18    (c) The moneys in the Fire Prevention Fund shall be used,
19subject to appropriation, for the following purposes:
20        (1) Of the moneys deposited into the fund under Section
21    12 of this Act, 12.5% shall be available for the
22    maintenance of the Illinois Fire Service Institute and the
23    expenses, facilities, and structures incident thereto, and

 

 

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1    for making transfers into the General Obligation Bond
2    Retirement and Interest Fund for debt service requirements
3    on bonds issued by the State of Illinois after January 1,
4    1986 for the purpose of constructing a training facility
5    for use by the Institute. An additional 2.5% of the moneys
6    deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund shall be available
7    to the Illinois Fire Service Institute for support of the
8    Cornerstone Training Program.
9        (2) Of the moneys deposited into the Fund under Section
10    12 of this Act, 10% shall be available for the maintenance
11    of the Chicago Fire Department Training Program and the
12    expenses, facilities and structures incident thereto, in
13    addition to any moneys payable from the Fund to the City of
14    Chicago pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training
15    Act.
16        (3) For making payments to local governmental agencies
17    and individuals pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Fire
18    Protection Training Act.
19        (4) For the maintenance and operation of the Office of
20    the State Fire Marshal, and the expenses incident thereto.
21        (5) For any other purpose authorized by law.
22    (c-5) As soon as possible after the effective date of this
23amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Comptroller
24shall order the transfer and the Treasurer shall transfer
25$2,000,000 from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire Service
26and Small Equipment Fund, $9,000,000 from the Fire Prevention

 

 

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1Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and $4,000,000 from
2the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund.
3Beginning on July 1, 2008, each month, or as soon as practical
4thereafter, an amount equal to $2 from each fine received shall
5be transferred from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire
6Service and Small Equipment Fund, an amount equal to $1.50 from
7each fine received shall be transferred from the Fire
8Prevention Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and an
9amount equal to $4 from each fine received shall be transferred
10from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan
11Fund. These moneys shall be transferred from the moneys
12deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund pursuant to Public Act
1395-154, together with not more than 25% of any unspent
14appropriations from the prior fiscal year. These moneys may be
15allocated to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, Ambulance
16Revolving Loan Fund, and Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund
17at the discretion of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for
18the purpose of implementation of this Act.
19    (d) Any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining
20unexpended at the end of any fiscal year which is not needed
21for the maintenance and expenses of the Office of the State
22Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the Illinois
23Fire Service Institute, shall remain in the Fire Prevention
24Fund for the exclusive and restricted uses provided in
25subsections (c) and (c-5) of this Section.
26    (e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall keep on file

 

 

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1an itemized statement of all expenses incurred which are
2payable from the Fund, other than expenses incurred by the
3Illinois Fire Service Institute, and shall approve all vouchers
4issued therefor before they are submitted to the State
5Comptroller for payment. Such vouchers shall be allowed and
6paid in the same manner as other claims against the State.
7(Source: P.A. 95-717, eff. 4-8-08; 96-286, eff. 8-11-09;
896-1176, eff. 7-22-10.)