Public Act 095-0800
 
HB4687 Enrolled LRB095 17668 HLH 43742 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by
adding Section 11h as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 705/11h new)
    Sec. 11h. Fire suppression grant program. The board of
trustees of any fire protection district may, by ordinance,
establish a program to award grants to the owners of single
family residential properties located within the fire
protection district who install and maintain approved
sprinkler or other fire suppression systems that meet national
standards and are certified by the fire protection district.
Any such grant award may be conditioned on the sprinkler or
fire suppression system being maintained in good operating
condition for a specified term and being subject to inspection
to verify the condition of the system on an annual basis.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 08/12/2008