95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1026


 
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Rep. Michael K. Smith - Donald L. Moffitt
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













60 ILCS 1/14a new






65 ILCS 5/11-6-5 new






70 ILCS 705/25 new










    Amends the Township Code, the Municipal Code, and the Fire Protection District Act.  Provides that townships, municipalities, and fire protection districts may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees from certain parties for providing specialized rescue services.  Defines "specialized rescue services".
















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    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Township Code is amended  by adding Section 
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14a as follows:
 
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    (60 ILCS 1/14a  new)
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    Sec. 14a. Reimbursement for specialized rescue services.  A 
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township that provides fire protection services may fix, 
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charge, and collect reasonable fees for specialized rescue 
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services provided by the township.  The total amount collected 
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may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing those 
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specialized rescue services and may include an hourly rate per 
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vehicle, an hourly rate per firefighter, and the cost of 
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materials.  The fee may be charged to  the following parties:
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        (a) the owner of the property on which the specialized 
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    rescue services occurred;

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        (b) any person involved in an activity that caused or 
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    contributed to the emergency;

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        (c) an individual who is rescued during the emergency 
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    and his or her employer if the person was acting in 
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    furtherance of the employer's interests;

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        (d) in cases involving the recovery of property, any 
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    person having control or custody of the property at the 
 


 






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    time of the emergency.

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    For the purposes of this Section, the term "specialized 
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rescue services" includes, but is not limited to, structural 
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collapse, tactical rescue, high angle rescue, underwater 
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rescue and recovery, confined space rescue, below grade rescue, 
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and trench rescue.

 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 11-6-5 as follows:
 
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    (65 ILCS 5/11-6-5  new)
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    Sec. 11-6-5. Reimbursement for specialized rescue 
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services.  The corporate authorities of a municipality that 
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operates a fire department may fix, charge, and collect 
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reasonable fees for specialized rescue services provided by the 
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department.  The total amount collected may not exceed the 
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reasonable cost of providing those specialized rescue services 
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and may include an hourly rate per vehicle, an hourly rate per 
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firefighter, and the cost of materials.  The fees may be charged 
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to the following parties:
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        (a) the owner of the property on which the specialized 
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    rescue services occurred;

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        (b) any person involved in an activity that caused or 
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    contributed to the emergency;

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        (c) an individual who is rescued during the emergency 
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    and his or her employer if the person was acting in 
 


 






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    furtherance of the employer's interests;

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        (d) in cases involving the recovery of property, any 
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    person having control or custody of the property at the 
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    time of the emergency.

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    For the purposes of this Section, the term "specialized 
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rescue services" includes, but is not limited to, structural 
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collapse, tactical rescue, high angle rescue, underwater 
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rescue and recovery, confined space rescue, below grade rescue, 
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and trench rescue.

 
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    Section 15. The Fire Protection District Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 25 as follows:
 
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    (70 ILCS 705/25  new)
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    Sec. 25. Reimbursement for specialized rescue services.  A 
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fire protection district may fix, charge, and collect 
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reasonable fees for specialized rescue services provided by the 
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district.  The total amount collected may not exceed the 
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reasonable cost of providing those specialized rescue services 
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and may include an hourly rate per vehicle, an hourly rate per 
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firefighter, and the cost of materials.  The fees may be charged 
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to the following parties:
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        (a) the owner of the property on which the specialized 
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    rescue services occurred;

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        (b) any person involved in an activity that caused or 
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    contributed to the emergency;

 


 






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        (c) an individual who is rescued during the emergency 
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    and his or her employer if the person was acting in 
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    furtherance of the employer's interests;

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        (d) in cases involving the recovery of property, any 
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    person having control or custody of the property at the 
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    time of the emergency.

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    For the purposes of this Section, the term "specialized 
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rescue services" includes, but is not limited to, structural 
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collapse, tactical rescue, high angle rescue, underwater 
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rescue and recovery, confined space rescue, below grade rescue, 
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and trench rescue.