093_HB0120

 
                                     LRB093 03770 MKM 03805 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to fire protection.

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

 4        Section 5. The Illinois  Municipal  Code  is  amended  by
 5    adding Section 11-6-1.1 as follows:

 6        (55 ILCS 5/11-6-1.1 new)
 7        Sec. 11-6-1.1.  Charge against non-residents.
 8        (a)  The  corporate  authorities of each municipality may
 9    fix, charge, and collect fees not  exceeding  the  reasonable
10    cost  of  the  service  for  all  services  rendered  by  the
11    municipality  against persons, businesses, and other entities
12    who are not residents of the municipality.
13        (b)  The charge may not be assessed against residents  of
14    the  municipality  or  persons  who  request  fire protection
15    coverage  for  an  unprotected  area  and  who  pay  to   the
16    municipality  an  amount  equal  to  the  municipality's fire
17    protection tax pursuant to Section  11-7-1  of  the  Illinois
18    Municipal Code.
19        (c)  The  charge for such services shall be computed at a
20    rate not to exceed $125 per  hour  per  vehicle  and  not  to
21    exceed  $35 per hour per firefighter responding to a call for
22    assistance.  An additional charge may be levied to  reimburse
23    the municipality for extraordinary expenses of materials used
24    in  rendering  such  services.  No  charge  shall be made for
25    services for which the total charge would be less than $50.
26        (d)  All revenue from the charges  assessed  pursuant  to
27    this  Section shall be deposited into the general fund of the
28    municipality.

29        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
30    becoming law.