Sen. William E. Peterson

Filed: 4/9/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2749

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2749 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
5 200-14b as follows:
 
6     (60 ILCS 1/200-14b new)
7     Sec. 200-14b. Technical rescue services. A township that
8 provides fire protection services may fix, charge, and collect
9 reasonable fees for technical rescue services provided by the
10 township. The total amount collected may not exceed the
11 reasonable cost of providing the technical rescue services and
12 may include charges for personnel and equipment costs. For the
13 purposes of this Section, "technical rescue services" means a
14 rescue performed by a career or volunteer mobile support team
15 that a unit of local government has authorized to respond to
16 building collapse, high angle rescue, and other specialized

 

 

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1 rescue emergencies and that is primarily designated for
2 emergency response to technical rescue events.
 
3     Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
4 adding Section 11-6-6 as follows:
 
5     (65 ILCS 5/11-6-6 new)
6     Sec. 11-6-6. Technical rescue services. The corporate
7 authorities of a municipality that operates a fire department
8 may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for technical
9 rescue services provided by the department. The total amount
10 collected may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the
11 technical rescue services and may include charges for personnel
12 and equipment costs. For the purposes of this Section,
13 "technical rescue services" means a rescue performed by a
14 career or volunteer mobile support team that a unit of local
15 government has authorized to respond to building collapse, high
16 angle rescue, and other specialized rescue emergencies and that
17 is primarily designated for emergency response to technical
18 rescue events.
 
19     Section 15. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by
20 adding Section 26 as follows:
 
21     (70 ILCS 705/26 new)
22     Sec. 26. Technical rescue services. A fire protection

 

 

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1 district may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for
2 technical rescue services provided by the district. The total
3 amount collected may not exceed the reasonable cost of
4 providing the technical rescue services and may include charges
5 for personnel and equipment costs. For the purposes of this
6 Section, "technical rescue services" means a rescue performed
7 by a career or volunteer mobile support team that a unit of
8 local government has authorized to respond to building
9 collapse, high angle rescue, and other specialized rescue
10 emergencies and that is primarily designated for emergency
11 response to technical rescue events.".