Rep. Tom Cross

Filed: 3/4/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1700

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1700 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5adding Section 11-6-7 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/11-6-7 new)
7    Sec. 11-6-7. Annexation; intergovernmental agreement.
8    (a) Whenever an unincorporated parcel of land that is
9within the boundaries of a fire protection district is annexed
10into the corporate limits of a municipality with a municipal
11fire department, the municipal fire department and the fire
12protection district may negotiate an intergovernmental
13agreement to allow the fire protection district to have
14jurisdiction over the annexed parcel in such instances when it
15is not economically feasible for the municipal fire department
16to have jurisdiction over the annexed property or when the

 

 

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1municipal fire department has determined that a hardship exists
2that would compromise the safety and well-being of the annexed
3property. If no agreement is adopted by both the municipality
4and fire protection district, then the automatic transfer of
5jurisdiction from the fire protection district to the
6municipality shall occur upon annexation.
7    (b) This Section is repealed 12 months after becoming law,
8or on June 30, 2012, whichever is first.
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.".