Senate Sponsors: MAHAR. House Sponsors: MCCARTHY-BLACK-CROTTY-HOFFMAN-HOLBROOK Short description: FIRE PROTECT DIST-GRANTS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the State Finance Act and the Fire Protection District Act. Creates the Illinois Fire Distribution Fund. Requires fire pro- tection districts to annually report to the Office of the State Fire Marshal the amount of funds the district realized from the tax levies during the preceding calendar year. Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to make grants from the Fund to fire protection dis- tricts. Provides that the amount of the grant must be equal to the proportion of the total distribution from the Fund that is equal to the district's proportion of the total amount of funds realized statewide from the tax levies. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that grants made out of the Illinois Fire Distribution Fund by the State Fire Marshal are subject to appropriations. FISCAL NOTE (State Fire Marshal) SB805 will have little impact on the Office of State Fire Marshal; distribution of funds could easily be accomplished using an Excel or Lotus spreadsheet. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (State Fire Marshal) Same as previous note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Further amends the Fire Protection District Act. Requires the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer to transfer an amount, not to exceed $20,000,000, equal to the amount appropriated by the General Assembly for grants to fire protection districts under this amendatory Act from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Fire Distribution Fund each year (now, the State Comptroller and State Treasurer must transfer $20,000,000 from GRF to the Illinois Fire Distribution Fund each year). Requires the State Fire Marshal to make grants out of the Illinois Fire Distribution Fund to fire protection districts in an amount not to exceed the amount transferred to the Fund each year. Last action on Bill: TOTAL VETO STANDS Last action date: 99-11-18 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status