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| Public Act 104-0364 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning safety. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Interstate Mutual Emergency Aid Act is | ||||
amended by adding Section 12 as follows: | ||||
(5 ILCS 235/12 new) | ||||
Sec. 12. Emergency aid to bordering states. | ||||
Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, any | ||||
public safety agency, including, but not limited to, a fire | ||||
department, a fire protection district, emergency medical | ||||
services, a municipal police department, a county sheriff's | ||||
department, a local emergency management agency, a local | ||||
public works department, or public or private contractors of | ||||
any such public safety agency, may provide assistance to any | ||||
other public safety agency in the State or in a bordering State | ||||
at the time of a disaster, such as a fire, earthquake, flood, | ||||
tornado, hazardous material incident, or other such disaster. | ||||