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    AN ACT concerning State government.

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


 
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    Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 2.7 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2905/2.7)
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    Sec. 2.7. Small Fire-fighting and Ambulance Service 
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Equipment Grant Program.
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    (a) The Office shall establish and administer a Small 
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Fire-fighting and Ambulance Service Equipment Grant Program to 
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award grants to fire departments, and fire protection 
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districts, and volunteer, non-profit, stand alone ambulance 
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services for the purchase of small fire-fighting and ambulance 
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equipment.
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    (b) The Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund is created as 
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a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations, the 
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Office may expend moneys from the Fund for the grant program 
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under subsection (a) of this Section. Moneys received for the 
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purposes of this Section, including, without limitation, 
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proceeds deposited under the Fire Investigation Act and gifts, 
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grants, and awards from any public or private entity must be 
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deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the 
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Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
 


 






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    (c) As used in this Section, "small fire-fighting and 
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ambulance equipment" includes, without limitation, turnout 
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gear, air packs, thermal imaging cameras, jaws of life, 
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defibrillators, communications equipment, including but not 
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limited to pagers and radios, and other fire-fighting or life 
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saving equipment, as determined by the State Fire Marshal.
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    (d) The Office shall adopt any rules necessary for the 
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implementation and administration of this Section.

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(Source: P.A. 95-717, eff. 4-8-08.)
 

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