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Public Act 099-0205
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| SB0740 Enrolled | LRB099 06053 MGM 26107 b |
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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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 Fire Hydrant Act is amended by adding |
Section 2 as follows:
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(425 ILCS 20/2 new) |
Sec. 2. Recovery of costs; fire hydrant. |
(a) As used in this Section, "fire hydrant" means a water |
hydrant connected to a water supply system installed for the |
express purpose of providing water for fire suppression and |
that a fire department can connect to and from which it can |
pump or draw water. "Fire hydrant" does not include flush |
hydrants. |
(b) Whoever fails to comply with any of the provisions of |
this Act within 30 days after written notice of noncompliance |
or violation should reasonably have been received from a fire |
protection district, township fire department, or municipality |
in whose jurisdiction a fire hydrant is located, shall be |
responsible for all reasonable costs that the fire protection |
district, township fire department, or municipality incurs to |
correct the noncompliance, including attorney's fees and legal |
expenses incurred by the fire protection district, township |
fire department, or municipality in recovering the costs from |