2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 15 Executive Officers 15 ILCS 30/ Disaster Relief Act.
(15 ILCS 30/0.01) (from Ch. 127, par. 293)
Sec. 0.01.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Disaster Relief Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)
|
(15 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 293.1)
Sec. 1.
As used in this Act:
"Disaster" means an occurrence or threat of widespread or severe
damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or
technological cause, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake,
wind, storm, hazardous material spill or other water contamination
requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage, epidemic, air
contamination, blight, extended periods of severe and inclement weather,
drought, infestation, critical shortages of essential fuels and energy,
explosion, riot, hostile military or paramilitary action, public
health emergencies, or acts of domestic terrorism.
"Disaster area" means the area directly affected by or threatened with a
disaster.
(Source: P.A. 93‑249, eff. 7‑22‑03.)
|
(15 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 293.3)
Sec. 3.
Whenever funds regularly appropriated to the State and local
governmental bodies for disaster response and recovery are insufficient to
provide services, and when the Governor has declared a disaster by
proclamation in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management
Agency Act or any successor Act, the Governor
may draw
upon the Disaster Relief Fund in order to provide services or to
reimburse local governmental bodies furnishing services. The fund
may be used for the payment of emergency employees, for the payment of
the Illinois National Guard when called to active duty,
for disaster‑related expenses of State Agencies and
Departments, and for the emergency purchase or renting of
equipment and commodities. The fund shall be used for furnishing
emergency services and relief to the disaster area as a whole and shall
not be used to provide private relief to persons sustaining property
damages or personal injury as a result of a disaster.
(Source: P.A. 87‑168.)
|
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Illinois may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
