Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Filed: 5/25/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1095 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1095, AS AMENDED, by 
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:

 
 
5    "Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended  by adding 
6Section 4 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2905/4 new)
8    Sec. 4. Rebuilt flame safeguard controls. 
9    (a) Beginning July 1, 2012, the use of a rebuilt flame 
10safeguard control in forced air heating equipment in any 
11non-residential structure is prohibited, unless the rebuilt 
12flame safeguard control is labeled and listed by a nationally 
13recognized testing agency. This prohibition does not apply to 
14structures used for production agriculture, as defined in 
15Section 3-35 of the Use Tax Act. 
16    For the purposes of this Section, "flame safeguard control" 
 
 
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1means a modular burner management system that is designed to 
2provide automatic ignition and continuous flame monitoring for 
3use in forced air heating equipment that uses gas or light oil 
4fuels, or both. 
5    (b) Willful failure to remove any rebuilt flame safeguard 
6control in forced air heating equipment as required by this Act 
7is a Class B misdemeanor. 
8    Tampering with, removing, destroying, or disconnecting any 
9installed flame safeguard control, except in the course of 
10inspection, maintenance, or replacement of the control, is a 
11Class A misdemeanor for the first conviction and a Class 4 
12felony for  a second or subsequent conviction.".