a) Replacement of expended materials, including, but not limited to:
- 1) Specialized firefighting foam or absorbents.
- 2) Damaged hoses, protective clothing or other damaged equipment.
- 3) Other reasonable and necessary equipment and/or supplies that have been used, expended, contracted for, damaged or chemically contaminated, and includes disposal or costs for equipment, supplies or materials.
- b) Repair or decontamination of equipment.
- c) The cost of the incident to the emergency response agency must exceed 2 percent of the emergency response agency's annual budget.
- d) A minimum of $500 must have been expended.
- e) A maximum of $10,000 may be reimbursed per incident.
- f) The response was made to an incident involving hazardous materials facilities such as rolling stock that are not in a terminal and that are not included on the property tax rolls for the jurisdiction where the incident occurred. (Section 5 of the Act)
- g) A copy of the approved budget or appropriation ordinance must be submitted with the application and the head the emergency response agency must attest to the accuracy of the information provided.
- h) If the application for reimbursement includes costs incurred by an emergency response agency other than the applicant, a copy of the mutual aid agreement between the two emergency response agencies must be submitted.
Eligible costs for reimbursement are subject to the following limitations:
(Source: Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 12790, effective August 18, 2016)