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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2368 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. John Connor SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 135.5 heading new | | 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-1 new | | 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-5 new | | 65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-10 new | |
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Creates the Regional Water Commission Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that Municipalities may enter into joint efforts to acquire, develop, and operate a joint water supply, joint water works, or both, through intergovernmental cooperation in a regional water commission. Includes findings of the General Assembly.
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1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
5 | | adding Division 135.5 to Article 11 as follows:
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6 | | (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 135.5 heading new) |
7 | | Division 135.5. REGIONAL WATER COMMISSION
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8 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-1 new) |
9 | | Sec. 11-135.5-1. References to Division. This Division may |
10 | | be referred to as the Regional Water Commission Act.
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11 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-5 new) |
12 | | Sec. 11-135.5-5. Findings. The General Assembly finds |
13 | | that: |
14 | | (1) It is necessary and in the public interest to help |
15 | | assure a sufficient and economic supply of a source of |
16 | | water of suitable quality within those areas of this State |
17 | | that are dependent on ground water supply from portions of |
18 | | the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer as well as shallow |
19 | | aquifers, and where those aquifers are expected not to be |
20 | | able to provide a sufficient supply of water or water of |
21 | | suitable quality to one or more municipalities which may |
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1 | | be located in more than a single county, and where, |
2 | | because of economic development and population growth and |
3 | | proximity to large urban centers, the health, safety and |
4 | | welfare of the residents is threatened by the continuing |
5 | | reduction in the amount of ground water and quality of |
6 | | ground water that can be obtained from the aquifers. |
7 | | (2) Because of a need to provide such municipalities a |
8 | | continuing, available, and adequate source and supply of |
9 | | water on an economically viable basis, it is necessary and |
10 | | desirable to establish a different structure for affected |
11 | | municipalities to jointly establish an alternative source |
12 | | of water supply and the necessary waterworks and other |
13 | | supporting facilities as needed to provide a reliable, |
14 | | sustainable, and high-quality source of water on a |
15 | | cost-effective basis. |
16 | | (3) It is not the intent of the General Assembly to |
17 | | interfere with the structure and operation of other water |
18 | | commissions and county water commissions already existing |
19 | | around the State as of the effective date of this |
20 | | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly or to |
21 | | interfere with the power of municipalities to provide for |
22 | | the retail distribution of water to its residents or the |
23 | | customers of its water systems. |
24 | | (4) It is in the State's best interest to provide for a |
25 | | sufficient and economic supply of water to such areas.
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1 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-135.5-10 new) |
2 | | Sec. 11-135.5-10. Regional water commissions. |
3 | | Municipalities may enter into joint efforts to acquire, |
4 | | develop, and operate a joint water supply, joint water works, |
5 | | or both, through intergovernmental cooperation in a regional |
6 | | water commission as provided in this Division.
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