Bill Text: IL SB2459 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Drainage Code. Provides that the Lake County Board may dissolve the Seavey Drainage District with a resolution that states: that the district has not imposed a levy for at least 10 years; that there are no outstanding debts of the district that have been filed with the county clerk of Lake County; that no federal or State permit or grant will be impaired by dissolution of the district; and the date of dissolution of the district. Provides that on the date of dissolution of the district, the powers of the former district shall be exercised by the respective municipalities where the various parts of the former district are located and by Lake County for any unincorporated areas contained in the former district. Provides that no later than 60 days after the date of dissolution of the district, Lake County shall notify the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency of the dissolution of the district.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0874 [SB2459 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB2459-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Drainage Code is amended by adding
Section 10-7.2 as follows:
(70 ILCS 605/10-7.2 new)
Sec. 10-7.2. Seavey Drainage District; dissolution. In
addition to the other methods of dissolution provided in this
Article, the Lake County Board may dissolve the Seavey Drainage
District by adopting a resolution that states:
(1) that the district has not imposed a levy for at
least 10 years;
(2) that there are no outstanding debts of the district
that have been filed with the county clerk of Lake County;
(3) that federal or State permits or grants will not be
impaired by dissolution of the district;
(4) that the precise physical boundaries of the
district have become indeterminate due to the passage of
time; and
(5) the date of dissolution of the district.
On the date of dissolution of the district, all drains,
levees, and other works constituting the drainage system of the
district and the rights-of-way, if any, on which the same are

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situated shall be deemed to be for the mutual benefit of the
lands formerly in the district as provided in Section 10-11.
Additional powers of the former district, except those in
Article V, shall be exercised by the respective municipalities
where the various parts of the former district are located and
by Lake County for any unincorporated areas contained in the
former district. No later than 60 days after the date of
dissolution of the district, Lake County shall notify the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency of the dissolution of
the district.
Dissolution of the Seavey Drainage District under this
Section must take place no later than December 31, 2019.