Bill Text: IL SB2964 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the North Shore Water Reclamation District Act and the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Provides that if a sanitary district, by a two-thirds affirmative vote of its board of trustees, determines an emergency affecting the public health, safety, or welfare of its service area residents exists, the sanitary district, for the sole purpose of addressing the public health emergency, shall immediately acquire the necessary right-of-way and authority to work within or adjacent to a public highway right-of-way or easement, public or private utility property, railroad right-of-way, or other public property or easement. Provides that, if access onto property of an entity or governmental unit is required to address an emergency, only reasonable fees solely related to the cost incurred by the entity or governmental unit to review work performed and implement required safety measures may be charged to the sanitary district. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2964 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB2964-Introduced.html
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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 North Shore Water Reclamation District Act | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | is amended by changing Section 16 as follows:
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6 | (70 ILCS 2305/16) (from Ch. 42, par. 292)
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7 | Sec. 16. Entering other property for improvements; | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | emergency improvements. | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) When, in making any improvements which any district is | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | authorized
by this act to make, it shall be necessary to enter | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | upon and take
possession of any existing drains, sewers, sewer | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | outlets, plants for the
purification of sewage or water, or any | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | other public property, or property
held for public use, the | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | board of trustees of such district shall have the
power so to | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | do and may acquire the necessary right of way over any other
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16 | property held for public use in the same manner as is herein | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | provided for
acquiring private property, and may enter upon, | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | and use the same for the
purposes aforesaid: Provided, the | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | public use thereof shall not be
unnecessarily interrupted or | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | interfered with, and that the same shall be
restored to its | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | former usefulness as soon as practicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (b) If a sanitary district, by a two-thirds affirmative | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | vote of its board of trustees, determines an emergency |
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1 | affecting the public health, safety, or welfare of its service | ||||||
2 | area residents exists, the sanitary district, for the sole | ||||||
3 | purpose of addressing the public health emergency, shall | ||||||
4 | immediately acquire the necessary right-of-way and authority | ||||||
5 | to work within or adjacent to a public highway right-of-way or | ||||||
6 | easement, public or private utility property, railroad | ||||||
7 | right-of-way, or other public property or easement. If access | ||||||
8 | onto property of an entity or governmental unit is required to | ||||||
9 | address an emergency, only reasonable fees solely related to | ||||||
10 | the cost incurred by the entity or governmental unit to review | ||||||
11 | work performed and implement required safety measures may be | ||||||
12 | charged to the sanitary district. | ||||||
13 | Nothing in this subsection waives emergency notice | ||||||
14 | provisions under Section 2.02 of the Open Meetings Act before a | ||||||
15 | sanitary district convenes to determine if an emergency | ||||||
16 | situation exists.
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17 | (Source: Laws 1911, p. 299.)
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18 | Section 10. The Sanitary District Act of 1917 is amended by | ||||||
19 | changing Section 16 as follows:
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20 | (70 ILCS 2405/16) (from Ch. 42, par. 315)
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21 | Sec. 16. Entering other property for improvements; | ||||||
22 | emergency improvements. | ||||||
23 | (a) When, in making any improvements which any district is | ||||||
24 | authorized
by this Act to make, it shall be necessary to enter |
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1 | upon and take
possession of any existing drains, sewers, sewer | ||||||
2 | outlets, plants for the
purification of sewage or water, or any | ||||||
3 | other public property, or property
held for public use, the | ||||||
4 | board of trustees of such district shall have the
power to do | ||||||
5 | and may acquire the necessary right of way over any other
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6 | property held for public use in the same manner as is herein | ||||||
7 | provided for
acquiring private property, and may enter upon, | ||||||
8 | and use the same for the
purposes aforesaid: Provided, the | ||||||
9 | public use thereof shall not be
unnecessarily interrupted or | ||||||
10 | interfered with, and that the same shall be
restored to its | ||||||
11 | former usefulness as soon as possible. | ||||||
12 | (b) If a sanitary district, by a two-thirds affirmative | ||||||
13 | vote of its board of trustees, determines an emergency | ||||||
14 | affecting the public health, safety, or welfare of its service | ||||||
15 | area residents exists, the sanitary district, for the sole | ||||||
16 | purpose of addressing the public health emergency, shall | ||||||
17 | immediately acquire the necessary right-of-way and authority | ||||||
18 | to work within or adjacent to a public highway right-of-way or | ||||||
19 | easement, public or private utility property, railroad | ||||||
20 | right-of-way, or other public property or easement. If access | ||||||
21 | onto property of an entity or governmental unit is required to | ||||||
22 | address an emergency, only reasonable fees solely related to | ||||||
23 | the cost incurred by the entity or governmental unit to review | ||||||
24 | work performed and implement required safety measures may be | ||||||
25 | charged to the sanitary district. | ||||||
26 | Nothing in this subsection waives emergency notice |
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1 | provisions under Section 2.02 of the Open Meetings Act before a | ||||||
2 | sanitary district convenes to determine if an emergency | ||||||
3 | situation exists.
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4 | (Source: Laws 1917, p. 396.)
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
6 | becoming law.
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