Public Act 100-0730

SB3134 Enrolled LRB100 19802 LNS 35078 b

AN ACT concerning flood control.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Flood Control Act of 1945 is amended by

adding Section 8.5 as follows:

(615 ILCS 15/8.5 new)

Sec. 8.5. Flood Control Commission.

(a) The Flood Control Commission is created to study and

develop an integrated floodplain management coalition of

communities in the Fox River Watershed to serve as an example

and catalyst to other watershed communities in the DuPage,

Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will County region to jointly leverage

community resources and collaborate on flood preparedness,

flood protection, flood response, flood recovery, future flood

damage reduction, and necessary floodplain management

education to mitigate future flooding events, prevent property

damage and threats to public health, and save taxpayer money.

(b) The Commission shall be chaired by the Director of

Natural Resources or his or her designee and consist of the

following members:

(1) 5 members appointed by the President of the Senate;

(2) 5 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the

Senate;

(3) 5 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives;

(4) 5 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the

House of Representatives;

(5) one member appointed by the chairman of the county

board with the advice and consent of the county board from

the DuPage County Stormwater Management Planning

Committee;

(6) one member appointed by the chairman of the county

board with the advice and consent of the county board from

the Kane County Stormwater Management Planning Committee;

(7) one member appointed by the chairman of the county

board with the advice and consent of the county board from

the Lake County Stormwater Management Planning Committee;

(8) one member appointed by the chairman of the county

board with the advice and consent of the county board from

the McHenry County Stormwater Management Planning

Committee;

(9) one member appointed by the county executive of the

county board with the advice and consent of the county

board from the Will County Stormwater Management Planning

Committee;

(10) one member appointed by the chairman of the county

board with the advice and consent of the county board from

a municipality in each of the following counties: (i)

DuPage County; (ii) Kane County; (iii) Lake County; and

(iv) McHenry County;

(11) one member appointed by the county executive with

the advice and consent of the county board from a

municipality in Will County;

(12) the Governor or his or her designee; and

(13) the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management

Agency or his or her designee.

(c) The Commission shall catalog current shortfalls in

existing flood control practices in the Fox River Watershed.

The Commission shall make suggestions for the improvement of

such practices, including, but not limited to, the development

of an example integrated floodplain management coalition of

communities in the Fox River Watershed.

(d) The Commission shall conduct a survey and submit a

report of the survey to the General Assembly by December 31,

2019. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the

following information:

(1) the extent and character of the areas affected;

(2) current shortfalls in existing flood control

practices in the Fox River Watershed;

(3) the basic structure of an integrated floodplain

management coalition of communities in the Fox River

Watershed to jointly leverage community resources and

collaborate on flood preparedness, flood protection, flood

response, flood recovery, future flood damage reduction,

and necessary floodplain management education;

(4) a recommended strategy and schedule for

implementing the coalition of communities in the Fox River

Watershed;

(5) an explanation of how such a coalition could

advance future flood damage reduction measures in the

watershed; improve flood preparedness, flood protection,

flood response, and flood recovery; and advocate necessary

floodplain management education in the region;

(6) an explanation of how such a coalition could save

taxpayer dollars; and

(7) a statement of special or local benefit that will

accrue to communities participating in the coalition and a

statement of general or statewide benefits, with

recommendations as to what local cooperation,

participation, and cost sharing shall be required, if any,

on account of the special or local benefit.

The report to the General Assembly shall be filed with the

Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the

Senate in electronic form only, in the manner that the Clerk

and the Secretary shall direct.

(e) The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning shall

provide information to the Commission upon request.

(f) The Department of Natural Resources shall provide

administrative support to the Commission.

(g) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021.