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1 | AN ACT concerning flood control.
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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 Flood Control Act of 1945 is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 8.5 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | (615 ILCS 15/8.5 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 8.5. Flood Control Commission. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) The Flood Control Commission is created to study | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | current flood control practices along the natural and | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | artificial waterways within DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Will County. The goal of the Commission is to mitigate future | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | flooding events and prevent property damage and threats to | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | public health. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (b) The Commission shall consist of the following members: | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | (1) 5 members appointed by the President of the Senate; | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (2) 5 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Senate; | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (3) 5 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Representatives; | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | (4) 5 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | House of Representatives; | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (5) one member from the DuPage County Stormwater | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | Management Planning Committee; |
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1 | (6) one member from the Kane County Stormwater | ||||||
2 | Management Planning Committee; | ||||||
3 | (7) one member from the Lake County Stormwater | ||||||
4 | Management Planning Committee; | ||||||
5 | (8) one member from the McHenry County Stormwater | ||||||
6 | Management Planning Committee; | ||||||
7 | (9) one member from the Will County Stormwater | ||||||
8 | Management Planning Committee; | ||||||
9 | (10) one member from a municipality in each of the | ||||||
10 | following counties: (i) DuPage County; (ii) Kane County; | ||||||
11 | (iii) Lake County; (iv) McHenry County; and (v) Will | ||||||
12 | County; | ||||||
13 | (11) the Director of Natural Resources or his or her | ||||||
14 | designee; and | ||||||
15 | (12) the Governor or his or her designee. | ||||||
16 | (c) The Commission shall catalog current shortfalls in | ||||||
17 | existing flood control practices. The Commission shall make | ||||||
18 | suggestions for the improvement of such practices, including, | ||||||
19 | but not limited to, the expenditure of State funds to improve | ||||||
20 | current infrastructure. | ||||||
21 | (d) The Commission shall conduct a survey and submit a | ||||||
22 | report of the survey to the General Assembly by December 31, | ||||||
23 | 2019. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the | ||||||
24 | following information: | ||||||
25 | (1) the extent and character of the areas affected; | ||||||
26 | (2) the hydrology of the area affected, including |
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1 | rainfall and run-off, frequency and severity of floods, and | ||||||
2 | frequency and degree of low-flows; | ||||||
3 | (3) flood damages to rural property, growing crops, | ||||||
4 | urban property, industrial property, and communications, | ||||||
5 | including highways, railways, and waterways; | ||||||
6 | (4) the probable effect upon any navigable water or | ||||||
7 | waterway; | ||||||
8 | (5) the possible economic development and utilization | ||||||
9 | of water power; | ||||||
10 | (6) the possible economic reclamation and drainage of | ||||||
11 | the bottomland and upland areas; | ||||||
12 | (7) any other allied uses that may be properly related | ||||||
13 | to or coordinated with the project, including, but not | ||||||
14 | limited to, any benefits for the public water supply uses, | ||||||
15 | public recreation uses, or wildlife conservation; and | ||||||
16 | (8) the estimated cost of the improvement and a | ||||||
17 | statement of special or local benefit that will accrue to | ||||||
18 | localities affected by the improvement and a statement of | ||||||
19 | general or statewide benefits, with recommendations as to | ||||||
20 | what local cooperation, participation, and cost sharing | ||||||
21 | shall be required, if any, on account of the special or | ||||||
22 | local benefit. | ||||||
23 | (e) The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning shall | ||||||
24 | provide information to the Commission upon request. | ||||||
25 | (f) The Department of Natural Resources shall provide | ||||||
26 | administrative support to the Commission. |
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1 | (g) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021.
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