101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3369
 
Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
70 ILCS 2805/33  from Ch. 42, par. 444

     Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1936. Provides that the board of trustees of the of the Village of Lindenhurst may, by ordinance, terminate the terms of all members of the board of trustees of the Lindenhurst Sanitary District and the powers of the Lindenhurst Sanitary District shall be exercised by the board of trustees of the Village, including the District's authority to levy and collect taxes. Provides that once there are no debts of the District or the Village has sufficient funds on hand or available to satisfy any debts of the District, the board of trustees of the Village may dissolve the Lindenhurst Sanitary District and acquire all of the District's assets and responsibilities if it adopts an ordinance stating: (1) the reasons for dissolving the District; (2) that there are no outstanding debts of the District or that the Village has sufficient funds on hand or available to satisfy the debts; (3) that no federal or State permit or grant will be impaired by dissolution of the District; and (4) that the Village assumes all assets and responsibilities of the District. Requires the Village of Lindenhurst to notify the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency of the dissolution of the District. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Sanitary District Act of 1936 is amended  by 
5changing Section 33 as follows:
 


6    (70 ILCS 2805/33)  (from Ch. 42, par. 444)




7    Sec. 33. 
Except as provided in Section 33.1, any sanitary 
8district created under this Act which does not
have outstanding 
9and unpaid any revenue bonds issued under the
provisions of 
10this Act may be dissolved as follows:

11    (a) Any 50 electors residing within the area of any 
12sanitary district may
file with the circuit clerk of the county 
13in which the area is situated,
a petition addressed to the 
14circuit court to cause submission of
the question whether
the 
15sanitary district shall be dissolved. Upon the filing of the

16petition with the clerk, the court shall certify the question 
17to the proper
election officials who shall submit the question 
18at an election in accordance
with the general election law,
and 
19give notice of the election in the manner provided by the

20general election law.

21    The question shall be in substantially
the following form:

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23    "Shall the sanitary                 YES

 
 
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1district of .... be              ----------------------------

2dissolved?"                             NO

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4    If a majority of the
votes cast on this question are in 
5favor of dissolution of the sanitary
district, then such 
6organization shall cease, and the sanitary district
is 
7dissolved, and the court shall direct the sanitary district to

8discharge all outstanding obligations.

9    (b) The County of Lake may dissolve the Fox Lake Hills 
10Sanitary District, thereby acquiring all of the District's 
11assets and responsibilities, upon adopting a resolution 
12stating: (1) the reasons for dissolving the District; (2) that 
13there are no outstanding debts of the District or that the 
14County has sufficient funds on hand or available to satisfy 
15such debts; (3) that no federal or State permit or grant will 
16be impaired by dissolution of the District; and (4) that the 
17County assumes all assets and responsibilities of the District. 
18Upon dissolution of the District, the statutory powers of the 
19former District shall be exercised by the county board of the 
20Lake County. Within 60 days after the effective date of such 
21resolution, the County of Lake shall notify the Illinois 
22Environmental Protection Agency regarding the dissolution of 
23the Fox Hills Sanitary District.
24    (c) The board of trustees of the of the Village of 
25Lindenhurst may, by ordinance, terminate the terms of all 
26members of the board of trustees of the Lindenhurst Sanitary 
 
 
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1District and the powers of the Lindenhurst Sanitary District 
2shall be exercised by the board of trustees of the Village of 
3Lindenhurst, including the District's authority to levy and 
4collect taxes. 
5    Once there are no debts of the Lindenhurst Sanitary 
6District or the Village of Lindenhurst has sufficient funds on 
7hand or available to satisfy any debts of the District, the 
8board of trustees of the Village of Lindenhurst may dissolve 
9the Lindenhurst Sanitary District and acquire all of the 
10District's assets and responsibilities if it adopts an 
11ordinance stating: (1) the reasons for dissolving the District; 
12(2) that there are no outstanding debts of the District or that 
13the Village has sufficient funds on hand or available to 
14satisfy the debts; (3) that no federal or State permit or grant 
15will be impaired by dissolution of the District; and (4) that 
16the Village assumes all assets and responsibilities of the 
17District. Upon dissolution of the District, the statutory 
18powers of the former District shall be exercised by the board 
19of trustees of the Village of Lindenhurst. No later than 60 
20days after the effective date of the ordinance, the Village of 
21Lindenhurst shall notify the Illinois Environmental Protection 
22Agency regarding the dissolution of the District. 
23(Source: P.A. 99-783, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 
24100-874, eff. 1-1-19.)

 
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
26becoming law.