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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, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 5 | 200-14c as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (60 ILCS 1/200-14c new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 200-14c. Notification of sale of or changes to private | ||||||
| 8 | or semi-private water systems. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) For purposes of this Section, "private water system" | ||||||
| 10 | and "semi-private water system" shall have the meanings | ||||||
| 11 | ascribed to them in subsection (a) of Section 9 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 12 | Groundwater Protection Act. | ||||||
| 13 | (b) A township that provides fire protection services shall | ||||||
| 14 | receive notice of the sale of a private water system or | ||||||
| 15 | semi-private water system from the individuals or entities | ||||||
| 16 | selling and purchasing the water system. The notice to the | ||||||
| 17 | township shall include the status and capacity of the water | ||||||
| 18 | system and the ability of the water system to be used for fire | ||||||
| 19 | protection. | ||||||
| 20 | (c) A township that provides fire protection services shall | ||||||
| 21 | also receive notice from the owner of a private water system or | ||||||
| 22 | semi-private water system if there are any changes to the water | ||||||
| 23 | system that would affect fire protection services to areas | ||||||
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| 1 | served by the water system. | ||||||
| 2 | Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
| 3 | adding Section 11-6-8 as follows: | ||||||
| 4 | (65 ILCS 5/11-6-8 new) | ||||||
| 5 | Sec. 11-6-8. Notification of sale of or changes to private | ||||||
| 6 | or semi-private water systems. | ||||||
| 7 | (a) For purposes of this Section, "private water system" | ||||||
| 8 | and "semi-private water system" shall have the meanings | ||||||
| 9 | ascribed to them in subsection (a) of Section 9 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 10 | Groundwater Protection Act. | ||||||
| 11 | (b) A municipality that provides and operates fire stations | ||||||
| 12 | or otherwise provides firefighting services shall receive | ||||||
| 13 | notice of the sale of a private water system or semi-private | ||||||
| 14 | water system from the individuals or entities selling and | ||||||
| 15 | purchasing the water system. The notice to the municipality | ||||||
| 16 | shall include the status and capacity of the water system and | ||||||
| 17 | the ability of the water system to be used for fire protection. | ||||||
| 18 | (c) A municipality that provides and operates fire stations | ||||||
| 19 | or otherwise provides firefighting services shall also receive | ||||||
| 20 | notice from the owner of a private water system or semi-private | ||||||
| 21 | water system if there are any changes to the water system that | ||||||
| 22 | would affect fire protection services to areas served by the | ||||||
| 23 | water system. | ||||||
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| 1 | Section 15. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by | ||||||
| 2 | adding Section 27 as follows: | ||||||
| 3 | (70 ILCS 705/27 new) | ||||||
| 4 | Sec. 27. Notification of sale of or changes to private or | ||||||
| 5 | semi-private water systems. | ||||||
| 6 | (a) For purposes of this Section, "private water system" | ||||||
| 7 | and "semi-private water system" shall have the meanings | ||||||
| 8 | ascribed to them in subsection (a) of Section 9 of the Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | Groundwater Protection Act. | ||||||
| 10 | (b) A fire protection district shall receive notice of the | ||||||
| 11 | sale of a private water system or semi-private water system | ||||||
| 12 | from the individuals or entities selling and purchasing the | ||||||
| 13 | water system. The notice to the fire protection district shall | ||||||
| 14 | include the status and capacity of the water system and the | ||||||
| 15 | ability of the water system to be used for fire protection. | ||||||
| 16 | (c) A fire protection district shall also receive notice | ||||||
| 17 | from the owner of a private water system or semi-private water | ||||||
| 18 | system if there are any changes to the water system that would | ||||||
| 19 | affect fire protection services to areas served by the water | ||||||
| 20 | system.
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| 21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 22 | becoming law. | ||||||