Full Text of HB2527 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 8-4-27 as follows: | 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/8-4-27) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024) | 8 | | Sec. 8-4-27. Municipal Water and Wastewater Funding Study | 9 | | Committee. | 10 | | (a) The Municipal Water and Wastewater Funding Study | 11 | | Committee is established. | 12 | | (b) The Committee shall be comprised of the following | 13 | | members, and the appointed members of the Committee shall be | 14 | | appointed to the Committee no later than 30 days after May 13, | 15 | | 2022 ( the effective date of Public Act 102-865) this | 16 | | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly : | 17 | | (1) 1) The Governor, or his or her designee, who shall | 18 | | serve as chairperson. | 19 | | (2) The Director of the Illinois Environmental | 20 | | Protection Agency, or his or her designee. | 21 | | (3) The Executive Director of the Illinois Finance | 22 | | Authority, or his or her designee. | 23 | | (4) (3) One member appointed by the President of the |
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| 1 | | Senate. | 2 | | (5) (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of | 3 | | the Senate. | 4 | | (6) (5) One member appointed by the Speaker of the | 5 | | House of Representatives. | 6 | | (7) (6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of | 7 | | the House of Representatives. | 8 | | (8) (7) Members appointed by the Director of the | 9 | | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as follows: | 10 | | (A) one member who is a representative of a | 11 | | publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or | 12 | | wastewater utility with a service population of 25,000 | 13 | | or less; | 14 | | (B) one member who is a representative of a | 15 | | publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or | 16 | | wastewater utility with a service population over | 17 | | 25,000 people to 125,000 people; | 18 | | (C) one member who is a representative of a | 19 | | publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or | 20 | | wastewater utility with a service population over | 21 | | 125,000 people; | 22 | | (D) one member who is a representative of a | 23 | | statewide organization representing wastewater | 24 | | agencies; and | 25 | | (E) one member who is a representative of a | 26 | | statewide organization representing drinking water |
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| 1 | | agencies. | 2 | | The Committee shall meet at the call of the chair. Committee | 3 | | members shall serve without compensation. If a vacancy occurs | 4 | | in the Committee membership, the vacancy shall be filled in | 5 | | the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder | 6 | | of the Committee. | 7 | | (c) The Committee shall study and make recommendations | 8 | | concerning any needed modifications to Illinois Environmental | 9 | | Protection Agency and Illinois Pollution Control Board | 10 | | regulations and policies as they relate to municipal water and | 11 | | wastewater funding to ensure that the State's revolving loan | 12 | | fund programs account for and prioritize the following | 13 | | principles, to the fullest extent allowed by federal law: | 14 | | (1) A community shall not be deemed ineligible for | 15 | | disadvantaged community status based on size or service | 16 | | area of any size, with regard to special rates, loan | 17 | | terms, and eligibility for loan or grant funds. | 18 | | (2) In determining whether a community is | 19 | | disadvantaged, consideration should be given to impacts of | 20 | | funding on water and wastewater expenses for low-income | 21 | | populations. | 22 | | (3) In determining whether a community is eligible for | 23 | | funds and special rates or loan terms, environmental | 24 | | justice concepts should be considered. | 25 | | (4) In determining how funding is allocated, a | 26 | | community facing water supply shortages should be |
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| 1 | | considered a high priority based on urgency of need. | 2 | | (5) The funding programs should promote formation and | 3 | | implementation of regional water partnerships. | 4 | | (6) Targeted funding should be provided for addressing | 5 | | emerging contaminants, including PFAS. | 6 | | (7) In determining eligibility for assistance, the | 7 | | role that the State revolving fund programs play for small | 8 | | communities should be understood and fully considered. | 9 | | (8) Any recommendations for changes to the programs | 10 | | must be fully consistent with federal law and must not | 11 | | adversely affect any community's eligibility for loans | 12 | | under federal law. | 13 | | (d) The Committee shall prepare a report that summarizes | 14 | | its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study. | 15 | | The Committee shall submit the report of its findings and | 16 | | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no | 17 | | later than March 1, 2024 January 31, 2023 . Once the Committee | 18 | | has submitted the report to the General Assembly and Governor, | 19 | | the Committee is dissolved. | 20 | | (e) (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025 2024 .
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 102-865, eff. 5-13-22; revised 8-23-22.)
| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 23 | | becoming law.
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