House Sponsors: MAUTINO-BLACK-HOLBROOK. Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON Short description: MUNI CD-SEWER CHARGES-LIENS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code concerning sewer systems. Deletes the provisions providing that delinquent sewer charges may become junior liens upon the real property after notice to the owner and may be foreclosed in the same manner as delinquent mortgages. Provides that delinquent sewer charges shall become a lien upon the real property, and charges delinquent for 6 months or more shall be certified annually to the proper tax office to enter upon the property tax roll for lien enforcement. Provides that a municipality may also discontinue water or sewer service to enforce delinquent sewer charges. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 70 ILCS 3010/1 from Ch. 42, par. 319.1 70 ILCS 3010/7 from Ch. 42, par. 319.7 Amends the Sanitary District Revenue Bond Act. Makes the Act applicable to the North Shore Sanitary District. Authorizes discontinuance of water service or sewerage service, or both, to a premises within a sanitary district when payment of the rate or charge for sewerage service to the premises has become delinquent. States that the provider of sewerage service shall not request discontinuation of water service before sending a notice of the delinquency to the sewer user and affording the user an opportunity to be heard. Provides that a sanitary district shall reimburse a water service provider for any lost water service revenues and the costs of discontinuing water service and shall indemnify the water service provider for any judgment and related attorney's fees resulting from an action based on provisions authorizing discontinuance of water service. FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) HB 2716 will not have a fiscal impact on DCCA. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE HB 2716 fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE HB 2716 does not preempt home rule authority. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 1 No decrease or increase in the need for the number of judges. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 No change from the previous mandates note. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1 No change from previous home rule note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 4. Replaces the amendatory changes to the Illinois Municipal Code with provisions that authorize a municipality providing sewerage service to discontinue water service or sewerage service, or both, to a premises when payment of the rate or charge for sewerage service to the premises has become delinquent. States that the provider of sewerage service shall not request discontinuation of water service before sending a notice of the delinquency to the sewer user and affording the user an opportunity to be heard. Provides that a municipality shall reimburse a water service provider for any lost water service revenues and the costs of discontinuing water service and shall indemnify the water service provider for any judgment and related attorney's fees resulting from an action based on provisions authorizing discontinuance of water service. Provides that a municipality may contract with a privately owned public utility for the discontinuation of water service to a premises with respect to which the payment of a rate or charge for sewerage service has become delinquent. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 5. Provides that in counties with a population of more than 250,000, water or sewer service may not be discontinued to enforce delinquent sewer charges. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 6. Provides that in counties with a population of more than 250,000 where the majority of the municipal sewerage system users are located outside of the municipality's corporate limits, the municipality may not discontinue water or sewer service to enforce delinquent sewer charges. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 6 No change from previous judicial note. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 4 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status