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| Public Act 094-0867 |
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
5-1062.1 as follows:
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(55 ILCS 5/5-1062.1) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1062.1)
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Sec. 5-1062.1. Stormwater management planning councils in | ||||
Cook County.
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(a) Stormwater management in Cook County shall be conducted | ||||
as provided in Section 7h of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation | ||||
District Act. As used in this Section, "District" means the | ||||
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
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The purpose of this Section is to create planning councils, | ||||
organized by watershed, to contribute to the stormwater | ||||
management process by advising the Metropolitan Water | ||||
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and representing the | ||||
needs and interests of the members of the public and the local | ||||
governments included within their respective watersheds.
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(b) Stormwater management planning councils shall be | ||||
formed for each of the following
established watersheds of the | ||||
Chicago Metropolitan Area: North Branch
Chicago River, Lower | ||||
Des Plaines Tributaries, Cal-Sag Channel, Little Calumet
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River, Poplar Creek, and Upper Salt Creek. In addition a | ||||
stormwater management
planning council shall be established | ||||
for the combined sewer areas of Cook
County. Additional | ||||
stormwater management planning councils may be formed by
the | ||||
District for other watersheds within Cook
County. Membership on | ||||
the watershed councils shall consist of the chief
elected | ||||
official, or his or her designee, from each
municipality and | ||||
township within the watershed and the Cook County Board
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President, or his or her designee, if unincorporated area is | ||||
included in the
watershed. A municipality or township shall be | ||||
a member of more than one
watershed council if the corporate | ||
boundaries of that municipality or township
extend into more | ||
than one watershed, or if the municipality or township is
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served in part by separate sewers and combined sewers. | ||
Subcommittees of the
stormwater management planning councils | ||
may be established to assist the
stormwater management planning | ||
councils in performing their duties. The councils may adopt | ||
bylaws to govern the
functioning of the stormwater management | ||
councils and subcommittees.
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(c) The principal duties of the watershed planning councils | ||
shall be to
advise the District on the development and | ||
implementation of the countywide stormwater management plan | ||
with respect to matters relating to their respective watersheds | ||
and to advise and represent the concerns of the units of local | ||
government in the
watershed area. The councils shall meet at | ||
least quarterly and shall hold
at least one public hearing | ||
during the preparation of the plan.
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(d) The District shall give careful consideration to the | ||
recommendations and concerns of the watershed planning | ||
councils throughout the planning process and shall coordinate | ||
the 6 watershed plans as developed and to
coordinate the | ||
planning process with the adjoining counties to ensure that
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recommended stormwater projects will have no significant | ||
adverse impact on the
levels or flows of stormwater in the | ||
inter-county watershed or on the
capacity of existing and | ||
planned stormwater retention facilities. The District shall | ||
include cost benefit analysis in its deliberations and in | ||
evaluating priorities for projects from watershed to | ||
watershed. The
District shall identify in an annual published | ||
report steps taken by the
District to accommodate the concerns | ||
and recommendations of the watershed planning councils.
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(e) The stormwater management planning councils may | ||
recommend rules and
regulations to the District governing the | ||
location, width,
course, and release rates of all stormwater | ||
runoff channels, streams, and
basins in their respective | ||
watersheds.
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(f) The Northwest Municipal Conference, the South Suburban | ||
Mayors and
Managers Association, the Southwest Conference of | ||
Mayors, and the West Central Municipal Conference shall be
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responsible for the coordination of the planning councils | ||
created under this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 93-1049, eff. 11-17-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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