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MUNICIPALITIES (65 ILCS 5/) Illinois Municipal Code. 65 ILCS 5/11-119.1-12
(65 ILCS 5/11-119.1-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.1-12)
Sec. 11-119.1-12.
A.
This Division shall be construed liberally to
effectuate its legislative intent and purpose, as complete and independent
authority for the performance of each and every act and thing authorized by
this Division, and all authority granted shall be broadly interpreted to
effectuate this intent and purpose and not as a limitation of powers. This
Division is expressly not a limit on any of the powers granted any unit of
local government of this State by constitution, statute, charter or otherwise,
other than when the unit of local government is acting expressly pursuant to
this Division.
B. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Division
and any other law or charter provision, the provisions of this Division shall
prevail.
C. Any provision of this Division which may be determined by competent
authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as
to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and
any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not
invalidate
or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
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65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 119.2
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 119.2 heading)
DIVISION 119.2.
JOINT MUNICIPAL NATURAL GAS AGENCIES
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65 ILCS 5/11-119.2-1
(65 ILCS 5/11-119.2-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.2-1)
Sec. 11-119.2-1.
This Division shall be known and may be cited as the
Illinois Joint Municipal Natural Gas Act.
(Source: P.A. 84-1221.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-119.2-2
(65 ILCS 5/11-119.2-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.2-2)
Sec. 11-119.2-2.
The General Assembly finds:
(a) that adequate, economical and reliable sources of natural gas
are essential to the orderly growth and prosperity of municipalities in
the State of Illinois and that a shortage of such sources would endanger
the safety, health and welfare of the residents of the State of Illinois
and the growth and development of its municipalities;
(b) that municipal utility systems operating in the State of Illinois
for the purpose of supplying natural gas have sustained greatly increased
capital and operating costs,
thereby adversely affecting the availability of adequate,
economical and reliable sources of natural gas;
(c) that it is desirable for the State of Illinois to authorize municipal
utility systems to jointly plan, finance, own and operate facilities relating
to natural gas, plants and systems
through the creation of joint agencies in order to achieve economies
and efficiencies not possible for municipalities acting alone;
(d) that the joint planning, financing, ownership and operation of facilities
relating to natural gas, plants and systems
and the issuance of revenue bonds as provided herein
is for a public use and serves a valid public purpose and is a means of
achieving economy, adequacy and reliability in the supply of natural gas
and meeting the future needs of the State of Illinois and its residents; and
(e) that the intent and policy of the General Assembly when enacting this
Division is to enable municipal utility systems to jointly plan, finance,
own and operate facilities for the exploration, production, acquisition,
storage, transmission or distribution of natural gas
and related facilities or other facilities necessary or
convenient for the planning and operation of a system for production,
acquisition, storage, transmission or distribution of natural gas.
(Source: P.A. 84-1221.)
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65 ILCS 5/11-119.2-3
(65 ILCS 5/11-119.2-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.2-3)
Sec. 11-119.2-3. The following terms whenever used or referred to in
this Division, shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Agency agreement" means the written agreement between 2 or more municipalities
establishing a municipal natural gas agency.
(2) "Bonds" means revenue bonds, notes and other evidences of obligations
of a municipal natural gas agency issued under the provisions of this Division.
(3) "Eligible utility" means a public agency or other entity of any type,
which owns, operates or controls any plant or equipment for the exploration,
production, acquisition, storage, transmission or distribution
of natural gas in connection
with the furnishing thereof for sale or resale.
(4) "Governing body" means, with respect to a municipality, the council,
city council, board of trustees, or other corporate authority of the municipality
which exercises the general governmental powers of such municipality.
(5) "Municipal natural gas agency" means a body politic and corporate, municipal
corporation and unit of local government of the State of Illinois organized
in accordance with the provisions of this Division.
(6) "Municipality" means a city, village or incorporated town in the State
of Illinois, or any other state in the United States, owning or operating a natural gas plant or system which
furnishes natural gas service to the public.
(7) "Project" means any plant, works, system, facility, and real and personal
property of any nature whatsoever, together with all parts thereof and appurtenances
thereto, used or useful in the storage, acquisition, exploration,
production, distribution, transmission,
purchase, sale, exchange or interchange of natural gas and in the
acquisition, extraction, conversion, transportation, storage
or reprocessing of fuel of any kind for any such purposes, or any interest
in, or right to the use, services, output or capacity, of any such plant,
works, system or facilities.
(8) "Public agency" means any municipality, political subdivision, municipal
corporation, unit of local government, governmental unit, or public corporation
operated by or pursuant to the laws of the State of Illinois, of another
state or of the United States, and any state, the United States, and any
commission, board, bureau or other body declared by the laws of any state
or the United States to be a department, agency, or instrumentality thereof.
(9) "Natural gas" means any gaseous heating fuel which is naturally or
synthetically produced.
(Source: P.A. 94-731, eff. 4-19-06.)
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