Senate Sponsors: BOWLES-CLAYBORNE. House Sponsors: BRUNSVOLD Short description: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT-CONTROL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Counties Code. Allows the county board of a county served by the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council to authorize a 9-member stormwater management committee to develop, implement, and administer an urban stormwater plan for watersheds in the county. Allows the committee to enter into contracts and retain personnel. Requires the committee to submit the stormwater management plan to the Department of Natural Resources for review and non-binding recommendations. Requires the committee to hold at least one public hearing on the preliminary plan in each affected watershed and the county seat. Allows the county board to establish rates and charges for furnishing services. States that service charge fees shall not be collected until the question of whether to collect the fees has been submitted to the electors and approved by a majority of the voters. Allows the county to issue revenue bonds. Preempts home rule powers. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything. Amends the Counties Code concerning stormwater management in southwestern Illinois with a caption as the only provision. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything. Amends the Counties Code. Creates the Southwestern Illinois Stormwater Management Committee to study and plan for stormwater management in southwestern Illinois. Provides that committee members shall serve without compensation. Requires the Committee to develop a stormwater management plan. Requires the Committee to submit recommendations for the implementation of the stormwater management plan on or before January 15, 1998. Requires the Committee to hold at least one public meeting in each county during the preparation of the stormwater management plan. Provides that the Committee shall submit its plan to the Department of Natural Resources for review and recommendations before recommending the adoption of the plan. Allows the Committee to request, receive, and distribute federal, State, and local grants. Allows the county boards to prescribe reasonable rules to regulate stormwater runoff and enforce stormwater management in unincorporated portions of the county. Provides that the State may not require any unit of local government to expend funds for stormwater purposes. Provides that the provisions of this Section are severable. Effective immediately. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) SB1120 fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE SB 1120 fails to preempt home rule authority. FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) SB1120 imposes no additional requirements and does not have a fiscal impact on units of local gov't. HOME RULE NOTE SB1120 fails to preempt home rule authority. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 7. Deletes reference to: 55 ILCS 5/5-1062.2 new Adds reference to: 55 ILCS 5/5-1096.1 new 65 ILCS 5/11-42-11.5 new Deletes everything. Amends the Counties Code and the Municipal Code. Provides that a fee shall not be imposed on a consumer for delinquent payment for cable television services unless certain conditions are met. Provides that if the conditions are met, a delinquency fee that is not more than $5 shall be valid and reasonable. Provides that if the conditions are met and if the service provider sends an employee or contractor to a customer's residence in order to collect payment or disconnect service, an additional collection fee that is not more than $10 shall be valid and reasonable. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 8. Adds reference to: 50 ILCS 750/2.08 from Ch. 134, par. 32.08 Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act to include certain computer aided dispatch systems within the scope of the term "sophisticated system". Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status