Public Act 099-0709
 
HB0229 EnrolledLRB099 04103 AWJ 24122 b


  
    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  






 
 
    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by changing 
Sections 5-44010 and  5-44020  as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/5-44010)
    Sec. 5-44010. Applicability. The powers and authorities 
provided by this Division 5-44 apply to DuPage, Lake, and 
McHenry Counties only to counties with a population of more 
than 900,000 and less than 3,000,000 that are contiguous to a 
county with a population of more than 3,000,000 and units of 
local government within such counties.

(Source: P.A. 98-126, eff. 8-2-13.)
 
    (55 ILCS 5/5-44020)
    Sec. 5-44020. Definitions. In this Division 5-44:
    "Fire protection jurisdiction" means a fire protection 
district, municipal fire department, or service organized 
under Section 5-1056.1 of the Counties Code, Sections 195 and 
200 of the Township Code, Section 10-2.1 of the Illinois 
Municipal Code, or the Illinois Fire Protection District Act. 
    "Governing board" means the individual or individuals who 
constitute the
corporate authorities of a unit of local 
government.
    "Unit of local government" or "unit" means any unit of 
local government located entirely within one county, to which 
the county board chairman or county executive directly appoints 
a majority of its governing board with the advice and consent 
of the county board, but shall not include a fire protection 
district that directly employs any regular full-time 
employees, a conservation district organized under the 
Conservation District Act, or a special district organized 
under the Water Commission Act of 1985.

(Source: P.A. 98-126, eff. 8-2-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.