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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3873 Introduced 10/17/2019, by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Public Water Supply Regulation Act. Provides that the State or a unit of local government may not contract for the sale of water resources for a period longer than 4 years, inclusive of extensions or renewals of the contract. Limits home rule powers.
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| | | FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | | HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY |
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| | HB3873 | | LRB101 12968 AWJ 61804 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Water Supply Regulation Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 14a as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 40/14a new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 14a. Sale of water resources. |
| 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and |
| 9 | | after this effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st |
| 10 | | General Assembly, the State or a unit of local government may |
| 11 | | not contract for the sale of water resources for a period |
| 12 | | longer than 4 years, inclusive of extensions or renewals of the |
| 13 | | contract. |
| 14 | | (b) A home rule unit may not regulate the sale of water |
| 15 | | resources in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This |
| 16 | | Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of |
| 17 | | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent |
| 18 | | exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised |
| 19 | | by the State.
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