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| | HB1538 Enrolled | | LRB104 09143 RTM 19199 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Sanitary District Act of 1917 is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 7.9 as follows:
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| 6 | | (70 ILCS 2405/7.9) |
| 7 | | Sec. 7.9. Private agreements for wastewater treatment. |
| 8 | | (a) The board of trustees of the Sanitary District of |
| 9 | | Decatur or the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation |
| 10 | | District may enter into an agreement to sell, convey, or |
| 11 | | disburse treated wastewater to a private entity located within |
| 12 | | 50 miles of the District's boundaries. The agreement may not |
| 13 | | exceed 30 years. The Sanitary District of Decatur or the |
| 14 | | Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may also |
| 15 | | accept wastewater for treatment from a private entity located |
| 16 | | within 50 miles of the district's boundaries. |
| 17 | | (b) In addition, the Sanitary District of Decatur or the |
| 18 | | Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may acquire |
| 19 | | and accept, by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise, pursuant |
| 20 | | to its authority under this Act, fee simple interest or any |
| 21 | | lesser interest as may be desired in real property necessary |
| 22 | | to carry out its powers under this Section. |
| 23 | | (c) This Section does not apply to private entities |