SB3507 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3507

Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Kyle McCarter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

60 ILCS 1/205-140
65 ILCS 5/11-150-1	from Ch. 24, par. 11-150-1

Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township board may by ordinance establish and collect a charge for connection to a waterworks system or sewerage system, or combined waterworks and sewerage system, to new users. Prohibits the charge from exceeding 1/6 of the user's estimated annual charges for that class of service. Makes similar changes in the Illinois Municipal Code.

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A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing Section 205-140 as follows:

(60 ILCS 1/205-140)

Sec. 205-140. Initiating proceedings for particular locality; rates and charges; lien.

(a) A township board may initiate proceedings under Sections 205-130 through 205-150 in the manner provided by Section 205-20.

(b) The township board may establish the rate or charge to each user of the waterworks system or sewerage system, or combined waterworks and sewerage system, or improvement or extension at a rate that will be sufficient to pay the principal and interest of any bonds issued to pay the cost of the system, improvement, or extension and the maintenance and operation of the system, improvement, or extension and may provide an adequate depreciation fund for the bonds. Charges or rates shall be established, revised, and maintained by ordinance and become payable as the township board determines by ordinance.

(b-5) The township board of a township that operates a waterworks system or sewerage system, or combined waterworks and sewerage system, has the power by ordinance to collect a fair and reasonable charge for connection to any such system in addition to those charges imposed under subsection (b) of this Section, for the construction, expansion and extension of the works of the system, the charge to be assessed against new or additional users of the system and to be known as a connection charge, except that no connection or water usage charge shall exceed 1/6 of the estimated annual charges of the user, computed at the net rate for that class of service. The funds thus collected shall be used by the township for its general township purposes with primary application thereof being made by the necessary expansion of the works of the system to meet the requirements of the new users thereof.

(c) The charges or rates are liens upon the real estate upon or for which sewerage service is supplied whenever the charges or rates become delinquent as provided by the ordinance of the board fixing a delinquency date.

(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)

Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by changing Section 11-150-1 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/11-150-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-150-1)

Sec. 11-150-1. The corporate authorities of any municipality operating a waterworks, sewerage or combined waterworks and sewerage system have the power by ordinance to collect a fair and reasonable charge for connection to any such system in addition to those charges covered by normal taxes, for the construction, expansion and extension of the works of the system, the charge to be assessed against new or additional users of the system and to be known as a connection charge, except that no connection or water usage charge shall exceed 1/6 of the estimated annual charges to the new or additional users of the system, computed at the net rate for that class of service the actual cost required for the installation or usage of an automatic sprinkler system. The funds thus collected shall be used by the municipality for its general corporate purposes with primary application thereof being made by the necessary expansion of the works of the system to meet the requirements of the new users thereof.

(Source: P.A. 85-784.)