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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Section 8-4-27 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/8-4-27)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
8    Sec. 8-4-27. Municipal Water and Wastewater Funding Study
9Committee.
10    (a) The Municipal Water and Wastewater Funding Study
11Committee is established.
12    (b) The Committee shall be comprised of the following
13members, and the appointed members of the Committee shall be
14appointed to the Committee no later than 30 days after May 13,
152022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-865) this
16amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly:
17        (1) 1) The Governor, or his or her designee, who shall
18    serve as chairperson.
19        (2) The Director of the Illinois Environmental
20    Protection Agency, or his or her designee.
21        (3) The Executive Director of the Illinois Finance
22    Authority, or his or her designee.
23        (4) (3) One member appointed by the President of the

 

 

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1    Senate.
2        (5) (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of
3    the Senate.
4        (6) (5) One member appointed by the Speaker of the
5    House of Representatives.
6        (7) (6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of
7    the House of Representatives.
8        (8) (7) Members appointed by the Director of the
9    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as follows:
10            (A) one member who is a representative of a
11        publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or
12        wastewater utility with a service population of 25,000
13        or less;
14            (B) one member who is a representative of a
15        publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or
16        wastewater utility with a service population over
17        25,000 people to 125,000 people;
18            (C) one member who is a representative of a
19        publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or
20        wastewater utility with a service population over
21        125,000 people;
22            (D) one member who is a representative of a
23        statewide organization representing wastewater
24        agencies; and
25            (E) one member who is a representative of a
26        statewide organization representing drinking water

 

 

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1        agencies.
2The Committee shall meet at the call of the chair. Committee
3members shall serve without compensation. If a vacancy occurs
4in the Committee membership, the vacancy shall be filled in
5the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder
6of the Committee.
7    (c) The Committee shall study and make recommendations
8concerning any needed modifications to Illinois Environmental
9Protection Agency and Illinois Pollution Control Board
10regulations and policies as they relate to municipal water and
11wastewater funding to ensure that the State's revolving loan
12fund programs account for and prioritize the following
13principles, to the fullest extent allowed by federal law:
14        (1) A community shall not be deemed ineligible for
15    disadvantaged community status based on size or service
16    area of any size, with regard to special rates, loan
17    terms, and eligibility for loan or grant funds.
18        (2) In determining whether a community is
19    disadvantaged, consideration should be given to impacts of
20    funding on water and wastewater expenses for low-income
21    populations.
22        (3) In determining whether a community is eligible for
23    funds and special rates or loan terms, environmental
24    justice concepts should be considered.
25        (4) In determining how funding is allocated, a
26    community facing water supply shortages should be

 

 

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1    considered a high priority based on urgency of need.
2        (5) The funding programs should promote formation and
3    implementation of regional water partnerships.
4        (6) Targeted funding should be provided for addressing
5    emerging contaminants, including PFAS.
6        (7) In determining eligibility for assistance, the
7    role that the State revolving fund programs play for small
8    communities should be understood and fully considered.
9        (8) Any recommendations for changes to the programs
10    must be fully consistent with federal law and must not
11    adversely affect any community's eligibility for loans
12    under federal law.
13    (d) The Committee shall prepare a report that summarizes
14its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study.
15The Committee shall submit the report of its findings and
16recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no
17later than March 1, 2024 January 31, 2023. Once the Committee
18has submitted the report to the General Assembly and Governor,
19the Committee is dissolved.
20    (e) (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025 2024.
21(Source: P.A. 102-865, eff. 5-13-22; revised 8-23-22.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.