Full Text of HB5785 98th General Assembly
HB5785 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB5785 Introduced , by Rep. Jack D. Franks SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 35 ILCS 200/2-41 new | | 55 ILCS 5/5-31022 new | | 70 ILCS 105/13 new | | 70 ILCS 200/2-165 new | | 70 ILCS 410/18.05 new | | 70 ILCS 805/24 new | | 70 ILCS 905/26 new | | 70 ILCS 920/5.3a new | | 70 ILCS 1105/27 new | | 70 ILCS 1810/28 new | | 70 ILCS 2105/26c new | | 70 ILCS 3105/25 new | | 70 ILCS 3305/11 new | | 70 ILCS 3405/25 new | | 70 ILCS 3710/13 new | | 70 ILCS 3715/28 new | | 70 ILCS 3720/2.1 new | | 605 ILCS 5/6-134 new | |
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Amends the following Acts and Codes to provide that, upon a majority vote of the boards of the entities created under the following Acts and Codes in favor of the proposition to annex or consolidate, then that entity shall cease: Property Tax Code, Counties Code, Cemetery Maintenance District Act, Civic Center Code, Conservation District Act, Downstate Forest Preserve District Act, Public Health District Act, Tuberculosis Sanitarium District Act, Museum District Act, Illinois International Port District Act, River Conservancy Districts Act, Solid Waste Disposal District Act, Street Light District Act, Surface Water Protection District Act, Water Service District Act, Water Authorities Act, Water Commission Act of 1985, and the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that on the effective date of the annexation or consolidation, all of the rights, powers, duties, assets, liabilities, indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing authority, and responsibilities of the entity shall vest in and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the former entity's functions. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding | 5 | | Section 2-41 as follows: | 6 | | (35 ILCS 200/2-41 new) | 7 | | Sec. 2-41. Cessation of district organization. | 8 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 9 | | of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to | 10 | | consolidate the district into the county in which the district | 11 | | sits, then the district shall cease. On the effective date of | 12 | | the of the consolidation, all the rights, powers, duties, | 13 | | assets, property, liabilities, indebtedness, obligations, | 14 | | bonding authority, taxing authority, and responsibilities of | 15 | | the district shall vest in and be assumed by the governmental | 16 | | unit assuming the functions of the former district. | 17 | | Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | 18 | | 5-31022 as follows: | 19 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-31022 new) | 20 | | Sec. 5-31022. Cessation of district organization. | 21 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote |
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| 1 | | of the board is in favor of the proposition to annex the | 2 | | district to another district whose boundaries are contiguous, | 3 | | or consolidate the district into a municipality with which the | 4 | | district is coterminous or substantially coterminous, or | 5 | | consolidate the district into the county in which the district | 6 | | sits, then the district shall cease. On the effective date of | 7 | | the of the annexation or consolidation, all the rights, powers, | 8 | | duties, assets, property, liabilities, indebtedness, | 9 | | obligations, bonding authority, taxing authority, and | 10 | | responsibilities of the district shall vest in and be assumed | 11 | | by the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former | 12 | | district. | 13 | | Section 15. The Cemetery Maintenance District Act is | 14 | | amended by adding Section 13 as follows: | 15 | | (70 ILCS 105/13 new) | 16 | | Sec. 13. Cessation of district organization. | 17 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 18 | | of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to | 19 | | annex the district to another district whose boundaries are | 20 | | contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality | 21 | | with which the district is coterminous or substantially | 22 | | coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in | 23 | | which the district sits, then the district shall cease. On the | 24 | | effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, all |
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| 1 | | the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 2 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 3 | | authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in | 4 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 5 | | of the former district. | 6 | | Section 20. The Civic Center Code is amended by adding | 7 | | Section 2-165 as follows: | 8 | | (70 ILCS 200/2-165 new) | 9 | | Sec. 2-165. Cessation of authority organization. | 10 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a | 11 | | majority vote of the Board is in favor of the proposition to | 12 | | annex the authority to another authority whose boundaries are | 13 | | contiguous, or consolidate the authority into a municipality | 14 | | with which the authority is coterminous or substantially | 15 | | coterminous, or consolidate the authority into the county in | 16 | | which the authority sits, then the authority shall cease. On | 17 | | the effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, | 18 | | all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 19 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 20 | | authority, and responsibilities of the authority shall vest in | 21 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 22 | | of the former authority. | 23 | | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2-1 of this | 24 | | Code, the provisions of this Section apply to all Civic Center |
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| 1 | | Authorities created under this Code. | 2 | | Section 25. The Conservation District Act is amended by | 3 | | adding Section 18.05 as follows: | 4 | | (70 ILCS 410/18.05 new) | 5 | | Sec. 18.05. Cessation of district organization. | 6 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 7 | | of the board is in favor of the proposition to annex the | 8 | | district to another district whose boundaries are contiguous, | 9 | | or consolidate the district into a municipality with which the | 10 | | district is coterminous or substantially coterminous, or | 11 | | consolidate the district into the county in which the district | 12 | | sits, then the district shall cease. On the effective date of | 13 | | the of the annexation or consolidation, all the rights, powers, | 14 | | duties, assets, property, liabilities, indebtedness, | 15 | | obligations, bonding authority, taxing authority, and | 16 | | responsibilities of the district shall vest in and be assumed | 17 | | by the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former | 18 | | district. | 19 | | Section 30. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act is | 20 | | amended by adding Section 24 as follows: | 21 | | (70 ILCS 805/24 new) | 22 | | Sec. 24. Cessation of district organization. |
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| 1 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 2 | | of the board of commissioners is in favor of the proposition to | 3 | | annex the district to another district whose boundaries are | 4 | | contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality | 5 | | with which the district is coterminous or substantially | 6 | | coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in | 7 | | which the district sits, then the district shall cease. On the | 8 | | effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, all | 9 | | the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 10 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 11 | | authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in | 12 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 13 | | of the former district. | 14 | | Section 35. The Public Health District Act is amended by | 15 | | adding Section 26 as follows: | 16 | | (70 ILCS 905/26 new) | 17 | | Sec. 26. Cessation of district organization. | 18 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 19 | | of the board of health is in favor of the proposition to annex | 20 | | the district to another district whose boundaries are | 21 | | contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality | 22 | | with which the district is coterminous or substantially | 23 | | coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in | 24 | | which the district sits, then the district shall cease. On the |
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| 1 | | effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, all | 2 | | the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 3 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 4 | | authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in | 5 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 6 | | of the former district. | 7 | | Section 40. The Tuberculosis Sanitarium District Act is | 8 | | amended by adding Section 5.3a as follows: | 9 | | (70 ILCS 920/5.3a new) | 10 | | Sec. 5.3a. Cessation of district organization. | 11 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 12 | | of the board of directors is in favor of the proposition to | 13 | | annex the district to another district whose boundaries are | 14 | | contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality | 15 | | with which the district is coterminous or substantially | 16 | | coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in | 17 | | which the district sits, then the district shall cease. On the | 18 | | effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, all | 19 | | the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 20 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 21 | | authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in | 22 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 23 | | of the former district. |
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| 1 | | Section 45. The Museum District Act is amended by adding | 2 | | Section 27 as follows: | 3 | | (70 ILCS 1105/27 new) | 4 | | Sec. 27. Cessation of district organization. | 5 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 6 | | of the board of commissioners is in favor of the proposition to | 7 | | annex the district to another district whose boundaries are | 8 | | contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality | 9 | | with which the district is coterminous or substantially | 10 | | coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in | 11 | | which the district sits, then the district shall cease. On the | 12 | | effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, all | 13 | | the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 14 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 15 | | authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in | 16 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 17 | | of the former district. | 18 | | Section 50. The Illinois International Port District Act is | 19 | | amended by adding Section 28 as follows: | 20 | | (70 ILCS 1810/28 new) | 21 | | Sec. 28. Cessation of district organization. | 22 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 23 | | of the Board is in favor of the proposition to annex the |
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| 1 | | district to another district whose boundaries are contiguous, | 2 | | or consolidate the district into a municipality with which the | 3 | | district is coterminous or substantially coterminous, or | 4 | | consolidate the district into the county in which the district | 5 | | sits, then the district shall cease. On the effective date of | 6 | | the of the annexation or consolidation, all the rights, powers, | 7 | | duties, assets, property, liabilities, indebtedness, | 8 | | obligations, bonding authority, taxing authority, and | 9 | | responsibilities of the district shall vest in and be assumed | 10 | | by the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former | 11 | | district. | 12 | | Section 55. The River Conservancy Districts Act is amended | 13 | | by adding Section 26c as follows: | 14 | | (70 ILCS 2105/26c new) | 15 | | Sec. 26c. Cessation of district organization. | 16 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 17 | | of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to | 18 | | annex the district to another district whose boundaries are | 19 | | contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality | 20 | | with which the district is coterminous or substantially | 21 | | coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in | 22 | | which the district sits, then the district shall cease. On the | 23 | | effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, all | 24 | | the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, |
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| 1 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 2 | | authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in | 3 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 4 | | of the former district. | 5 | | Section 60. The Solid Waste Disposal District Act is | 6 | | amended by adding Section 25 as follows: | 7 | | (70 ILCS 3105/25 new) | 8 | | Sec. 25. Cessation of district organization. | 9 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 10 | | of the board is in favor of the proposition to annex the | 11 | | district to another district whose boundaries are contiguous, | 12 | | or consolidate the district into a municipality with which the | 13 | | district is coterminous or substantially coterminous, or | 14 | | consolidate the district into the county in which the district | 15 | | sits, then the district shall cease. On the effective date of | 16 | | the of the annexation or consolidation, all the rights, powers, | 17 | | duties, assets, property, liabilities, indebtedness, | 18 | | obligations, bonding authority, taxing authority, and | 19 | | responsibilities of the district shall vest in and be assumed | 20 | | by the governmental unit assuming the functions of the former | 21 | | district. | 22 | | Section 65. The Street Light District Act is amended by | 23 | | adding Section 11 as follows: |
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| 1 | | (70 ILCS 3305/11 new) | 2 | | Sec. 11. Cessation of district organization. | 3 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 4 | | of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to | 5 | | annex the district to another district whose boundaries are | 6 | | contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality | 7 | | with which the district is coterminous or substantially | 8 | | coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in | 9 | | which the district sits, then the district shall cease. On the | 10 | | effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, all | 11 | | the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 12 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 13 | | authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in | 14 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 15 | | of the former district. | 16 | | Section 70. The Surface Water Protection District Act is | 17 | | amended by adding Section 25 as follows: | 18 | | (70 ILCS 3405/25 new) | 19 | | Sec. 25. Cessation of district organization. | 20 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 21 | | of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to | 22 | | annex the district to another district whose boundaries are | 23 | | contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality |
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| 1 | | with which the district is coterminous or substantially | 2 | | coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in | 3 | | which the district sits, then the district shall cease. On the | 4 | | effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, all | 5 | | the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 6 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 7 | | authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in | 8 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 9 | | of the former district. | 10 | | Section 75. The Water Service District Act is amended by | 11 | | adding Section 13 as follows: | 12 | | (70 ILCS 3710/13 new) | 13 | | Sec. 13. Cessation of district organization. | 14 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 15 | | of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to | 16 | | annex the district to another district whose boundaries are | 17 | | contiguous, or consolidate the district into a municipality | 18 | | with which the district is coterminous or substantially | 19 | | coterminous, or consolidate the district into the county in | 20 | | which the district sits, then the district shall cease. On the | 21 | | effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, all | 22 | | the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 23 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 24 | | authority, and responsibilities of the district shall vest in |
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| 1 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 2 | | of the former district. | 3 | | Section 80. The Water Authorities Act is amended by adding | 4 | | Section 28 as follows: | 5 | | (70 ILCS 3715/28 new) | 6 | | Sec. 28. Cessation of authority organization. | 7 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 8 | | of the board of trustees is in favor of the proposition to | 9 | | annex the authority to another authority whose boundaries are | 10 | | contiguous, or consolidate the authority into a municipality | 11 | | with which the authority is coterminous or substantially | 12 | | coterminous, or consolidate the authority into the county in | 13 | | which the authority sits, then the authority shall cease. On | 14 | | the effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, | 15 | | all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 16 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 17 | | authority, and responsibilities of the authority shall vest in | 18 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 19 | | of the former authority. | 20 | | Section 85. The Water Commission Act of 1985 is amended by | 21 | | adding Section 2.1 as follows: | 22 | | (70 ILCS 3720/2.1 new) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 2.1. Cessation of commission organization. | 2 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 3 | | of the water commission is in favor of the proposition to annex | 4 | | the commission to another commission whose boundaries are | 5 | | contiguous, or consolidate the commission into a municipality | 6 | | with which the commission is coterminous or substantially | 7 | | coterminous, or consolidate the commission into the county in | 8 | | which the commission sits, then the commission shall cease. On | 9 | | the effective date of the of the annexation or consolidation, | 10 | | all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 11 | | indebtedness, obligations, bonding authority, taxing | 12 | | authority, and responsibilities of the commission shall vest in | 13 | | and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the functions | 14 | | of the former commission. | 15 | | Section 90. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding | 16 | | Section 6-134 as follows: | 17 | | (605 ILCS 5/6-134 new) | 18 | | Sec. 6-134. Cessation of district organization. | 19 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote | 20 | | of the county board is in favor of the proposition to | 21 | | consolidate the road district into a municipality with which | 22 | | the district is coterminous or substantially coterminous, or | 23 | | consolidate the road district into the county in which the | 24 | | district sits, then the district shall cease. On the effective |
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| 1 | | date of the of the consolidation, all the rights, powers, | 2 | | duties, assets, property, liabilities, indebtedness, | 3 | | obligations, bonding authority, taxing authority, and | 4 | | responsibilities of the district shall by operation of law vest | 5 | | in and be assumed by the governmental unit assuming the | 6 | | functions of the former road district.
| 7 | | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 | | becoming law.
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