Full Text of HB2527 103rd General Assembly
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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 Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 8-4-27 as follows: | 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/8-4-27) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024) | 8 | | Sec. 8-4-27.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 | 9 | | Committee. | 10 | | (a) The Municipal Water and Wastewater Funding Study | 11 | | Committee is established. | 12 | | (b) The Committee shall be comprised of the following | 13 | | members, and the appointed members of the Committee shall be | 14 | | appointed to the Committee no later than 30 days after May 13, | 15 | | 2022 ( the effective date of Public Act 102-865) this | 16 | | amendatory 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) One member appointed by the President of the | 22 | | Senate. | 23 | | (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
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| 1 | | Senate. | 2 | | (5) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House | 3 | | of Representatives. | 4 | | (6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 5 | | House of Representatives. | 6 | | (7) Members appointed by the Director of the Illinois | 7 | | Environmental Protection Agency as follows: | 8 | | (A) one member who is a representative of a | 9 | | publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or | 10 | | wastewater utility with a service population of 25,000 | 11 | | or less; | 12 | | (B) one member who is a representative of a | 13 | | publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or | 14 | | wastewater utility with a service population over | 15 | | 25,000 people to 125,000 people; | 16 | | (C) one member who is a representative of a | 17 | | publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or | 18 | | wastewater utility with a service population over | 19 | | 125,000 people; | 20 | | (D) one member who is a representative of a | 21 | | statewide organization representing wastewater | 22 | | agencies; and | 23 | | (E) one member who is a representative of a | 24 | | statewide organization representing drinking water | 25 | | agencies. | 26 | | The Committee shall meet at the call of the chair. Committee |
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| 1 | | members shall serve without compensation. If a vacancy occurs | 2 | | in the Committee membership, the vacancy shall be filled in | 3 | | the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder | 4 | | of the Committee. | 5 | | (c) The Committee shall study and make recommendations | 6 | | concerning any needed modifications to Illinois Environmental | 7 | | Protection Agency and Illinois Pollution Control Board | 8 | | regulations and policies as they relate to municipal water and | 9 | | wastewater funding to ensure that the State's revolving loan | 10 | | fund programs account for and prioritize the following | 11 | | principles, to the fullest extent allowed by federal law: | 12 | | (1) A community shall not be deemed ineligible for | 13 | | disadvantaged community status based on size or service | 14 | | area of any size, with regard to special rates, loan | 15 | | terms, and eligibility for loan or grant funds. | 16 | | (2) In determining whether a community is | 17 | | disadvantaged, consideration should be given to impacts of | 18 | | funding on water and wastewater expenses for low-income | 19 | | populations. | 20 | | (3) In determining whether a community is eligible for | 21 | | funds and special rates or loan terms, environmental | 22 | | justice concepts should be considered. | 23 | | (4) In determining how funding is allocated, a | 24 | | community facing water supply shortages should be | 25 | | considered a high priority based on urgency of need. | 26 | | (5) The funding programs should promote formation and |
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| 1 | | implementation of regional water partnerships. | 2 | | (6) Targeted funding should be provided for addressing | 3 | | emerging contaminants, including PFAS. | 4 | | (7) In determining eligibility for assistance, the | 5 | | role that the State revolving fund programs play for small | 6 | | communities should be understood and fully considered. | 7 | | (8) Any recommendations for changes to the programs | 8 | | must be fully consistent with federal law and must not | 9 | | adversely affect any community's eligibility for loans | 10 | | under federal law. | 11 | | (d) The Committee shall prepare a report that summarizes | 12 | | its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study. | 13 | | The Committee shall submit the report of its findings and | 14 | | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no | 15 | | later than September 30 January 31 , 2023. Once the Committee | 16 | | has submitted the report to the General Assembly and Governor, | 17 | | the Committee is dissolved. | 18 | | (e) (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2024.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 102-865, eff. 5-13-22; revised 8-23-22.)
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 | | becoming law.
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