Full Text of SB0041 97th 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 Township Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 30-117 and by adding Section 210-7 as follows: | 6 | | (60 ILCS 1/30-117)
| 7 | | Sec. 30-117. Special services; disaster relief. The | 8 | | corporate authorities of a township electors may , by ordinance, | 9 | | authorize
the use
of permanent
road funds, general road and | 10 | | bridge funds, or
town funds for the purpose of
collecting, | 11 | | transporting, and disposing of brush and leaves generated from
| 12 | | those
properties that are contiguous to roads as defined by | 13 | | Section 2-103 of the Illinois Highway Code or located within | 14 | | the unincorporated areas of the township . | 15 | | The Further, the
electors may allow general road and bridge | 16 | | or town funds to also be used for
the
purpose of providing | 17 | | disaster relief and support services approved by
the Township | 18 | | Board of Trustees at a regularly scheduled or special meeting.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 93-109, eff. 7-8-03; 93-610, eff. 11-18-03; | 20 | | revised 11-1-10.) | 21 | | (60 ILCS 1/210-7 new) | 22 | | Sec. 210-7. Disposal of brush and leaves. Notwithstanding |
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| 1 | | any provision of this Article to the contrary, the corporate | 2 | | authorities of a township may, by ordinance, provide for the | 3 | | collection, transport, and disposal of brush and leaves within | 4 | | the unincorporated areas of the township without referendum | 5 | | approval. The corporate authorities of the township may use | 6 | | funds authorized under Section 30-117 to provide for the | 7 | | collection, transport, and disposal of brush and leaves. | 8 | | Section 10. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by | 9 | | changing Section 6-201.21 as follows: | 10 | | (605 ILCS 5/6-201.21)
| 11 | | Sec. 6-201.21. Special services; disaster relief. The | 12 | | Subject to Section
30-117 of the Township Code, the highway | 13 | | commissioner has authority to provide
for orderly collection , | 14 | | transport, and disposal of brush and leaves that have been | 15 | | properly
placed for collection along the road district | 16 | | rights-of-way in accordance with
local guidelines in those | 17 | | townships or counties that regulate by ordinance open
burning | 18 | | of brush or leaves . The highway commissioner may use funds | 19 | | authorized under Section 30-117 of the Township Code to provide | 20 | | for the collection, transport, and disposal of brush and | 21 | | leaves. | 22 | | Subject to Section 30-117 of the Township Code Further , the | 23 | | highway commissioner has authority to
provide necessary relief | 24 | | services following the occurrence of an event that has
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| 1 | | declared a disaster by State or local officials. The highway | 2 | | commissioner
has purchasing authority, subject to Section | 3 | | 6-201.6, and contractual authority
as defined in
Section | 4 | | 6-201.7 of this Code.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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