(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 113 heading) DIVISION 113.
SURFACE WATER AND SEWAGE
REMOVAL TAX
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(65 ILCS 5/11-113-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-113-1)
Sec. 11-113-1.
The corporate authorities of any municipality having a population
less than 500,000, subject to the referendum provision of Section
11-113-2, may levy, annually, a tax of not to exceed .15% of the value,
as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue,
of all taxable property therein to provide for the expense of pumping to
remove surface water and sewage due to flood conditions. Revenue raised
by this tax cannot be transferred to any other fund in the municipality
and can be used only for pumping necessitated by flood conditions. This
tax shall be in addition to all taxes authorized by law to be levied and
collected in the municipality and shall be in addition to the amount
authorized to be levied for general purposes provided by Section 8-3-1.
The foregoing limitation upon tax rate may be increased or decreased
according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of
Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 81-1509.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-113-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-113-2)
Sec. 11-113-2.
This Division 113 shall not be in force in any
municipality until the question of its adoption is certified by the clerk
and submitted to the
electors of the municipality and approved by a majority of those voting
on the question at an election in accordance with the general election law.
The question shall be in substantially the
following form:
Shall Division 113 of the Illinois Municipal Code permitting municipalities to levy an additional annual tax of not YES to exceed .15% for the purpose of providing revenue for pumping surface
water and sewage brought about by flood conditions be adopted by the City NO (Village or Incorporated Town, as the case may be) of ....?
If a majority of the votes cast on the question is in favor of
adopting this Division 113, then such division shall be adopted. It
shall be in force in the adopting municipality for the purpose of the
fiscal years succeeding the year in which the election is held.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489 .)
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