(65 ILCS 5/11-148-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-148-6)

Sec. 11-148-6. Whenever a municipality of another state constructs or leases a sewage disposal plant in the State of Illinois, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 11-148-1 through 11-148-4, the municipality may condemn and take property within the State of Illinois necessary for that disposal plant and for connecting and outlet sewers and appurtenances, in the same manner as might any municipality within this state.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-148-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-148-7)

Sec. 11-148-7. The purpose of Sections 11-148-1 through 11-148-6 is the elimination or lessening of pollution of streams within the State of Illinois, and is particularly for the benefit of adjacent municipalities whose territory is located partially in the State of Illinois and partially in an adjacent state, and whose sewage disposal can be most efficiently and economically handled by a joint plant for the 2 municipalities. The sections specified shall be liberally construed to give effect to these purposes.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 149 heading) DIVISION 149. EXTENSION OF MUNICIPAL WATER AND SEWER SERVICE OUTSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS

(65 ILCS 5/11-149-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-149-1)

Sec. 11-149-1. The corporate authorities of a municipality may provide by ordinance for the extension and maintenance of municipal sewers and water mains, or both, in specified areas outside the corporate limits. Such service shall not be extended, however, unless a majority of the owners of record of the real property in the specified area petition the corporate authorities for the service. In a non-home rule municipality, if such service has been provided to another unit of local government, the municipality cannot thereafter require the annexation of the property owned by the unit of local government to the municipality as a prerequisite to the continuation and maintenance of such service.

(Source: P.A. 94-544, eff. 8-10-05.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-149-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-149-2)

Sec. 11-149-2. The extension of such service may be financed by the issuance of bonds payable solely from the revenue obtained from the furnishing of such service. The bonds shall be issued and shall be subject to the provisions, as near as may be, of Division 139 of this article. The corporate authorities may make rules and regulations and may establish charges for such service in areas outside the corporate limits in the manner provided in Section 11-139-8, as near as may be.

(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2727.)

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 150 heading) DIVISION 150. WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE CONNECTION CHARGE

(65 ILCS 5/11-150-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-150-1)

Sec. 11-150-1. The corporate authorities of any municipality operating a waterworks, sewerage or combined waterworks and sewerage system have the power by ordinance to collect a fair and reasonable charge for connection to any such system in addition to those charges covered by normal taxes, for the construction, expansion and extension of the works of the system, the charge to be assessed against new or additional users of the system and to be known as a connection charge, except that no connection or water usage charge shall exceed the actual cost required for the installation or usage of an automatic sprinkler system. The funds thus collected shall be used by the municipality for its general corporate purposes with primary application thereof being made by the necessary expansion of the works of the system to meet the requirements of the new users thereof.

(Source: P.A. 85-784.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-150-2)

Sec. 11-150-2. Billing for services.

(a) On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the corporate authorities of any municipality operating a waterworks or combined waterworks and sewerage system:

(1) shall bill for any utility service, including previously unbilled service: (A) within 12 months after the provision of that service to the customer if the service is supplied to a residential customer; or (B) within 24 months after the provision of that service to that customer if the service is supplied to a non-residential customer; however, the corporate authorities of a municipality may bill for unpaid amounts that were billed to a customer or if the customer was notified that there is an unpaid amount before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly for service that was supplied to the customer before January 1, 2016;

(2) shall not intentionally delay billing beyond the normal billing cycle;

(3) shall label any amount attributed to previously unbilled service as such on the customer's bill and include the beginning and ending dates for the period during which the previously unbilled amount accrued;

(4) shall issue the makeup billing amount calculated on a prorated basis to reflect the varying rates for previously unbilled service accrued over a period of time when the rates for service have varied; and

(5) shall provide the customer with the option of a payment arrangement to retire the makeup bill for previously unbilled service by periodic payments, without interest or late fees, over a time equal to the amount of time the billing was delayed.

(b) The time limit of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall not apply to previously unbilled service attributed to tampering, theft of service, fraud, or the customer preventing the utility's recorded efforts to obtain an accurate reading of the meter.

(Source: P.A. 100-178, eff. 8-18-17.)

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 150.1 heading) DIVISION 150.1. LEAD HAZARD COST RECOVERY FEE (Source: P.A. 99-922, eff. 1-17-17.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-150.1-1)

Sec. 11-150.1-1. Lead hazard cost recovery fee. The corporate authorities of any municipality that operates a waterworks system and that incurs reasonable costs to comply with Section 35.5 of the Illinois Plumbing License Law shall have the authority, by ordinance, to collect a fair and reasonable fee from users of the system in order to recover those reasonable costs. Fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be used exclusively for the purpose of complying with Section 35.5 of the Illinois Plumbing License Law.

(Source: P.A. 99-922, eff. 1-17-17.)

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 151 heading) DIVISION 151. MUNICIPALITY RELATIONSHIP TO PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT

(65 ILCS 5/11-151-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-151-1)

Sec. 11-151-1. As used in this Article, "public water district" or "district" means a public water district organized under "An Act in relation to public water districts", approved July 25, 1945, as amended.

(Source: P.A. 76-1356.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-151-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-151-2)

Sec. 11-151-2. This Article does not apply to any public water district whose territory is situated in 2 or more municipalities, except where one of the municipalities is incorporated after June 1, 2004 pursuant to the amendatory changes to Section 2-3-5 made by this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly. Nothing in this Article prohibits a municipality from continuing to operate utility facilities which it owns and operates, at the time territory is annexed to the municipality, in that territory even though it is part of a public water district.

(Source: P.A. 93-1058, eff. 12-2-04.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-151-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-151-3)

Sec. 11-151-3. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, no municipality may furnish water or sanitary sewer service to any territory situated within a public water district and more than one mile from the corporate limits of the municipality without the district's consent. Nothing in this Section affects the performance by the municipality of any other function in which the district is not engaged.

A municipality that operates a public water supply and furnishes water service has the exclusive right, as against a public water district, to serve residents in the territory within one mile or less of the corporate limits of the municipality but may consent to the district's providing service to such residents.

(Source: P.A. 76-1356.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-151-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-151-4)

Sec. 11-151-4. If a municipality annexes all of the territory of a public water district, the municipality shall take over all the properties and assets of the district, assume all debts, liabilities and obligations of the district and perform all functions and services of the district. The district shall be abolished and the rights and duties imposed on the municipality of this Section shall commence 90 days after the effective date of the annexation or at such earlier date as the corporate authorities of the municipality, by ordinance, provide.

(Source: P.A. 76-1356.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-151-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-151-5)

Sec. 11-151-5. If a municipality annexes part, but not all of the territory of a public water district, sanitary sewer district, or both, the corporate authorities of the municipality and of the district may enter contracts providing for the division and allocation of duplicate and overlapping powers, functions and duties between the 2 entities and for the use, management, control, purchase, conveyance, assumption and disposition of the properties, assets, debts, liabilities and obligations of the district. The corporate authorities of a district and such a municipality may also enter agreements providing for the operation by the municipality of the district's utility systems and other properties or for the transfer, conveyance or sale of those systems and properties to the municipality. "Systems and properties" includes those of every kind and character and whether situated within or outside the municipality. An operating contract made under this Section may not extend for a period longer than 30 years and must be subject to amendment, renewal or termination by mutual consent of the contracting parties. No contract under this Section may contain any provision impairing the obligation of any existing contract of such a municipality or district.

(Source: P.A. 90-190, eff. 7-24-97.)

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 152 heading) DIVISION 152. MUNICIPAL INSURANCE AVAILABILITY PROGRAM

(65 ILCS 5/11-152-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-152-1)

Sec. 11-152-1. (a) The corporate authorities of any municipality over 1,000,000 in population may establish a municipal insurance availability program to make available to the residents of such municipality, who are otherwise unable to obtain such insurance at affordable rates, insurance against damage or loss, including the costs of diagnosis or repair, where the proximate cause of such damage or loss is attributable to the breakage or stoppage of a water or sewage drainage system or pipes, apparatus and conduits utilized in connection therewith.

(b) The corporate authorities shall establish uniform eligibility requirements for participation in the program.

(c) The corporate authorities shall appoint a program administrator to operate the program.

(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-152-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-152-2)

Sec. 11-152-2. (a) The municipal insurance availability program shall offer to each eligible resident coverage in the amount and type determined to be sufficient by the program administrator.

(b) Premiums charged for coverage issued under the program shall be reasonable in relation to the coverage provided.

(c) The program administrator shall establish a premium billing procedure for collection of premiums from insureds on a periodic basis.

(d) The program administrator shall perform all necessary functions to assure timely payment of claims under the program.

(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-152-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-152-3)

Sec. 11-152-3. Revenues received under the municipal insurance availability program shall be used to pay the costs of the program and to maintain and service the municipality's water and sewage drainage system.

(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-152-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-152-4)

Sec. 11-152-4. Municipal insurance availability programs organized under this Division 152 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code shall be subject to all applicable provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code.

(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)