House Sponsors: REITZ-HARTKE. Senate Sponsors: LUECHTEFELD Short description: MUNI CD-NEW MEMBER-JOINT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that an additional municipality or water commission (now municipality) may join a joint water supply and waterworks system if the municipality or water commission has been a continuous customer of the same water commission for a minimum of 20 years, receives at least 90% of its water from the water commission, or the population of the municipality or water commission exceeds 20% of the population of then current members (now, if a municipality has been a continuous customer of the same water commission for a minimum of 20 years, receives at least 90% of the water from the water commission, and the population of the municipality exceeds 25% of the population of the then current members). Provides that the name of the system may (now shall) be changed when a new member joins. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Natural Resources) HB1366 will not increase or decrease revenues or cause expen- ditures of State funds. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Deletes a provision that a commissioner of a water commission who is an employee of the municipality or county from which the commissioner is appointed may not receive compensation for serving as a commissioner. GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE Recommends providing that a municipality or water commission may become part of a joint municipality or water supply and waterworks system if (i) the municipality or water commission has been a custo- mer of the same water commission for 20 years, (ii) the municipality or water commission receives at least 90% of its water from the water commission, and (iii) the population of the municipality or water commission exceeds 20% of the population of the current members (now the municipality or water commission may join if it meets one of the 3 requirements). Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0659 Last action date: 99-12-22 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status