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| Public Act 100-0730 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning flood control.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Flood Control Act of 1945 is amended by | ||||
adding Section 8.5 as follows: | ||||
(615 ILCS 15/8.5 new) | ||||
Sec. 8.5. Flood Control Commission. | ||||
(a) The Flood Control Commission is created to study and | ||||
develop an integrated floodplain management coalition of | ||||
communities in the Fox River Watershed to serve as an example | ||||
and catalyst to other watershed communities in the DuPage, | ||||
Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will County region to jointly leverage | ||||
community resources and collaborate on flood preparedness, | ||||
flood protection, flood response, flood recovery, future flood | ||||
damage reduction, and necessary floodplain management | ||||
education to mitigate future flooding events, prevent property | ||||
damage and threats to public health, and save taxpayer money. | ||||
(b) The Commission shall be chaired by the Director of | ||||
Natural Resources or his or her designee and consist of the | ||||
following members: | ||||
(1) 5 members appointed by the President of the Senate; | ||||
(2) 5 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||
Senate; | ||||
(3) 5 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||
Representatives; | ||
(4) 5 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||
House of Representatives; | ||
(5) one member appointed by the chairman of the county | ||
board with the advice and consent of the county board from | ||
the DuPage County Stormwater Management Planning | ||
Committee; | ||
(6) one member appointed by the chairman of the county | ||
board with the advice and consent of the county board from | ||
the Kane County Stormwater Management Planning Committee; | ||
(7) one member appointed by the chairman of the county | ||
board with the advice and consent of the county board from | ||
the Lake County Stormwater Management Planning Committee; | ||
(8) one member appointed by the chairman of the county | ||
board with the advice and consent of the county board from | ||
the McHenry County Stormwater Management Planning | ||
Committee; | ||
(9) one member appointed by the county executive of the | ||
county board with the advice and consent of the county | ||
board from the Will County Stormwater Management Planning | ||
Committee; | ||
(10) one member appointed by the chairman of the county | ||
board with the advice and consent of the county board from | ||
a municipality in each of the following counties: (i) | ||
DuPage County; (ii) Kane County; (iii) Lake County; and | ||
(iv) McHenry County; | ||
(11) one member appointed by the county executive with | ||
the advice and consent of the county board from a | ||
municipality in Will County; | ||
(12) the Governor or his or her designee; and | ||
(13) the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management | ||
Agency or his or her designee. | ||
(c) The Commission shall catalog current shortfalls in | ||
existing flood control practices in the Fox River Watershed. | ||
The Commission shall make suggestions for the improvement of | ||
such practices, including, but not limited to, the development | ||
of an example integrated floodplain management coalition of | ||
communities in the Fox River Watershed. | ||
(d) The Commission shall conduct a survey and submit a | ||
report of the survey to the General Assembly by December 31, | ||
2019. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the | ||
following information: | ||
(1) the extent and character of the areas affected; | ||
(2) current shortfalls in existing flood control | ||
practices in the Fox River Watershed; | ||
(3) the basic structure of an integrated floodplain | ||
management coalition of communities in the Fox River | ||
Watershed to jointly leverage community resources and | ||
collaborate on flood preparedness, flood protection, flood | ||
response, flood recovery, future flood damage reduction, | ||
and necessary floodplain management education; | ||
(4) a recommended strategy and schedule for | ||
implementing the coalition of communities in the Fox River | ||
Watershed; | ||
(5) an explanation of how such a coalition could | ||
advance future flood damage reduction measures in the | ||
watershed; improve flood preparedness, flood protection, | ||
flood response, and flood recovery; and advocate necessary | ||
floodplain management education in the region; | ||
(6) an explanation of how such a coalition could save | ||
taxpayer dollars; and | ||
(7) a statement of special or local benefit that will | ||
accrue to communities participating in the coalition and a | ||
statement of general or statewide benefits, with | ||
recommendations as to what local cooperation, | ||
participation, and cost sharing shall be required, if any, | ||
on account of the special or local benefit. | ||
The report to the General Assembly shall be filed with the | ||
Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the | ||
Senate in electronic form only, in the manner that the Clerk | ||
and the Secretary shall direct. | ||
(e) The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning shall | ||
provide information to the Commission upon request. | ||
(f) The Department of Natural Resources shall provide | ||
administrative support to the Commission. | ||
(g) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021.
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