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| Public Act 101-0111 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 Sanitary District Act of 1936 is amended by | ||||
changing Section 33 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 2805/33) (from Ch. 42, par. 444)
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Sec. 33.
Except as provided in Section 33.1, any sanitary | ||||
district created under this Act which does not
have outstanding | ||||
and unpaid any revenue bonds issued under the
provisions of | ||||
this Act may be dissolved as follows:
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(a) Any 50 electors residing within the area of any | ||||
sanitary district may
file with the circuit clerk of the county | ||||
in which the area is situated,
a petition addressed to the | ||||
circuit court to cause submission of
the question whether
the | ||||
sanitary district shall be dissolved. Upon the filing of the
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petition with the clerk, the court shall certify the question | ||||
to the proper
election officials who shall submit the question | ||||
at an election in accordance
with the general election law,
and | ||||
give notice of the election in the manner provided by the
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general election law.
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The question shall be in substantially
the following form:
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"Shall the sanitary YES
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district of .... be ----------------------------
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dissolved?" NO
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If a majority of the
votes cast on this question are in | ||
favor of dissolution of the sanitary
district, then such | ||
organization shall cease, and the sanitary district
is | ||
dissolved, and the court shall direct the sanitary district to
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discharge all outstanding obligations.
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(b) The County of Lake may dissolve the Fox Lake Hills | ||
Sanitary District, thereby acquiring all of the District's | ||
assets and responsibilities, upon adopting a resolution | ||
stating: (1) the reasons for dissolving the District; (2) that | ||
there are no outstanding debts of the District or that the | ||
County has sufficient funds on hand or available to satisfy | ||
such debts; (3) that no federal or State permit or grant will | ||
be impaired by dissolution of the District; and (4) that the | ||
County assumes all assets and responsibilities of the District. | ||
Upon dissolution of the District, the statutory powers of the | ||
former District shall be exercised by the county board of the | ||
Lake County. Within 60 days after the effective date of such | ||
resolution, the County of Lake shall notify the Illinois | ||
Environmental Protection Agency regarding the dissolution of | ||
the Fox Hills Sanitary District. | ||
(c) The board of trustees of the of the Village of | ||
Lindenhurst may, by ordinance, terminate the terms of all | ||
members of the board of trustees of the Lindenhurst Sanitary | ||
District and the powers of the Lindenhurst Sanitary District | ||
shall be exercised by the board of trustees of the Village of | ||
Lindenhurst, including the District's authority to levy and | ||
collect taxes. | ||
Once there are no debts of the Lindenhurst Sanitary | ||
District or the Village of Lindenhurst has sufficient funds on | ||
hand or available to satisfy any debts of the District, the | ||
board of trustees of the Village of Lindenhurst may dissolve | ||
the Lindenhurst Sanitary District and acquire all of the | ||
District's assets and responsibilities if it adopts an | ||
ordinance stating: (1) the reasons for dissolving the District; | ||
(2) that there are no outstanding debts of the District or that | ||
the Village has sufficient funds on hand or available to | ||
satisfy the debts; (3) that no federal or State permit or grant | ||
will be impaired by dissolution of the District; and (4) that | ||
the Village assumes all assets and responsibilities of the | ||
District. Upon dissolution of the District, the statutory | ||
powers of the former District shall be exercised by the board | ||
of trustees of the Village of Lindenhurst. No later than 60 | ||
days after the effective date of the ordinance, the Village of | ||
Lindenhurst shall notify the Illinois Environmental Protection | ||
Agency regarding the dissolution of the District. | ||
(Source: P.A. 99-783, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; | ||
100-874, eff. 1-1-19.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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