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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning flood control.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Flood Control Act of 1945 is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 8.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (615 ILCS 15/8.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8.5. Flood Control Commission. |
| 8 | | (a) The Flood Control Commission is created to study |
| 9 | | current flood control practices along the natural and |
| 10 | | artificial waterways within DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and |
| 11 | | Will County. The goal of the Commission is to mitigate future |
| 12 | | flooding events and prevent property damage and threats to |
| 13 | | public health. |
| 14 | | (b) The Commission shall consist of the following members: |
| 15 | | (1) 5 members appointed by the President of the Senate; |
| 16 | | (2) 5 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
| 17 | | Senate; |
| 18 | | (3) 5 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
| 19 | | Representatives; |
| 20 | | (4) 5 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
| 21 | | House of Representatives; |
| 22 | | (5) one member from the DuPage County Stormwater |
| 23 | | Management Planning Committee; |
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| 1 | | (6) one member from the Kane County Stormwater |
| 2 | | Management Planning Committee; |
| 3 | | (7) one member from the Lake County Stormwater |
| 4 | | Management Planning Committee; |
| 5 | | (8) one member from the McHenry County Stormwater |
| 6 | | Management Planning Committee; |
| 7 | | (9) one member from the Will County Stormwater |
| 8 | | Management Planning Committee; |
| 9 | | (10) one member from a municipality in each of the |
| 10 | | following counties: (i) DuPage County; (ii) Kane County; |
| 11 | | (iii) Lake County; (iv) McHenry County; and (v) Will |
| 12 | | County; |
| 13 | | (11) the Director of Natural Resources or his or her |
| 14 | | designee; and |
| 15 | | (12) the Governor or his or her designee. |
| 16 | | (c) The Commission shall catalog current shortfalls in |
| 17 | | existing flood control practices. The Commission shall make |
| 18 | | suggestions for the improvement of such practices, including, |
| 19 | | but not limited to, the expenditure of State funds to improve |
| 20 | | current infrastructure. |
| 21 | | (d) The Commission shall conduct a survey and submit a |
| 22 | | report of the survey to the General Assembly by December 31, |
| 23 | | 2019. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the |
| 24 | | following information: |
| 25 | | (1) the extent and character of the areas affected; |
| 26 | | (2) the hydrology of the area affected, including |
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| 1 | | rainfall and run-off, frequency and severity of floods, and |
| 2 | | frequency and degree of low-flows; |
| 3 | | (3) flood damages to rural property, growing crops, |
| 4 | | urban property, industrial property, and communications, |
| 5 | | including highways, railways, and waterways; |
| 6 | | (4) the probable effect upon any navigable water or |
| 7 | | waterway; |
| 8 | | (5) the possible economic development and utilization |
| 9 | | of water power; |
| 10 | | (6) the possible economic reclamation and drainage of |
| 11 | | the bottomland and upland areas; |
| 12 | | (7) any other allied uses that may be properly related |
| 13 | | to or coordinated with the project, including, but not |
| 14 | | limited to, any benefits for the public water supply uses, |
| 15 | | public recreation uses, or wildlife conservation; and |
| 16 | | (8) the estimated cost of the improvement and a |
| 17 | | statement of special or local benefit that will accrue to |
| 18 | | localities affected by the improvement and a statement of |
| 19 | | general or statewide benefits, with recommendations as to |
| 20 | | what local cooperation, participation, and cost sharing |
| 21 | | shall be required, if any, on account of the special or |
| 22 | | local benefit. |
| 23 | | (e) The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning shall |
| 24 | | provide information to the Commission upon request. |
| 25 | | (f) The Department of Natural Resources shall provide |
| 26 | | administrative support to the Commission. |