Public Act 100-0730
 
SB3134 EnrolledLRB100 19802 LNS 35078 b

    AN ACT concerning flood control.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    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.