Public Act 100-0874
 
SB2459 EnrolledLRB100 17368 AWJ 32533 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Drainage Code is amended by adding
Section 10-7.2 as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 605/10-7.2 new)
    Sec. 10-7.2. Seavey Drainage District; dissolution. In
addition to the other methods of dissolution provided in this
Article, the Lake County Board may dissolve the Seavey Drainage
District by adopting a resolution that states:
        (1) that the district has not imposed a levy for at
    least 10 years;
        (2) that there are no outstanding debts of the district
    that have been filed with the county clerk of Lake County;
        (3) that federal or State permits or grants will not be
    impaired by dissolution of the district;
        (4) that the precise physical boundaries of the
    district have become indeterminate due to the passage of
    time; and
        (5) the date of dissolution of the district.
    On the date of dissolution of the district, all drains,
levees, and other works constituting the drainage system of the
district and the rights-of-way, if any, on which the same are
situated shall be deemed to be for the mutual benefit of the
lands formerly in the district as provided in Section 10-11.
Additional powers of the former district, except those in
Article V, shall be exercised by the respective municipalities
where the various parts of the former district are located and
by Lake County for any unincorporated areas contained in the
former district. No later than 60 days after the date of
dissolution of the district, Lake County shall notify the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency of the dissolution of
the district.
    Dissolution of the Seavey Drainage District under this
Section must take place no later than December 31, 2019.
 
    Section 10. The Sanitary District Act of 1936 is amended by
changing Sections 33 and 35 and by adding Section 33.1 as
follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 2805/33)  (from Ch. 42, par. 444)
    Sec. 33. Except as provided in Section 33.1, any 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:
    (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
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
general election law.
    The question shall be in substantially the following form:
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    "Shall the sanitary                 YES
district of .... be              ----------------------------
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
discharge all outstanding obligations.
    (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.
(Source: P.A. 99-783, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
    (70 ILCS 2805/33.1 new)
    Sec. 33.1. Dissolution of Lakes Region Sanitary District.
The Lakes Region Sanitary District may dissolve itself upon
entering into a dissolution agreement with Lake County for the
county to acquire all of the 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 Lake County. No later than 60 days after the effective
date of the dissolution, Lake County shall notify the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency of the dissolution of the Lakes
Region Sanitary District and provide a copy of the dissolution
agreement to the Agency.
 
    (70 ILCS 2805/35)  (from Ch. 42, par. 446)
    Sec. 35. The dissolution of any sanitary district shall not
affect the obligation of any bonds issued or contracts entered
into by such district, nor invalidate the levy, extension or
collection of any taxes or special assessments upon the
property in the debtor district, but all such bonds and
contracts shall be discharged.
    All money remaining after the business affairs of the
sanitary district have been closed up and all the debts and
obligations of the sanitary district have been paid, shall be
paid to the school treasurer of the school district in which
the sanitary district was situated, not including high school
districts; except that after the business affairs of the Lakes
Region Sanitary District have been closed up and all the debts
and obligations of the Lakes Region Sanitary District have been
paid after dissolution under Section 33.1, all money remaining
shall be paid to Lake County. When the district was situated in
two or more such school districts the money shall be divided
between the districts, each district to receive an amount based
on the ratio of assessed valuation of real estate of the
district which was situated in the sanitary district to the
assessed valuation of the real estate of all school districts
which were situated in the sanitary district.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 349.)