96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1135

 

Introduced 2/11/2009, by Rep. Michael W. Tryon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/1-4-9 new
745 ILCS 10/2-101   from Ch. 85, par. 2-101

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that municipalities shall be liable for damages to real estate within or outside of the corporate boundaries of the municipality damaged by overflow or otherwise damaged by reason of the construction, enlargement or use of any channel, ditch, drain, outlet, or other improvement by the municipality. Provides that, if judgment is rendered against a municipality for damages, then the plaintiff may recover reasonable attorneys' fees. Specifies notice requirements. Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Provides that municipalities shall be liable for damages to real estate within or outside of the corporate boundaries of the municipality damaged under certain specified circumstances. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding
5 Section 1-4-9 as follows:
 
6     (65 ILCS 5/1-4-9 new)
7     Sec. 1-4-9. Liability for water overflow. Municipalities
8 shall be liable for all damages to real estate within or
9 outside of the corporate boundaries of the municipality which
10 shall be overflowed or otherwise damaged by reason of the
11 construction, enlargement or use of any channel, ditch, drain,
12 outlet, or other improvement by the municipality; and actions
13 to recover such damages may be brought in the county where such
14 real estate is situated. If judgment is rendered against such
15 municipality for damages, then the plaintiff may recover
16 reasonable attorneys' fees. Provided, however, it shall appear
17 in the plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees, that the
18 plaintiff notified the corporate authorities of the
19 municipality, in writing, at least 60 days before the suit was
20 commenced by leaving a copy of such notice with at least one
21 member of the corporate authority of the municipality, stating
22 that he or she claims damages to the amount of (dollars) by
23 reason of (the cause of damage) and intends to sue for the

 

 

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1 same. The amount recovered by the plaintiff must be larger than
2 the amount offered by the corporate authorities of the
3 municipality (if anything) as a compromise for damages
4 sustained.
 
5     Section 10. The Local Governmental and Governmental
6 Employees Tort Immunity Act is amended by changing Section
7 2-101 as follows:
 
8     (745 ILCS 10/2-101)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2-101)
9     Sec. 2-101. Nothing in this Act affects the right to obtain
10 relief other than damages against a local public entity or
11 public employee. Nothing in this Act affects the liability, if
12 any, of a local public entity or public employee, based on:
13     a contract;
14     b operation as a common carrier; and this Act does not
15 apply to any entity organized under or subject to the
16 "Metropolitan Transit Authority Act", approved April 12, 1945,
17 as amended;
18     c The "Workers' Compensation Act", approved July 9, 1951,
19 as heretofore or hereafter amended;
20     d The "Workers' Occupational Diseases Act", approved July
21 9, 1951, as heretofore or hereafter amended;
22     e Section 1-4-7 of the "Illinois Municipal Code", approved
23 May 29, 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended; .
24     f The "Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act",

 

 

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1 enacted by the 85th General Assembly, as heretofore or
2 hereafter amended; .
3     g Section 1-4-9 of the "Illinois Municipal Code" as
4 heretofore or hereafter amended.
5 (Source: P.A. 85-922.)
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.