Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 3620/7) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 807) Sec. 7. Minimum standards and curriculum. The training program shall include role playing, lectures and case studies to be distributed as follows: (a) Assaults upon Personnel: This unit shall utilize records of past assaults on mass t…

(70 ILCS 3620/8) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 808) Sec. 8. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84-1438. Repealed by P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

(70 ILCS 3705/0.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 187.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public Water District Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 3705/1) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 188) Sec. 1. Any contiguous area in this State having a population of not more than 500,000 inhabitants, which is so situated that the construction or acquisition by purchase or otherwise and the maintenance, operation, management and exte…

(70 ILCS 3705/10) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 197) Sec. 10. Any public water district formed hereunder shall have the right to supply water to any municipality, political subdivision, private person or corporation located outside the limits of said district upon such payment, terms a…

(70 ILCS 3705/11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 198) Sec. 11. The board of trustees of any such public water district has the supervision and control of all waterworks properties acquired or constructed by the district and has the power and the duty to maintain, operate, extend and imp…

(70 ILCS 3705/12) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 199) Sec. 12. The board of trustees of any public water district organized hereunder is authorized to acquire either by purchase or condemnation, and to maintain, operate and to improve and extend such waterworks properties within such di…

(70 ILCS 3705/12.5) Sec. 12.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 9…

(70 ILCS 3705/13) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 200) Sec. 13. The board of trustees shall establish the beginning and ending of the fiscal year for the district, which shall constitute its budget year, and at least thirty days prior to the beginning of the first full fiscal year after …

(70 ILCS 3705/14) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 201) Sec. 14. It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to install and maintain a proper system of accounts showing receipts from operation and the application of the same, and the board shall at least once a year cause such accounts …

(70 ILCS 3705/15) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 202) Sec. 15. No money shall be paid out of the treasury of the district, except upon an order signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the board. Such order shall specify the purpose for which the amount thereof is to be paid, with suffic…

(70 ILCS 3705/16) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 203) Sec. 16. In order to pay the cost of the acquisition by condemnation, purchase or otherwise of any waterworks properties, and the improvement or extension from time to time thereof, including engineering and all other expenses, and a…

(70 ILCS 3705/17) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 204) Sec. 17. Any ordinance authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds as provided for in this Act shall describe in a general way the contemplated project. It shall not be necessary that the ordinance refer to plans and specifications nor…

(70 ILCS 3705/18) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 205) Sec. 18. Any ordinance authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds under this Act may in the discretion of the district provide that the bonds be secured by a trust agreement or depositary agreement by and between the district and a co…

(70 ILCS 3705/19) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 206) Sec. 19. If there be any city, village or incorporated town located within the boundaries of the district which does not own or operate a waterworks system, and such city, village or incorporated town shall adopt an ordinance request…

(70 ILCS 3705/2) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 189) Sec. 2. Any 100 legal voters resident within the limits of any proposed public water district may petition the circuit court for the county in which the proposed district, or the major portion thereof is located, to cause the question…

(70 ILCS 3705/20) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 207) Sec. 20. Any district organized under this Act may contract to supply water to any city, village or incorporated town owning and operating a waterworks system whether said city, village or incorporated town is located within the corp…

(70 ILCS 3705/21) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 208) Sec. 21. Whenever revenue bonds are issued under Section 16 of this Act the income and revenue derived from the operation of the waterworks properties of the district shall be used only to pay the cost of operation and maintenance of…

(70 ILCS 3705/22) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 209) Sec. 22. Rates and charges for the use and service of the waterworks properties acquired by any district organized under the provisions of this Act shall be sufficient at all times to pay the cost of maintenance and operation, to pay…

(70 ILCS 3705/23) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 210) Sec. 23. Rules and regulations governing the maintenance and operation of the waterworks properties, and sewerage properties of the district shall be established from time to time by ordinance, and rates and charges for use and servi…

(70 ILCS 3705/23a) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 210a) Sec. 23a. Every public water district organized under this Act is authorized to acquire by purchase or condemnation, or to construct, and to maintain and operate sewerage properties in combination with its waterworks properties. Th…

(70 ILCS 3705/23b) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 210b) Sec. 23b. In order to pay the cost of the acquisition or construction, maintenance and operation of such sewerage properties, the board of trustees of such water district is authorized to issue and sell additional revenue bonds whi…

(70 ILCS 3705/23c) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 210c) Sec. 23c. Rates and charges for the use and service of sewerage properties acquired by any district organized under this Act shall be sufficient at all times to pay the cost of maintenance and operation of such properties, to pay t…

(70 ILCS 3705/23d) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 210d) Sec. 23d. All provisions of this Act regarding the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of waterworks properties shall be followed as nearly as possible by each water district in regard to its sewerage properties. (…

(70 ILCS 3705/23e) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 210e) Sec. 23e. The board of trustees of any district organized under this Act is authorized to acquire by purchase or condemnation, or to construct, maintain and operate, or improve and extend, or any combination of such purposes, a com…

(70 ILCS 3705/23f) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 210f) Sec. 23f. Whenever revenue bonds are issued under Section 23e of this Act, the income and revenue derived from the operation of the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the district shall be used only (1) to pay the cost of o…

(70 ILCS 3705/24) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 211) Sec. 24. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Act shall be held invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Act. (Source: Laws 1945, p…

(70 ILCS 3705/25) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212) Sec. 25. This Act shall be deemed a general law, complete in itself and shall be liberally construed and each district upon the acquisition of any waterworks properties as defined in Section 1 hereof under the provisions of this Act …

(70 ILCS 3705/26) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.1) Sec. 26. Annexation. Any territory which is contiguous to a public water district organized under this Act and which is not included in any public water district may be annexed to such contiguous public water district in the manner…

(70 ILCS 3705/27) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.2) Sec. 27. At the hearing provided for in Section 26 the court shall preside and any interested person shall be given an opportunity to be heard touching upon the sufficiency of the petition and upon the boundaries of the territory s…

(70 ILCS 3705/28) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.3) Sec. 28. Within 20 days after receiving a copy of such order, the chairman of the board of trustees of the public water district shall call a meeting of the board to consider the question of annexing the territory described therein…

(70 ILCS 3705/28.1) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.3-1) Sec. 28.1. The owner or owners of record of any area of land consisting of one or more tracts, lying within the corporate limits of any public water district which (1) is not contiguous in whole or in part to any other public w…

(70 ILCS 3705/28.2) Sec. 28.2. Sangamon Valley Public Water District annexation. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) Due to a natural gas leak in December 2016, multiple water wells connected to the Mahomet Aquifer, one of the largest sources of water in the State of Illinois, we…

(70 ILCS 3705/29) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.4) Sec. 29. Any public water district organized under this Act may be dissolved in the manner set forth in Sections 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3301.)

(70 ILCS 3705/3) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 190) Sec. 3. All courts in this State shall take judicial notice of the existence of all public water districts organized under this Act. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1187.)

(70 ILCS 3705/30) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.5) Sec. 30. Whenever the board of trustees of a public water district determines by a vote of two-thirds of its members that the district should be dissolved, the board shall prepare a petition for dissolution and file the petition in…

(70 ILCS 3705/31) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.6) Sec. 31. The Circuit Court shall set a date for the hearing on the petition for dissolution and shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing, by publication in one or more daily or weekly newspapers having a general circu…

(70 ILCS 3705/32) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.7) Sec. 32. If at the close of the hearing the Circuit Court determines that the district can be dissolved without adversely affecting the public interest or the interest of any district bondholder, the court shall certify the questio…

(70 ILCS 3705/33) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.8) Sec. 33. If a majority of votes cast on the proposition are in favor of dissolution, the board of trustees shall immediately take the necessary steps to close up the district affairs. If the term of office of any member of the boar…

(70 ILCS 3705/34) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.9) Sec. 34. After the board of trustees of a dissolving public water district have: (1) paid all debts and obligations of the district; (2) closed up all of the business of the district; and (3) refunded all surplus money, the trustee…

(70 ILCS 3705/35) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.10) Sec. 35. Any public water district created under this Act which does not have outstanding and unpaid any revenue bonds issued under this Act may be dissolved any time after a date which is 4 years after the date of its creation as…

(70 ILCS 3705/4) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 191) Sec. 4. A board of trustees consisting of 7 members for the government, control and management of the affairs of the business of each such water district organized under this Act shall be created in the following manner: (1) If the di…

(70 ILCS 3705/4.1) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 191a) Sec. 4.1. A public water district organized under this Act with a board of trustees consisting of 7 members may have the size of its board reduced to 5 or 3 members in accordance with this Section. The board of trustees of any such…

(70 ILCS 3705/4.2) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 191.2) Sec. 4.2. Referendum to elect trustees; vacancies. (a) A public water district organized under this Act may determine, as provided in this Section, to have an elected rather than appointed board of trustees. (b) Upon presentation …

(70 ILCS 3705/40) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.15) Sec. 40. When part of the territory of a district organized under this Act is annexed by a municipality, the board of trustees may enter such agreements as are permitted under Section 11-151-5 of the "Illinois Municipal Code". If …

(70 ILCS 3705/41) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 212.16) Sec. 41. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act to the contrary relating to the annexation of contiguous territory by a public water district, a public water district created under this Act may acquire by purchase, lease o…

(70 ILCS 3705/5) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 192) Sec. 5. The trustees appointed in pursuance of the foregoing provisions of this Act shall constitute a board of trustees for the district for which they are appointed. Such board of trustees is hereby declared to be the corporate auth…

(70 ILCS 3705/5a) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 192a) Sec. 5a. The board of trustees of any public water district organized under this Act may, not less than 60 days preceding any regular election, request the proper election official of the county wherein the major portion of the dist…

(70 ILCS 3705/6) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 193) Sec. 6. The board of trustees may in its discretion from time to time by resolution passed by a majority vote provide for the appointment of an attorney, one or more engineers, and such other officers as said Board may determine neces…

(70 ILCS 3705/7) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 194) Sec. 7. The board of trustees may appoint a general manager to serve a term of five years and until his successor is appointed, and his compensation shall be fixed by resolution of the board. Such general manager shall devote his time…