Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2527 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New		Differences
1		-	Public Act 103-0316
2	1		HB2527 EnrolledLRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b HB2527 Enrolled LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b
3	2		HB2527 Enrolled LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b
4		-	AN ACT concerning local government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
8		-	changing Section 8-4-27 as follows:
9		-	(65 ILCS 5/8-4-27)
10		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
11		-	Sec. 8-4-27. Municipal Water and Wastewater Funding Study
12		-	Committee.
13		-	(a) The Municipal Water and Wastewater Funding Study
14		-	Committee is established.
15		-	(b) The Committee shall be comprised of the following
16		-	members, and the appointed members of the Committee shall be
17		-	appointed to the Committee no later than 30 days after May 13,
18		-	2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-865) this
19		-	amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly:
20		-	(1) 1) The Governor, or his or her designee, who shall
21		-	serve as chairperson.
22		-	(2) The Director of the Illinois Environmental
23		-	Protection Agency, or his or her designee.
24		-	(3) The Executive Director of the Illinois Finance
25		-	Authority, or his or her designee.
26		-	(4) (3) One member appointed by the President of the
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning local government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
	7	+	5 changing Section 8-4-27 as follows:
	8	+	6 (65 ILCS 5/8-4-27)
	9	+	7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
	10	+	8 Sec. 8-4-27. Municipal Water and Wastewater Funding Study
	11	+	9 Committee.
	12	+	10 (a) The Municipal Water and Wastewater Funding Study
	13	+	11 Committee is established.
	14	+	12 (b) The Committee shall be comprised of the following
	15	+	13 members, and the appointed members of the Committee shall be
	16	+	14 appointed to the Committee no later than 30 days after May 13,
	17	+	15 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-865) this
	18	+	16 amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly:
	19	+	17 (1) 1) The Governor, or his or her designee, who shall
	20	+	18 serve as chairperson.
	21	+	19 (2) The Director of the Illinois Environmental
	22	+	20 Protection Agency, or his or her designee.
	23	+	21 (3) The Executive Director of the Illinois Finance
	24	+	22 Authority, or his or her designee.
	25	+	23 (4) (3) One member appointed by the President of the
27	26
28	27
29	28
30	29		HB2527 Enrolled LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b
31	30
32	31
33		-	Senate.
34		-	(5) (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of
35		-	the Senate.
36		-	(6) (5) One member appointed by the Speaker of the
37		-	House of Representatives.
38		-	(7) (6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of
39		-	the House of Representatives.
40		-	(8) (7) Members appointed by the Director of the
41		-	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as follows:
42		-	(A) one member who is a representative of a
43		-	publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or
44		-	wastewater utility with a service population of 25,000
45		-	or less;
46		-	(B) one member who is a representative of a
47		-	publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or
48		-	wastewater utility with a service population over
49		-	25,000 people to 125,000 people;
50		-	(C) one member who is a representative of a
51		-	publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or
52		-	wastewater utility with a service population over
53		-	125,000 people;
54		-	(D) one member who is a representative of a
55		-	statewide organization representing wastewater
56		-	agencies; and
57		-	(E) one member who is a representative of a
58		-	statewide organization representing drinking water
	32	+	HB2527 Enrolled- 2 -LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b HB2527 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b
	33	+	HB2527 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b
	34	+	1 Senate.
	35	+	2 (5) (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of
	36	+	3 the Senate.
	37	+	4 (6) (5) One member appointed by the Speaker of the
	38	+	5 House of Representatives.
	39	+	6 (7) (6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of
	40	+	7 the House of Representatives.
	41	+	8 (8) (7) Members appointed by the Director of the
	42	+	9 Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as follows:
	43	+	10 (A) one member who is a representative of a
	44	+	11 publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or
	45	+	12 wastewater utility with a service population of 25,000
	46	+	13 or less;
	47	+	14 (B) one member who is a representative of a
	48	+	15 publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or
	49	+	16 wastewater utility with a service population over
	50	+	17 25,000 people to 125,000 people;
	51	+	18 (C) one member who is a representative of a
	52	+	19 publicly owned publicly-owned drinking water or
	53	+	20 wastewater utility with a service population over
	54	+	21 125,000 people;
	55	+	22 (D) one member who is a representative of a
	56	+	23 statewide organization representing wastewater
	57	+	24 agencies; and
	58	+	25 (E) one member who is a representative of a
	59	+	26 statewide organization representing drinking water
59	60
60	61
61		-	agencies.
62		-	The Committee shall meet at the call of the chair. Committee
63		-	members shall serve without compensation. If a vacancy occurs
64		-	in the Committee membership, the vacancy shall be filled in
65		-	the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder
66		-	of the Committee.
67		-	(c) The Committee shall study and make recommendations
68		-	concerning any needed modifications to Illinois Environmental
69		-	Protection Agency and Illinois Pollution Control Board
70		-	regulations and policies as they relate to municipal water and
71		-	wastewater funding to ensure that the State's revolving loan
72		-	fund programs account for and prioritize the following
73		-	principles, to the fullest extent allowed by federal law:
74		-	(1) A community shall not be deemed ineligible for
75		-	disadvantaged community status based on size or service
76		-	area of any size, with regard to special rates, loan
77		-	terms, and eligibility for loan or grant funds.
78		-	(2) In determining whether a community is
79		-	disadvantaged, consideration should be given to impacts of
80		-	funding on water and wastewater expenses for low-income
81		-	populations.
82		-	(3) In determining whether a community is eligible for
83		-	funds and special rates or loan terms, environmental
84		-	justice concepts should be considered.
85		-	(4) In determining how funding is allocated, a
86		-	community facing water supply shortages should be
87	62
88	63
89		-	considered a high priority based on urgency of need.
90		-	(5) The funding programs should promote formation and
91		-	implementation of regional water partnerships.
92		-	(6) Targeted funding should be provided for addressing
93		-	emerging contaminants, including PFAS.
94		-	(7) In determining eligibility for assistance, the
95		-	role that the State revolving fund programs play for small
96		-	communities should be understood and fully considered.
97		-	(8) Any recommendations for changes to the programs
98		-	must be fully consistent with federal law and must not
99		-	adversely affect any community's eligibility for loans
100		-	under federal law.
101		-	(d) The Committee shall prepare a report that summarizes
102		-	its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study.
103		-	The Committee shall submit the report of its findings and
104		-	recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no
105		-	later than March 1, 2024 January 31, 2023. Once the Committee
106		-	has submitted the report to the General Assembly and Governor,
107		-	the Committee is dissolved.
108		-	(e) (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025 2024.
109		-	(Source: P.A. 102-865, eff. 5-13-22; revised 8-23-22.)
110		-	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
111		-	becoming law.
	64	+
	65	+	HB2527 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b
	66	+
	67	+
	68	+	HB2527 Enrolled- 3 -LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b HB2527 Enrolled - 3 - LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b
	69	+	HB2527 Enrolled - 3 - LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b
	70	+	1 agencies.
	71	+	2 The Committee shall meet at the call of the chair. Committee
	72	+	3 members shall serve without compensation. If a vacancy occurs
	73	+	4 in the Committee membership, the vacancy shall be filled in
	74	+	5 the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder
	75	+	6 of the Committee.
	76	+	7 (c) The Committee shall study and make recommendations
	77	+	8 concerning any needed modifications to Illinois Environmental
	78	+	9 Protection Agency and Illinois Pollution Control Board
	79	+	10 regulations and policies as they relate to municipal water and
	80	+	11 wastewater funding to ensure that the State's revolving loan
	81	+	12 fund programs account for and prioritize the following
	82	+	13 principles, to the fullest extent allowed by federal law:
	83	+	14 (1) A community shall not be deemed ineligible for
	84	+	15 disadvantaged community status based on size or service
	85	+	16 area of any size, with regard to special rates, loan
	86	+	17 terms, and eligibility for loan or grant funds.
	87	+	18 (2) In determining whether a community is
	88	+	19 disadvantaged, consideration should be given to impacts of
	89	+	20 funding on water and wastewater expenses for low-income
	90	+	21 populations.
	91	+	22 (3) In determining whether a community is eligible for
	92	+	23 funds and special rates or loan terms, environmental
	93	+	24 justice concepts should be considered.
	94	+	25 (4) In determining how funding is allocated, a
	95	+	26 community facing water supply shortages should be
	96	+
	97	+
	98	+
	99	+
	100	+
	101	+	HB2527 Enrolled - 3 - LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b
	102	+
	103	+
	104	+	HB2527 Enrolled- 4 -LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b HB2527 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b
	105	+	HB2527 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b
	106	+	1 considered a high priority based on urgency of need.
	107	+	2 (5) The funding programs should promote formation and
	108	+	3 implementation of regional water partnerships.
	109	+	4 (6) Targeted funding should be provided for addressing
	110	+	5 emerging contaminants, including PFAS.
	111	+	6 (7) In determining eligibility for assistance, the
	112	+	7 role that the State revolving fund programs play for small
	113	+	8 communities should be understood and fully considered.
	114	+	9 (8) Any recommendations for changes to the programs
	115	+	10 must be fully consistent with federal law and must not
	116	+	11 adversely affect any community's eligibility for loans
	117	+	12 under federal law.
	118	+	13 (d) The Committee shall prepare a report that summarizes
	119	+	14 its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study.
	120	+	15 The Committee shall submit the report of its findings and
	121	+	16 recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no
	122	+	17 later than March 1, 2024 January 31, 2023. Once the Committee
	123	+	18 has submitted the report to the General Assembly and Governor,
	124	+	19 the Committee is dissolved.
	125	+	20 (e) (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025 2024.
	126	+	21 (Source: P.A. 102-865, eff. 5-13-22; revised 8-23-22.)
	127	+	22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
	128	+	23 becoming law.
	129	+
	130	+
	131	+
	132	+
	133	+
	134	+	HB2527 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 25921 AWJ 52272 b