104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1989 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 70 ILCS 2405/7.9 Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Provides that the board of trustees of the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may enter into an agreement to sell, convey, or disburse treated wastewater to a private entity located within 50 miles of the District's boundaries. Provides that the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may accept wastewater for treatment from a private entity located within 50 miles of the district's boundaries. Provides that the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may acquire and accept, by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise fee simple interest or any lesser interest as may be desired in real property necessary to carry out its powers under the provisions. Effective immediately. LRB104 10242 RTM 20316 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1989 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 70 ILCS 2405/7.9 70 ILCS 2405/7.9 Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Provides that the board of trustees of the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may enter into an agreement to sell, convey, or disburse treated wastewater to a private entity located within 50 miles of the District's boundaries. Provides that the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may accept wastewater for treatment from a private entity located within 50 miles of the district's boundaries. Provides that the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may acquire and accept, by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise fee simple interest or any lesser interest as may be desired in real property necessary to carry out its powers under the provisions. Effective immediately. LRB104 10242 RTM 20316 b LRB104 10242 RTM 20316 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1989 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
70 ILCS 2405/7.9 70 ILCS 2405/7.9
70 ILCS 2405/7.9
Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Provides that the board of trustees of the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may enter into an agreement to sell, convey, or disburse treated wastewater to a private entity located within 50 miles of the District's boundaries. Provides that the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may accept wastewater for treatment from a private entity located within 50 miles of the district's boundaries. Provides that the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may acquire and accept, by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise fee simple interest or any lesser interest as may be desired in real property necessary to carry out its powers under the provisions. Effective immediately.
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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 Sanitary District Act of 1917 is amended by
5 changing Section 7.9 as follows:
6 (70 ILCS 2405/7.9)
7 Sec. 7.9. Private agreements for wastewater treatment.
8 (a) The board of trustees of the Sanitary District of
9 Decatur or the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation
10 District may enter into an agreement to sell, convey, or
11 disburse treated wastewater to a private entity located within
12 50 miles of the District's boundaries. The agreement may not
13 exceed 30 years. The Sanitary District of Decatur or the
14 Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District may also accept
15 wastewater for treatment from a private entity located within
16 50 miles of the district's boundaries.
17 (b) In addition, the Sanitary District of Decatur or the
18 Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may acquire
19 and accept, by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise, pursuant
20 to its authority under this Act, fee simple interest or any
21 lesser interest as may be desired in real property necessary
22 to carry out its powers under this Section.
23 (c) This Section does not apply to private entities
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1989 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
70 ILCS 2405/7.9 70 ILCS 2405/7.9
70 ILCS 2405/7.9
Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Provides that the board of trustees of the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may enter into an agreement to sell, convey, or disburse treated wastewater to a private entity located within 50 miles of the District's boundaries. Provides that the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may accept wastewater for treatment from a private entity located within 50 miles of the district's boundaries. Provides that the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District may acquire and accept, by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise fee simple interest or any lesser interest as may be desired in real property necessary to carry out its powers under the provisions. Effective immediately.
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1 located outside of the State.
2 (Source: P.A. 94-1109, eff. 2-23-07.)
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