Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Filed: 4/18/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2376




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2376 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
5Sections 5.886 and 6z-105 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.886 new)
7    Sec. 5.886. The Cook County Water Infrastructure Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-105 new)
9    Sec. 6z-105. Water supplies from Lake Michigan.
10    (a) As used in this Section:
11    "Non-supplying municipality in Cook County" means a 
12municipality in Cook County that receives its water from 
13another municipality and does not sell its water to another 
14municipality.
15    "Supplying municipality in Cook County" means a 
 
 
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1municipality in Cook County that either receives water directly 
2from Lake Michigan or buys its water from another municipality 
3and then sells some of its water to another municipality.
4    (b) The Cook County Water Infrastructure Fund is created as 
5a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall 
6be used by the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants 
7to municipalities to fund infrastructure improvements to 
8facilitate water supplies from Lake Michigan for residents of 
9Cook County.
10    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Cook County 
11Water Infrastructure Fund is not subject to sweeps, 
12administrative charges or chargebacks, or any other fiscal or 
13budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any funds 
14from the Cook County Water Infrastructure Fund into any other 
15fund of the State.
16    (c) In making grants from the Cook County Water 
17Infrastructure Fund, the Agency must prioritize water 
18infrastructure projects in non-supplying municipalities in 
19Cook County over water infrastructure projects in supplying 
20municipalities in Cook County. 
21    (d) The Environmental Protection Agency may adopt rules 
22under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement 
23this Section. 
 
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
25becoming law.".