SB0090 Summary

• Adds a new dissolution method for drainage districts where municipalities accounting for at least 75% of the district's territory can dissolve the district through adoption of resolutions or ordinances by all affected municipalities and the county, contingent on having no outstanding debts and no impaired permits or grants.

• Requires the county to file a dissolution petition with circuit court, which must set a hearing and verify conditions are met before ordering the district commissioners to file financial reports and property inventories within 60 days.

• Transfers all district property, drains, levees, and infrastructure to the county or municipalities based on location, with municipalities and counties assuming operational powers of the dissolved district.

• Allows counties and municipalities to continue collecting any outstanding assessments for up to 60 days after dissolution, then must either reduce assessments to necessary levels or eliminate them if adequate revenue exists.

• Applies only to drainage districts wholly or partially in Lake Michigan, Chicago/Calumet, Des Plaines River, or Fox River Watersheds that are located in counties with established stormwater management committees.