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IN HB1549
Bill
Status
1/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Edward DeLaney
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AI Summary
HB 1549 Summary
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Allows townships to establish flood control districts or drainage districts by filing a resolution with their county legislative body, requiring township legislative body and executive concurrence.
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Districts are established either when the county adopts an ordinance within 120 days or automatically if the county takes no action within 120 days and the township adopts a second resolution.
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Creates township flood control boards and drainage boards composed of township legislative body members to oversee construction and maintenance of flood control or drainage works through issuing bonds and levying special benefit assessments on taxable parcels.
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Authorizes boards to contract with other political subdivisions for project work and permits multiple special assessment districts within a single flood control or drainage district, with assessment rates proportional to property benefits received.
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Requires cities or counties with multi-year capital improvement plans addressing the same flooding or drainage problems to disburse equivalent funds to township boards that filed their district establishment resolutions first.
Legislative Description
Township flood control and drainage works. Provides that the legislative body of a township, with the concurrence of the executive of the township, may adopt and file with the legislative body of the county in which the township is located a resolution providing for the establishment of a township flood control district or a township drainage district. Provides that a township flood control district or township drainage district is established: (1) when the county legislative body adopts an ordinance establishing the district; or (2) if the county legislative body takes no action on the township resolution after 120 days, when
Last Action
Representatives Wolkins and Porter added as coauthors
2/6/2017