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(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 113 heading)DIVISION 113. SURFACE WATER AND SEWAGE REMOVAL TAX

(65 ILCS 5/11‑113‑1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11‑113‑1)
Sec. 11‑113‑1.

The corporate authorities of any municipality having a population less than 500,000, subject to the referendum provision of Section 11‑113‑2, may levy, annually, a tax of not to exceed .15% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property therein to provide for the expense of pumping to remove surface water and sewage due to flood conditions. Revenue raised by this tax cannot be transferred to any other fund in the municipality and can be used only for pumping necessitated by flood conditions. This tax shall be in addition to all taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected in the municipality and shall be in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general purposes provided by Section 8‑3‑1.

The foregoing limitation upon tax rate may be increased or decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 81‑1509.)

(65 ILCS 5/11‑113‑2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11‑113‑2)
Sec. 11‑113‑2.

This Division 113 shall not be in force in any municipality until the question of its adoption is certified by the clerk and submitted to the electors of the municipality and approved by a majority of those voting on the question at an election in accordance with the general election law.

The question shall be in substantially the following form:

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    Shall Division 113 of the Illinois
Municipal Code permitting municipalities
to levy an additional annual tax of not        YES
to exceed .15% for the purpose of
providing revenue for pumping surface      ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑
water and sewage brought about by flood
conditions be adopted by the City              NO
(Village or Incorporated Town, as the
case may be) of ....?

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If a majority of the votes cast on the question is in favor of adopting this Division 113, then such division shall be adopted. It shall be in force in the adopting municipality for the purpose of the fiscal years succeeding the year in which the election is held.

(Source: P.A. 81‑1489.)