Bill
HB 2921
HB 2921 preserves local wastewater agencies’ power to regulate use/connection to their systems for State facility projects, making their rules enforceable from enactment.
Summary
- HB 2921 (introduced in 2025 by Rep. Mary Beth Canty) amends the Illinois Capital Development Board Act (20 ILCS 3105/) to clarify that municipal wastewater agencies and certain sanitary district–type local units retain the authority to impose and enforce ordinances or regulations governing use of, and connections to, their wastewater collection and treatment systems with respect to State facility construction projects. The bill adds a new Section 10.21 and modifies Section 10.19. The act takes effect upon becoming law.
Purpose / intent
- Ensure that State facility construction, reconstruction, improvement or installation projects are subject to local wastewater agency rules about use and connection to wastewater systems, i.e., preserve/enforce the regulatory authority of those local wastewater entities over State projects.
Key provisions
- Amend Section 10.19 (Capital Development Board Act)
- Clarifies that, for purposes of the restriction on local ordinances regulating remediation/redevelopment of certain State properties, the term "unit of local government" does not include:
- municipal wastewater agencies or units organized under the Sanitary District Act of 1907, the North Shore Water Reclamation District Act, the Sanitary District Act of 1917, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act, the Sanitary District Act of 1936, the Metro‑East Sanitary District Act of 1974, or the Eastern Will Sanitary District Act.
- Add new Section 10.21
- Explicitly provides that ordinances or regulations of those identified municipal wastewater agencies / sanitary‑district units regarding the use of or connection to their wastewater treatment or collection systems are valid and enforceable by the agency with respect to construction, reconstruction, improvement, or installation of any State facility on or after the bill’s effective date.
- Effective date: upon becoming law.
Who is affected / potential impact
- State agencies planning or carrying out construction, reconstruction, improvements, or installations of State facilities that will use or connect to local wastewater systems:
- Must comply with wastewater agency ordinances/regulations (connection requirements, use rules, possibly permits, inspection and fee requirements) for covered projects.
- May face additional permitting steps, conditions or costs tied to local wastewater agency requirements.
- Municipal wastewater agencies and sanitary districts:
- Receive an explicit statutory affirmation that their connection/use rules apply to State facility projects and are enforceable by the agency.
- Local governments/home‑rule authorities: limited insofar as this bill clarifies which entities are not covered by the existing restriction in Section 10.19; the bill asserts the limitation is consistent with constitutional allocation of concurrent powers.
Procedural status & related legislation
- Introduced in early February 2025 (document shows 2/6/2025; another header indicates 2/18/2025). Sponsor: Rep. Mary Beth Canty.
- Companion: SB 1841.
- Effective date clause: takes effect upon becoming law.
- Note: The provided document also contains unrelated Arizona statutory text (an amendment to Arizona Revised Statutes §33-1368 concerning landlord notices) — that appears to be from a separate bill and is not part of the Illinois Capital Development Board Act amendments described above.
Observations
- The principal legal effect is to remove uncertainty about whether State facilities can be required to meet local wastewater connection and use standards; proponents would say it preserves local public‑health and infrastructure standards, while opponents might point to added permitting burdens/costs for State projects.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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