Illinois § 1.17
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 1.17, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1.17.
The limitations prescribed in Section 1 of this Act shall not apply to any indebtedness of any surface water protection district organized under "An Act in relation to Surface Water Protection Districts", approved July 15, 1953, as amended, for the purposes of acquiring, establishing, maintaining, and operating of ditches, channels, flumes, or similar waterways, trunk sewers, lateral sewers, manholes, street inlets, roadway culverts, outlet structures, junction chambers, pumping stations, retention basins, dams, levees, gate structures, spillways, control works, or any other types of construction necessary for the collection of surface water within the district boundaries and the subsequent conveyance and disposal of such waters at suitable points of discharge; but the aggregate indebtedness of any such surface water protection district shall not exceed the limitation prescribed in the Act under which it was organized. (Source: P.A. 83-333.)
Frequently Asked Questions About Illinois § 1.17
What does Illinois Compiled Statutes § 1.17 cover?
Section 1.17 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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