State senate OKs water system bill
By Kate Clements
Friday March 3, 2006
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate on Thursday approved legislation to help Champaign and Urbana buy the local water system from an unwilling private company.
SB 3046 would allow units of local government to form a Municipal Joint Action Water Agency and use eminent domain to take over their water systems without going through the Illinois Commerce Commission.
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