Section 2

(70 ILCS 3720/2) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 252) Sec. 2. The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that it is necessary and in the public interest to help assure a sufficient and economic supply of a source of water within those county wide areas of this State where, because of a growth in population and proximity to large urban centers, the health, safety and welfare of the residents is threatened by an ever increasing shortage of a continuing, available and adequate source and supply of water on an economically reasonable basis; however, it is not the intent of the General Assembly to interfere with the power of municipalities to provide for the retail distribution of water to their residents or the customers of their water systems. Therefore, in order to provide for a sufficient and economic supply of water to such areas, it is hereby declared to be the law of this State that: (a) With respect to any water commission constituted pursuant to Division 135 of the Illinois Municipal Code or established by operation of law under Public Act 83-1123, as amended, which water commission includes municipalities which in the aggregate have within their corporate limits more than 50% of the population of a county (hereinafter referred to as a "home county"), and such county is contiguous to a county which has a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants, the provisions of this Act shall apply. With respect to any such water commission (hereinafter referred to as a "county water commission"): (i) the terms of all commissioners of such commission holding office at the time a water