All lands presently lying within the boundaries of a soil and water conservation district shall remain under the jurisdiction of a soil and water conservation district.
For a period not to exceed 24 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, the governing body of any incorporated or unincorporated city or village shall have the authority by resolution to the district and Department to remove all or a part of its land lying within its boundaries from a soil and water conservation district.
70 ILCS 405/40