Illinois Senate Bill 777 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Modifies the requirements for an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of new high voltage electric service lines and related facilities (Project). Provides that an applicant must provide and identify a proposed primary right-of-way and one or more alternate rights-of-way for the Project at the first public meeting held in each county. Requires that the public be provided the opportunity to comment on the proposed primary and alternate rights-of-way. Requires notice of the time and place scheduled for the public meeting to be provided by registered mail to each owner of record of land included in the proposed primary and alternate rights-of-way over which the utility seeks to construct a high-voltage electric line. Provides that for applications filed after the effective date of this amendatory Act, certificates granted for Projects that will impact agricultural land shall be conditioned on the applicant adhering to an agricultural impact mitigation agreement that he or she has entered into with the Department of Agriculture that outlines the mitigative actions the applicant will take to preserve the integrity of agricultural land impacted by the Project. Provides that if a public utility seeks relief to exercise eminent domain power to make necessary alterations, additions, extensions, or improvements ordered or authorized under certain specified Sections after the Commission enters its order in a proceeding for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a Project, the Commission shall issue its order within 180 (rather than 45) days after the utility files its petition seeking relief. Effective immediately.

PUB UTILITIES-TECH

Sen. Dale Righter [R]

Sen. Pamela Althoff [R]

Sen. Chapin Rose [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Session Sine Die
2017-08-04	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2017-05-03	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
2017-04-28	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
2017-03-30	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2017
2017-03-30	Senate	Second Reading
2017-03-16	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017
2017-03-16	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; 010-000-000
2017-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2017-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
2017-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2017-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
2017-03-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2017-02-08	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2017-02-01	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-02-01	Senate	First Reading
2017-02-01	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
220	5	8-406.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	8-509	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=777&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0777.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0777sam001.htm