Bill Text: IL HB1137 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Gas Storage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to condemnation of property.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-12 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1137 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB1137-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Gas Storage Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 1 as follows:
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6 | (220 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5501)
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7 | Sec. 1.
Any corporation which is engaged in or desires to | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | engage in, the
the
distribution, transportation or storage of | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | natural gas or manufactured gas,
which gas, in whole or in | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | part, is intended for ultimate distribution to
the public in | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | the State of Illinois, if the said business of such
corporation | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | is regulated or subject to regulation under either the laws of
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13 | the State of Illinois or the laws of the United States, shall | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | have the
right to enter upon, take or damage private property | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | or any interest
therein, in the manner provided for by the law | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | of eminent domain, necessary
or convenient for its said | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | operations, including the storage of gas, all of
which | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | operations are hereby recognized and declared to be affected | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | with a
public interest and all of the property used in which | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | operations is hereby
recognized and declared to be devoted to | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | public use. | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (Source: Laws 1951, p. 395.)
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