Bill Text: IL HB2712 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the State may not, rather than shall not, directly prohibit a qualifying electric utility from seeking membership in a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved regional transmission organization of its choosing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2712 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2712-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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 16-126.1 as follows:
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6 | (220 ILCS 5/16-126.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 16-126.1. Regional transmission organization | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | memberships. The State may shall not directly or indirectly | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | prohibit an electric utility that on December 31, 2005 provided | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | electric service to at least 100,000 customers in Illinois from | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | membership in a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | regional transmission organization of its choosing. Nothing in | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | this Section limits any authority the Commission otherwise has | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | to regulate that electric utility. This Section ceases to be | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | effective on July 1, 2022 unless extended by the General | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Assembly by law.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 95-481, eff. 8-28-07.)
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