Bill Text: IL HB2926 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Creates the Public Utility Infrastructure Hardening and Protection Law as a new Article in the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall present to the General Assembly, no later than December 31, 2023, an identification of critical infrastructure that is essential to provide public utility services to the people of Illinois and related information.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2926 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB2926-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB2926 Introduced , by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/Art. XXIII heading new
220 ILCS 5/23-100 new
220 ILCS 5/23-101 new
220 ILCS 5/23-105 new
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Creates the Public Utility Infrastructure Hardening and Protection Law as a new Article in the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall present to the General Assembly, no later than December 31, 2023, an identification of critical infrastructure that is essential to provide public utility services to the people of Illinois and related information.
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
Article XXIII as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/Art. XXIII heading new)
ARTICLE XXIII. PUBLIC UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE HARDENING AND
PROTECTION LAW
(220 ILCS 5/23-100 new)
Sec. 23-100. Short title. This Article may be cited as the
Public Utility Infrastructure Hardening and Protection Law.
(220 ILCS 5/23-101 new)
Sec. 23-101. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Public utilities represent a critical aspect of
infrastructure and the economic and material well-being for
the residents of the State of Illinois. The economy in the
State of Illinois will be enhanced by investment in public
utility infrastructure that takes additional measures to
harden infrastructure against natural disasters and foreign
interference.
(2) It also is essential to ensure a reliable domestic

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supply of critical infrastructure components and sources of
raw materials for public utilities that will support Illinois'
performance as a national transportation and logistics hub for
the nation. This includes infrastructure essential to modern
life, including pipelines, communications lines, utility
lines, electricity supply and transmission lines, and the
mechanical, electronic, and energy systems that support them.
(3) The General Assembly needs critical, relevant,
truthful, and timely information and strategic planning to
ensure that the Illinois public utilities grid is robust,
reinforced, and modernized for continuous improvement and
efficacy.
(220 ILCS 5/23-105 new)
Sec. 23-105. Identification of critical infrastructure.
The Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide to the General
Assembly, no later than December 31, 2023, an identification
of:
(1) critical infrastructure that is essential to
provide public utility services to the people of Illinois;
(2) the age of such critical infrastructure;
(3) a proposed strategic plan for capital investment
(whether public or private) for the next 20 years in such
critical infrastructure to modernize it, improve it, and
harden it or otherwise improve its resiliency to
continuing operation in the face of natural disasters,

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acts of God, acts of sabotage, or acts of subversion;
(4) potential funding sources for the capital
investment in such infrastructure;
(5) vulnerabilities in the supply chain needed to
build, operate, and maintain such infrastructure;
(6) an identification of domestic sources for all
critical pieces needed to operate and maintain the
existing public utility grids, including communications
systems;
(7) whether any critical elements needed to operate
and maintain the existing public utility services require
reliance on foreign-sourced equipment involving a nation
perceived to be hostile to United States interests or
involve companies whose ownership interests are tied to a
foreign nation perceived to be hostile to United States
interests;
(8) procurement challenges that are expected or
envisioned over the course of the next 10 years in
connection with the energy supply for the State of
Illinois and that involve public utilities; and
(9) obstacles in Illinois law, if any, that are
preventing or slowing the provision of essential public
utilities to the people of the State of Illinois or
capital investment therein.