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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5082 Introduced , by Rep. Thomas Morrison SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Service Obligations and Conditions Article of the Public Utilities Act. Requires a natural gas public utility serving more than 35,000 customers to submit with its annual filing certain information concerning existing and newly installed pipeline facilities to the Illinois Commerce Commission. Requires the Commission to submit a report containing the information and evaluating the safety and reliability of the natural gas distribution system in Illinois to the General Assembly. Requires the reports to be made available to the public on the Commission's website.
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| | HB5082 | | LRB100 18650 SMS 33877 b |
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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 adding |
5 | | Section 8-512 as follows:
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6 | | (220 ILCS 5/8-512 new) |
7 | | Sec. 8-512. Natural gas facility reporting. |
8 | | (a) The General Assembly finds that the safety and |
9 | | reliability of the natural gas distribution system in Illinois |
10 | | is important to the health and welfare of the citizenry of this |
11 | | State. National and local events have demonstrated the |
12 | | importance of regular maintenance and replacement of gas |
13 | | pipeline and related facilities. In order to preserve the |
14 | | health and welfare of citizens and avoid the burden of large |
15 | | financial expenditures to remedy delayed pipeline replacement, |
16 | | the General Assembly finds that each natural gas utility |
17 | | subject to this Section shall be required to annually report to |
18 | | the Commission its existing and newly installed pipeline |
19 | | facilities in order to allow the Commission to monitor and |
20 | | address as necessary natural gas utilities' pipeline |
21 | | replacement programs. |
22 | | (b) Each natural gas public utility serving more than |
23 | | 35,000 customers shall submit to the Commission with its annual |