Bill Text: IL SB0071 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends Public Act 99-906 to add an immediate effective date to certain Sections. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0016 [SB0071 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0071-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends Public Act 99-906 to add an immediate effective date to certain Sections. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0016 [SB0071 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0071-Enrolled.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 16-128A as follows:
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6 | (220 ILCS 5/16-128A) | ||||||
7 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 99-906 ) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 16-128A. Certification of installers, maintainers, or | ||||||
9 | repairers. | ||||||
10 | (a) Within 18 months of the effective date of this | ||||||
11 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
12 | shall adopt rules, including emergency rules, establishing | ||||||
13 | certification requirements ensuring that entities installing | ||||||
14 | distributed generation facilities are in compliance with the | ||||||
15 | requirements of subsection (a) of Section 16-128 of this Act. | ||||||
16 | For purposes of this Section, the phrase "entities | ||||||
17 | installing distributed generation facilities" shall include, | ||||||
18 | but not be limited to, all entities that are exempt from the | ||||||
19 | definition of "alternative retail electric supplier" under | ||||||
20 | item (v) of Section 16-102 of this Act.
For purposes of this | ||||||
21 | Section, the phrase "self-installer" means an individual who | ||||||
22 | (i) leases or purchases a cogeneration facility for his or her | ||||||
23 | own personal use and (ii) installs such cogeneration or |
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1 | self-generation facility on his or her own premises without the | ||||||
2 | assistance of any other person. | ||||||
3 | (b) In addition to any authority granted to the Commission | ||||||
4 | under this Act, the Commission is also authorized to: (1) | ||||||
5 | determine which entities are subject to certification under | ||||||
6 | this Section; (2) impose reasonable certification fees and | ||||||
7 | penalties; (3) adopt disciplinary procedures; (4) investigate | ||||||
8 | any and all activities subject to this Section, including | ||||||
9 | violations thereof; (5) adopt procedures to issue or renew, or | ||||||
10 | to refuse to issue or renew, a certification or to revoke, | ||||||
11 | suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or otherwise | ||||||
12 | discipline a certified entity under this Act or take other | ||||||
13 | enforcement action against an entity subject to this Section; | ||||||
14 | and (6) prescribe forms to be issued for the administration and | ||||||
15 | enforcement of this Section. | ||||||
16 | (c) No electric utility shall provide a retail customer | ||||||
17 | with net metering service related to interconnection of that | ||||||
18 | customer's distributed generation facility unless the customer | ||||||
19 | provides the electric utility with (i) a certification that the | ||||||
20 | customer installing the distributed generation facility was a | ||||||
21 | self-installer or (ii) evidence that the distributed | ||||||
22 | generation facility was installed by an entity certified under | ||||||
23 | this Section that is also in good standing with the Commission. | ||||||
24 | For purposes of this subsection, a retail customer includes | ||||||
25 | that customer's employees, officers, and agents. An electric | ||||||
26 | utility shall file a tariff or tariffs with the Commission |
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1 | setting forth the documentation, as specified by Commission | ||||||
2 | rule, that a retail customer must provide to an electric | ||||||
3 | utility. The provisions of this subsection (c) shall apply on | ||||||
4 | or after the effective date of the Commission's rules | ||||||
5 | prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
6 | (d) Within 180 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
7 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
8 | shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish | ||||||
9 | certification requirements that shall be applicable to persons | ||||||
10 | or entities that install, maintain, or repair electric vehicle | ||||||
11 | charging stations. The notification and certification | ||||||
12 | requirements of this Section shall only be applicable to | ||||||
13 | individuals or entities that perform work on or within an | ||||||
14 | electric vehicle charging station, including, but not limited | ||||||
15 | to, connection of power to an electric vehicle charging | ||||||
16 | station. | ||||||
17 | For the purposes of this Section "electric vehicle charging | ||||||
18 | station" means any facility or equipment that is used to charge | ||||||
19 | a battery or other energy storage device of an electric | ||||||
20 | vehicle.
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21 | Rules regulating the installation, maintenance, or repair | ||||||
22 | of electric vehicle charging stations, in which the Commission | ||||||
23 | may establish separate requirements based upon the | ||||||
24 | characteristics of electric vehicle charging stations, so long | ||||||
25 | as it is in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a) | ||||||
26 | of Section 16-128 and Section 16-128A of this Act, shall: |
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1 | (1) establish a certification process for persons or | ||||||
2 | entities that install, maintain, or repair of electric | ||||||
3 | vehicle charging stations; | ||||||
4 | (2) require persons or entities that install, | ||||||
5 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle stations to be | ||||||
6 | certified to do business and to be bonded in the State; | ||||||
7 | (3) ensure that persons or entities that install, | ||||||
8 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
9 | have the requisite knowledge, skills, training, | ||||||
10 | experience, and competence to perform functions in a safe | ||||||
11 | and reliable manner as required under subsection (a) of | ||||||
12 | Section 16-128 of this Act; | ||||||
13 | (4) impose reasonable certification fees and penalties | ||||||
14 | on persons or entities that install, maintain, or repair of | ||||||
15 | electric vehicle charging stations for noncompliance of | ||||||
16 | the rules adopted under this subsection; | ||||||
17 | (5) ensure that all persons or entities that install, | ||||||
18 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
19 | conform to applicable building and electrical codes; | ||||||
20 | (6) ensure that all electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
21 | meet recognized industry standards as the Commission deems | ||||||
22 | appropriate, such as the National Electric Code (NEC) and | ||||||
23 | standards developed or created by the Institute of | ||||||
24 | Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Electric | ||||||
25 | Power Research Institute (EPRI), the Detroit Edison | ||||||
26 | Institute (DTE), the Underwriters Laboratory (UL), the |
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1 | Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and the National | ||||||
2 | Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); | ||||||
3 | (7) include any additional requirements that the | ||||||
4 | Commission deems reasonable to ensure that persons or | ||||||
5 | entities that install, maintain, or repair electric | ||||||
6 | vehicle charging stations meet adequate training, | ||||||
7 | financial, and competency requirements; | ||||||
8 | (8) ensure that the obligations required under this | ||||||
9 | Section and subsection (a) of Section 16-128 of this Act | ||||||
10 | are met prior to the interconnection of any electric | ||||||
11 | vehicle charging station; | ||||||
12 | (9) ensure electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
13 | installed by a self-installer are not used for any | ||||||
14 | commercial purpose; | ||||||
15 | (10) establish an inspection procedure for the | ||||||
16 | conversion of electric vehicle charging stations installed | ||||||
17 | by a self-installer if it is determined that the | ||||||
18 | self-installed electric vehicle charging station is being | ||||||
19 | used for commercial purposes; | ||||||
20 | (11) establish the requirement that all persons or | ||||||
21 | entities that install electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
22 | shall notify the servicing electric utility in writing of | ||||||
23 | plans to install an electric vehicle charging station and | ||||||
24 | shall notify the servicing electric utility in writing when | ||||||
25 | installation is complete; | ||||||
26 | (12) ensure that all persons or entities that install, |
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1 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
2 | obtain certificates of insurance in sufficient amounts and | ||||||
3 | coverages that the Commission so determines and, if | ||||||
4 | necessary as determined by the Commission, names the | ||||||
5 | affected public utility as an additional insured; and | ||||||
6 | (13) identify and determine the training or other | ||||||
7 | programs by which persons or entities may obtain the | ||||||
8 | requisite training, skills, or experience necessary to | ||||||
9 | achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements set | ||||||
10 | forth in this subsection and subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
11 | 16-128 to install, maintain, or repair electric vehicle | ||||||
12 | charging stations. | ||||||
13 | Within 18 months after the effective date of this | ||||||
14 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
15 | shall adopt rules, and may, if it deems necessary, adopt | ||||||
16 | emergency rules, for the installation, maintenance, or repair | ||||||
17 | of electric vehicle charging stations. | ||||||
18 | All retail customers who own, maintain, or repair an | ||||||
19 | electric vehicle charging station shall provide the servicing | ||||||
20 | electric utility (i) a certification that the customer | ||||||
21 | installing the electric vehicle charging station was a | ||||||
22 | self-installer or (ii) evidence that the electric vehicle | ||||||
23 | charging station was installed by an entity certified under | ||||||
24 | this subsection (d) that is also in good standing with the | ||||||
25 | Commission. For purposes of this subsection (d), a retail | ||||||
26 | customer includes that retail customer's employees, officers, |
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1 | and agents. If the electric vehicle charging station was not | ||||||
2 | installed by a self-installer, then the person or entity that | ||||||
3 | plans to install the electric vehicle charging station shall | ||||||
4 | provide notice to the servicing electric utility prior to | ||||||
5 | installation and when installation is complete and provide any | ||||||
6 | other information required by the Commission's rules | ||||||
7 | established under subsection (d) of this Section. An electric | ||||||
8 | utility shall file a tariff or tariffs with the Commission | ||||||
9 | setting forth the documentation, as specified by Commission | ||||||
10 | rule, that a retail customer who owns, uses, operates, or | ||||||
11 | maintains an electric vehicle charging station must provide to | ||||||
12 | an electric utility. | ||||||
13 | For the purposes of this subsection, an electric vehicle | ||||||
14 | charging station shall constitute a distribution facility or | ||||||
15 | equipment as that term is used in subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
16 | 16-128 of this Act. The phrase "self-installer" means an | ||||||
17 | individual who (i) leases or purchases an electric vehicle | ||||||
18 | charging station for his or her own personal use and (ii) | ||||||
19 | installs an electric vehicle charging station on his or her own | ||||||
20 | premises without the assistance of any other person. | ||||||
21 | (e) Fees and penalties collected under this Section shall | ||||||
22 | be deposited into the Public Utility Fund and used to fund the | ||||||
23 | Commission's compliance with the obligations imposed by this | ||||||
24 | Section. | ||||||
25 | (f) The rules established under subsection (d) of this | ||||||
26 | Section shall specify the initial dates for compliance with the |
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1 | rules. | ||||||
2 | (g) The certification of persons or entities that install, | ||||||
3 | maintain, or repair distributed generation facilities and | ||||||
4 | electric vehicle charging stations as set forth in this Section | ||||||
5 | is an exclusive power and function of the State. A home rule | ||||||
6 | unit or other units of local government authority may subject | ||||||
7 | persons or entities that install, maintain, or repair | ||||||
8 | distributed generation facilities or electric vehicle charging | ||||||
9 | stations as set forth in this Section to any applicable local | ||||||
10 | licensing, siting, and permitting requirements otherwise | ||||||
11 | permitted under law so long as only Commission-certified | ||||||
12 | persons or entities are authorized to install, maintain, or | ||||||
13 | repair distributed generation facilities or electric vehicle | ||||||
14 | charging stations. This Section is a limitation under | ||||||
15 | subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Constitution on the exercise by home rule units of powers and | ||||||
17 | functions exclusively exercised by the State. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 97-616, eff. 10-26-11; 97-1128, eff. 8-28-12.)
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19 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 99-906 ) | ||||||
20 | Sec. 16-128A. Certification of installers, maintainers, or | ||||||
21 | repairers. | ||||||
22 | (a) Within 18 months of the effective date of this | ||||||
23 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
24 | shall adopt rules, including emergency rules, establishing | ||||||
25 | certification requirements ensuring that entities installing |
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1 | distributed generation facilities are in compliance with the | ||||||
2 | requirements of subsection (a) of Section 16-128 of this Act. | ||||||
3 | For purposes of this Section, the phrase "entities | ||||||
4 | installing distributed generation facilities" shall include, | ||||||
5 | but not be limited to, all entities that are exempt from the | ||||||
6 | definition of "alternative retail electric supplier" under | ||||||
7 | item (v) of Section 16-102 of this Act.
For purposes of this | ||||||
8 | Section, the phrase "self-installer" means an individual who | ||||||
9 | (i) leases or purchases a cogeneration facility for his or her | ||||||
10 | own personal use and (ii) installs such cogeneration or | ||||||
11 | self-generation facility on his or her own premises without the | ||||||
12 | assistance of any other person. | ||||||
13 | (b) In addition to any authority granted to the Commission | ||||||
14 | under this Act, the Commission is also authorized to: (1) | ||||||
15 | determine which entities are subject to certification under | ||||||
16 | this Section; (2) impose reasonable certification fees and | ||||||
17 | penalties; (3) adopt disciplinary procedures; (4) investigate | ||||||
18 | any and all activities subject to this Section, including | ||||||
19 | violations thereof; (5) adopt procedures to issue or renew, or | ||||||
20 | to refuse to issue or renew, a certification or to revoke, | ||||||
21 | suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or otherwise | ||||||
22 | discipline a certified entity under this Act or take other | ||||||
23 | enforcement action against an entity subject to this Section; | ||||||
24 | and (6) prescribe forms to be issued for the administration and | ||||||
25 | enforcement of this Section. | ||||||
26 | (c) No electric utility shall provide a retail customer |
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1 | with net metering service related to interconnection of that | ||||||
2 | customer's distributed generation facility unless the customer | ||||||
3 | provides the electric utility with (i) a certification that the | ||||||
4 | customer installing the distributed generation facility was a | ||||||
5 | self-installer or (ii) evidence that the distributed | ||||||
6 | generation facility was installed by an entity certified under | ||||||
7 | this Section that is also in good standing with the Commission. | ||||||
8 | For purposes of this subsection, a retail customer includes | ||||||
9 | that customer's employees, officers, and agents. An electric | ||||||
10 | utility shall file a tariff or tariffs with the Commission | ||||||
11 | setting forth the documentation, as specified by Commission | ||||||
12 | rule, that a retail customer must provide to an electric | ||||||
13 | utility. The provisions of this subsection (c) shall apply on | ||||||
14 | or after the effective date of the Commission's rules | ||||||
15 | prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
16 | (d) Within 180 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
17 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
18 | shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish | ||||||
19 | certification requirements that shall be applicable to persons | ||||||
20 | or entities that install, maintain, or repair electric vehicle | ||||||
21 | charging stations. The notification and certification | ||||||
22 | requirements of this Section shall only be applicable to | ||||||
23 | individuals or entities that perform work on or within an | ||||||
24 | electric vehicle charging station, including, but not limited | ||||||
25 | to, connection of power to an electric vehicle charging | ||||||
26 | station. |
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1 | For the purposes of this Section "electric vehicle charging | ||||||
2 | station" means any facility or equipment that is used to charge | ||||||
3 | a battery or other energy storage device of an electric | ||||||
4 | vehicle.
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5 | Rules regulating the installation, maintenance, or repair | ||||||
6 | of electric vehicle charging stations, in which the Commission | ||||||
7 | may establish separate requirements based upon the | ||||||
8 | characteristics of electric vehicle charging stations, so long | ||||||
9 | as it is in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a) | ||||||
10 | of Section 16-128 and Section 16-128A of this Act, shall: | ||||||
11 | (1) establish a certification process for persons or | ||||||
12 | entities that install, maintain, or repair of electric | ||||||
13 | vehicle charging stations; | ||||||
14 | (2) require persons or entities that install, | ||||||
15 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle stations to be | ||||||
16 | certified to do business and to be bonded in the State; | ||||||
17 | (3) ensure that persons or entities that install, | ||||||
18 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
19 | have the requisite knowledge, skills, training, | ||||||
20 | experience, and competence to perform functions in a safe | ||||||
21 | and reliable manner as required under subsection (a) of | ||||||
22 | Section 16-128 of this Act; | ||||||
23 | (4) impose reasonable certification fees and penalties | ||||||
24 | on persons or entities that install, maintain, or repair of | ||||||
25 | electric vehicle charging stations for noncompliance of | ||||||
26 | the rules adopted under this subsection; |
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1 | (5) ensure that all persons or entities that install, | ||||||
2 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
3 | conform to applicable building and electrical codes; | ||||||
4 | (6) ensure that all electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
5 | meet recognized industry standards as the Commission deems | ||||||
6 | appropriate, such as the National Electric Code (NEC) and | ||||||
7 | standards developed or created by the Institute of | ||||||
8 | Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Electric | ||||||
9 | Power Research Institute (EPRI), the Detroit Edison | ||||||
10 | Institute (DTE), the Underwriters Laboratory (UL), the | ||||||
11 | Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and the National | ||||||
12 | Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); | ||||||
13 | (7) include any additional requirements that the | ||||||
14 | Commission deems reasonable to ensure that persons or | ||||||
15 | entities that install, maintain, or repair electric | ||||||
16 | vehicle charging stations meet adequate training, | ||||||
17 | financial, and competency requirements; | ||||||
18 | (8) ensure that the obligations required under this | ||||||
19 | Section and subsection (a) of Section 16-128 of this Act | ||||||
20 | are met prior to the interconnection of any electric | ||||||
21 | vehicle charging station; | ||||||
22 | (9) ensure electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
23 | installed by a self-installer are not used for any | ||||||
24 | commercial purpose; | ||||||
25 | (10) establish an inspection procedure for the | ||||||
26 | conversion of electric vehicle charging stations installed |
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1 | by a self-installer if it is determined that the | ||||||
2 | self-installed electric vehicle charging station is being | ||||||
3 | used for commercial purposes; | ||||||
4 | (11) establish the requirement that all persons or | ||||||
5 | entities that install electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
6 | shall notify the servicing electric utility in writing of | ||||||
7 | plans to install an electric vehicle charging station and | ||||||
8 | shall notify the servicing electric utility in writing when | ||||||
9 | installation is complete; | ||||||
10 | (12) ensure that all persons or entities that install, | ||||||
11 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
12 | obtain certificates of insurance in sufficient amounts and | ||||||
13 | coverages that the Commission so determines and, if | ||||||
14 | necessary as determined by the Commission, names the | ||||||
15 | affected public utility as an additional insured; and | ||||||
16 | (13) identify and determine the training or other | ||||||
17 | programs by which persons or entities may obtain the | ||||||
18 | requisite training, skills, or experience necessary to | ||||||
19 | achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements set | ||||||
20 | forth in this subsection and subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
21 | 16-128 to install, maintain, or repair electric vehicle | ||||||
22 | charging stations. | ||||||
23 | Within 18 months after the effective date of this | ||||||
24 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
25 | shall adopt rules, and may, if it deems necessary, adopt | ||||||
26 | emergency rules, for the installation, maintenance, or repair |
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1 | of electric vehicle charging stations. | ||||||
2 | All retail customers who own, maintain, or repair an | ||||||
3 | electric vehicle charging station shall provide the servicing | ||||||
4 | electric utility (i) a certification that the customer | ||||||
5 | installing the electric vehicle charging station was a | ||||||
6 | self-installer or (ii) evidence that the electric vehicle | ||||||
7 | charging station was installed by an entity certified under | ||||||
8 | this subsection (d) that is also in good standing with the | ||||||
9 | Commission. For purposes of this subsection (d), a retail | ||||||
10 | customer includes that retail customer's employees, officers, | ||||||
11 | and agents. If the electric vehicle charging station was not | ||||||
12 | installed by a self-installer, then the person or entity that | ||||||
13 | plans to install the electric vehicle charging station shall | ||||||
14 | provide notice to the servicing electric utility prior to | ||||||
15 | installation and when installation is complete and provide any | ||||||
16 | other information required by the Commission's rules | ||||||
17 | established under subsection (d) of this Section. An electric | ||||||
18 | utility shall file a tariff or tariffs with the Commission | ||||||
19 | setting forth the documentation, as specified by Commission | ||||||
20 | rule, that a retail customer who owns, uses, operates, or | ||||||
21 | maintains an electric vehicle charging station must provide to | ||||||
22 | an electric utility. | ||||||
23 | For the purposes of this subsection, an electric vehicle | ||||||
24 | charging station shall constitute a distribution facility or | ||||||
25 | equipment as that term is used in subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
26 | 16-128 of this Act. The phrase "self-installer" means an |
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1 | individual who (i) leases or purchases an electric vehicle | ||||||
2 | charging station for his or her own personal use and (ii) | ||||||
3 | installs an electric vehicle charging station on his or her own | ||||||
4 | premises without the assistance of any other person. | ||||||
5 | (e) Fees and penalties collected under this Section shall | ||||||
6 | be deposited into the Public Utility Fund and used to fund the | ||||||
7 | Commission's compliance with the obligations imposed by this | ||||||
8 | Section. | ||||||
9 | (f) The rules established under subsection (d) of this | ||||||
10 | Section shall specify the initial dates for compliance with the | ||||||
11 | rules. | ||||||
12 | (g) Within 18 months of the effective date of this | ||||||
13 | amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
14 | shall adopt rules, including emergency rules, establishing a | ||||||
15 | process for entities installing a new utility-scale wind | ||||||
16 | project or a new utility-scale solar project to certify | ||||||
17 | compliance with the requirements of this Section. For purposes | ||||||
18 | of this Section, the phrase "entities installing a new | ||||||
19 | utility-scale wind project or a new utility-scale solar | ||||||
20 | project" shall include, but is not limited to, any entity | ||||||
21 | installing new wind projects or new photovoltaic projects as | ||||||
22 | such terms are defined in subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the | ||||||
23 | Illinois Power Agency Act. | ||||||
24 | The process shall include an option to complete the | ||||||
25 | certification electronically by completing forms on-line. An | ||||||
26 | entity installing a new utility-scale wind project or a new |
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1 | utility-scale solar project shall be permitted to complete | ||||||
2 | certification after the subject work has been completed. The | ||||||
3 | Commission shall maintain on its website a list of entities | ||||||
4 | installing new utility-scale wind projects or new | ||||||
5 | utility-scale solar projects measures that have successfully | ||||||
6 | completed the certification process. | ||||||
7 | (h) In addition to any authority granted to the Commission | ||||||
8 | under this Act, the Commission is also authorized to: (1) | ||||||
9 | determine which entities are subject to certification under | ||||||
10 | subsection (g) of this Section; (2) impose reasonable | ||||||
11 | certification fees and penalties; (3) adopt disciplinary | ||||||
12 | procedures; (4) investigate any and all activities subject to | ||||||
13 | subsection (g) or this subsection (h) of this Section, | ||||||
14 | including violations thereof; (5) adopt procedures to issue or | ||||||
15 | renew, or to refuse to issue or renew, a certification or to | ||||||
16 | revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or otherwise | ||||||
17 | discipline a certified entity under subsection (g) of this | ||||||
18 | Section or take other enforcement action against an entity | ||||||
19 | subject to subsection (g) or this subsection (h) of this | ||||||
20 | Section; (6) prescribe forms to be issued for the | ||||||
21 | administration and enforcement of subsection (g) and this | ||||||
22 | subsection (h) of this Section; and (7) establish requirements | ||||||
23 | to ensure that entities installing a new wind project or a new | ||||||
24 | photovoltaic project have the requisite knowledge, skills, | ||||||
25 | training, experience, and competence to perform in a safe and | ||||||
26 | reliable manner as required by subsection (a) of Section 16-128 |
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1 | of this Act. | ||||||
2 | (i) The certification of persons or entities that install, | ||||||
3 | maintain, or repair new wind projects, new photovoltaic | ||||||
4 | projects, distributed generation facilities, and electric | ||||||
5 | vehicle charging stations as set forth in this Section is an | ||||||
6 | exclusive power and function of the State. A home rule unit or | ||||||
7 | other units of local government authority may subject persons | ||||||
8 | or entities that install, maintain, or repair new wind | ||||||
9 | projects, new photovoltaic projects, distributed generation | ||||||
10 | facilities, or electric vehicle charging stations as set forth | ||||||
11 | in this Section to any applicable local licensing, siting, and | ||||||
12 | permitting requirements otherwise permitted under law so long | ||||||
13 | as only Commission-certified persons or entities are | ||||||
14 | authorized to install, maintain, or repair new wind projects, | ||||||
15 | new photovoltaic projects, distributed generation facilities, | ||||||
16 | or electric vehicle charging stations. This Section is a | ||||||
17 | limitation under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of | ||||||
18 | the Illinois Constitution on the exercise by home rule units of | ||||||
19 | powers and functions exclusively exercised by the State. | ||||||
20 | (Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17.)
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21 | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||||||
22 | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||||||
23 | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||||||
24 | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||||||
25 | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes |
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2 | Public Act.
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