Bill Text: IL SB0683 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning authorization of water and sewer surcharges by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB0683 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB0683-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 9-220.2 as follows:
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6 | (220 ILCS 5/9-220.2)
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7 | Sec. 9-220.2. Water and sewer surcharges authorized.
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8 | (a) The
The Commission may authorize a water or sewer | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | utility to file a
surcharge which adjusts rates and charges to | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | provide for recovery of (i) the
cost of purchased water, (ii) | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | the cost of purchased sewage treatment service,
(iii) other | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | costs which fluctuate for reasons beyond the utility's control | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | or
are difficult to predict, or (iv) costs associated with an | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | investment in
qualifying infrastructure plant, independent of | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | any other matters related to
the utility's revenue requirement. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | A surcharge approved under this Section can
operate on an | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | historical or a prospective basis. | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (b) For purposes of this Section, "costs associated with an | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | investment in
qualifying infrastructure plant" include a | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | return on the investment in and
depreciation expense related to | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | plant items or facilities (including, but not
limited to, | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | replacement mains, meters, services, and hydrants) which (i) | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | are
not reflected in the rate base used to establish the |
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1 | utility's base rates and
(ii) are non-revenue producing. For | ||||||
2 | purposes
of this Section, a "non-revenue producing facility" is | ||||||
3 | one that is not
constructed or installed for the purpose of | ||||||
4 | serving a new customer.
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5 | (c) On a periodic basis, the Commission shall initiate | ||||||
6 | hearings to reconcile
amounts collected under each surcharge | ||||||
7 | authorized pursuant to this Section with
the actual prudently | ||||||
8 | incurred costs recoverable for each annual period during
which | ||||||
9 | the surcharge was in effect.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 91-638, eff. 1-1-00.)
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