Bill Text: IL SB0683 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning fire protection charges imposed by water utilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0683 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB0683-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning utilities.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Section 9-223 as follows:
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| 6 | (220 ILCS 5/9-223) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223)
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| 7 | Sec. 9-223. Fire protection charge.
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| 8 | (a) The
The Commission may authorize any public utility | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | engaged in
the production, storage, transmission, sale, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | delivery or furnishing of water
to impose a fire protection | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | charge, in addition to any rate authorized by
this Act, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | sufficient to cover a reasonable portion of the cost of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | providing
the capacity, facilities and the water necessary to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | meet the fire protection
needs of any municipality or public | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | fire protection district. Such fire
protection charge shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | in the form of a fixed amount per bill and shall
be shown | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | separately on the utility bill of each customer of the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | municipality
or fire protection district. Any filing by a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | public utility to impose such a
fire protection charge or to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | modify a charge shall be made pursuant to Section
9-201 of this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Act. Any fire protection charge imposed shall reflect the
costs | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | associated with providing fire protection service for each | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | municipality
or fire protection district. No such charge shall | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | be imposed directly on
any municipality or fire protection | ||||||
| 2 | district for a reasonable level of fire
protection services | ||||||
| 3 | unless provided for in a separate agreement between the
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| 4 | municipality or the fire protection district and the utility. | ||||||
| 5 | (b) By December 31, 2007, the Commission shall conduct at | ||||||
| 6 | least 3 public forums to evaluate the purpose and use of each | ||||||
| 7 | fire protection charge imposed under this Section. At least one | ||||||
| 8 | forum must be held in northern Illinois, at least one forum | ||||||
| 9 | must be held in central Illinois, and at least one forum must | ||||||
| 10 | be held in southern Illinois. The Commission must invite a | ||||||
| 11 | representative from each municipality and fire protection | ||||||
| 12 | district affected by a fire protection charge under this | ||||||
| 13 | Section to attend a public forum. The Commission shall report | ||||||
| 14 | its findings concerning recommendations concerning the purpose | ||||||
| 15 | and use of each fire protection charge to the General Assembly | ||||||
| 16 | no later than the last day of the veto session in 2008.
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| 17 | (Source: P.A. 94-950, eff. 6-27-06.)
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