Bill Text: IL SB3437 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an annual report prepared by the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development shall be filed by July 1 of each odd year beginning in 2015 (instead of July 1 of each odd year). Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1121 [SB3437 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB3437-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 098-1121 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 19-130 as follows:
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(220 ILCS 5/19-130)
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Sec. 19-130. Commission study and report. The Commission's | ||||
Office of Retail Market Development shall prepare an annual
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report regarding the
development of competitive retail natural | ||||
gas markets in Illinois. The Office shall monitor existing | ||||
competitive conditions in Illinois, identify barriers to | ||||
retail competition for all customer classes, and actively | ||||
explore and propose to the Commission and to the General | ||||
Assembly solutions to overcome identified barriers. Solutions | ||||
proposed by the Office to promote retail competition must also | ||||
promote safe, reliable, and affordable natural gas service. | ||||
On or before October 1 of each year, beginning in 2015, the | ||||
Director shall submit a report to the Commission, the General | ||||
Assembly, and the Governor, that includes The report shall be | ||||
approved by the Commission and be filed by
July 1
of each odd | ||||
year with the Joint
Committee on Legislative Support Services | ||||
of the General Assembly and the
Governor and shall be
publicly | ||||
available. The report shall include, at a minimum, the | ||||
following
information:
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(1) an analysis of the status and development of the | ||
retail natural gas
market in the State of Illinois; and | ||
(2) a discussion of any identified barriers to the | ||
development of competitive retail natural gas markets in | ||
Illinois and proposed solutions to overcome identified | ||
barriers; and
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(3) any other information the Office Commission | ||
considers significant in
assessing
the development of | ||
natural gas
markets in the State of Illinois.
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To aid in preparation of its annual report, as well in its | ||
assessment of barriers to the development of competitive retail | ||
natural gas markets and proposed solutions to overcome those | ||
barriers, the Commission's Office of Retail Market Development | ||
shall gather input from all interested parties as well as from | ||
other bureaus within the Commission. | ||
(Source: P.A. 97-223, eff. 1-1-12.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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