Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

Filed: 11/4/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2335

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2335, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
6Section 2-203 as follows:
 
7    (220 ILCS 5/2-203)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
9    Sec. 2-203. Public Utility Fund base maintenance
10contribution. Each electric utility as defined in Section
1116-102 of this Act providing service to more than 12,500
12customers in this State on January 1, 1995 shall contribute
13annually a pro rata share of a total amount of $5,500,000 based
14upon the number of kilowatt-hours delivered to retail customers
15within this State by each such electric utility in the 12
16months preceding the year of contribution. On or before May 1

 

 

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1of each year, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall determine
2and notify the Illinois Department of Revenue of the pro rata
3share owed by each electric utility based upon information
4supplied annually to the Commission. On or before June 1 of
5each year, the Department of Revenue shall send written
6notification to each electric utility of the amount of pro rata
7share they owe. These contributions shall be remitted to the
8Department of Revenue no earlier than July 1 and no later than
9July 31 of each year the contribution is due on a return
10prescribed and furnished by the Department of Revenue showing
11such information as the Department of Revenue may reasonably
12require. The Department of Revenue shall place the funds
13remitted under this Section in the Public Utility Fund in the
14State treasury. The funds received pursuant to this Section
15shall be subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. If
16an electric utility does not remit its pro rata share to the
17Department of Revenue, the Department of Revenue must inform
18the Illinois Commerce Commission of such failure. The Illinois
19Commerce Commission may then revoke the certification of that
20electric utility. This Section is repealed on April 1, 2015
21January 1, 2014.
22(Source: P.A. 96-250, eff. 8-11-09; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.".