HB4918 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4918

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Margo McDermed

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

220 ILCS 5/8-406.2 new

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that if the Department of Transportation requests that a public utility relocate any of the public utility's existing infrastructure for a State-approved road construction project, that public utility must complete that relocation within 30 days after the request. Provides that if it is not feasible for the public utility to comply with the request within 30 days, the public utility must contact the Department of Transportation to coordinate a plan to limit the delay.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding Section 8-406.2 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/8-406.2 new)

Sec. 8-406.2. Relocation of infrastructure; road construction. If the Department of Transportation requests that a public utility relocate any of the public utility's existing infrastructure for a State-approved road construction project, that public utility must complete that relocation within 30 days after the request. If it is not feasible for the public utility to comply with the request within 30 days, the public utility must contact the Department of Transportation to coordinate a plan to limit the delay.