MAITLAND. (RUTHERFORD-COULSON-GILES) 220 ILCS 5/8-505.1 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that in conducting non-emergency vegetation management activities in municipalities, electric public utilities shall provide notice of the activities and comply with guidelines established by the International Society of Arboriculture and any applicable standards established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the American National Standards Institute. Requires the Commerce Commission to establish statewide standards for tree-trimming activities performed by public utilities. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the provisions of this amendatory Act do not restrict other civil or administrative remedies available to customers. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the standards for non-emergency vegetation management practices apply in both municipalities and in unincorporated areas of counties. Provides that the most current guidelines promulgated by the International Society of Arboriculture and the most current standards issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or the American National Standards Institute shall be followed. Provides that an electric public utility does not have to comply with the guidelines if there is a written agreement between the utility and a municipality mandating specific practices for vegetation management. Provides that the required notice shall be given to the mayor or county board chairman. Provides that if a municipality imposes more restrictive standards for vegetation management practices, the electric public utility may recover the additional costs from the municipality. Effective immediately. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) This legislation does not contain language indicating a pre-emption of the powers and functions of home rule units. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1, CORRECTED (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) Same as previous home rule note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (Illinois Commerce Commission) ICC estimates no fiscal impact on State revenues from HA #3. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Deletes everything. Reinstates substance of HA #1. Effective immediately. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 3 (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) Same as previous home rule note. 00-01-27 S FIRST READING 00-01-27 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-09 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE 00-02-16 S DO PASS 009-000-000 SENV 00-02-16 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 00-02-17 00-02-17 S SECOND READING 00-02-17 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-02-22 00-02-23 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 00-02-23 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-MAITLAND 00-02-23 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 00-02-23 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-MAITLAND 00-02-23 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL 00-02-23 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 00-02-23 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-MAITLAND 00-02-23 S ADOPTED 00-02-23 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-02-24 00-02-24 S THIRD READING - PASSED 059-000-000 00-02-24 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 00-02-24 H HOUSE SPONSOR RUTHERFORD 00-02-24 H FIRST READING 00-02-24 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-03-01 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVRMNT ENRGY 00-03-08 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR COULSON 00-03-24 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ENVRMNT ENRGY H 00-03-24 H ADOPTED 00-03-24 H DO PASS AS AMENDED/STANDARD DEBATE 009-003-004 HENE 00-03-24 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 00-03-29 H HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 00-03-29 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-03-30 H HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HA #1/CORRECTED 00-03-30 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-04-04 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-RUTHERFORD 00-04-04 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 00-04-04 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-04-05 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-RUTHERFORD 00-04-05 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 00-04-05 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-RUTHERFORD 00-04-05 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 00-04-05 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #3 00-04-05 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 00-04-05 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-04-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-RUTHERFORD 00-04-06 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 00-04-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-RUTHERFORD 00-04-06 H WITHDRAWN 00-04-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-RUTHERFORD 00-04-06 H ADOPTED 00-04-06 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 00-04-07 H HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #3 00-04-07 H THIRD READING/STANDARD DEBATE/PASS 103-006-008 00-04-07 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GILES 00-04-07 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01,03 00-04-10 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 00-04-10 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,03/MAITLAND 00-04-10 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 00-04-10 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,03/MAITLAND 00-04-10 S RULES REFERS TO SENV 00-04-11 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,03/MAITLAND 00-04-11 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SENV/008-000-000 00-04-12 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,03/MAITLAND 00-04-12 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,03/059-000-000 00-04-12 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 00-05-11 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 00-07-06 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 00-07-06 S EFFECTIVE DATE 00-07-06 00-07-06 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0902 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary