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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0657
Introduced 02/06/09, by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require that all public utilities bury high power electric transmission lines along: (i) major highways with an average daily traffic of at least 12,000 motor vehicles; and (ii) any new highway, the construction of which is under State, local, or township jurisdiction.
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HB0657 |
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LRB096 08253 MJR 18360 b |
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| AN ACT concerning utilities.
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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 adding |
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| Section 8-511 as follows:
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| (220 ILCS 5/8-511 new) |
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| Sec. 8-511. Burial of high power electric transmission |
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| lines. The Commission shall require that all public utilities |
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| bury high power electric transmission lines along: (i) major |
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| highways with an average daily traffic of at least 12,000 motor |
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| vehicles; and (ii) any new highway, the construction of which |
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| is under State, local, or township jurisdiction.
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