93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2569

 

Introduced 2/4/2004, by Patrick Welch

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 1120/3   from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7803
20 ILCS 1120/4   from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7804

    Amends the Energy Policy and Planning Act. Gives authority to the Illinois Commerce Commission (rather than the Department of Natural Resources) to prepare energy contingency plans and analyze, prepare, and recommend a comprehensive energy plan for the State.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning concerning energy policy.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Energy Policy and Planning Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 3 and 4 as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 1120/3)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7803)
7     Sec. 3. As used in this Act:
8     (a) "Energy" means heat, cold, light, power, or
9 electricity, irrespective of its source, or its manner of
10 conversion, transmission, or storage.
11     (b) "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
12     (c) "Department" means the Department of Commerce and
13 Economic Opportunity Natural Resources.
14     (d) (Blank). "Director" means the Director of Natural
15 Resources.
16     (e) "Plan" means the preparation and implementation of a
17 program or programs that will alter conditions in such a way as
18 to result in the achievement of energy self-reliance for the
19 State of Illinois.
20     (f) "Objectives" means the specific conditions or
21 benchmarks that allow evaluation of a program's progress.
22     (g) "Program" means any actions, policies, rules,
23 regulations, or requirements adopted to achieve an objective or
24 objectives of a plan.
25 (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
 
26     (20 ILCS 1120/4)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7804)
27     Sec. 4. Authority.
28     (1) The Commission Department in addition to its
29 preparation of energy contingency plans, shall also analyze,
30 prepare, and recommend a comprehensive energy plan for the
31 State of Illinois.

 

 

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1     The plan shall identify emerging trends related to energy
2 supply, demand, conservation, public health and safety
3 factors, and should specify the levels of statewide and service
4 area energy needs, past, present, and estimated future demand,
5 as well as the potential social, economic, or environmental
6 effects caused by the continuation of existing trends and by
7 the various alternatives available to the State. The plan shall
8 also conform to the requirements of Section 8-402 of the Public
9 Utilities Act. The Commission Department shall design programs
10 as necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act and the
11 planning objectives of The Public Utilities Act. The
12 Department's energy plan, and any programs designed pursuant to
13 this Section shall be filed with the Commission in accordance
14 with the Commission's planning responsibilities and hearing
15 requirements related thereto. The Commission Department shall
16 periodically review and update the plan, objectives and
17 programs at least every 2 years, and the results of such review
18 and any resulting changes in the Department's plan or programs
19 shall be filed with the Commission.
20     The Commission's Department's plan and programs and any
21 review thereof, shall also be filed with the Governor and , the
22 General Assembly, and the Public Counsel, and shall be
23 available to the public upon request.
24     The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
25 be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker,
26 the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
27 Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the
28 Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as
29 required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law in
30 relation to the General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874,
31 as amended, and filing such additional copies with the State
32 Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly
33 as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State
34 Library Act.
35 (Source: P.A. 84-617.)