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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
5Section 5-115 as follows:
 
6    (220 ILCS 5/5-115 new)
7    Sec. 5-115. Minority, female, veterans, small business
8reports and spending. The Commission shall require all
9regulated gas and electric utilities with at least 100,000
10customers under its authority to submit an annual report by
11February 1, 2013 and each February 1 thereafter, in a
12searchable Adobe PDF format, on all procurement goals and
13actual spending for minority-owned, women-owned,
14veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in the previous
15calendar year. These goals shall be expressed as a percentage
16of the total work performed by the regulated utility, and the
17actual spending for all minority-owned, women-owned,
18veteran-owned, and small business enterprises shall also be
19expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the
20regulated utility.
21    Each regulated gas and electric utility with at least
22100,000 customers shall submit the rules, regulations, and
23definitions used for their procurement goals in their annual

 

 

SB2526 Enrolled- 2 -LRB097 14603 CEL 59469 b

1report.
2    The Commission shall publish each annual report on its
3website and shall maintain each annual report for at least 5
4years.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.