Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Filed: 3/2/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2526

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2526, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
6Section 5-115 as follows:
 
7    (220 ILCS 5/5-115 new)
8    Sec. 5-115. Minority, female, veterans, small business
9reports and spending. The Commission shall require all
10regulated gas and electric utilities with at least 100,000
11customers under its authority to submit an annual report on all
12procurement goals and actual spending for minority-owned,
13women-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises.
14These goals shall be expressed as a percentage of the total
15work performed by the regulated utility, and the actual
16spending for all minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned,

 

 

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1and small business enterprises shall also be expressed as a
2percentage of the total work performed by the regulated
3utility.
4    Each regulated gas and electric utility with at least
5100,000 customers shall submit the rules, regulations, and
6definitions used for their procurement goals in their annual
7report.
8    The Commission shall publish each annual report on its
9website and shall maintain each annual report for at least 5
10years.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.".