91st General Assembly
Summary of HB0287
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House Sponsors:
TENHOUSE-MAUTINO-GRANBERG-HARTKE-RUTHERFORD, REITZ, 
   BLACK, WINKEL, LAWFER, JONES,JOHN, MYERS,RICHARD, HANNIG, 
   CURRY,JULIE, MITCHELL,BILL, FOWLER, MITCHELL,JERRY, 
   STEPHENS, SOMMER, SMITH,MICHAEL, BRUNSVOLD, TURNER,JOHN AND MOFFITT.

Senate Sponsors:
DONAHUE-SIEBEN-MAITLAND-JACOBS-WELCH

Short description: 
PUB UTILITIES-UNIVERSAL FUNDS                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Telecommunications Article  of  the  Public  Utilities      
   Act.   Adds  a  caption  to  a  Section concerning Commerce Commission      
   duties and makes a  stylistic  change  regarding  universal  telephone      
   service.                                                                    
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          220 ILCS 5/13-301                                                    
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          220 ILCS 5/13-301.5 new                                              
        Replaces  everything.  Amends the Public Utilities Act.                
   Creates the Affordable Rural Telecommunications Service Program Design      
   Group  to  study  the  necessity  of  creating  a  fund  to compensate      
   providers of local exchange telecommunications service to mitigate the      
   price impact on consumers resulting from the high or  rising  cost  of      
   providing  that  service.  Requires the Program Design Group to report      
   its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1,      
   2001.  Effective immediately.                                               
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Senate recedes May 27, 1999)                  
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          220 ILCS 5/13-301.5 new                                              
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          220 ILCS 5/13-301               from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-301        
        Replaces the title and  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.      
   Amends   the   Public  Utilities  Act.   Provides  that  the  Commerce      
   Commission shall, if appropriate, create funds to  subsidize  eligible      
   telecommunications  carriers  whose  cost of providing service exceeds      
   the affordable rate for the service.  Provides that the costs  of  the      
   funds  shall  be  recovered  from all telecommunications carriers on a      
   competitively neutral basis.  Effective immediately.                        
        CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1.                                     
        Recommends that the Senate recede from S-am 1.                         
        Recommends that the bill be amended as follows:                        
        Replaces the title and  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.      
   Amends  the  Public Utilities Act.  Authorizes the Commerce Commission      
   to establish universal support service funds to subsidize the cost  of      
   telecommunications  services  by carriers whose costs of providing the      
   services exceed the affordable rate as established by the  Commission.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0636

   Last action date: 99-08-20

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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