SB0135sam002 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. David Koehler

Filed: 3/14/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 135

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 135 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Power Agency Act is amended by adding Sections 1-135 and 1-140 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3855/1-135 new)

Sec. 1-135. Fuel diversity capacity. The Illinois Power Agency shall conduct at least one workshop and issue a report regarding the importance of fuel diversity in Illinois for capacity. The report under this Section shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly, as well as posted on the Internet website of the Agency, on or before March 1, 2020. This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021.

(20 ILCS 3855/1-140 new)

Sec. 1-140. Demand response options. The Illinois Power Agency shall conduct at least one workshop and issue a report on the level of demand response resources in the Illinois capacity markets and the benefits that demand response brings to wholesale markets and demand response providers, and identify barriers to market participation by consumers. The report under this Section shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly, as well as posted on the Internet website of the Agency, on or before March 1, 2020. This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".