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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB1137 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 220 ILCS 15/1 | from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5501 |
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Amends the Gas Storage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to
condemnation of property.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1137 | | LRB101 03455 JRG 48463 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Gas Storage Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5501)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1.
Any corporation which is engaged in or desires to |
| 8 | | engage in, the
the
distribution, transportation or storage of |
| 9 | | natural gas or manufactured gas,
which gas, in whole or in |
| 10 | | part, is intended for ultimate distribution to
the public in |
| 11 | | the State of Illinois, if the said business of such
corporation |
| 12 | | is regulated or subject to regulation under either the laws of
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| 13 | | the State of Illinois or the laws of the United States, shall |
| 14 | | have the
right to enter upon, take or damage private property |
| 15 | | or any interest
therein, in the manner provided for by the law |
| 16 | | of eminent domain, necessary
or convenient for its said |
| 17 | | operations, including the storage of gas, all of
which |
| 18 | | operations are hereby recognized and declared to be affected |
| 19 | | with a
public interest and all of the property used in which |
| 20 | | operations is hereby
recognized and declared to be devoted to |
| 21 | | public use. |
| 22 | | (Source: Laws 1951, p. 395.)
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