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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 873
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 873 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
5 changing Section 5-109 as follows:
6 (220 ILCS 5/5-109) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-109)
7 Sec. 5-109. Each public utility in the State, other than
8 a commercial mobile radio service provider, shall each year
9 furnish to the Commission, in such form as the Commission
10 shall require, annual reports as to all the items mentioned
11 in the preceding Sections of this Article, and in addition
12 such other items, whether of a nature similar to those
13 therein enumerated or otherwise, as the Commission may
14 prescribe. Such annual reports shall contain all the
15 required information for the period of 12 to twelve months
16 ending on the thirtieth day of June in each year, or ending
17 on the thirty-first day of December in each year, as the
18 Commission may by order prescribe for each class of public
19 utilities, except commercial mobile radio service providers,
20 and shall be filed with the Commission at its office in
21 Springfield within 3 three months after the close of the year
22 for which the report is made. The Commission shall have
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1 authority to require any public utility to file monthly
2 reports of earnings and expenses of such utility, and to file
3 other periodical or special, or both periodical and special
4 reports concerning any matter about which the Commission is
5 authorized by law to keep itself informed. All reports shall
6 be under oath.
7 When any report is erroneous or defective or appears to
8 the Commission to be erroneous or defective, the Commission
9 may notify the public utility to amend such report within 30
10 thirty days, and before or after the termination of such
11 period the Commission may examine the officers, agents, or
12 employees, and books, records, accounts, vouchers, plant,
13 equipment and property of such public utility, and correct
14 such items in the report as upon such examination the
15 Commission may find defective or erroneous.
16 All reports made to the Commission by any public utility
17 and the contents thereof shall be open to public inspection,
18 unless otherwise ordered by the Commission. Such reports
19 shall be preserved in the office of the Commission.
20 Any public utility which fails to make and file any
21 report called for by the Commission within the time
22 specified; or to make specific answer to any question
23 propounded by the Commission within 30 thirty days from the
24 time it is lawfully required to do so, or within such further
25 time, not to exceed 90 ninety days, as may in its discretion
26 be allowed by the Commission, shall forfeit up to $100 for
27 each and every day it may so be in default if the utility
28 collects less than $100,000 annually in gross revenue; and if
29 the utility collects $100,000 or more annually in gross
30 revenue, it shall forfeit $100 per day for each and every day
31 it is in default.
32 Any person who wilfully makes any false return or report
33 to the Commission, or to any member, officer or employee
34 thereof, and any person who aids or abets such person shall
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1 be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
2 (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4 becoming law.".