93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6985


 
Introduced 02/09/04, by Robert Rita
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		















220 ILCS 5/2-204 new





220 ILCS 5/10-112
  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 10-112







    Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides for submission of documents under the Act in electronic form pursuant to rules adopted by the Illinois Commerce Commission.  In provisions concerning service of Commission orders, provides that service by electronic means shall constitute service
without additional proof of a receipt of a copy of
the
order.
















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


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HB6985

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    AN ACT concerning utilities.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended  by changing 
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Section 10-112 and  by adding Section 2-204 as follows:
 
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    (220 ILCS 5/2-204  new)
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    Sec. 2-204. Electronic writings; administrative rules; 
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fees.
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    (a) Whenever a document, record, or other writing of any 
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kind or description is either required or permitted by statute 
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or by rule of the Commission to be filed with, submitted to, or 
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otherwise provided to the Commission, the document, record, or 
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writing may be filed with, submitted to, or otherwise provided 
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to the Commission in electronic form pursuant to rules adopted 
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by the Commission. Whenever a document, record, or other 
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writing of any kind or description is either required or 
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permitted by statute or by rule of the Commission to be 
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provided by the Commission or by any person or party to one or 
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more persons or parties other than the Commission, such 
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document, record, or writing may be provided to such persons or 
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parties in electronic form pursuant to rules adopted by the 
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Commission. Rules adopted under this Section shall comply with 
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the requirements of Article 25 of the Electronic Commerce 
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Security Act.

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    (b) The Commission is authorized to adopt by rule and to 
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impose and collect reasonable fees to offset the cost of 
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developing, deploying, and enhancing automated systems for 
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transactions pursuant to the rules adopted under subsection (a) 
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of this Section or under other rules adopted by the Commission 
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pursuant to law.

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    (c) The Commission is authorized to adopt by rule and to 
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impose and collect reasonable administrative fees to offset all 
 


 






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costs necessary to accept, process, store, and otherwise 
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administer systems for documents, records, and other writings 
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that are not electronic once the rules permitted by subsection 
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(a) of the Section are in place.

 



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    (220 ILCS 5/10-112)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 10-112)



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    Sec. 10-112. Service of Commission orders. Every order of 
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the
Commission shall be served upon every person
or corporation 
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to be affected thereby by personal delivery of a copy thereof, 
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by mailing in the United States mail a
copy thereof in a sealed 
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package with postage prepaid, or by electronic
means to the 
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person to be
affected thereby or in the case of a corporation, 
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to any officer or agent
thereof upon whom a summons of a 
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circuit court may be
served in a civil action.  Where such 
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persons or corporations, or both,
exceed 3 in number, service 
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as herein provided may be upon the attorneys or
representatives 
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of record, if there be any; and in any event, service by 
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electronic means or mailing in
the United States mail as herein 
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provided, shall constitute service,
without additional proof 
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of a receipt of such copy or copies of
such
order.   Within a 
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time specified in the order
of the Commission every person and 
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corporation upon whom it is served must,
if so required in the 
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order, notify the Commission in like manner whether
the terms 
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of the order are accepted and will be obeyed.

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(Source: P.A. 91-341, eff. 7-29-99.)