$SB1398 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

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

ARTICLE 1

Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for the ordinary and contingent expenses to the Illinois Commerce Commission:

CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

Payable from Transportation Regulatory Fund:

For Personal Services............................. 77,200

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer................................... 100

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System.................... 12,200

For State Contributions to

Social Security.................................. 5,900

For Group Insurance............................... 13,800

For Contractual Services............................. 400

For Travel......................................... 2,100

For Equipment...................................... 5,800

For Telecommunications............................. 7,200

For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 1,100

Total $125,800

Payable from Public Utility Fund:

For Personal Services............................ 712,100

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer................................... 100

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................... 112,500

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................. 54,500

For Group Insurance.............................. 165,600

For Contractual Services.......................... 22,700

For Travel........................................ 64,900

For Commodities.................................... 2,100

For Equipment...................................... 2,300

For Telecommunications............................ 20,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment...................... 800

Total $1,157,600

Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated for ordinary and contingent expenses to the Illinois Commerce Commission, as follows:

PUBLIC UTILITIES

Payable from Public Utility Fund:

For Personal Services......................... 12,412,000

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer................................ 69,700

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................. 1,961,600

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................ 949,500

For Group Insurance............................ 2,815,200

For Contractual Services....................... 1,572,400

For Travel....................................... 224,400

For Commodities................................... 46,700

For Printing...................................... 50,500

For Equipment..................................... 74,800

For Electronic Data Processing................... 812,700

For Telecommunications........................... 500,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 20,400

For Refunds....................................... 17,000

Total $21,526,900

Section 15. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Illinois Commerce Commission:

TRANSPORTATION

Payable from Transportation Regulatory Fund:

For Personal Services.......................... 4,597,300

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer............................... 114,300

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................... 726,600

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................ 356,200

For Group Insurance.............................. 924,600

For Contractual Services......................... 534,400

For Travel....................................... 177,100

For Commodities................................... 35,500

For Printing...................................... 27,800

For Equipment.................................... 109,400

For Electronic Data Processing................... 405,300

For Telecommunications........................... 387,900

For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 91,900

For Refunds....................................... 25,000

Total $8,513,300

Section 20. The sum of $7,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Transportation Regulatory Fund to the Illinois Commerce Commission for disbursing funds collected for the Single State Insurance Registration Program to be distributed to: (1) participating states, provided that no distributions exceed funds made available from registration collections; and (2) for refunds for overpayments.

Section 25. The sum of $1,781,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Public Utility Fund to assist the Illinois Commerce Commission in implementing the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997, including costs in the prior year.

Section 30. The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Digital Divide Elimination Infrastructure Fund to the Illinois Commerce Commission for grants and awards for the construction of high-speed data transmission facilities.

Section 35. The sum of $74,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Fund to the Illinois Commerce Commission for a grant to the Statewide One-call Notice System, as required in the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act.

The sum of $1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Fund to the Illinois Commerce Commission for refunds.

Section 40. The sum of $42,900,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Wireless Service Emergency Fund to the Illinois Commerce Commission for grants to emergency telephone system boards, qualified government entities, or the Department of State Police for the design, implementation, operation, maintenance, or upgrade of wireless 9-1-1 or E9-1-1 emergency services and public safety answering points and for reimbursement of the Communications Revolving Fund for administrative costs incurred by the Illinois Commerce Commission related to administering the program.

Section 45. The sum of $34,400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund to the Illinois Commerce Commission for reimbursement of wireless carriers for costs incurred in complying with the applicable provisions of Federal Communications Commission wireless enhanced 9-1-1 services mandates and for reimbursement of the Communications Revolving Fund for administrative costs incurred by the Illinois Commerce Commission related to administering the program.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2005.