$SB1811 95TH 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............................. 84,000

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System..................... 9,400

For State Contributions to Social Security......... 6,400

For Group Insurance............................... 14,800

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

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

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

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

For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 1,600

Total $131,700

Payable from Public Utility Fund:

For Personal Services............................ 884,400

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System.................... 99,000

For State Contributions to Social Security........ 67,700

For Group Insurance.............................. 214,900

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 $1,378,800

Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the Public Utility Fund for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Commerce Commission.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

For Personal Services......................... 15,480,000

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................. 1,733,100

For State Contributions to Social Security..... 1,184,200

For Group Insurance............................ 3,255,000

For Contractual Services....................... 1,924,200

For Travel....................................... 240,000

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

For Printing...................................... 35,500

For Equipment..................................... 80,000

For Electronic Data Processing................... 975,800

For Telecommunications........................... 425,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 60,000

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

Total $25,456,500

Section 15. 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.

Section 20. 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 25. The sum of $45,900,000, 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 30. The sum of $19,500,000, 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 35. 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 40. The amount of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2007, from an appropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 40, Section 25 of Public Act 94-0798, is reappropriated 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 45. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the Transportation Regulatory Fund for ordinary and contingent expenses to the Illinois Commerce Commission:

TRANSPORTATION

For Personal Services.......................... 5,282,600

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................... 591,400

For State Contributions to Social Security....... 404,200

For Group Insurance............................ 1,000,500

For Contractual Services......................... 710,000

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

For Commodities................................... 30,000

For Printing...................................... 20,000

For Equipment.................................... 116,000

For Electronic Data Processing................... 407,200

For Telecommunications........................... 300,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment.................. 140,000

For Refunds....................................... 50,000

Total $9,229,000

Section 50. 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; (2) for refunds for overpayments; and (3) for administrative expenses.

Section 55. The sum of $600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Transportation Regulatory Fund to the Illinois Commerce Commission for railroad crossing improvement initiatives.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007.