95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2325


 
Introduced 2/14/2008, by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














220 ILCS 5/9-223
  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223







    Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Commission may authorize certain public utilities to impose a fire protection charge to meet the fire protection needs of customers (now, the fire protection needs of any municipality or public fire protection district are covered). Provides that any fire protection charge imposed shall reflect the
costs associated with providing fire protection service as determined by the Commission for each service area of the public utility for which the Commission determines a separate revenue requirement. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
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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 9-223 as follows:
 



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    (220 ILCS 5/9-223)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223)


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    Sec. 9-223. Fire protection charge.

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    (a) The Commission may authorize any public utility engaged 
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in
the production, storage, transmission, sale, delivery or 
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furnishing of water
to impose a fire protection charge, in 
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addition to any rate authorized by
this Act, sufficient to 
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cover a reasonable portion of the cost of providing
the 
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capacity, facilities and the water necessary to meet the fire 
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protection
needs of customers
any municipality or public fire 
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protection district.  Such fire
protection charge shall be in 
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the form of a fixed amount per bill and shall
be shown 
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separately on the utility bill of each customer of the 
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municipality
or fire protection district.  Any filing by a 
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public utility to impose such a
fire protection charge or to 
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modify a charge shall be made pursuant to Section
9-201 of this 
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Act.  Any fire protection charge imposed shall reflect the
costs 
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associated with providing fire protection service as 
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determined by the Commission for each service area of the 
 


 






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public utility for which the Commission determines a separate 
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revenue requirement
municipality
or fire protection district.  
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No such charge shall be imposed directly on
any municipality or 
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fire protection district for a reasonable level of fire

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protection services unless provided for in a separate agreement 
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between the
municipality or the fire protection district and 
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the utility.

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    (b) By December 31, 2007, the Commission shall conduct at 
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least 3 public forums to evaluate the purpose and use of each 
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fire protection charge imposed under this Section. At least one 
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forum must be held in northern Illinois, at least one forum 
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must be held in central Illinois, and at least one forum must 
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be held in southern Illinois. The Commission must invite a 
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representative from each municipality and fire protection 
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district affected by a fire protection charge under this 
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Section to attend a public forum. The Commission shall report 
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its findings concerning recommendations concerning the purpose 
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and use of each fire protection charge to the General Assembly 
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no later than the last day of the veto session in 2008.

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(Source: P.A. 94-950, eff. 6-27-06.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.