HB2529ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Lou Lang

Filed: 3/6/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2529

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2529 as follows:

on page 49, line 6, after "utility", by inserting "other than a combination utility"; and

by replacing line 12 on page 49 through line 4 on page 51 with the following:

"(1) if this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly takes effect on or before June 15, 2013, the following subparagraphs shall apply to a participating utility other than a combination utility:

(A) if the Commission has initiated a proceeding pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 16-108.6 of this Act that is pending as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, then the order entered in such proceeding shall, after notice and hearing, accelerate the commencement of the meter deployment schedule approved in the final Commission order on rehearing entered in Docket No. 12-0298;

(B) if the Commission has entered an order pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 16-108.6 of this Act prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly that does not accelerate the commencement of the meter deployment schedule approved in the final Commission order on rehearing entered in Docket No. 12-0298, then the utility shall file with the Commission, within 45 days after such effective date, a plan for accelerating the commencement of the utility's meter deployment schedule approved in the final Commission order on rehearing entered in Docket No. 12-0298; the Commission shall reopen the proceeding in which it entered its order pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 16-108.6 of this Act and shall, after notice and hearing, enter an amendatory order that approves or approves as modified such accelerated plan within 90 days after the utility's filing; or

(C) if the Commission has not initiated a proceeding pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 16-108.6 of this Act prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, then the utility shall file with the Commission, within 45 days after such effective date, a plan for accelerating the commencement of the utility's meter deployment schedule approved in the final Commission order on rehearing entered in Docket No. 12-0298 and the Commission shall, after notice and hearing, approve or approve as modified such plan within 90 days after the utility's filing;

(2) if this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly takes effect after June 15, 2013, then each participating utility other than a combination utility shall file with the Commission, within 45 days after such effective date, a plan for accelerating the commencement of the utility's meter deployment schedule approved in the final Commission order on rehearing entered in Docket No. 12-0298; the Commission shall reopen the most recent proceeding in which it entered an order pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 16-108.6 of this Act and within 90 days after the utility's filing shall, after notice and hearing, enter an amendatory order that approves or approves as modified such accelerated plan, provided that if there was no such prior proceeding the Commission shall open a new proceeding and within 90 days after the utility's filing shall, after notice and hearing, enter an order that approves or approves as modified such accelerated plan.

Any schedule for meter deployment approved by the Commission pursuant to subparagraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection (l) shall take into consideration procurement times for meters and other equipment and operational issues. Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly shall shorten or extend the end dates for the 5-year or 10-year periods set forth in subsection (b) of this Section or Section 16-108.6 of this Act. Nothing in this subsection is intended to address whether a participating utility has, or has not, satisfied any or all of the metrics and performance goals established pursuant to subsection (f) of this Section.".