98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3366
 
Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Don Harmon
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
220 ILCS 5/19-130

     Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Office of Retail Market Development to monitor the existing competitive condition of the retail natural gas market in Illinois. Beginning in 2015, requires the Director of the Office of Retail Market Development to submit a report, on or before October 1 of each year, to the Illinois Commerce Commission, the General Assembly, and the Governor regarding the competitive retail gas market in Illinois, barriers to retail competition for all customer classes, and proposes solutions to overcome identified barriers. Deletes language that requires the Office to gather input from all interested parties and other bureaus within the Commission for its annual report. Effective immediately.
  


LRB098 19763 RPS 54978 b

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SB3366LRB098 19763 RPS 54978 b


  
1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 19-130 as follows:
 



6    (220 ILCS 5/19-130)



7    Sec. 19-130. Commission study and report. The Commission's 
8Office of Retail Market Development shall prepare an annual

9report regarding the
development of competitive retail natural 
10gas markets in Illinois. The Office shall monitor existing 
11competitive conditions in Illinois, identify barriers to 
12retail competition for all customer classes, and actively 
13explore and propose to the Commission and to the General 
14Assembly solutions to overcome identified barriers. Solutions 
15proposed by the Office to promote retail competition must also 
16promote safe, reliable, and affordable natural gas service.  
17    On or before October 1 of each year, beginning in 2015, the 
18Director shall submit a report to the Commission, the General 
19Assembly, and the Governor, that includes The report shall be 
20approved by the Commission and be filed by
July 1
of each odd 
21year with the Joint
Committee on Legislative Support Services 
22of the General Assembly and the
Governor and shall be
publicly 
23available. The report shall include, at a minimum, the 
 
 
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1following
information:






2        (1) an analysis of the status and development of the 
3    retail natural gas
market in the State of Illinois; and
4        (2) a discussion of any identified barriers to the 
5    development of competitive retail natural gas markets in 
6    Illinois and proposed solutions to overcome identified 
7    barriers; and 


8        (3) any other information the Office Commission 
9    considers significant in
assessing
the development of 
10    natural gas
markets in the State of Illinois.

11    To aid in preparation of its annual report, as well in its 
12assessment of barriers to the development of competitive retail 
13natural gas markets and proposed solutions to overcome those 
14barriers, the Commission's Office of Retail Market Development 
15shall gather input from all interested parties as well as from 
16other bureaus within the Commission. 
17(Source: P.A. 97-223, eff. 1-1-12.)

 
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.