$SB3214 99TH 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 1. 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............................. 68,800

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System.................... 30,700

For State Contributions to Social Security......... 5,300

For Group Insurance............................... 24,000

For Contractual Services........................... 1,000

For Travel......................................... 1,500

For Equipment........................................ 500

For Telecommunications............................. 4,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment........................ 0

Total $135,800

Payable from Public Utility Fund:

For Personal Services............................ 784,800

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................... 349,800

For State Contributions to Social Security........ 60,100

For Group Insurance.............................. 236,000

For Contractual Services.......................... 24,900

For Travel........................................ 50,000

For Commodities.................................... 1,000

For Equipment........................................ 500

For Telecommunications............................ 14,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment...................... 500

Total $1,521,600

Section 5. 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......................... 15,204,700

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................. 6,776,500

For State Contributions to Social Security..... 1,161,500

For Group Insurance............................ 4,127,900

For Contractual Services....................... 1,700,900

For Travel....................................... 100,000

For Commodities................................... 24,000

For Printing...................................... 22,000

For Equipment..................................... 83,400

For Electronic Data Processing................... 844,800

For Telecommunications........................... 360,500

For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 45,000

For Refunds....................................... 26,500

Total $30,477,700

Section 10. The sum of $150,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois 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 15. The sum of $1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Fund to the Illinois Commerce Commission for refunds.

Section 25. The sum of $5,500,000, 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 administrative costs incurred by the Illinois Commerce Commission related to administering the program.

Section 30. 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.......................... 6,791,200

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................. 3,026,700

For State Contributions to Social Security....... 517,300

For Group Insurance............................ 1,942,000

For Contractual Services......................... 881,800

For Travel........................................ 80,000

For Commodities................................... 35,000

For Printing...................................... 54,000

For Equipment..................................... 71,300

For Electronic Data Processing................... 422,100

For Telecommunications........................... 210,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment.................. 150,000

For Refunds....................................... 24,700

Total $14,206,100

Section 35. The sum of $4,240,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Transportation Regulatory Fund to the Illinois Commerce Commission for (1) disbursing funds collected for the Single State Insurance Registration Program and/or Unified Carrier Registration System; (2) for refunds for overpayments; and (3) for administrative expenses.

Section 40. The sum of $12,000,000, or so much of thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Commerce Commission from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund for deposit into the Public Utility Fund.

Section 45. The sum of $4,320,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation Fund to the Illinois Commerce Commission for administrative costs and for distribution to the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation, as required in the Illinois Public Utilities Act, Section 13-703.

Section 50. No contract shall be entered into or obligation incurred or any expenditure made from the appropriation herein made in Section 40 of this Article until after the purpose and the amount of such expenditure has been approved in writing by the Governor.

Section 99. Effective Date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2016, if and only if Senate Bill 2789 of the 99th General Assembly (the Unbalanced Budget Response Act), as introduced in the Illinois Senate, becomes law.