$HB2858 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.................... 31,700

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

For Group Insurance............................... 26,200

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

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

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

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

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

Total $139,000

Payable from Public Utility Fund:

For Personal Services............................ 844,600

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................... 388,200

For State Contributions to Social Security........ 64,700

For Group Insurance.............................. 205,600

For Contractual Services.......................... 24,600

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

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

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

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

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

Total $1,593,700

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......................... 16,210,800

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................. 7,450,200

For State Contributions to Social Security..... 1,236,500

For Group Insurance............................ 3,778,300

For Contractual Services....................... 1,638,700

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

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

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

For Equipment..................................... 88,800

For Electronic Data Processing................... 383,700

For Telecommunications........................... 305,500

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

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

Total $31,310,000

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 20. The sum of $77,130,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Wireless Service Emergency Fund to the Illinois Commerce Commission for its administrative costs and 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.

Section 25. The sum of $14,000,000, 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.......................... 6,561,300

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................. 3,015,500

For State Contributions to Social Security....... 498,100

For Group Insurance............................ 1,683,800

For Contractual Services......................... 869,200

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

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

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

For Equipment.................................... 133,200

For Electronic Data Processing................... 171,000

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

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

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

Total $13,485,800

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 $10,000,000, or so much of thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Commerce Commission from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Resources Fund for deposit into the Public Utility Fund.

Section 45. 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, 2015.