Rep. Brian W. Stewart

Filed: 3/29/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4567

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4567 on page 1, by
3replacing lines 4 through 6 with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and
5Coal Resources Development Law of 1997 is amended by changing
6Section 6-5 and by adding Section 6-8 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 687/6-5)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2020)
9    Sec. 6-5. Renewable Energy Resources and Coal Technology
10Development Assistance Charge.
11    (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16-111 of the
12Public Utilities Act but subject to subsection (e) of this
13Section, each public utility, electric cooperative, as defined
14in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, and municipal
15utility, as referenced in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities
16Act, that is engaged in the delivery of electricity or the

 

 

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1distribution of natural gas within the State of Illinois shall,
2effective January 1, 1998, assess each of its customer accounts
3a monthly Renewable Energy Resources and Coal Technology
4Development Assistance Charge. The delivering public utility,
5municipal electric or gas utility, or electric or gas
6cooperative for a self-assessing purchaser remains subject to
7the collection of the fee imposed by this Section. The monthly
8charge shall be as follows:
9        (1) $0.05 per month on each account for residential
10    electric service as defined in Section 13 of the Energy
11    Assistance Act;
12        (2) $0.05 per month on each account for residential gas
13    service as defined in Section 13 of the Energy Assistance
14    Act;
15        (3) $0.50 per month on each account for nonresidential
16    electric service, as defined in Section 13 of the Energy
17    Assistance Act, which had less than 10 megawatts of peak
18    demand during the previous calendar year;
19        (4) $0.50 per month on each account for nonresidential
20    gas service, as defined in Section 13 of the Energy
21    Assistance Act, which had distributed to it less than
22    4,000,000 therms of gas during the previous calendar year;
23        (5) $37.50 per month on each account for nonresidential
24    electric service, as defined in Section 13 of the Energy
25    Assistance Act, which had 10 megawatts or greater of peak
26    demand during the previous calendar year; and

 

 

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1        (6) $37.50 per month on each account for nonresidential
2    gas service, as defined in Section 13 of the Energy
3    Assistance Act, which had 4,000,000 or more therms of gas
4    distributed to it during the previous calendar year.
5    (b) The Renewable Energy Resources and Coal Technology
6Development Assistance Charge assessed by electric and gas
7public utilities shall be considered a charge for public
8utility service.
9    (c) Fifty percent of the moneys collected pursuant to this
10Section shall be deposited in the Renewable Energy Resources
11Trust Fund by the Department of Revenue. The remaining 50
12percent of the moneys collected pursuant to this Section shall
13be deposited in the Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund
14by the Department of Revenue for the exclusive purposes of (1)
15capturing or sequestering carbon emissions produced by coal
16combustion; (2) supporting research on the capture and
17sequestration of carbon emissions produced by coal combustion;
18and (3) improving coal miner safety.
19    (d) By the 20th day of the month following the month in
20which the charges imposed by this Section were collected, each
21utility and alternative retail electric supplier collecting
22charges pursuant to this Section shall remit to the Department
23of Revenue for deposit in the Renewable Energy Resources Trust
24Fund and the Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund all
25moneys received as payment of the charge provided for in this
26Section on a return prescribed and furnished by the Department

 

 

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1of Revenue showing such information as the Department of
2Revenue may reasonably require.
3    If any payment provided for in this Section exceeds the
4utility or alternate retail electric supplier's liabilities
5under this Act, as shown on an original return, the utility or
6alternative retail electric supplier may credit the excess
7payment against liability subsequently to be remitted to the
8Department of Revenue under this Act.
9    (e) The charges imposed by this Section shall only apply to
10customers of municipal electric or gas utilities and electric
11or gas cooperatives if the municipal electric or gas utility or
12electric or gas cooperative makes an affirmative decision to
13impose the charge. If a municipal electric or gas utility or an
14electric or gas cooperative makes an affirmative decision to
15impose the charge provided by this Section, the municipal
16electric or gas utility or electric or gas cooperative shall
17inform the Department of Revenue in writing of such decision
18when it begins to impose the charge. If a municipal electric or
19gas utility or electric or gas cooperative does not assess this
20charge, its customers shall not be eligible for the Renewable
21Energy Resources Program.
22    (f) The Department of Revenue may establish such rules as
23it deems necessary to implement this Section.
24(Source: P.A. 95-481, eff. 8-28-07.)"; and
 
25on page 1, line 9, by deleting "3,"; and
 

 

 

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1on page 1, line 10, immediately after "10,", by inserting "11,
211a, 12,"; and
 
3on page 108, by replacing lines 10 and 11 with the following:
 
4    "Section 90. The Energy Assistance Act is amended by
5changing Section 13 and by adding Section 19 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 20/13)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2018)
8    Sec. 13. Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund.
9    (a) The Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund is
10hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. The
11Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund is authorized
12to receive moneys from voluntary donations from individuals,
13foundations, corporations, and other sources, moneys received
14pursuant to Section 17, and, by statutory deposit, the moneys
15collected pursuant to this Section. The Fund is also authorized
16to receive voluntary donations from individuals, foundations,
17corporations, and other sources, as well as contributions made
18in accordance with Section 507MM of the Illinois Income Tax
19Act. Subject to appropriation, the Department shall use moneys
20from the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund for
21payments to electric or gas public utilities, municipal
22electric or gas utilities, and electric cooperatives on behalf

 

 

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1of their customers who are participants in the program
2authorized by Sections 4 and 18 of this Act, for the provision
3of weatherization services and for administration of the
4Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund. The yearly
5expenditures for weatherization may not exceed 10% of the
6amount collected during the year pursuant to this Section. The
7yearly administrative expenses of the Supplemental Low-Income
8Energy Assistance Fund may not exceed 10% of the amount
9collected during that year pursuant to this Section, except
10when unspent funds from the Supplemental Low-Income Energy
11Assistance Fund are reallocated from a previous year; any
12unspent balance of the 10% administrative allowance may be
13utilized for administrative expenses in the year they are
14reallocated.
15    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16-111 of the
16Public Utilities Act but subject to subsection (k) of this
17Section, each public utility, electric cooperative, as defined
18in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, and municipal
19utility, as referenced in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities
20Act, that is engaged in the delivery of electricity or the
21distribution of natural gas within the State of Illinois shall,
22effective January 1, 1998, assess each of its customer accounts
23a monthly Energy Assistance Charge for the Supplemental
24Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund. The delivering public
25utility, municipal electric or gas utility, or electric or gas
26cooperative for a self-assessing purchaser remains subject to

 

 

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1the collection of the fee imposed by this Section. The monthly
2charge shall be as follows:
3        (1) $0.48 per month on each account for residential
4    electric service;
5        (2) $0.48 per month on each account for residential gas
6    service;
7        (3) $4.80 per month on each account for non-residential
8    electric service which had less than 10 megawatts of peak
9    demand during the previous calendar year;
10        (4) $4.80 per month on each account for non-residential
11    gas service which had distributed to it less than 4,000,000
12    therms of gas during the previous calendar year;
13        (5) $360 per month on each account for non-residential
14    electric service which had 10 megawatts or greater of peak
15    demand during the previous calendar year; and
16        (6) $360 per month on each account for non-residential
17    gas service which had 4,000,000 or more therms of gas
18    distributed to it during the previous calendar year.
19    The incremental change to such charges imposed by this
20amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall not (i) be
21used for any purpose other than to directly assist customers
22and (ii) be applicable to utilities serving less than 100,000
23customers in Illinois on January 1, 2009.
24    In addition, electric and gas utilities have committed, and
25shall contribute, a one-time payment of $22 million to the
26Fund, within 10 days after the effective date of the tariffs

 

 

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1established pursuant to Sections 16-111.8 and 19-145 of the
2Public Utilities Act to be used for the Department's cost of
3implementing the programs described in Section 18 of this
4amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Arrearage
5Reduction Program described in Section 18, and the programs
6described in Section 8-105 of the Public Utilities Act. If a
7utility elects not to file a rider within 90 days after the
8effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
9Assembly, then the contribution from such utility shall be made
10no later than February 1, 2010.
11    (c) For purposes of this Section:
12        (1) "residential electric service" means electric
13    utility service for household purposes delivered to a
14    dwelling of 2 or fewer units which is billed under a
15    residential rate, or electric utility service for
16    household purposes delivered to a dwelling unit or units
17    which is billed under a residential rate and is registered
18    by a separate meter for each dwelling unit;
19        (2) "residential gas service" means gas utility
20    service for household purposes distributed to a dwelling of
21    2 or fewer units which is billed under a residential rate,
22    or gas utility service for household purposes distributed
23    to a dwelling unit or units which is billed under a
24    residential rate and is registered by a separate meter for
25    each dwelling unit;
26        (3) "non-residential electric service" means electric

 

 

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1    utility service which is not residential electric service;
2    and
3        (4) "non-residential gas service" means gas utility
4    service which is not residential gas service.
5    (d) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
6amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each public
7utility engaged in the delivery of electricity or the
8distribution of natural gas shall file with the Illinois
9Commerce Commission tariffs incorporating the Energy
10Assistance Charge in other charges stated in such tariffs,
11which shall become effective no later than the beginning of the
12first billing cycle following such filing.
13    (e) The Energy Assistance Charge assessed by electric and
14gas public utilities shall be considered a charge for public
15utility service.
16    (f) By the 20th day of the month following the month in
17which the charges imposed by the Section were collected, each
18public utility, municipal utility, and electric cooperative
19shall remit to the Department of Revenue all moneys received as
20payment of the Energy Assistance Charge on a return prescribed
21and furnished by the Department of Revenue showing such
22information as the Department of Revenue may reasonably
23require; provided, however, that a utility offering an
24Arrearage Reduction Program pursuant to Section 18 of this Act
25shall be entitled to net those amounts necessary to fund and
26recover the costs of such Program as authorized by that Section

 

 

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1that is no more than the incremental change in such Energy
2Assistance Charge authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th
3General Assembly. If a customer makes a partial payment, a
4public utility, municipal utility, or electric cooperative may
5elect either: (i) to apply such partial payments first to
6amounts owed to the utility or cooperative for its services and
7then to payment for the Energy Assistance Charge or (ii) to
8apply such partial payments on a pro-rata basis between amounts
9owed to the utility or cooperative for its services and to
10payment for the Energy Assistance Charge.
11    If any payment provided for in this Section exceeds the
12public utility, municipal utility, or electric cooperative's
13liabilities under this Act, as shown on an original return, the
14public utility, municipal utility, or electric cooperative may
15credit the excess payment against liability subsequently to be
16remitted to the Department of Revenue under this Act.
17    (g) The Department of Revenue shall deposit into the
18Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund all moneys
19remitted to it in accordance with subsection (f) of this
20Section; provided, however, that the amounts remitted by each
21utility shall be used to provide assistance to that utility's
22customers. The utilities shall coordinate with the Department
23to establish an equitable and practical methodology for
24implementing this subsection (g) beginning with the 2010
25program year.
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1prepare a report for the General Assembly on the expenditure of
2funds appropriated from the Low-Income Energy Assistance Block
3Grant Fund for the program authorized under Section 4 of this
4Act.
5    (i) The Department of Revenue may establish such rules as
6it deems necessary to implement this Section.
7    (j) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may
8establish such rules as it deems necessary to implement this
9Section.
10    (k) The charges imposed by this Section shall only apply to
11customers of municipal electric or gas utilities and electric
12or gas cooperatives if the municipal electric or gas utility or
13electric or gas cooperative makes an affirmative decision to
14impose the charge. If a municipal electric or gas utility or an
15electric cooperative makes an affirmative decision to impose
16the charge provided by this Section, the municipal electric or
17gas utility or electric cooperative shall inform the Department
18of Revenue in writing of such decision when it begins to impose
19the charge. If a municipal electric or gas utility or electric
20or gas cooperative does not assess this charge, the Department
21may not use funds from the Supplemental Low-Income Energy
22Assistance Fund to provide benefits to its customers under the
23program authorized by Section 4 of this Act.
24    In its use of federal funds under this Act, the Department
25may not cause a disproportionate share of those federal funds
26to benefit customers of systems which do not assess the charge

 

 

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1provided by this Section.
2    This Section is repealed effective December 31, 2018 unless
3renewed by action of the General Assembly. The General Assembly
4shall consider the results of the evaluations described in
5Section 8 in its deliberations.
6(Source: P.A. 98-429, eff. 8-16-13; 99-457, eff. 1-1-16.)"; and
 
7on page 108, line 14, by deleting "3,"; and
 
8on page 108, line 15, immediately after "10,", by inserting
9"11, 11a, 12,".