HB5347 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB096 18538 MJR 33920 b

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5347

Introduced 2/5/2010, by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

220 ILCS 5/5-101.5 new

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a utility that is regulated by the Illinois Commerce Commission that owns power stations or substations located within 200 feet of a lake, river, or stream in the State must file a report with the Commission by June 30, 2011 reporting any possible contamination resulting from the substation in nearby soil and water. Provides that if the utility has already completed a full environmental report on that property within the last 5 years, then that private report must be made available for public viewing by July 28, 2011. Provides that if no environmental report has been completed, then the utility has until August 30, 2011 to conduct and complete a full environmental survey of the property. Provides that the environmental study shall be filed with the Commission and shall include all data from the soil and water samples performed by the utility. Provides that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency must review all surveys by November 30, 2010. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning utilities.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding Section 5-101.5 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/5-101.5 new)

Sec. 5-101.5. Reports to Commission; powerstations by waterways. A utility that is regulated by the Commission that owns power stations or substations located within 200 feet of a lake, river, or stream in this State must file a report with the Commission by June 30, 2011 reporting any possible contamination resulting from the substation in nearby soil and water. If the utility has already completed a full environmental report on that property within the last 5 years, then that private report must be made available for public viewing by July 28, 2011. If no environmental report has been completed, then the utility has until August 30, 2011 to conduct and complete a full environmental survey of the property. The environmental study shall be filed with the Commission and shall include all data from the soil and water samples performed by the utility. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency must review all surveys by November 30, 2010.

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