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 1                     SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 34
 2               (As amended by Senate Amendment No. 1)

 3        WHEREAS, Access to an adequate supply of electric  energy
 4    is of vital importance to the citizens of this State; and

 5        WHEREAS, Recent events in California demonstrate the need
 6    for adequate electricity transmission capacity in this State;
 7    and

 8        WHEREAS,   The  newly  deregulated  environment  for  the
 9    production of electricity is resulting in  additional  demand
10    for transmission capacity; and

11        WHEREAS,  Adequate  electricity  transmission capacity is
12    essential to the health, safety, and economic  well-being  of
13    the citizens of this State; therefore, be it

14        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
15    ASSEMBLY  OF  THE   STATE   OF   ILLINOIS,   THE   HOUSE   OF
16    REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Commerce
17    Commission, the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs,
18    and  the Department of Transportation jointly conduct a study
19    of electricity transmission capacity in this State; and be it
20    further

21        RESOLVED, That the  study  include  an  analysis  of  the
22    existing  electricity  transmission  capacity  in this State,
23    including recommendations for changes  in  State  or  federal
24    regulations  or statutes and initiatives that can be taken by
25    the Illinois Commerce Commission, the State of Illinois,  and
26    the  federal  government  which  may  be necessary to develop
27    remedies  to  any   reliability   or   economic   performance
28    inadequacies in the existing electricity transmission system;
29    an  examination  of  the areas of the State of Illinois where
30    additional electricity demand is reasonably likely to  occur,
31    including   recommendations  about  electricity  transmission
32    system development required to  accommodate  such  reasonably
 
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 1    anticipated   additional   electricity   demand  growth,  and
 2    Illinois Commerce Commission, State of Illinois, and  federal
 3    government   initiatives   which   might   be  undertaken  to
 4    facilitate transmission system enhancement or  expansion  for
 5    those  purposes;  and  an  analysis  of  the  feasibility  of
 6    promoting  the  development  of  Illinois coal resources as a
 7    source of additional generation capacity  for  the  State  by
 8    developing  additional transmission capacity within the State
 9    of Illinois to move electricity from the southern portions of
10    the State to areas of  significant  demand  for  that  power,
11    including   an   estimate   of   the  cost  of  developing  a
12    South-to-North transmission corridor for those purposes;  and
13    be it further

14        RESOLVED,  That  the  Illinois  Commerce  Commission, the
15    Department  of  Commerce  and  Community  Affairs,  and   the
16    Department   of  Transportation  report  their  findings  and
17    recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 2001;
18    and be it further

19        RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered  to
20    the   Chairman  of  the  Illinois  Commerce  Commission,  the
21    Director of Commerce and Community Affairs, and the Secretary
22    of Transportation.

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