Senate Sponsors: MAHAR. House Sponsors: NOVAK-PERSICO Short description: PUBLIC UTILITIES-COGENERATION Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes stylistic changes concerning the supply of electricity. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (House recedes May 27, 1999) Makes a stylistic change. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the House recede from H-am 1. Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows: Adds reference to: 220 ILCS 5/16-104 220 ILCS 5/16-108 220 ILCS 5/16-110 220 ILCS 5/16-111 220 ILCS 5/16-111.1 new 220 ILCS 5/16-111.2 new 220 ILCS 5/16-114.1 new 220 ILCS 5/16-130 220 ILCS 10/5 220 ILCS 10/5.1 new Deletes everything. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Changes the definition of "alternative retail electric supplier". Provides that an electric utility serving more than 1,000,000 customers shall offer delivery services to certain retail customers. Provides that an electric utility shall not charge transition charges for power and energy that a retail customer takes from co-generation or self-generation facilities if the facilities meet certain criteria. Provides that industrial retail customers are not subject to the transition charge for power and energy taken from certain generation facilities. Provides that an electric utility providing service to at least 1,000,000 customers in this State on January 1, 1999 shall not be entitled to petition for entry of an order by the Commission authorizing the electric utility to implement transition charges for an additional period ending no later than December 31, 2008. Provides that a public utility that provided electric service to at least 1,000,000 customers on January 1, 1999 shall file tariffs, effective October 1, 2001, (now May 1, 2002) for each component of its base rates by an additional 5% from the base rates in effect immediately prior to January 1, 1998. Changes the method of calculating the Index. Provides that if an electric utility is selling or transferring to a single buyer 5 or more generating plants with a total net dependable capacity of 5000 megawatts or more and has obtained a sale price or consideration that exceeds 200% of the book value of those plants, it shall provide to the Governor, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the President and the Minority Leader of the Senate a written commitment to expend $2,000,000,000 within its service area on various programs. Provides that such an electric utility may establish a trust or foundation to provide financial assistance for the programs. Provides that the trustees of a trust or foundation shall contribute money to the Citizens Utility Board. Permits an electric utility owning a single-unit nuclear power plant that enters into an agreement to sell a nuclear power plant and agrees to make payments to a trust or to purchase an insurance instrument to provide for payment of decommissioning costs of the nuclear power plant to maintain decommissioning funds to implement revisions to its decommissioning rate. Amends the Citizens Utility Board Act to permit the Board to accept contributions made pursuant to the Public Utilities Act. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0050 Last action date: 99-06-30 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status