Senate Sponsors: RAUSCHENBERGER AND BOWLES. House Sponsors: MOORE Short description: ICC ADMINISTRATIN AND FEES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Public Utilities Act and the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law. Authorizes the Commerce Commission to establish fees to defray the expenses of monitoring compliance by regulated entities. Authorizes the Commission to establish fees for the filing of various documents with the Commission. Increases the threshold for filing estimated taxes from $1,000 to $10,000. Provides for tax returns to be filed by March 31, rather than January 31. Provides for the transfer of moneys from the Public Utility Fund to the General Revenue Fund when the balance in the Public Utility Fund exceeds $5,000,000 rather than $2,500,000. Removes cap on amounts that may be accumulated in the Transportation Regulatory Fund. Creates the Public Utility Investigation Expense Reimbursement Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury for receipt of moneys paid to defray the cost of monitoring compliance of regulated entities. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.545 new 220 ILCS 5/2-203 new 625 ILCS 5/18c-1502.15 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Utilities Act and the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law in the Illinois Vehicle Code. Authorizes the Illinois Commerce Commission to establish fees for the filing of various documents with the Commission. Exempts counties, municipalities, the Attorney General, and statutory consumer protection agencies from the filing fees. Provides for a repeal of filing fee authorization effective July 1, 2007. Authorizes annual appropriations to the Commerce Commission for operation of an Electronic One-Stop System. Increases the threshold for filing estimated taxes from $1,000 to $10,000. Provides for tax returns to be filed by March 31, rather than January 31. Provides for the transfer of moneys from the Public Utility Fund to the General Revenue Fund when the balance in the Public Utility Fund exceeds $5,000,000 rather than $2,500,000. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 220 ILCS 5/2-202 220 ILCS 5/2-301 new 625 ILCS 5/18c-1502.15 new Adds reference to: 220 ILCS 5/2-102 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-102 Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning members of the Illinois Commerce Commission. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status