Bill Amendment: IL SB0071 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
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Bill Title: PUB UTILITIES-NEW PROJECTS
Status: 2017-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0016 [SB0071 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0071-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: PUB UTILITIES-NEW PROJECTS
Status: 2017-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0016 [SB0071 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0071-Senate_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 71
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 71 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 16-128A as follows:
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6 | (220 ILCS 5/16-128A) | ||||||
7 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 99-906 ) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 16-128A. Certification of installers, maintainers, or | ||||||
9 | repairers. | ||||||
10 | (a) Within 18 months of the effective date of this | ||||||
11 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
12 | shall adopt rules, including emergency rules, establishing | ||||||
13 | certification requirements ensuring that entities installing | ||||||
14 | distributed generation facilities are in compliance with the | ||||||
15 | requirements of subsection (a) of Section 16-128 of this Act. | ||||||
16 | For purposes of this Section, the phrase "entities |
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1 | installing distributed generation facilities" shall include, | ||||||
2 | but not be limited to, all entities that are exempt from the | ||||||
3 | definition of "alternative retail electric supplier" under | ||||||
4 | item (v) of Section 16-102 of this Act.
For purposes of this | ||||||
5 | Section, the phrase "self-installer" means an individual who | ||||||
6 | (i) leases or purchases a cogeneration facility for his or her | ||||||
7 | own personal use and (ii) installs such cogeneration or | ||||||
8 | self-generation facility on his or her own premises without the | ||||||
9 | assistance of any other person. | ||||||
10 | (b) In addition to any authority granted to the Commission | ||||||
11 | under this Act, the Commission is also authorized to: (1) | ||||||
12 | determine which entities are subject to certification under | ||||||
13 | this Section; (2) impose reasonable certification fees and | ||||||
14 | penalties; (3) adopt disciplinary procedures; (4) investigate | ||||||
15 | any and all activities subject to this Section, including | ||||||
16 | violations thereof; (5) adopt procedures to issue or renew, or | ||||||
17 | to refuse to issue or renew, a certification or to revoke, | ||||||
18 | suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or otherwise | ||||||
19 | discipline a certified entity under this Act or take other | ||||||
20 | enforcement action against an entity subject to this Section; | ||||||
21 | and (6) prescribe forms to be issued for the administration and | ||||||
22 | enforcement of this Section. | ||||||
23 | (c) No electric utility shall provide a retail customer | ||||||
24 | with net metering service related to interconnection of that | ||||||
25 | customer's distributed generation facility unless the customer | ||||||
26 | provides the electric utility with (i) a certification that the |
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1 | customer installing the distributed generation facility was a | ||||||
2 | self-installer or (ii) evidence that the distributed | ||||||
3 | generation facility was installed by an entity certified under | ||||||
4 | this Section that is also in good standing with the Commission. | ||||||
5 | For purposes of this subsection, a retail customer includes | ||||||
6 | that customer's employees, officers, and agents. An electric | ||||||
7 | utility shall file a tariff or tariffs with the Commission | ||||||
8 | setting forth the documentation, as specified by Commission | ||||||
9 | rule, that a retail customer must provide to an electric | ||||||
10 | utility. The provisions of this subsection (c) shall apply on | ||||||
11 | or after the effective date of the Commission's rules | ||||||
12 | prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
13 | (d) Within 180 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
14 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
15 | shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish | ||||||
16 | certification requirements that shall be applicable to persons | ||||||
17 | or entities that install, maintain, or repair electric vehicle | ||||||
18 | charging stations. The notification and certification | ||||||
19 | requirements of this Section shall only be applicable to | ||||||
20 | individuals or entities that perform work on or within an | ||||||
21 | electric vehicle charging station, including, but not limited | ||||||
22 | to, connection of power to an electric vehicle charging | ||||||
23 | station. | ||||||
24 | For the purposes of this Section "electric vehicle charging | ||||||
25 | station" means any facility or equipment that is used to charge | ||||||
26 | a battery or other energy storage device of an electric |
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1 | vehicle.
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2 | Rules regulating the installation, maintenance, or repair | ||||||
3 | of electric vehicle charging stations, in which the Commission | ||||||
4 | may establish separate requirements based upon the | ||||||
5 | characteristics of electric vehicle charging stations, so long | ||||||
6 | as it is in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a) | ||||||
7 | of Section 16-128 and Section 16-128A of this Act, shall: | ||||||
8 | (1) establish a certification process for persons or | ||||||
9 | entities that install, maintain, or repair of electric | ||||||
10 | vehicle charging stations; | ||||||
11 | (2) require persons or entities that install, | ||||||
12 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle stations to be | ||||||
13 | certified to do business and to be bonded in the State; | ||||||
14 | (3) ensure that persons or entities that install, | ||||||
15 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
16 | have the requisite knowledge, skills, training, | ||||||
17 | experience, and competence to perform functions in a safe | ||||||
18 | and reliable manner as required under subsection (a) of | ||||||
19 | Section 16-128 of this Act; | ||||||
20 | (4) impose reasonable certification fees and penalties | ||||||
21 | on persons or entities that install, maintain, or repair of | ||||||
22 | electric vehicle charging stations for noncompliance of | ||||||
23 | the rules adopted under this subsection; | ||||||
24 | (5) ensure that all persons or entities that install, | ||||||
25 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
26 | conform to applicable building and electrical codes; |
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1 | (6) ensure that all electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
2 | meet recognized industry standards as the Commission deems | ||||||
3 | appropriate, such as the National Electric Code (NEC) and | ||||||
4 | standards developed or created by the Institute of | ||||||
5 | Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Electric | ||||||
6 | Power Research Institute (EPRI), the Detroit Edison | ||||||
7 | Institute (DTE), the Underwriters Laboratory (UL), the | ||||||
8 | Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and the National | ||||||
9 | Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); | ||||||
10 | (7) include any additional requirements that the | ||||||
11 | Commission deems reasonable to ensure that persons or | ||||||
12 | entities that install, maintain, or repair electric | ||||||
13 | vehicle charging stations meet adequate training, | ||||||
14 | financial, and competency requirements; | ||||||
15 | (8) ensure that the obligations required under this | ||||||
16 | Section and subsection (a) of Section 16-128 of this Act | ||||||
17 | are met prior to the interconnection of any electric | ||||||
18 | vehicle charging station; | ||||||
19 | (9) ensure electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
20 | installed by a self-installer are not used for any | ||||||
21 | commercial purpose; | ||||||
22 | (10) establish an inspection procedure for the | ||||||
23 | conversion of electric vehicle charging stations installed | ||||||
24 | by a self-installer if it is determined that the | ||||||
25 | self-installed electric vehicle charging station is being | ||||||
26 | used for commercial purposes; |
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1 | (11) establish the requirement that all persons or | ||||||
2 | entities that install electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
3 | shall notify the servicing electric utility in writing of | ||||||
4 | plans to install an electric vehicle charging station and | ||||||
5 | shall notify the servicing electric utility in writing when | ||||||
6 | installation is complete; | ||||||
7 | (12) ensure that all persons or entities that install, | ||||||
8 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
9 | obtain certificates of insurance in sufficient amounts and | ||||||
10 | coverages that the Commission so determines and, if | ||||||
11 | necessary as determined by the Commission, names the | ||||||
12 | affected public utility as an additional insured; and | ||||||
13 | (13) identify and determine the training or other | ||||||
14 | programs by which persons or entities may obtain the | ||||||
15 | requisite training, skills, or experience necessary to | ||||||
16 | achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements set | ||||||
17 | forth in this subsection and subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
18 | 16-128 to install, maintain, or repair electric vehicle | ||||||
19 | charging stations. | ||||||
20 | Within 18 months after the effective date of this | ||||||
21 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
22 | shall adopt rules, and may, if it deems necessary, adopt | ||||||
23 | emergency rules, for the installation, maintenance, or repair | ||||||
24 | of electric vehicle charging stations. | ||||||
25 | All retail customers who own, maintain, or repair an | ||||||
26 | electric vehicle charging station shall provide the servicing |
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1 | electric utility (i) a certification that the customer | ||||||
2 | installing the electric vehicle charging station was a | ||||||
3 | self-installer or (ii) evidence that the electric vehicle | ||||||
4 | charging station was installed by an entity certified under | ||||||
5 | this subsection (d) that is also in good standing with the | ||||||
6 | Commission. For purposes of this subsection (d), a retail | ||||||
7 | customer includes that retail customer's employees, officers, | ||||||
8 | and agents. If the electric vehicle charging station was not | ||||||
9 | installed by a self-installer, then the person or entity that | ||||||
10 | plans to install the electric vehicle charging station shall | ||||||
11 | provide notice to the servicing electric utility prior to | ||||||
12 | installation and when installation is complete and provide any | ||||||
13 | other information required by the Commission's rules | ||||||
14 | established under subsection (d) of this Section. An electric | ||||||
15 | utility shall file a tariff or tariffs with the Commission | ||||||
16 | setting forth the documentation, as specified by Commission | ||||||
17 | rule, that a retail customer who owns, uses, operates, or | ||||||
18 | maintains an electric vehicle charging station must provide to | ||||||
19 | an electric utility. | ||||||
20 | For the purposes of this subsection, an electric vehicle | ||||||
21 | charging station shall constitute a distribution facility or | ||||||
22 | equipment as that term is used in subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
23 | 16-128 of this Act. The phrase "self-installer" means an | ||||||
24 | individual who (i) leases or purchases an electric vehicle | ||||||
25 | charging station for his or her own personal use and (ii) | ||||||
26 | installs an electric vehicle charging station on his or her own |
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1 | premises without the assistance of any other person. | ||||||
2 | (e) Fees and penalties collected under this Section shall | ||||||
3 | be deposited into the Public Utility Fund and used to fund the | ||||||
4 | Commission's compliance with the obligations imposed by this | ||||||
5 | Section. | ||||||
6 | (f) The rules established under subsection (d) of this | ||||||
7 | Section shall specify the initial dates for compliance with the | ||||||
8 | rules. | ||||||
9 | (g) The certification of persons or entities that install, | ||||||
10 | maintain, or repair distributed generation facilities and | ||||||
11 | electric vehicle charging stations as set forth in this Section | ||||||
12 | is an exclusive power and function of the State. A home rule | ||||||
13 | unit or other units of local government authority may subject | ||||||
14 | persons or entities that install, maintain, or repair | ||||||
15 | distributed generation facilities or electric vehicle charging | ||||||
16 | stations as set forth in this Section to any applicable local | ||||||
17 | licensing, siting, and permitting requirements otherwise | ||||||
18 | permitted under law so long as only Commission-certified | ||||||
19 | persons or entities are authorized to install, maintain, or | ||||||
20 | repair distributed generation facilities or electric vehicle | ||||||
21 | charging stations. This Section is a limitation under | ||||||
22 | subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois | ||||||
23 | Constitution on the exercise by home rule units of powers and | ||||||
24 | functions exclusively exercised by the State. | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 97-616, eff. 10-26-11; 97-1128, eff. 8-28-12.)
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1 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 99-906 ) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 16-128A. Certification of installers, maintainers, or | ||||||
3 | repairers. | ||||||
4 | (a) Within 18 months of the effective date of this | ||||||
5 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
6 | shall adopt rules, including emergency rules, establishing | ||||||
7 | certification requirements ensuring that entities installing | ||||||
8 | distributed generation facilities are in compliance with the | ||||||
9 | requirements of subsection (a) of Section 16-128 of this Act. | ||||||
10 | For purposes of this Section, the phrase "entities | ||||||
11 | installing distributed generation facilities" shall include, | ||||||
12 | but not be limited to, all entities that are exempt from the | ||||||
13 | definition of "alternative retail electric supplier" under | ||||||
14 | item (v) of Section 16-102 of this Act.
For purposes of this | ||||||
15 | Section, the phrase "self-installer" means an individual who | ||||||
16 | (i) leases or purchases a cogeneration facility for his or her | ||||||
17 | own personal use and (ii) installs such cogeneration or | ||||||
18 | self-generation facility on his or her own premises without the | ||||||
19 | assistance of any other person. | ||||||
20 | (b) In addition to any authority granted to the Commission | ||||||
21 | under this Act, the Commission is also authorized to: (1) | ||||||
22 | determine which entities are subject to certification under | ||||||
23 | this Section; (2) impose reasonable certification fees and | ||||||
24 | penalties; (3) adopt disciplinary procedures; (4) investigate | ||||||
25 | any and all activities subject to this Section, including | ||||||
26 | violations thereof; (5) adopt procedures to issue or renew, or |
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1 | to refuse to issue or renew, a certification or to revoke, | ||||||
2 | suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or otherwise | ||||||
3 | discipline a certified entity under this Act or take other | ||||||
4 | enforcement action against an entity subject to this Section; | ||||||
5 | and (6) prescribe forms to be issued for the administration and | ||||||
6 | enforcement of this Section. | ||||||
7 | (c) No electric utility shall provide a retail customer | ||||||
8 | with net metering service related to interconnection of that | ||||||
9 | customer's distributed generation facility unless the customer | ||||||
10 | provides the electric utility with (i) a certification that the | ||||||
11 | customer installing the distributed generation facility was a | ||||||
12 | self-installer or (ii) evidence that the distributed | ||||||
13 | generation facility was installed by an entity certified under | ||||||
14 | this Section that is also in good standing with the Commission. | ||||||
15 | For purposes of this subsection, a retail customer includes | ||||||
16 | that customer's employees, officers, and agents. An electric | ||||||
17 | utility shall file a tariff or tariffs with the Commission | ||||||
18 | setting forth the documentation, as specified by Commission | ||||||
19 | rule, that a retail customer must provide to an electric | ||||||
20 | utility. The provisions of this subsection (c) shall apply on | ||||||
21 | or after the effective date of the Commission's rules | ||||||
22 | prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
23 | (d) Within 180 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
24 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
25 | shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish | ||||||
26 | certification requirements that shall be applicable to persons |
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1 | or entities that install, maintain, or repair electric vehicle | ||||||
2 | charging stations. The notification and certification | ||||||
3 | requirements of this Section shall only be applicable to | ||||||
4 | individuals or entities that perform work on or within an | ||||||
5 | electric vehicle charging station, including, but not limited | ||||||
6 | to, connection of power to an electric vehicle charging | ||||||
7 | station. | ||||||
8 | For the purposes of this Section "electric vehicle charging | ||||||
9 | station" means any facility or equipment that is used to charge | ||||||
10 | a battery or other energy storage device of an electric | ||||||
11 | vehicle.
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12 | Rules regulating the installation, maintenance, or repair | ||||||
13 | of electric vehicle charging stations, in which the Commission | ||||||
14 | may establish separate requirements based upon the | ||||||
15 | characteristics of electric vehicle charging stations, so long | ||||||
16 | as it is in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a) | ||||||
17 | of Section 16-128 and Section 16-128A of this Act, shall: | ||||||
18 | (1) establish a certification process for persons or | ||||||
19 | entities that install, maintain, or repair of electric | ||||||
20 | vehicle charging stations; | ||||||
21 | (2) require persons or entities that install, | ||||||
22 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle stations to be | ||||||
23 | certified to do business and to be bonded in the State; | ||||||
24 | (3) ensure that persons or entities that install, | ||||||
25 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
26 | have the requisite knowledge, skills, training, |
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1 | experience, and competence to perform functions in a safe | ||||||
2 | and reliable manner as required under subsection (a) of | ||||||
3 | Section 16-128 of this Act; | ||||||
4 | (4) impose reasonable certification fees and penalties | ||||||
5 | on persons or entities that install, maintain, or repair of | ||||||
6 | electric vehicle charging stations for noncompliance of | ||||||
7 | the rules adopted under this subsection; | ||||||
8 | (5) ensure that all persons or entities that install, | ||||||
9 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
10 | conform to applicable building and electrical codes; | ||||||
11 | (6) ensure that all electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
12 | meet recognized industry standards as the Commission deems | ||||||
13 | appropriate, such as the National Electric Code (NEC) and | ||||||
14 | standards developed or created by the Institute of | ||||||
15 | Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Electric | ||||||
16 | Power Research Institute (EPRI), the Detroit Edison | ||||||
17 | Institute (DTE), the Underwriters Laboratory (UL), the | ||||||
18 | Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and the National | ||||||
19 | Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); | ||||||
20 | (7) include any additional requirements that the | ||||||
21 | Commission deems reasonable to ensure that persons or | ||||||
22 | entities that install, maintain, or repair electric | ||||||
23 | vehicle charging stations meet adequate training, | ||||||
24 | financial, and competency requirements; | ||||||
25 | (8) ensure that the obligations required under this | ||||||
26 | Section and subsection (a) of Section 16-128 of this Act |
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1 | are met prior to the interconnection of any electric | ||||||
2 | vehicle charging station; | ||||||
3 | (9) ensure electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
4 | installed by a self-installer are not used for any | ||||||
5 | commercial purpose; | ||||||
6 | (10) establish an inspection procedure for the | ||||||
7 | conversion of electric vehicle charging stations installed | ||||||
8 | by a self-installer if it is determined that the | ||||||
9 | self-installed electric vehicle charging station is being | ||||||
10 | used for commercial purposes; | ||||||
11 | (11) establish the requirement that all persons or | ||||||
12 | entities that install electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
13 | shall notify the servicing electric utility in writing of | ||||||
14 | plans to install an electric vehicle charging station and | ||||||
15 | shall notify the servicing electric utility in writing when | ||||||
16 | installation is complete; | ||||||
17 | (12) ensure that all persons or entities that install, | ||||||
18 | maintain, or repair electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||
19 | obtain certificates of insurance in sufficient amounts and | ||||||
20 | coverages that the Commission so determines and, if | ||||||
21 | necessary as determined by the Commission, names the | ||||||
22 | affected public utility as an additional insured; and | ||||||
23 | (13) identify and determine the training or other | ||||||
24 | programs by which persons or entities may obtain the | ||||||
25 | requisite training, skills, or experience necessary to | ||||||
26 | achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements set |
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1 | forth in this subsection and subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
2 | 16-128 to install, maintain, or repair electric vehicle | ||||||
3 | charging stations. | ||||||
4 | Within 18 months after the effective date of this | ||||||
5 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
6 | shall adopt rules, and may, if it deems necessary, adopt | ||||||
7 | emergency rules, for the installation, maintenance, or repair | ||||||
8 | of electric vehicle charging stations. | ||||||
9 | All retail customers who own, maintain, or repair an | ||||||
10 | electric vehicle charging station shall provide the servicing | ||||||
11 | electric utility (i) a certification that the customer | ||||||
12 | installing the electric vehicle charging station was a | ||||||
13 | self-installer or (ii) evidence that the electric vehicle | ||||||
14 | charging station was installed by an entity certified under | ||||||
15 | this subsection (d) that is also in good standing with the | ||||||
16 | Commission. For purposes of this subsection (d), a retail | ||||||
17 | customer includes that retail customer's employees, officers, | ||||||
18 | and agents. If the electric vehicle charging station was not | ||||||
19 | installed by a self-installer, then the person or entity that | ||||||
20 | plans to install the electric vehicle charging station shall | ||||||
21 | provide notice to the servicing electric utility prior to | ||||||
22 | installation and when installation is complete and provide any | ||||||
23 | other information required by the Commission's rules | ||||||
24 | established under subsection (d) of this Section. An electric | ||||||
25 | utility shall file a tariff or tariffs with the Commission | ||||||
26 | setting forth the documentation, as specified by Commission |
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1 | rule, that a retail customer who owns, uses, operates, or | ||||||
2 | maintains an electric vehicle charging station must provide to | ||||||
3 | an electric utility. | ||||||
4 | For the purposes of this subsection, an electric vehicle | ||||||
5 | charging station shall constitute a distribution facility or | ||||||
6 | equipment as that term is used in subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
7 | 16-128 of this Act. The phrase "self-installer" means an | ||||||
8 | individual who (i) leases or purchases an electric vehicle | ||||||
9 | charging station for his or her own personal use and (ii) | ||||||
10 | installs an electric vehicle charging station on his or her own | ||||||
11 | premises without the assistance of any other person. | ||||||
12 | (e) Fees and penalties collected under this Section shall | ||||||
13 | be deposited into the Public Utility Fund and used to fund the | ||||||
14 | Commission's compliance with the obligations imposed by this | ||||||
15 | Section. | ||||||
16 | (f) The rules established under subsection (d) of this | ||||||
17 | Section shall specify the initial dates for compliance with the | ||||||
18 | rules. | ||||||
19 | (g) Within 18 months of the effective date of this | ||||||
20 | amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
21 | shall adopt rules, including emergency rules, establishing a | ||||||
22 | process for entities installing a new utility-scale wind | ||||||
23 | project or a new utility-scale solar project to certify | ||||||
24 | compliance with the requirements of this Section. For purposes | ||||||
25 | of this Section, the phrase "entities installing a new | ||||||
26 | utility-scale wind project or a new utility-scale solar |
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1 | project" shall include, but is not limited to, any entity | ||||||
2 | installing new wind projects or new photovoltaic projects as | ||||||
3 | such terms are defined in subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the | ||||||
4 | Illinois Power Agency Act. | ||||||
5 | The process shall include an option to complete the | ||||||
6 | certification electronically by completing forms on-line. An | ||||||
7 | entity installing a new utility-scale wind project or a new | ||||||
8 | utility-scale solar project shall be permitted to complete | ||||||
9 | certification after the subject work has been completed. The | ||||||
10 | Commission shall maintain on its website a list of entities | ||||||
11 | installing new utility-scale wind projects or new | ||||||
12 | utility-scale solar projects measures that have successfully | ||||||
13 | completed the certification process. | ||||||
14 | (h) In addition to any authority granted to the Commission | ||||||
15 | under this Act, the Commission is also authorized to: (1) | ||||||
16 | determine which entities are subject to certification under | ||||||
17 | subsection (g) of this Section; (2) impose reasonable | ||||||
18 | certification fees and penalties; (3) adopt disciplinary | ||||||
19 | procedures; (4) investigate any and all activities subject to | ||||||
20 | subsection (g) or this subsection (h) of this Section, | ||||||
21 | including violations thereof; (5) adopt procedures to issue or | ||||||
22 | renew, or to refuse to issue or renew, a certification or to | ||||||
23 | revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or otherwise | ||||||
24 | discipline a certified entity under subsection (g) of this | ||||||
25 | Section or take other enforcement action against an entity | ||||||
26 | subject to subsection (g) or this subsection (h) of this |
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1 | Section; (6) prescribe forms to be issued for the | ||||||
2 | administration and enforcement of subsection (g) and this | ||||||
3 | subsection (h) of this Section; and (7) establish requirements | ||||||
4 | to ensure that entities installing a new wind project or a new | ||||||
5 | photovoltaic project have the requisite knowledge, skills, | ||||||
6 | training, experience, and competence to perform in a safe and | ||||||
7 | reliable manner as required by subsection (a) of Section 16-128 | ||||||
8 | of this Act. | ||||||
9 | (i) The certification of persons or entities that install, | ||||||
10 | maintain, or repair new wind projects, new photovoltaic | ||||||
11 | projects, distributed generation facilities, and electric | ||||||
12 | vehicle charging stations as set forth in this Section is an | ||||||
13 | exclusive power and function of the State. A home rule unit or | ||||||
14 | other units of local government authority may subject persons | ||||||
15 | or entities that install, maintain, or repair new wind | ||||||
16 | projects, new photovoltaic projects, distributed generation | ||||||
17 | facilities, or electric vehicle charging stations as set forth | ||||||
18 | in this Section to any applicable local licensing, siting, and | ||||||
19 | permitting requirements otherwise permitted under law so long | ||||||
20 | as only Commission-certified persons or entities are | ||||||
21 | authorized to install, maintain, or repair new wind projects, | ||||||
22 | new photovoltaic projects, distributed generation facilities, | ||||||
23 | or electric vehicle charging stations. This Section is a | ||||||
24 | limitation under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of | ||||||
25 | the Illinois Constitution on the exercise by home rule units of | ||||||
26 | powers and functions exclusively exercised by the State. |
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1 | (Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17.)
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2 | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||||||
3 | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||||||
4 | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||||||
5 | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||||||
6 | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||||||
7 | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||||||
8 | Public Act.
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9 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
10 | becoming law or on the date Public Act 99-906 takes effect, | ||||||
11 | whichever is later.".
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