Bill Text: IL HB0717 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning fire protection charges imposed by water utilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-12 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0717 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB0717-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB0717 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/9-223 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning fire protection charges imposed by water utilities.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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 changing
Section 9-223 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/9-223) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223)
Sec. 9-223. Fire protection charge.
(a) The The Commission may authorize any public utility
engaged in the production, storage, transmission, sale,
delivery or furnishing of water to impose a fire protection
charge, in addition to any rate authorized by this Act,
sufficient to cover a reasonable portion of the cost of
providing the capacity, facilities and the water necessary to
meet the fire protection needs of any municipality or public
fire protection district. Such fire protection charge shall be
in the form of a fixed amount per bill and shall be shown
separately on the utility bill of each customer of the
municipality or fire protection district. Any filing by a
public utility to impose such a fire protection charge or to
modify a charge shall be made pursuant to Section 9-201 of this
Act. Any fire protection charge imposed shall reflect the costs
associated with providing fire protection service for each
municipality or fire protection district. No such charge shall

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be imposed directly on any municipality or fire protection
district for a reasonable level of fire protection services
unless provided for in a separate agreement between the
municipality or the fire protection district and the utility.
(b) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 100-840, eff. 8-13-18.)