Public Act 098-0602

SB2335 Enrolled LRB098 07039 JLS 37098 b

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

represented in the General Assembly:

Section 2. The Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act is

amended by changing Section 85 as follows:

(50 ILCS 751/85)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2014)

Sec. 85. 9-1-1 Services Advisory Board. There is hereby

created the 9-1-1 Services Advisory Board. The Board shall work

with the Commission to determine the 9-1-1 costs necessary for

every 9-1-1 system to adequately function and shall submit, by

May February 1, 2014, recommendations on whether there is a

need to consolidate 9-1-1 functions to the General Assembly.

The Board shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Governor

as follows:

(1) the Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce

Commission, or his or her designee;

(2) one member representing the Illinois chapter of the

National Emergency Number Association;

(3) one member representing the Illinois chapter of the

Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials;

(4) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system from

a county with a population of 50,000 or less;

(5) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system from

a county with a population between 50,000 and 250,000;

(6) one member representing a county 9-1-1 system from

a county with a population of 250,000 or more;

(7) one member representing an incumbent local

exchange 9-1-1 system provider;

(8) one member representing a non-incumbent local

exchange 9-1-1 system provider;

(9) one member representing a large wireless carrier;

(10) one member representing a small wireless carrier;

and

(11) one member representing the Illinois

Telecommunications Association.

The Board is abolished on July 1, 2014.

(Source: P.A. 98-45, eff. 6-28-13.)

Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing

Section 2-203 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/2-203)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)

Sec. 2-203. Public Utility Fund base maintenance

contribution. Each electric utility as defined in Section

16-102 of this Act providing service to more than 12,500

customers in this State on January 1, 1995 shall contribute

annually a pro rata share of a total amount of $5,500,000 based

upon the number of kilowatt-hours delivered to retail customers

within this State by each such electric utility in the 12

months preceding the year of contribution. On or before May 1

of each year, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall determine

and notify the Illinois Department of Revenue of the pro rata

share owed by each electric utility based upon information

supplied annually to the Commission. On or before June 1 of

each year, the Department of Revenue shall send written

notification to each electric utility of the amount of pro rata

share they owe. These contributions shall be remitted to the

Department of Revenue no earlier than July 1 and no later than

July 31 of each year the contribution is due on a return

prescribed and furnished by the Department of Revenue showing

such information as the Department of Revenue may reasonably

require. The Department of Revenue shall place the funds

remitted under this Section in the Public Utility Fund in the

State treasury. The funds received pursuant to this Section

shall be subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. If

an electric utility does not remit its pro rata share to the

Department of Revenue, the Department of Revenue must inform

the Illinois Commerce Commission of such failure. The Illinois

Commerce Commission may then revoke the certification of that

electric utility. This Section is repealed on April 1, 2015

January 1, 2014.

(Source: P.A. 96-250, eff. 8-11-09; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)