SB1821ham002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Thomas Holbrook

Filed: 5/10/2011

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1821

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1821, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 1 as follows:

on page 7, by replacing lines 6 through 17 with the following:

"(f) The Commission shall make its determination on any application for a certificate of authority filed pursuant to this Section and issue its final order within 11 months after the date that the application is filed. The Commission's failure to act within this time period shall not be deemed an approval or denial of the application.

(g) A final order of the Commission granting a certificate of authority pursuant to this Act shall be conditioned upon the applicant obtaining all required permits or approvals from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Illinois Department of Agriculture, in addition to all other permits and approvals necessary for the construction and operation of the pipeline prior to the start of any construction. The final order must specifically prohibit the start of any construction until all such permits and approvals have been obtained.".