Public Act 096-0515
 
HB2284 Enrolled LRB096 11075 RCE 21400 b

    AN ACT concerning warehouses.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Personal Property Storage Act is amended by
changing Sections 1, 1.1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16,
17, 19, and 20 and by adding Sections 15.5, 15.6, 19.5, 20.1
and 20.2 as follows:
 
    (240 ILCS 10/1)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 119)
    Sec. 1. No person shall operate a warehouse or engage in
the business of storing personal property for a compensation,
or hold himself out as being in the storage or warehouse
business, or as offering storage or warehouse facilities, or
advertise for, solicit or accept personal property for storage,
without a license issued by the Commission Illinois Department
of Agriculture, except that licenses issued under this Act by
the Illinois Commerce Commission prior to May 4, 1967 shall
remain valid for all purposes unless such license is
terminated, surrendered or revoked as provided in this Act, and
except further that licenses issued by the Illinois Department
of Agriculture under this Act prior to January 1, 2010 shall
remain valid for all purposes unless such license is
terminated, surrendered, or revoked as provided in this Act.
Recognized fair associations shall be licensed as set forth
under the special provisions of Section 1.1. No person shall
receive, hold, store or deliver any alcoholic liquors without a
certificate of registration from the Department of Revenue in
accordance with Article VII A of "An Act relating to alcoholic
liquors", approved January 31, 1934, as heretofore and
hereafter amended. The certificate of registration required by
the Department of Revenue is in addition to the license
required under this Act. This Act does not apply to warehouses
licensed under "An Act to regulate refrigerated warehouses in
the handling and storage of certain articles of food, and to
repeal an Act therein named", approved May 25, 1955, as now or
hereafter amended; public warehouses storing grain; garages
customarily housing automobiles for in and out storage; storage
of personal property in safety deposit vaults or boxes, lock
boxes, and check rooms where personal effects, parcels and the
like are received for temporary custody; and to the storage of
personal property while it is being held in storage for
scientific care for repairs or alterations, or is in the
process of repair or alteration, or which is incidental to the
business of manufacturing, selling, repairing, altering,
cleaning, or glazing of furs or of any other garment or article
of which fur forms any part thereof.
(Source: P.A. 81-158.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/1.1)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 119.1)
    Sec. 1.1. Governmental fairs as set forth under the
Agricultural Fairs Act and the Illinois State Fair which store
personal property for compensation or hold themselves out as
offering storage or storage facilities for personal property
shall be licensed under a limited special governmental fairs
license. This special license shall be issued for personal
property other than goods, wares, household goods, furniture
and merchandise and shall be of the type of personal property
as set forth by regulation of the Commission Department.
Personal property stored by these licensees shall be primarily
boats, farm machinery and other similar tangible personal
property as authorized by regulation of the Commission
Department. Each licensee shall have a signed contract with
each depositor on forms as prescribed by the Commission
Department and shall also comply with Section 10. If such
licensee does not have a bond or legal liability policy as set
forth in Section 6, then the receipt shall have stamped across
its face in bold type "Not Insured." If a licensee under this
Section complies with the requirements of Section 6, the
licensee shall provide to the Commission Department evidence of
such compliance as required in Section 6 of this Act. A
governmental fairs licensee shall comply with all other
requirements of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 81-158.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/2)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 120)
    Sec. 2. Definitions. When used in this Act:
    The term "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce
Commission.
    The term "warehouse" means any room, house, structure,
building, place, yard or protected enclosure where personal
property belonging to another is stored for a compensation.
    The term "personal property" means all goods, wares,
household goods, furniture, merchandise, or any other tangible
personal property, of whatever kind, except that "grain" as
defined in "The Public Grain Warehouse and Warehouse Receipts
Act" is not included.
    The term "Department" means the Illinois Department of
Agriculture.
    The term "operator", "warehouseman", or "personal property
warehouseman" means any person, firm, partnership,
association, or corporation owning, controlling, operating,
managing or leasing any room, house, structure, building,
place, yard or protected enclosure in or on which personal
property is stored for a compensation within this State.
    The term "person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
association or corporation.
    The term "depositor" means any person, who, for himself or
another, delivers or causes to be delivered for storage any
personal property in and to a warehouse.
    The term "for a compensation" means direct or indirect
charge for storage.
    The term "lot" means the unit or units of property for
which a separate account is kept by the warehouseman.
    The term "storage" means the safe keeping of personal
property in a warehouse.
    The term "engaged in the business of storing personal
property" means any person who holds himself out, by any means
whatever, as accepting, or willing to accept, personal property
for storage.
    The term "receipt" means a warehouse receipt issued in
conformity with the "Uniform Commercial Code", as heretofore
and hereafter amended.
    The term "warehouse representative" or "warehouse broker"
means any person who, independently and not as a salaried agent
of a duly licensed warehouseman, for a consideration, solicits,
sells or otherwise attempts to procure deposits of personal
property in personal property warehouses.
(Source: P.A. 83-1065.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/4)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 122)
    Sec. 4. Applications. No person shall engage in business as
a personal property warehouseman in the State of Illinois
without a license therefor issued by the Commission Department.
The application for a license to engage in business as a
personal property warehouseman shall be filed with the
Commission Department. Such application shall set forth the
name of the applicant, the principal officers if the applicant
is a corporation, the managers (if manager-managed) or the
members (if member-managed), if the applicant is a limited
liability company, or the active members of a partnership if
the applicant is a partnership, the location of the principal
office or place of business of the applicant and the location
or locations in this State at which the applicant proposes to
engage in business as a personal property warehouseman, and
such additional information as the Commission Department, by
regulation, may require. The application shall also set forth
the location, character, and description of the building or
place of the proposed warehouse, the kind of property, goods,
ware, and merchandise expected to be stored therein, and the
approximate number of square feet of floor space, or, if
applicable, the total cubic capacity devoted to storage
purposes. The Commission Department shall require information
showing that the property to be used is reasonably suitable for
warehouse purposes, that the applicant is qualified to conduct
the business of storing personal property under this Act, and
the applicant proposes to conduct the business in accordance
with the laws of this State and the rules and regulations of
the Commission Department.
(Source: P.A. 83-1065.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/5)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 123)
    Sec. 5. Inspections. Upon the filing of an application, the
Commission Department shall cause an inspection to be made of
each the warehouse described in the application. Additional
inspections of any warehouse may be made from time to time as
the Commission Department deems necessary, in order to
effectuate the purposes of this Act.
    Such inspection or inspections may include not only the
building or premises used for storage purposes but the
arrangement of the goods stored, nature of goods stored, safety
of the building, accessibility to goods stored, precaution
against fire hazards; whether fire extinguishers, fire
apparatus, or hose are in good condition; whether all lots for
which warehouse receipts have been issued are in storage; and
any other things necessary to determine whether the warehouse
is being operated in compliance with this Act. Commission staff
The inspector shall have the right to enter the property of any
warehouseman at any reasonable time, for the purpose of making
an inspection or performing any duties in connection with this
Act.
    If the inspection of any warehouse discloses a hazardous
condition or conditions or any other violation of this Act or
the Commission's rules, the operator shall, upon written notice
from the Commission Department, take proper and immediate steps
to correct the condition or conditions. Failure to comply with
the notice shall be grounds for rejecting an application or for
revoking a license.
(Source: P.A. 83-1065.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/6)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 124)
    Sec. 6. Bond or legal liability insurance policy. Prior to
the issuance of a license, the personal property warehouseman
shall file with the Commission Department a surety bond, or
legal liability insurance policy on a form prescribed by the
Commission Department, signed by the warehouseman as principal
and by a responsible company authorized to execute surety bonds
within the State of Illinois. The bond shall contain provisions
for faithful performance by the applicant of his duties as a
warehouseman in accordance with this Act, the rules and
regulations thereof, and the "Uniform Commercial Code", as now
or hereafter amended. Such bond shall also contain provisions
for the payment of any loss or damage sustained by any
depositor of property stored.
    The amount of such bond or insurance policy shall be in the
amount set by the Commission by rule. is determined upon the
following basis:
    For less than 20,000 net square feet of floor space or for
less than 50,000 net cubic feet of volume devoted to the
storage of personal property, $5,000;
    For 20,000 and less than 50,000 net square feet of floor
space or for 50,000 and less than 100,000 net cubic feet of
volume devoted to the storage of personal property, $10,000;
    For 50,000 and less than 100,000 net square feet of floor
space or for 100,000 and less than 200,000 net cubic feet of
volume devoted to the storage of personal property, $15,000;
    For 100,000 and less than 200,000 net square feet of floor
space or for 200,000 and less than 300,000 net cubic feet of
volume devoted to the storage of personal property, $20,000;
    For 200,000 and less than 300,000 net square feet of floor
space or for 300,000 and less than 400,000 net cubic feet of
volume devoted to the storage of personal property, $25,000;
and
    For 300,000 or more net square feet of floor space or for
400,000 or more net cubic feet of volume devoted to the storage
of personal property, $25,000 plus an additional $5,000 for
each additional 100,000 net square feet, or net cubic feet of
volume, or fraction thereof.
    Such bond or insurance policy is to be made payable to the
People of the State of Illinois, for the use and benefit of all
persons aggrieved by the failure of the operator to comply with
this Act, and shall not be cancelled during the period for
which any license is issued, except upon at least 90 days'
notice, in writing, to the Commission Department.
    If bond other than a surety bond is filed, it must be
secured by real estate having a value of not less than double
the amount of such bond over and above all exemptions and liens
thereon. Such bond shall be recorded and be a lien on the real
estate for the amount thereof, and the recording fees paid by
the applicant or operator.
    Any operator may, in lieu of a bond, file with the
Commission Department a certified copy of a legal liability
insurance policy or a certificate of deposit. The principal
amount of the legal liability insurance policy and the
certificate of deposit shall be the same as that required for a
surety bond under this Act. Any certificate of deposit filed
with the Commission Department, in lieu of a surety bond, shall
be payable to the Commission Director of the Department as
Trustee and the interest thereon shall be made payable to the
purchaser thereof.
    The legal liability insurance policy shall contain a loss
payable endorsement making such policy payable to the People of
the State of Illinois, with the Commission Director of the
Department as Trustee. The legal liability insurance policy
shall not be cancelled during the period for which any license
is issued, except upon at least 90 days' notice in writing to
the Commission Department. When in the discretion of the
Commission Department, the legal liability insurance policy or
the assets of a warehouseman appear to be insufficient, when
compared to his storage obligations or to meet the bond
requirements of the United States, or any agency or corporation
controlled by the United States when they have a contract for
storage with the warehouseman, or for any other reason it may
appear necessary to the Commission Department, the Commission
Department may require such additional bond or legal liability
insurance policy as may be reasonable in the circumstances.
    The Commission Director of Agriculture as trustee of the
bond or policy shall have the authorities granted him in
Section 205-410 of the Department of Agriculture Law (20 ILCS
205/205-410) and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant
thereto.
    Failure to keep such bond or insurance policy in effect is
cause for the revocation of any license.
(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/7)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 125)
    Sec. 7. Fees. Each applicant shall accompany its his
application for a personal property warehouse license with and
thereafter pay to the Commission Department an initial fee of
$250 and an annual renewal fee of $150, plus an annual fee of
$100 for each additional personal property warehouse operated
by the applicant to keep and perpetuate the license, or such
other amounts as the Commission may set by rule. The special
governmental fairs annual license fee shall be $50, or such
other amount as the Commission may by regulation prescribe.
(Source: P.A. 85-528.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/8)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 126)
    Sec. 8. Issuance and period of license. Upon compliance
with this Act by the applicant, the Commission Department shall
issue a license or licenses to such applicant which is valid
for one year from the date of its issuance unless said license
is suspended or revoked after due process in accordance with
this Act.
(Source: P.A. 83-1065.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/10)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 128)
    Sec. 10. Warehouse Receipts. Every operator shall, upon the
receipt of personal property for storage, issue and deliver to
the depositor a negotiable or a non-negotiable warehouse
receipt.
    Negotiable warehouse receipt forms, complying in every
respect with subsection (2) of Section 7-202 of the "Uniform
Commercial Code", approved July 31, 1961, as amended, must be
printed in a form prescribed by the Commission Department, and
prenumbered by a bonded printer. Negotiable warehouse receipt
forms must be kept under lock and key at the office of the
warehouse operator. A register must be kept of each negotiable
warehouse receipt issued. Endorsements shall be made on the
negotiable warehouse receipt of any partial deliveries of goods
covered by such receipt. Delivery of goods covered by a
negotiable warehouse receipt without surrender of such
negotiable warehouse receipt shall be prohibited.
    Non-negotiable warehouse receipts shall conform with
subsection (2) of Section 7-202 of the "Uniform Commercial
Code", approved July 31, 1961, as amended.
    The property of each depositor shall be specifically
designated under a lot, product code, batch, or other control
unit agreed upon by the warehouseman and depositor. Said
designation shall also appear on the receipt for the purpose of
identification, and a separate account and record shall be kept
for each customer's property.
    No operator shall issue any receipt unless the same shall
state on the face thereof in conspicuous type whether or not
such goods are insured for the benefit of the depositor against
fire or any other casualty.
(Source: P.A. 83-1065.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/12)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 130)
    Sec. 12. Advertisements.
    It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership,
association, limited liability company, or corporation to hold
himself, themselves, or itself out as a warehouseman or
advertise for, or solicit business as a warehouseman without
first complying with this Act; or advertising as being an
insured warehouse unless the insurance is for the benefit of
the depositor against fire or other casualties; or to use any
stationery, cards, signs or other advertisements of a false,
fraudulent, deceptive or misleading nature; or use the word
storage, in any way, in connection with the business unless
engaged in the storage business and licensed as a warehouse
operator under this Act.
    A personal property warehouseman has authority to use the
services of warehouse representatives or warehouse brokers in
Illinois provided the names and addresses of such warehouse
representatives or warehouse brokers are listed on the license
application of the personal property warehouseman.
    No person shall set himself out to be a warehouse
representative or a warehouse broker, or do business as such,
without first being so listed by a duly licensed warehouseman.
A warehouseman may, by giving written notice in duplicate to
the Commission Department, amend his license application at any
time to add or delete the name or names of warehouse
representatives or warehouse brokers retained by him.
(Source: P.A. 77-1341.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/14)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 132)
    Sec. 14. Authority of Commission staff inspectors-Police
power.
    Commission staff Inspectors of the Department have full
power and authority in the performance of their official duties
to enter into or upon any place, building or premises of any
warehouse at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspecting
such warehouse operating under this Act, and the books and
records of the operator thereof, or for the purpose of
obtaining any information pertaining to the manner in which
such warehouse business is being conducted. Any such Commission
staff inspector has the same powers as are now held by or
hereafter conferred upon, any regular law enforcement officer
to arrest, with or without formal warrant, any violator or
violators of this Act.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 451.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/15)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 133)
    Sec. 15. Interference with or impersonation of Commission
staff inspector.
    No person shall in any way or manner obstruct, hinder or
molest any Commission staff member warehouse inspector in the
performance of his duties as required by this Act. It is
unlawful for any person to falsely represent that he is a
Commission staff member warehouse inspector or to falsely
represent that he is authorized to inspect warehouses on behalf
of the Commission Department, or to demand of any operator the
examination or production of the records of such operator
unless he is a duly authorized Commission staff member
inspector of the Department.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 451.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/15.5 new)
    Sec. 15.5. Jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the
Commission under this Act extends to personal property
warehouses, the operators of those warehouses, and to other
activities specifically set forth in this Act.
 
    (240 ILCS 10/15.6 new)
    Sec. 15.6. Enumeration of powers. The Commission has the
power to:
    (1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this Act.
    (2) Regulate the entry, exit, and services of personal
property warehouses and operators.
    (3) Protect the public safety through insurance and safety
standards.
    (4) Adopt appropriate rules setting forth the standards and
procedures by which it will administer and enforce this Act.
    (5) Conduct hearings and investigations, on its own motion
or the motion of a person.
    (6) Adjudicate disputes, hear complaints or other
petitions for relief, and settle those matters by stipulation
or agreement.
    (7) Create special procedures for the receipt and handling
of consumer complaints.
    (8) Employ such persons as are needed to administer and
enforce this Act, in such capacities as they are needed,
whether as hearings examiners, special examiners, enforcement
officers, investigators, or otherwise.
    (9) Initiate and participate in proceedings in the federal
or State courts, and in proceedings before federal or other
State agencies, to the extent necessary to effectuate the
purposes of this Act, provided that participation in specific
proceedings is directed, in writing, by the Commission.
 
    (240 ILCS 10/16)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 134)
    Sec. 16. Rules and regulations.
    The Commission Department has the authority to exercise
general supervision and regulation over all warehouses
included under this Act, and has authority to make all
necessary rules and regulations, and adopt forms of
application, bond, receipt, and such other forms as may be
required to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 451.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/17)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 135)
    Sec. 17. Violations, Administrative Action and Review.
Violations of this Act shall be classified as follows:
    (a) Category I Violations, which include:
    (i) Technical violations causing no harm to persons or
property.
    (ii) Prior practices or conditions that have been
voluntarily remedied.
Category I violations shall be handled by a warning notice
issued by the Commission Department to the warehouseman stating
that such practices shall not be allowed to recur. Receipt of
such notice shall be acknowledged by the warehouseman.
    (b) Category II Violations, which include:
    (i) Practices or conditions that if continued could cause
significant loss to depositors.
    (ii) Practices or conditions that if continued could cause
serious hazard to public health or safety.
    (iii) Operating a personal property warehouse without a
license.
The Commission Department may, upon its own motion and shall
upon the verified complaint in writing of any person setting
forth facts which if proved would constitute a Category II
violation, investigate the actions of any person or persons
operating a personal property warehouse. The Commission
Department shall issue a formal notice to the warehouse
operator that he is required to take proper and immediate steps
to correct the practices or conditions, and that failure to do
so could be cause for revocation of license and other legal
penalties as provided in this Act. The warehouse operator
shall, if he believes that the complaint is improper, unjust,
or unfounded, request a hearing which shall be set up in
conformance with established practice for Commission
administrative hearings. If the warehouse operator fails to
correct the alleged practices or conditions, or fails to
request a hearing within a stipulated time, his license shall
be revoked, and the Commission may impose civil penalties in
the amount provided under the Illinois Commercial
Transportation Law. The Commission Department may also seek
appropriate judicial action. In the case of practices or
conditions that constitute serious hazard to public health or
safety, the Commission Department shall cooperate with the
appropriate federal, state, and local agencies or authorities.
    (c) Category III Violations, which include:
    (i) Conversion of a depositor's goods to the warehouseman's
own use.
    (ii) Practices or conditions that have caused significant
loss or damage to depositors.
The Commission Department may, upon its own motion and shall
upon the verified complaint in writing of any person setting
forth facts which if proved would constitute a Category III
violation, investigate the actions of any person or persons
operating a personal property warehouse. The Commission
Department shall issue a formal notice to the warehouse
operator that he is required to take proper and immediate steps
to correct the practices or conditions, and that failure to do
so will be cause for revocation of license and additional legal
penalties as provided in this Act. The warehouse operator
shall, if he believes that the alleged violation is unfounded,
request a hearing which shall be set up in conformance with
established practice for administrative hearings. If the
warehouse operator fails to correct the alleged practices or
conditions, or fails to request a hearing within a stipulated
time, the operator's license shall be revoked, and the
Commission may impose civil penalties in the amount provided
under the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law. The
Commission may also seek appropriate judicial action.
    In connection with any investigation or hearing conducted
by the Commission Department under this Act, the Commission
Department, over the signature of the Chairman of the
Commission Director, is authorized to issue subpoenas and to
bring before the Commission Department any person or persons in
this State and to take testimony either orally or by deposition
or by exhibit. The Chairman of the Commission Director is
authorized to issue subpoenas for any or all documents relating
to complainant records. The Chairman of the Commission Director
or his designee may administer oaths to witnesses at any
hearing which the Commission Department is authorized by law to
conduct.
    The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, as amended, and
the rules and regulations adopted thereunder shall apply to and
govern all administrative actions taken by the Commission
Department, where applicable, unless otherwise prescribed by
this Act. Judicial review of final administrative decisions may
be had in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative
Review Law, as now or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 83-1065.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/19)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 137)
    Sec. 19. Penalty. Any person who engages in business as a
personal property warehouseman without securing a license or
who does not have a valid license, or who commits one or more
Category II or Category III violations of this Act, or who
shall impede, obstruct, hinder or otherwise prevent or attempt
to prevent the Commission Director or his duly authorized agent
in the performance of its his duty in connection with this Act,
or who refuses to permit inspection of his premises or records
as provided in this Act shall be guilty of a Class B
misdemeanor for the first violation, and be guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor for each subsequent violation. In addition, the
Commission may impose civil penalties in the amount provided
under the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law. In case of a
continuing violation or violations, each day that each
violation occurs constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
    It shall be the duty of each State's Attorney to whom any
violation is reported to cause appropriate proceedings to be
instituted and prosecuted in the circuit court without delay,
provided that the Commission Director has previously given the
warehouseman involved an administrative hearing as provided
for in this Act.
    The Commission Director may apply for and the circuit court
may grant a temporary restraining order or preliminary or
permanent injunction restraining any person from committing or
continuing to commit a Category II or III violation.
(Source: P.A. 83-1065.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/19.5 new)
    Sec. 19.5. Disposition of funds. All fees and fines
collected by the Commission under this Act shall be paid into
the Transportation Regulatory Fund in the State treasury. The
money in that fund may be used to defray the expenses of the
administration of this Act.
 
    (240 ILCS 10/20)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 138)
    Sec. 20. Power to enforce.
    The Commission Department has full power and authority to
carry out this Act.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 451.)
 
    (240 ILCS 10/20.1 new)
    Sec. 20.1. Grandfathered rules. Rules promulgated by the
Illinois Department of Agriculture under this Act shall remain
valid until amended or repealed by the Commission. All
references in those rules to the "Department" shall, on and
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
General Assembly, be deemed references to the "Commission". All
references in those rules to the "Director" shall, on and after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
Assembly, be deemed references to the "Executive Director of
the Commission.
 
    (240 ILCS 10/20.2 new)
    Sec. 20.2. Applicability of Illinois Commercial
Transportation Law. Except as provided elsewhere in this Act,
Subchapter I, Articles II, III, V, VI, & VII, and Subchapter II
of the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law apply to the
Commission in the administration and enforcement of this Act.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 18c-1603 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/18c-1603)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1603)
    Sec. 18c-1603. Expenditures from the Transportation
Regulatory Fund.
    (1) Authorization of Expenditures from the Fund. Monies
deposited in the Transportation Regulatory Fund shall be
expended only for the administration and enforcement of this
Chapter and Chapter 18a. Moneys in the Fund may also be used to
administer the Personal Property Storage Act.
    (2) Allocation of Expenses to the Fund.
        (a) Expenses Allocated Entirely to the Transportation
    Regulatory Fund. All expenses of the Transportation
    Division shall be allocated to the Transportation
    Regulatory Fund, provided that they were:
            (i) Incurred by and for staff employed within the
        Transportation Division and accountable, directly or
        through a program director or staff supervisor, to the
        Transportation Division manager;
            (ii) Incurred exclusively in the administration
        and enforcement of this Chapter and Chapter 18a; and
            (iii) Authorized by the Transportation Division
        manager.
        (b) Expenses Partially Allocated to the Transportation
    Regulatory Fund. A portion of expenses for the following
    persons and activities may be allocated to the
    Transportation Regulatory Fund:
            (i) The Executive Director, his deputies and
        personal assistants, and their clerical support;
            (ii) The legislative liaison activities of the
        Office of Legislative Affairs, its constituent
        elements and successors;
            (iii) The activities of the Bureau of Planning and
        Operations on the effective date of this amendatory Act
        of the 94th General Assembly, exclusive of the Chief
        Clerk's office;
            (iv) The payroll expenses of Commissioners'
        assistants;
            (v) The internal auditor;
            (vi) The in-state travel expenses of the
        Commissioners to and from the offices of the
        Commission; and
            (vii) The Public Affairs Group, its constituent
        elements, and its successors.
        (c) Allocation Methodology for Expenses Other Than
    Commissioners' Assistants. The portion of total expenses
    (other than commissioners' assistants' expenses) allocated
    to the Transportation Regulatory Fund under paragraph (b)
    of this subsection shall be the portion of staff time spent
    exclusively on administration and enforcement of this
    Chapter and Chapter 18a, as shown by a time study updated
    at least once each 6 months.
        (d) (Blank).
        (e) Allocation methodology for Commissioners'
    Assistants Expenses. Five percent of the payroll expenses
    of commissioners' assistants may be allocated to the
    Transportation Regulatory Fund.
        (f) Expenses not allocable to the Transportation
    Regulatory Fund. No expenses shall be allocated to or paid
    from the Transportation Regulatory Fund except as
    expressly authorized in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this
    subsection. In particular, no expenses shall be allocated
    to the Fund which were incurred by or in relation to the
    following persons and activities:
            (i) Commissioners' travel, except as otherwise
        provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection;
            (ii) Commissioners' assistants except as otherwise
        provided in paragraphs (b) and (e) of this subsection;
            (iii) The Policy Analysis and Research Division,
        its constituent elements and successors;
            (iv) The Chief Clerk's office, its constituent
        elements and successors;
            (v) The Hearing Examiners Division, its
        constituent elements and successors, and any hearing
        examiners or hearings conducted, in whole or in part,
        outside the Transportation Division;
            (vi) (Blank);
            (vii) The Office of General Counsel, its
        constituent elements and successors, including but not
        limited to the Office of Public Utility Counsel and any
        legal staff in the office of the executive director,
        but not including the personal assistant serving as
        staff counsel to the executive director as provided in
        Section 18c-1204(2) and the Office of Transportation
        Counsel; and
            (viii) Any other expenses or portion thereof not
        expressly authorized in this subsection to be
        allocated to the Fund.
        The constituent elements of the foregoing shall, for
    purposes of this Section be their constituent elements on
    the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1987.
    (3) (Blank).
    (4) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 94-839, eff. 6-6-06.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2010.