96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6748


 
Introduced 3/12/2010, by Rep. Keith Farnham
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







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     Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Authorizes the Department to establish a contingency allocation to pay certain reimbursements to sellers of white goods appliances who participated in the white goods appliances (Earth Day 2010) portion of the Retail Energy Efficiency Appliance Program administered by the Department.  Provides that the contingency allotment shall consist of moneys appropriated to the Department for that specific purpose. Provides that the contingency allotment may be used only under certain specified conditions. Provides that, if it is determined that the contingency allotment is needed to pay program participants, then the white goods appliances (Earth Day 2010) portion of the Retail Energy Efficiency Appliance Program administered by the Department shall terminate at 6:00 pm on Monday, April 19, 2010, and the Department shall release, by Monday, May 10, 2010, the additional funds to the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance for distribution to program participants. Provides that if it is determined that some or all of the contingency allotment is not needed, the remaining funds shall not be spent, and any remaining funds in the possession of the Alliance shall  be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Limits total expenditures from the contingency allotment to $3,400,000. Effective immediately.
  















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    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
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    Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic 
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Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
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amended  by adding Section 605-1005 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 605/605-1005 new)
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    Sec. 605-1005. Retail Energy Efficiency Appliance Program; 
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contingency allotment. 
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    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
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        (1) "Program" means the white goods appliances (Earth 
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    Day 2010) portion of the Retail Energy Efficiency Appliance 
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    Program administered by the Department.
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        (2) "Department" means the Department  of Commerce and 
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    Economic Opportunity. 
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    (b) The Department, as the department responsible for 
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administering   the Program, may establish and administer  a 
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contingency allotment for the purpose of reimbursing sellers 
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who participated in the Program for the costs of rebates paid 
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under the Program that have not been reimbursed because the 
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federal allocation for that purpose was insufficient. The 
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contingency allotment shall consist of moneys appropriated to 
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the Department for that specific purpose.
 


 






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    (c) The contingency allotment may be used only if the 
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Program first expends its entire funding allotment for 
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reimbursing sellers for the costs of rebates on sales of white 
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goods appliances that were reported from the first day of the 
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program, Friday, April 16, 2010, through the third sales data 
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reporting period ending at noon on Monday, April 19, 2010. 
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    (d) If it is determined that the contingency allotment is 
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needed to pay program participants, the Program will terminate 
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at 6:00 pm on Monday, April 19, 2010, and the Department shall 
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release, by Monday, May 10, 2010, the additional funds to the 
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Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance for distribution to program 
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participants. If it is determined that some or all of the 
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contingency allotment is not needed, the remaining funds shall 
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not be spent and any remaining funds in the possession of the 
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Alliance shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 
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    (e) Total expenditures from the contingency allotment 
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shall not exceed $3,400,000.
 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.