101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5124

 

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.930 new

    Creates the Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Pilot Program Act. Directs the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create a pilot program for the distribution of grants for the construction of new natural gas pipelines and infrastructure in Pembroke Township. Requires applicants for grants to demonstrate that the grants will result in the construction of a new natural gas pipeline to provide natural gas to the residents of the township. Provides that grantees are subject to audit by the State. Provides that the Department may accept private and public funds in furtherance of the purposes of the Pilot Program. Imposes data collection and reporting requirements. Provides that the Department shall report annually to the Governor and General Assembly beginning in 2022 regarding cost estimates for the Pilot Program, recommendations for improvement to the Pilot Program, and a recommendation as to whether the Pilot Program should be continued. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Pilot Program Fund.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Pilot Program Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
8Opportunity.
9    "Qualifying gas pipeline project" means the construction
10or installation of a gas equipment used in connection with the
11distribution and delivery of natural gas in Pembroke Township.
 
12    Section 10. Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Pilot
13Program.
14    (a) The Department shall create the Pembroke Township
15Natural Gas Investment Pilot Program having a duration of 5
16years. The Program shall provide that the Department shall
17distribute grants, subject to appropriation, from moneys in the
18Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Fund for the
19construction of new natural gas pipelines and infrastructure in
20Pembroke Township.
21    (b) The Department shall adopt rules for the administration
22of the Program. At a minimum, the rules shall require that the

 

 

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1applicant for the grants demonstrate that the grants will
2result in the construction of a new natural gas pipeline to
3provide natural gas to its residents and that the applicant
4complies with all other requirements of the rules.
5    (c) A grantee must maintain all records as required by
6rule. The records shall be subject to audit by the Department,
7by an auditor appointed by the Department, or by a State
8officer authorized to conduct audits.
 
9    Section 15. The Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment
10Pilot Program Fund is created as a special fund in the State
11treasury. Subject to appropriation, all moneys in the Fund
12shall be used by the Department to fund grants for qualified
13utility infrastructure projects. The Department may accept
14private and public funds, including federal funds, for deposit
15into the Fund. Earnings attributable to moneys in the Fund
16shall be deposited into the Fund.
 
17    Section 20. Data collection and reporting. The Department
18shall collect data regarding the successes and challenges of
19the Pilot Program and shall submit an annual report to the
20Governor and the General Assembly on March 1st of each year
21beginning in 2022 until the Pilot Program terminates. The
22reports shall: (i) make a recommendation as to whether the
23Pilot Program should continue; (ii) provide cost estimates,
24including the average per person costs; and (iii) recommend

 

 

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1ways in which the Pilot Program can be improved to better
2address the needs for natural gas distribution.
 
3    Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
4Section 5.930 as follows:
 
5    (30 ILCS 105/5.930 new)
6    Sec. 5.930. The Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment
7Pilot Program Fund.