HB0657 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 






 

 		











96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0657


 
Introduced 02/06/09, by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













220 ILCS 5/8-511 new










    Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require that all public utilities bury high power electric transmission lines along: (i) major highways with an average daily traffic of at least 12,000 motor vehicles; and (ii) any new highway, the construction of which is under State, local, or township jurisdiction.
















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


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HB0657

LRB096 08253 MJR 18360 b






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    AN ACT concerning utilities.

 
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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 Public Utilities Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 8-511 as follows:
 
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    (220 ILCS 5/8-511  new)
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    Sec. 8-511. Burial of high power electric transmission 
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lines. The Commission shall require that all public utilities 
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bury high power electric transmission lines along: (i) major 
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highways with an average daily traffic of at least 12,000 motor 
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vehicles; and (ii) any new highway, the construction of which 
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is under State, local, or township jurisdiction.