SB1765 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1765

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Bill Brady

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Illinois Electric Power Generation Task Force Act. Provides that the Illinois Electric Power Generation Task Force, a separate entity within the Illinois Commerce Commission, shall be formed to conduct a comprehensive electric power generation study to determine the adequacy of the electric generation load in Illinois. Provides for the appointment of members of the Task Force by the Illinois Commerce Commission, Illinois Power Agency, and the Illinois General Assembly. Provides that the Task Force shall complete the study report containing specified information and issue it to the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Power Agency, and the Illinois General Assembly by January 1, 2012. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 15, 2013. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning energy.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Electric Power Generation Task Force Act.

Section 5. The Illinois Electric Power Generation Task Force.

(a) The Illinois Electric Power Generation Task Force, a separate entity within the Illinois Commerce Commission, shall be formed to conduct a comprehensive electric power generation study to determine the adequacy of the electric generation load in Illinois. The Task Force shall consist of 6 members. The Illinois Commerce Commission and the Illinois Power Agency shall each appoint a member to the Task Force. The member appointed from the Illinois Commerce Commission shall be the chair of the Task Force. The House Speaker and Minority leader of the House shall each appoint a member to the Task Force. The Senate President and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall each appoint a member to the Task Force. The Task Force shall complete the study report and issue it to the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Power Agency, and the Illinois General Assembly by January 1, 2012.

(b) The final study report shall:

(1) contain a detailed comparison of the available power generation load beginning with 1997 and ending in 2010;

(2) offer estimates regarding the future generation load needed for future classes of electric consumers; and

(3) determine if Illinois is a net exporter or importer of electricity now and into the future.

(c) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall hold at least one major public hearing while conducting the analysis. The Task Force may use utility industry reports, federal agency reports, and other such studies to complete the report. The Task Force may also use information from the Illinois Commerce Commission's 2010 Tenaska Facility Report.

(d) There shall be no special reimbursement for serving on this Task Force other than official travel costs.

Section 10. Repeal of Act. This Act is repealed on January 15, 2013.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.