Full Text of HB3853 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by | 5 | | renumbering and changing Section 105, as added by Public Act | 6 | | 101-562, as follows:
| 7 | | (110 ILCS 305/115)
| 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022) | 9 | | Sec. 115 105 . Water rates report. | 10 | | (a) Subject to appropriation, no later than December 1, | 11 | | 2022 2020 , the Government Finance Research Center at the | 12 | | University of Illinois at Chicago, in coordination with an | 13 | | intergovernmental advisory committee, must issue a report | 14 | | evaluating the setting of water rates throughout the Lake | 15 | | Michigan service area of northeastern Illinois and, no later | 16 | | than December 1, 2023 2021 , for the remainder of Illinois. The | 17 | | report must provide recommendations for policy and regulatory | 18 | | needs at the State and local level based on its findings. The | 19 | | report shall, at a minimum, address all of the following | 20 | | areas: | 21 | | (1) The components of a water bill. | 22 | | (2) Reasons for increases in water rates. | 23 | | (3) The definition of affordability throughout the |
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| 1 | | State and any variances to that definition. | 2 | | (4) Evidence of rate-setting that utilizes | 3 | | inappropriate practices. | 4 | | (5) The extent to which State or local policies drive | 5 | | cost increases or variations in rate-settings. | 6 | | (6) Challenges within economically disadvantaged | 7 | | communities in setting water rates. | 8 | | (7) Opportunities for increased intergovernmental | 9 | | coordination for setting equitable water rates. | 10 | | (b) In developing the report under this Section, the | 11 | | Government Finance Research Center shall form an advisory | 12 | | committee, which shall be composed of all of the following | 13 | | members: | 14 | | (1) The Director of the Environmental Protection | 15 | | Agency, or his or her designee. | 16 | | (2) The Director of Natural Resources, or his or her | 17 | | designee. | 18 | | (3) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, | 19 | | or his or her designee. | 20 | | (4) The Attorney General, or his or her designee. | 21 | | (5) At least 2 members who are representatives of | 22 | | private water utilities operating in Illinois, appointed | 23 | | by the Director of the Government Finance Research Center. | 24 | | (6) At least 4 members who are representatives of | 25 | | municipal water utilities, appointed by the Director of | 26 | | the Government Finance Research Center. |
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| 1 | | (7) One member who is a representative of an | 2 | | environmental justice advocacy organization, appointed by | 3 | | the Director of the Government Finance Research Center. | 4 | | (8) One member who is a representative of a consumer | 5 | | advocacy organization, appointed by the Director of the | 6 | | Government Finance Research Center. | 7 | | (9) One member who is a representative of an | 8 | | environmental planning organization that serves | 9 | | northeastern Illinois, appointed by the Director of the | 10 | | Government Finance Research Center. | 11 | | (10) The Director of the Illinois State Water Survey, | 12 | | or his or her designee. | 13 | | (11) The Chairperson of the Illinois Commerce | 14 | | Commission, or his or her designee. | 15 | | (c) After all members are appointed, the committee shall | 16 | | hold its first meeting at the call of the Director of the | 17 | | Government Finance Research Center, at which meeting the | 18 | | members shall select a chairperson from among themselves. | 19 | | After its first meeting, the committee shall meet at the call | 20 | | of the chairperson. Members of the committee shall serve | 21 | | without compensation but may be reimbursed for their | 22 | | reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in performing their | 23 | | duties. The Government Finance Research Center shall provide | 24 | | administrative and other support to the committee. | 25 | | (d) No later than 60 days after August 23, 2019 ( the | 26 | | effective date of Public Act 101-562) this amendatory Act of |
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| 1 | | the 101st General Assembly , the Government Finance Research | 2 | | Center must provide an opportunity for public comment on the | 3 | | questions to be addressed in the report, the metrics to be | 4 | | used, and the recommendations that need to be issued. | 5 | | (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2024 2022 .
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 101-562, eff. 8-23-19; revised 10-21-19.)
| 7 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 | | becoming law.
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