Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
Filed: 2/15/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4258 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4258  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 4-305.5 as follows:
 
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    (220 ILCS 5/4-305.5  new)
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    Sec. 4-305.5. Illinois Smart Energy Task Force.
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    (a) The
Illinois Smart Energy Task Force is created.
The 
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mission of the Illinois Smart Energy Task Force is to conduct a 
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study
and make recommendations to the Commission  and to the 
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General Assembly concerning (i) the improvement of system-wide 
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reliability and the reduction of peak demand through energy 
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efficiency; (ii) the improvement of energy efficiency and 
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access to energy options for underserved customers; and (iii) 
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the reduction of negative environmental impacts caused by 
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energy production and use.
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    (b) The Illinois Smart Energy Task Force shall consist of 
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the following members: one member appointed by the Chairman of 
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the Illinois Commerce Commission; one member appointed by the 
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President of the Senate; one member appointed by the Minority 
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Leader of the Senate; one member appointed by the Speaker of 
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the House; one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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House; one member appointed by the Governor who is a 
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representative of an electric public utility whose service area 
 


 






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includes a county with a population of 1,000,000 or more; one 
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member appointed by the Governor who is a representative of an 
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electric public utility whose service area does not include a 
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county with a population of 1,000,000 or more; and one member 
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appointed by the Governor who is an Illinois citizen with 
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expertise in the area of energy conservation. The task force 
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shall appoint a chairperson from among its members. If a 
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vacancy occurs in the
Illinois Smart Energy Task Force 
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membership, the vacancy shall be
filled in the same manner as 
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the initial appointment.
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    (c) Members of the Illinois Smart Energy Task Force shall 
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serve without compensation, but may be
reimbursed for 
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reasonable expenses incurred as a result of their duties as 
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members of the task force. The Commission must provide staff 
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and administrative support services
to the task force.
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    (d) The Illinois Smart Energy Task Force may begin to 
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conduct
business upon appointment of a majority of the members. 
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The task force must meet at
least once each calendar quarter. 
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For purposes of task force meetings, a quorum
is 5 voting 
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members. Meetings of the task force are subject to the Open

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Meetings Act. The task force must afford an opportunity for 
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public comment at
each of its meetings.  The task force shall 
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submit an annual report of its findings and recommendations to 
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the Commission and
to the General Assembly. The task force must 
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also make copies of each report available to members of the 
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public, upon request.".