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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4252   </title>
<shortdesc>UNDERGROUND FACIL-DEFINITION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Brandon W. Phelps</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>220 ILCS 50/2.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1602.2</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Provides that "underground utility facilities" or "facilities" means and includes wires, the internal electric grid of a wind generation farm facility, ducts, fiber optic cable, conduits, pipes, sewers, and cables and their connected appurtenances installed beneath the surface of the ground by: (1) a public utility as defined in the Public Utilities Act; (2) a municipally owned or mutually owned utility providing a similar utility service; (3) a pipeline entity transporting gases, crude oil, petroleum products, or other hydrocarbon materials within the State; (4) a telecommunications carrier as defined in the Universal Telephone Service Protection Law of 1985, or by a company described in Section 1 of the Telephone Company Act; (5) a community antenna television system, as defined in the Illinois Municipal Code; and (6) any other entity owning or operating underground facilities that transport generated electrical power to other utility owners or operators. Provides that "underground utility facilities" or "facilities" does not mean underground utility facilities operated by an electric cooperative as defined in the Public Utilities Act. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/27/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 067-040-004</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;  004-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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