Rep. Kelly Burke
Filed: 5/9/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3437 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3437 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 19-130 as follows:
 



6    (220 ILCS 5/19-130)



7    Sec. 19-130. Commission study and report. The Commission's 
8Office of Retail Market Development shall prepare an annual

9report regarding the
development of competitive retail natural 
10gas markets in Illinois. The Office shall monitor existing 
11competitive conditions in Illinois, identify barriers to 
12retail competition for all customer classes, and actively 
13explore and propose to the Commission and to the General 
14Assembly solutions to overcome identified barriers. Solutions 
15proposed by the Office to promote retail competition must also 
16promote safe, reliable, and affordable natural gas service.  
 
 
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1    On or before October 1 of each year, beginning in 2015, the 
2Director shall submit a report to the Commission, the General 
3Assembly, and the Governor, that includes The report shall be 
4approved by the Commission and be filed by
July 1
of each odd 
5year with the Joint
Committee on Legislative Support Services 
6of the General Assembly and the
Governor and shall be
publicly 
7available. The report shall include, at a minimum, the 
8following
information:






9        (1) an analysis of the status and development of the 
10    retail natural gas
market in the State of Illinois; and
11        (2) a discussion of any identified barriers to the 
12    development of competitive retail natural gas markets in 
13    Illinois and proposed solutions to overcome identified 
14    barriers; and 


15        (3) any other information the Office Commission 
16    considers significant in
assessing
the development of 
17    natural gas
markets in the State of Illinois.

18    To aid in preparation of its annual report, as well in its 
19assessment of barriers to the development of competitive retail 
20natural gas markets and proposed solutions to overcome those 
21barriers, the Commission's Office of Retail Market Development 
22shall gather input from all interested parties as well as from 
23other bureaus within the Commission. 
24(Source: P.A. 97-223, eff. 1-1-12.)

 
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
 
 
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1becoming law.".