Chapter 220, UTILITIES

(220 ILCS 5/4-301) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-301) Sec. 4-301. The Commission may confer in person, or by correspondence, by attending conventions, or in any other way, with Commissions and any and all agencies dealing with public utilities of other states and of the United States…

(220 ILCS 5/4-302) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-302) Sec. 4-302. The Commission shall cooperate with the Northern Illinois Transit Authority created pursuant to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, in the exercise of the powers of the Authority as provided in that Act. Trans…

(220 ILCS 5/4-303) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-303) Sec. 4-303. Neither this Act nor any provision thereof shall apply or be construed to apply to commerce with foreign nations or commerce among the several states of this Union, except to the extent permitted under the provisions o…

(220 ILCS 5/4-304) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-304) Sec. 4-304. Beginning in 1986, the Commission shall prepare an annual report which shall be filed by January 31 of each year with the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services of the General Assembly and the Governor and whi…

(220 ILCS 5/4-401) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-401) Sec. 4-401. If any Section, subdivision, sentence or clause of this Act is for any reason held invalid or to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Act. A substantial com…

(220 ILCS 5/4-402) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-402) Sec. 4-402. This amendatory Act of 1985 shall not affect pending actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, in any court or other tribunal brought by or against the People of the State of Illinois or the Illinois Commerce Commissi…

(220 ILCS 5/4-404) Sec. 4-404. Protection of confidential and proprietary information. The Commission shall provide adequate protection for confidential and proprietary information furnished, delivered or filed by any person, corporation or other entity, including proprietary inf…

(220 ILCS 5/4-501) Sec. 4-501. Small public utilities and telecommunications carriers; circuit court appointment of receiver; bond. (a) If a public utility or telecommunications carrier that has fewer than 7,500 customers: (1) is unable or unwilling to provide safe, adequate, or …

(220 ILCS 5/4-502) Sec. 4-502. Small public utility or telecommunications carrier; acquisition by capable utility; Commission determination; procedure. (a) The Commission may provide for the acquisition of a small public utility or telecommunications carrier by a capable public u…

(220 ILCS 5/4-601) Sec. 4-601. Consumer protection laws. (a) The General Assembly finds that consumer protection is vital to the health, safety, and welfare of Illinois consumers. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission and its staff shall: (1) work coopera…

(220 ILCS 5/4-602) Sec. 4-602. Electric utility workforce study. (a) The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive workforce analysis study of each electric utility to determine the adequacy of the total in-house staffing in each job classification or job title critical to maintai…

(220 ILCS 5/4-603) Sec. 4-603. Adequate employment for in-house utility employees. The staff of the Commission shall develop benchmarks for employee staffing levels for each classification and employee training for each classification, subject to the requirements of Section 4-602…

(220 ILCS 5/4-604) Sec. 4-604. Electric and gas public utilities ethical conduct and transparency. (a) It is the policy of this State that, as regulated, monopoly entities providing essential services, public utilities must adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct. It i…

(220 ILCS 5/4-604.5) Sec. 4-604.5. Restitution for misconduct. (a) It is the policy of this State that public utility ethical and criminal misconduct shall not be tolerated. The General Assembly finds it necessary to collect restitution, to be distributed as described in subsecti…

(220 ILCS 5/4-605) Sec. 4-605. Reliability mitigation plan findings. The General Assembly finds that reducing carbon dioxide and copollutant emissions in a manner that does not threaten electric reliability and resource adequacy is essential to the health and safety of all Illino…

(220 ILCS 5/4-610) Sec. 4-610. Thermal energy networks. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) the State has an interest in decarbonizing buildings in a manner that is affordable and accessible, preserves and creates living-wage jobs, and retains the knowledge and experience of…

(220 ILCS 5/4-615) Sec. 4-615. Training for carbon dioxide emergencies. (a) Prior to any pipeline for the transportation of carbon dioxide becoming operational, the Illinois Fire Service Institute, in coordination with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, an EMS System, the Depa…

(220 ILCS 50/4.1) Sec. 4.1. Watch and protect. (a) If, upon notice from JULIE, an underground utility facility owner or operator determines that the facility is within the proposed excavation area and the underground utility facility owner or operator desires to have an authorize…

(220 ILCS 65/4.5) Sec. 4.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1…

(220 ILCS 75/40) Sec. 40. Pipeline operator fees. Any person or entity that has been granted a certificate of authority authorizing the construction and operation of a carbon dioxide pipeline pursuant to this Section or any person or entity operating a legacy carbon dioxide pipel…

(220 ILCS 75/5) Sec. 5. Legislative purpose. Pipeline transportation of carbon dioxide for sequestration and other carbon management purposes other than enhanced oil recovery is declared to be a public use and service, in the public interest, and a benefit to the welfare of Illin…

(220 ILCS 85/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. "Qualifying gas pipeline project" means the construction or installation of gas equipment used in connection with the distribution and delivery of natural gas…

(220 ILCS 40/5) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1205) Sec. 5. Duties and Powers. (1) The Small Business Utility Advocate shall have the following duties: (a) Represent, protect and promote the interests of the small business utility customers of this State. All actions of the Advocate un…

(220 ILCS 32/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. "Construction contractor" means any nonutility entity responsible for the construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of electric transmission systems su…

(220 ILCS 25/5) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 575) Sec. 5. The Commission shall prescribe reasonable compensation to be paid to the public utility performing the transmission service. (Source: P.A. 80-365.)

(220 ILCS 80/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings and purpose. The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) a goal of the State of Illinois is to make available to its citizens affordable, reliable, and state-of-the-art Internet communications through the expansion, extension, and gener…

(220 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 905) Sec. 5. Powers and duties. (1) The corporation shall: (a) Represent and protect the interests of the residential utility consumers of this State. All actions by the corporation under this Act shall be directed toward such duty; provide…

(220 ILCS 70/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Crossing" means the construction, operation, repair, or maintenance of a facility over, under, or across a railroad right-of-way by a utility when the right-of-way is owned by a land…

(220 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5505) Sec. 5. Any person directly affected by the order of the Commission shall have the right to bring a civil action to test the lawfulness and reasonableness of the order by filing a complaint in the Circuit Court of the county in which t…

(220 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 405) Sec. 5. Each electric supplier is entitled, except as otherwise provided in this Act or (in the case of public utilities) the Public Utilities Act, to (a) furnish service to customers at locations which it is serving on the effective d…

(220 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 555) Sec. 5. Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities shall file with the Commission a plan for inspection and maintenance of each pipeline facility owned or operated by such person as…

(220 ILCS 35/5) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1005) Sec. 5. Interest Paid on Small Business Utility Deposits. All utilities shall pay interest on any and all deposits held by the utility on behalf of a small business. The rate of interest to be paid on such deposits will be determined …

(220 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 134, par. 21) Sec. 5. Any mortgage or deed of trust which shall hereafter be executed by any telephone company upon its real and personal property in the manner provided for the execution of mortgages upon real estate shall be and constitute a valid lien…

(220 ILCS 45/5) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1555) Sec. 5. This Act and any rules adopted pursuant to this Act shall be applicable to such switching facilities of telecommunications carriers in Illinois, as defined in Section 13-202 of The Public Utilities Act, and to such switching f…

(220 ILCS 5/5-101) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-101) Sec. 5-101. Every public utility shall furnish to the Commission all information required by it to carry into effect the provisions of this Act, and shall make specific answers to all questions submitted by the Commission. Any pub…

(220 ILCS 5/5-102) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-102) Sec. 5-102. The Commission shall have power to establish a uniform system of accounts to be kept by public utilities or to classify public utilities and to establish a uniform system of accounts for each class and to prescribe the…

(220 ILCS 5/5-103) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-103) Sec. 5-103. Such systems of accounts shall provide for forms showing all sources of incomes, the amounts due and received from each source and the amounts expended and due for each purpose, distinguishing clearly all payments for …

(220 ILCS 5/5-104) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-104) Sec. 5-104. Depreciation accounts. (a) The Commission shall have power, after hearing, to require any or all public utilities, except electric public utilities, to keep such accounts as will adequately reflect depreciation, obsole…

(220 ILCS 5/5-105) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-105) Sec. 5-105. The Commission may provide for the examination and audit of all accounts, and all items shall be allocated to the accounts in the manner prescribed by the Commission. The officers and employees of the Commission shall …

(220 ILCS 5/5-106) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-106) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-770) Sec. 5-106. Each public utility shall have an office in one of the cities, villages or incorporated towns in this State in which its property or some part thereof is located, and …

(220 ILCS 5/5-107) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-107) Sec. 5-107. Any person who shall wilfully make any false entry in the accounts, or in any record or memoranda or by any other means or device falsify the record of any such account, record or memoranda, or who shall willfully negl…

(220 ILCS 5/5-108) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-108) Sec. 5-108. Any officer or employee of the Commission who divulges any fact or information coming to his knowledge during the course of an inspection, examination or investigation of any account, record, memorandum, book or paper …

(220 ILCS 5/5-109) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-109) Sec. 5-109. Reports; false reports; penalty. Each public utility in the State, other than a commercial mobile radio service provider, shall each year furnish to the Commission, in such form as the Commission shall require, annual …

(220 ILCS 5/5-110) Sec. 5-110. Disclosure of customer information to law enforcement agencies. A public utility shall not disclose customer record information to a law enforcement agency unless the law enforcement agency requests the customer record information in writing, specif…

(220 ILCS 5/5-111) Sec. 5-111. Natural gas performance reporting. (a) The General Assembly recognizes that for well over a century Illinois residents and businesses have relied on the natural gas utility system. The General Assembly finds that in order for a natural gas utility t…

(220 ILCS 5/5-117) Sec. 5-117. Supplier diversity goals. (a) The public policy of this State is to collaboratively work with companies that serve Illinois residents to improve their supplier diversity in a non-antagonistic manner. (b) The Commission shall require all gas, electri…

(220 ILCS 5/5-201) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-201) Sec. 5-201. In case any public utility shall do, cause to be done or permit to be done any act, matter or thing prohibited, forbidden or declared to be unlawful, or shall omit to do any act, matter or thing required to be done eit…

(220 ILCS 5/5-202) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-202) Sec. 5-202. Violations; penalty. Any public utility, any corporation other than a public utility, or any person acting as a public utility, that violates or fails to comply with any provisions of this Act or that fails to obey, ob…

(220 ILCS 5/5-202.1) Sec. 5-202.1. Misrepresentation before Commission; penalty. (a) Any person or corporation, as defined in Sections 3-113 and 3-114 of this Act, who knowingly misrepresents facts to the Commission in response to any Commission contact, inquiry or discussion or …

(220 ILCS 5/5-203) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-203) Sec. 5-203. Every person who, either individually, or acting as an officer, agent, or employee of a public utility or of a corporation other than a public utility, violates or fails to comply with any provisions of this Act, or fa…