UTILITY CHARGE TRANSPARENCY, the official text

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1   AN ACT concerning regulation.

2   Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4   Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding

5 Section 9-254 as follows:

6   (220 ILCS 5/9-254 new)

7   Sec. 9-254. Utility charge transparency website and

8 report.

9   (a) The Commission on Government Forecasting and

10 Accountability shall publish a report that contains a list of

11 any charges, either required or permitted by law or approved

12 by the Commission, that are charged by an electric utility on a

13 residential customer's monthly utility bill, other than

14 delivery or supply charges. The Commission on Government

15 Forecasting and Accountability shall include the following

16 information for any charge in the list:

17         (1) the statutory authority for the charge or the

18  Commission order approving the charge;

19         (2) the entity or fund to which the charge is

20  remitted;

21         (3) any programs or services supported by the charge;

22  and

23         (4) the full amount collected annually from the charge
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1  in calendar year 2025.

2  (b) The Commission on Government Forecasting and

3 Accountability shall deliver the report to the Commission,

4 President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate,

5 Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Minority Leader

6 of the House of Representatives no later than 12 months after

7 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General

8 Assembly. The Commission, the State Comptroller, the

9 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and each

10 electric utility in this State shall submit any information

11 requested by the Commission on Government Forecasting and

12 Accountability pursuant to this Section in a timely manner.

13 The Commission shall maintain a website with a link to the

14 completed report. The Commission may, in addition to a link to

15 the completed report, provide a link on the website to other

16 websites that contain similar information.