Bill Text: IL HB5124 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Pilot Program Act. Directs the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create a pilot program for the distribution of grants for the construction of new natural gas pipelines and infrastructure in Pembroke Township. Requires applicants for grants to demonstrate that the grants will result in the construction of a new natural gas pipeline to provide natural gas to the residents of the township. Provides that grantees are subject to audit by the State. Provides that the Department may accept private and public funds in furtherance of the purposes of the Pilot Program. Imposes data collection and reporting requirements. Provides that the Department shall report annually to the Governor and General Assembly beginning in 2022 regarding cost estimates for the Pilot Program, recommendations for improvement to the Pilot Program, and a recommendation as to whether the Pilot Program should be continued. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Pilot Program Fund.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5124 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5124-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5124 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.930 new
Creates the Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Pilot Program Act. Directs the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create a pilot program for the distribution of grants for the construction of new natural gas pipelines and infrastructure in Pembroke Township. Requires applicants for grants to demonstrate that the grants will result in the construction of a new natural gas pipeline to provide natural gas to the residents of the township. Provides that grantees are subject to audit by the State. Provides that the Department may accept private and public funds in furtherance of the purposes of the Pilot Program. Imposes data collection and reporting requirements. Provides that the Department shall report annually to the Governor and General Assembly beginning in 2022 regarding cost estimates for the Pilot Program, recommendations for improvement to the Pilot Program, and a recommendation as to whether the Pilot Program should be continued. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Pilot Program Fund.
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AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Pilot Program Act.
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity.
"Qualifying gas pipeline project" means the construction
or installation of a gas equipment used in connection with the
distribution and delivery of natural gas in Pembroke Township.
Section 10. Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Pilot
Program.
(a) The Department shall create the Pembroke Township
Natural Gas Investment Pilot Program having a duration of 5
years. The Program shall provide that the Department shall
distribute grants, subject to appropriation, from moneys in the
Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment Fund for the
construction of new natural gas pipelines and infrastructure in
Pembroke Township.
(b) The Department shall adopt rules for the administration
of the Program. At a minimum, the rules shall require that the

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applicant for the grants demonstrate that the grants will
result in the construction of a new natural gas pipeline to
provide natural gas to its residents and that the applicant
complies with all other requirements of the rules.
(c) A grantee must maintain all records as required by
rule. The records shall be subject to audit by the Department,
by an auditor appointed by the Department, or by a State
officer authorized to conduct audits.
Section 15. The Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment
Pilot Program Fund is created as a special fund in the State
treasury. Subject to appropriation, all moneys in the Fund
shall be used by the Department to fund grants for qualified
utility infrastructure projects. The Department may accept
private and public funds, including federal funds, for deposit
into the Fund. Earnings attributable to moneys in the Fund
shall be deposited into the Fund.
Section 20. Data collection and reporting. The Department
shall collect data regarding the successes and challenges of
the Pilot Program and shall submit an annual report to the
Governor and the General Assembly on March 1st of each year
beginning in 2022 until the Pilot Program terminates. The
reports shall: (i) make a recommendation as to whether the
Pilot Program should continue; (ii) provide cost estimates,
including the average per person costs; and (iii) recommend

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ways in which the Pilot Program can be improved to better
address the needs for natural gas distribution.
Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.930 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.930 new)
Sec. 5.930. The Pembroke Township Natural Gas Investment
Pilot Program Fund.