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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0159 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Sue Rezin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 220 ILCS 5/8-205 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205220 ILCS 5/9-210.5 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that termination of water utility service to a residential user, including a tenant of a mastermetered apartment building, for nonpayment of bills is prohibited: (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 6 days covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below; (2) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 6 days covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 90 degrees Fahrenheit or above; or (3) when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch, excessive heat warning, or heat advisory covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located. In provisions concerning procedures for a large public utility to acquire a water or sewer utility, provides that if the water or sewer utility being acquired is owned by the State or a political subdivision of the State, a referendum will be required to approve the acquisition of the water or sewer utility by the large public utility (rather than only requiring a public meeting and publication of the terms of acquisition in a newspaper of general circulation in the area that the water or sewer utility operates). Effective immediately. LRB104 05537 AAS 15566 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0159 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Sue Rezin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 220 ILCS 5/8-205 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205220 ILCS 5/9-210.5 220 ILCS 5/8-205 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205 220 ILCS 5/9-210.5 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that termination of water utility service to a residential user, including a tenant of a mastermetered apartment building, for nonpayment of bills is prohibited: (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 6 days covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below; (2) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 6 days covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 90 degrees Fahrenheit or above; or (3) when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch, excessive heat warning, or heat advisory covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located. In provisions concerning procedures for a large public utility to acquire a water or sewer utility, provides that if the water or sewer utility being acquired is owned by the State or a political subdivision of the State, a referendum will be required to approve the acquisition of the water or sewer utility by the large public utility (rather than only requiring a public meeting and publication of the terms of acquisition in a newspaper of general circulation in the area that the water or sewer utility operates). Effective immediately. LRB104 05537 AAS 15566 b LRB104 05537 AAS 15566 b A BILL FOR
22 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0159 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Sue Rezin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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66 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that termination of water utility service to a residential user, including a tenant of a mastermetered apartment building, for nonpayment of bills is prohibited: (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 6 days covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below; (2) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 6 days covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 90 degrees Fahrenheit or above; or (3) when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch, excessive heat warning, or heat advisory covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located. In provisions concerning procedures for a large public utility to acquire a water or sewer utility, provides that if the water or sewer utility being acquired is owned by the State or a political subdivision of the State, a referendum will be required to approve the acquisition of the water or sewer utility by the large public utility (rather than only requiring a public meeting and publication of the terms of acquisition in a newspaper of general circulation in the area that the water or sewer utility operates). Effective immediately.
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1212 1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
1313 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1414 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1515 4 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
1616 5 Sections 8-205 and 9-210.5 as follows:
1717 6 (220 ILCS 5/8-205) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205)
1818 7 Sec. 8-205. Termination of a utility service.
1919 8 (a) Termination of gas and electric utility service to all
2020 9 residential users, including all tenants of mastermetered
2121 10 apartment buildings, for nonpayment of bills, where gas or
2222 11 electricity is used as the only source of space heating or to
2323 12 control or operate the only space heating equipment at the
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2525 14 (1) on any day when the National Weather Service
2626 15 forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
2727 16 the utility in which the residence is located includes a
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3030 19 (2) on any day preceding a holiday or a weekend when
3131 20 such a forecast indicated that the temperature will be 32
3232 21 degrees Fahrenheit or below during the holiday or weekend.
3333 22 (b) If gas or electricity is used as the only source of
3434 23 space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling
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4242 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that termination of water utility service to a residential user, including a tenant of a mastermetered apartment building, for nonpayment of bills is prohibited: (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 6 days covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below; (2) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 6 days covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 90 degrees Fahrenheit or above; or (3) when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch, excessive heat warning, or heat advisory covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located. In provisions concerning procedures for a large public utility to acquire a water or sewer utility, provides that if the water or sewer utility being acquired is owned by the State or a political subdivision of the State, a referendum will be required to approve the acquisition of the water or sewer utility by the large public utility (rather than only requiring a public meeting and publication of the terms of acquisition in a newspaper of general circulation in the area that the water or sewer utility operates). Effective immediately.
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7171 1 equipment at a residence, then a utility may not terminate gas
7272 2 or electric utility service to a residential user, including
7373 3 all tenants of mastermetered apartment buildings, for
7474 4 nonpayment of bills:
7575 5 (1) on any day when the National Weather Service
7676 6 forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
7777 7 the utility in which the residence is located includes a
7878 8 forecast that the temperature will be 90 degrees
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8080 10 (2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when the
8181 11 National Weather Service for the following 24 hours
8282 12 covering the area of the utility in which the residence is
8383 13 located includes a forecast that the temperature will be
8484 14 90 degrees Fahrenheit or above during the holiday or
8585 15 weekend; or
8686 16 (3) when the National Weather Service issues an
8787 17 excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat
8888 18 warning covering the area of the utility in which the
8989 19 residence is located.
9090 20 (c) Termination of water utility service to a residential
9191 21 user, including a tenant of a mastermetered apartment
9292 22 building, for nonpayment of bills is prohibited:
9393 23 (1) on any day when the National Weather Service
9494 24 forecast for the following 6 days covering the area of the
9595 25 utility in which the residence is located includes a
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107107 1 Fahrenheit or below;
108108 2 (2) on any day when the National Weather Service
109109 3 forecast for the following 6 days covering the area of the
110110 4 utility in which the residence is located includes a
111111 5 forecast that the temperature will be 90 degrees
112112 6 Fahrenheit or above; or
113113 7 (3) when the National Weather Service issues an
114114 8 excessive heat watch, excessive heat warning, or heat
115115 9 advisory covering the area of the utility in which the
116116 10 residence is located.
117117 11 (Source: P.A. 103-19, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
118118 12 (220 ILCS 5/9-210.5)
119119 13 (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2028)
120120 14 Sec. 9-210.5. Valuation of water and sewer utilities.
121121 15 (a) In this Section:
122122 16 "Disinterested" means that the person directly
123123 17 involved (1) is not a director, officer, or an employee of
124124 18 the large public utility or the water or sewer utility or
125125 19 its direct affiliates or subsidiaries for at least 12
126126 20 months before becoming engaged under this Section; (2)
127127 21 shall not derive a material financial benefit from the
128128 22 sale of the water or sewer utility other than fees for
129129 23 services rendered, and (3) shall not have a member of the
130130 24 person's immediate family, including a spouse, parents or
131131 25 spouse's parents, children or spouses of children, or
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142142 1 siblings and their spouses or children, be a director,
143143 2 officer, or employee of either the large public utility or
144144 3 water or sewer utility or the water or sewer utility or its
145145 4 direct affiliates or subsidiaries for at least 12 months
146146 5 before becoming engaged under this Section or receive a
147147 6 material financial benefit from the sale of the water or
148148 7 sewer utility other than fees for services rendered.
149149 8 "District" means a service area of a large public
150150 9 utility whose customers are subject to the same rate
151151 10 tariff.
152152 11 "Large public utility" means an investor-owned public
153153 12 utility that:
154154 13 (1) is subject to regulation by the Illinois
155155 14 Commerce Commission under this Act;
156156 15 (2) regularly provides water or sewer service to
157157 16 more than 15,000 customer connections;
158158 17 (3) provides safe and adequate service; and
159159 18 (4) is not a water or sewer utility as defined in
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161161 20 "Next rate case" means a large public utility's first
162162 21 general rate case after the date the large public utility
163163 22 acquires the water or sewer utility where the acquired
164164 23 water or sewer utility's cost of service is considered as
165165 24 part of determining the large public utility's resulting
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178178 1 general rate case resulting in the rates in effect for the
179179 2 large public utility at the time it acquires the water or
180180 3 sewer utility.
181181 4 "Utility service source" means the water or sewer
182182 5 utility or large public utility from which the customer
183183 6 receives its utility service type.
184184 7 "Utility service type" means water utility service or
185185 8 sewer utility service or water and sewer utility service.
186186 9 "Water or sewer utility" means any of the following:
187187 10 (1) a public utility that regularly provides water
188188 11 or sewer service to 6,000 or fewer customer
189189 12 connections;
190190 13 (2) a water district, including, but not limited
191191 14 to, a public water district, water service district,
192192 15 or surface water protection district, or a sewer
193193 16 district of any kind established as a special district
194194 17 under the laws of this State that regularly provides
195195 18 water or sewer service;
196196 19 (3) a waterworks system or sewerage system
197197 20 established under the Township Code that regularly
198198 21 provides water or sewer service; or
199199 22 (4) a water system or sewer system owned by a
200200 23 municipality that regularly provides water or sewer
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202202 25 (5) any other entity that is not a public utility
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214214 1 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a
215215 2 large public utility that acquires a water or sewer utility
216216 3 may request that the Commission use, and, if so requested, the
217217 4 Commission shall use, the procedures set forth under this
218218 5 Section to establish the ratemaking rate base of that water or
219219 6 sewer utility at the time when it is acquired by the large
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221221 8 (c) If a large public utility elects the procedures under
222222 9 this Section to establish the rate base of a water or sewer
223223 10 utility that it is acquiring, then 3 appraisals shall be
224224 11 performed. The average of these 3 appraisals shall represent
225225 12 the fair market value of the water or sewer utility that is
226226 13 being acquired. The appraisals shall be performed by 3
227227 14 appraisers approved by the Commission's Executive Director or
228228 15 designee and engaged by either the water or sewer utility
229229 16 being acquired or by the large public utility. Each appraiser
230230 17 shall be engaged on reasonable terms approved by the
231231 18 Commission. Each appraiser shall be a disinterested person
232232 19 licensed as a State certified general real estate appraiser
233233 20 under the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
234234 21 Each appraiser shall:
235235 22 (1) be sworn to determine the fair market value of the
236236 23 water or sewer utility by establishing the amount for
237237 24 which the water or sewer utility would be sold in a
238238 25 voluntary transaction between a willing buyer and willing
239239 26 seller under no obligation to buy or sell;
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250250 1 (2) determine fair market value in compliance with the
251251 2 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice;
252252 3 (3) engage one disinterested engineer who is licensed
253253 4 in this State, and who may be the same engineer that is
254254 5 engaged by the other appraisers, to prepare an assessment
255255 6 of the tangible assets of the water or sewer utility,
256256 7 which is to be incorporated into the appraisal under the
257257 8 cost approach;
258258 9 (4) request from the manager of the Accounting
259259 10 Department, if the water or sewer utility is a public
260260 11 utility that is regulated by the Commission, a list of
261261 12 investments made by the water or sewer utility that had
262262 13 been disallowed previously and that shall be excluded from
263263 14 the calculation of the large public utility's rate base in
264264 15 its next rate case; and
265265 16 (5) return their appraisal, in writing, to the water
266266 17 or sewer utility and large public utility in a reasonable
267267 18 and timely manner.
268268 19 If the appraiser cannot engage an engineer, as described
269269 20 in paragraph (3) of this subsection (c), within 30 days after
270270 21 the appraiser is engaged, then the Commission's Executive
271271 22 Director or designee shall recommend the engineer the
272272 23 appraiser should engage. The Commission's Executive Director
273273 24 or designee shall provide his or her recommendation within 30
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286286 1 work to engage the recommended engineer. If the appraiser is
287287 2 unable to negotiate reasonable engagement terms with the
288288 3 recommended engineer within 15 days after the recommendation
289289 4 by the Commission's Executive Director or designee, then the
290290 5 appraiser shall notify the Commission's Executive Director or
291291 6 designee and the process shall be repeated until an engineer
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293293 8 (d) The lesser of (i) the purchase price or (ii) the fair
294294 9 market value determined under subsection (c) of this Section
295295 10 shall constitute the rate base associated with the water or
296296 11 sewer utility as acquired by and incorporated into the rate
297297 12 base of the district designated by the acquiring large public
298298 13 utility under this Section, subject to any adjustments that
299299 14 the Commission deems necessary to ensure such rate base
300300 15 reflects prudent and useful investments in the provision of
301301 16 public utility service. The reasonable transaction and closing
302302 17 costs incurred by the large public utility shall be treated
303303 18 consistent with the applicable accounting standards under this
304304 19 Act. The total amount of all of the appraisers' fees to be
305305 20 included in the transaction and closing costs shall not exceed
306306 21 the greater of $15,000 or 5% of the appraised value of the
307307 22 water or sewer utility being acquired. This rate base
308308 23 treatment shall not be deemed to violate this Act, including,
309309 24 but not limited to, any Sections in Articles VIII and IX of
310310 25 this Act that might be affected by this Section. Any
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322322 1 cumulative base rates of the large public utility's existing
323323 2 ratepayers in the tariff group into which the water or sewer
324324 3 utility is to be combined by less than (1) 2.5% at the time of
325325 4 the acquisition for any single acquisition completed under
326326 5 this Section or (2) 5% for all acquisitions completed under
327327 6 this Section before the Commission's final order in the next
328328 7 rate case shall not be deemed to violate Section 7-204 or any
329329 8 other provision of this Act.
330330 9 In the Commission's order that approves the large public
331331 10 utility's acquisition of the water or sewer utility, the
332332 11 Commission shall issue its decision establishing (1) the
333333 12 ratemaking rate base of the water or sewer utility; (2) the
334334 13 district or tariff group with which the water or sewer utility
335335 14 shall be combined for ratemaking purposes, if such combination
336336 15 has been proposed by the large public utility; and (3) the
337337 16 rates to be charged to customers in the water or sewer utility.
338338 17 (e) If the water or sewer utility being acquired is owned
339339 18 by the State or any political subdivision thereof, then the
340340 19 water or sewer utility must inform the public of the terms of
341341 20 its acquisition by the large public utility by (1) holding a
342342 21 public meeting prior to the acquisition and (2) causing to be
343343 22 published, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area
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345345 24 forth the terms of its acquisition by the large public utility
346346 25 and options that shall be available to assist customers to pay
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358358 1 At the election next following the public meeting and
359359 2 notice required under this subsection (e), a referendum,
360360 3 subject to the requirements of Section 16-7 of the Election
361361 4 Code, shall be placed on the ballot for all electors within the
362362 5 area where the water or sewer utility operates in
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364364 7 May the (name of large public utility) acquire the
365365 8 (name of water or sewer utility) under the terms of
366366 9 acquisition as published in (name of newspaper) on (date)?
367367 10 The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
368368 11 If a majority of the electors voting on the referendum
369369 12 within the service area of the water or sewer utility vote in
370370 13 favor of the referendum, then the acquisition may continue as
371371 14 provided in this Section. If less than a majority of the
372372 15 electors voting on the referendum within the service area of
373373 16 the water or sewer utility vote in favor of the referendum, the
374374 17 Commission shall deny the large public utility's acquisition
375375 18 of the water or sewer utility.
376376 19 (f) The large public utility may recommend the district or
377377 20 tariff group of which the water or sewer utility shall, for
378378 21 ratemaking purposes, become a part after the acquisition, or
379379 22 may recommend a lesser rate for the water or sewer utility. If
380380 23 the large public utility recommends a lesser rate, it shall
381381 24 submit to the Commission its proposed rate schedule and the
382382 25 proposed final tariff group for the acquired water or sewer
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394394 1 rates shall be consistent with the large public utility's
395395 2 recommendation, unless such recommendation can be shown to be
396396 3 contrary to the public interest.
397397 4 (g) From the date of acquisition until the date that new
398398 5 rates are effective in the acquiring large public utility's
399399 6 next rate case, the customers of the acquired water or sewer
400400 7 utility shall pay the approved then-existing rates of the
401401 8 district or tariff group as ordered by the Commission, or some
402402 9 lesser rates as recommended by the large public utility and
403403 10 approved by the Commission under subsection (f); provided,
404404 11 that, if the application of such rates of the large public
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406406 13 using 54,000 gallons annually results in an increase to the
407407 14 total annual bill of customers of the acquired water or sewer
408408 15 utility, exclusive of fire service or related charges, then
409409 16 the large public utility's rates charged to the customers of
410410 17 the acquired water or sewer utility shall be uniformly
411411 18 reduced, if any reduction is required, by the percent that
412412 19 results in the total annual bill, exclusive of fire services
413413 20 or related charges, for the customers of the acquired water or
414414 21 sewer utility using 54,000 gallons being equal to 1.5% of the
415415 22 latest median household income as reported by the United
416416 23 States Census Bureau for the most applicable community or
417417 24 county. For each customer of the water or sewer utility with
418418 25 potable water usage values that cannot be reasonably obtained,
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430430 1 rates shall not be deemed to violate this Act including, but
431431 2 not limited to, Section 9-101 and any other applicable
432432 3 Sections in Articles VIII and IX of this Act. The Commission
433433 4 shall issue its decision establishing the rates effective for
434434 5 the water or sewer utility immediately following an
435435 6 acquisition in its order approving the acquisition.
436436 7 (h) In the acquiring large public utility's next rate
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439439 10 be combined under the same rate tariff. This rate tariff shall
440440 11 be based on allocation of costs of service of the acquired
441441 12 water or sewer utility and the large public utility's district
442442 13 or tariff group ordered by the Commission and utilizing a rate
443443 14 design that does not distinguish among customers on the basis
444444 15 of utility service source or type. This rate tariff shall not
445445 16 be deemed to violate this Act including, but not limited to,
446446 17 Section 9-101 of this Act. In the acquiring large public
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448448 19 subsequent rate case, the large public utility may file a rate
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450450 21 Section that establishes lesser rates than the district or
451451 22 tariff group into which the water or sewer utility is to be
452452 23 combined. Those lesser rates shall not be deemed to violate
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467467 2 (i) Any post-acquisition improvements made by the large
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469469 4 cost for financing set at the large public utility's
470470 5 determined rate for allowance for funds used during
471471 6 construction, inclusive of the debt, equity, and income tax
472472 7 gross up components, after the date on which the expenditure
473473 8 was incurred by the large public utility until the investment
474474 9 has been in service for a 4-year period or, if sooner, until
475475 10 the time the rates are implemented in the large public
476476 11 utility's next rate case.
477477 12 Any post-acquisition improvements made by the large public
478478 13 utility in the water or sewer utility shall not be depreciated
479479 14 for ratemaking purposes from the date on which the expenditure
480480 15 was incurred by the large public utility until the investment
481481 16 has been in service for a 4-year period or, if sooner, until
482482 17 the time the rates are implemented in the large public
483483 18 utility's next rate case.
484484 19 (j) This Section shall be exclusively applied to large
485485 20 public utilities in the voluntary and mutually agreeable
486486 21 acquisition of water or sewer utilities. Any petitions filed
487487 22 with the Commission related to the acquisitions described in
488488 23 this Section, including petitions seeking approvals or
489489 24 certificates required by this Act, shall be deemed approved
490490 25 unless the Commission issues its final order within 11 months
491491 26 after the date the large public utility filed its initial
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502502 1 petition. This Section shall only apply to utilities providing
503503 2 water or sewer service and shall not be construed in any manner
504504 3 to apply to electric corporations, natural gas corporations,
505505 4 or any other utility subject to this Act.
506506 5 (k) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a party from
507507 6 declining to proceed with an acquisition or be deemed as
508508 7 establishing the final purchase price of an acquisition.
509509 8 (l) In the Commission's order that approves the large
510510 9 utility's acquisition of the water or sewer utility, the
511511 10 Commission shall address each aspect of the acquisition
512512 11 transaction for which approval is required under the Act.
513513 12 (m) Any contractor or subcontractor that performs work on
514514 13 a water or sewer utility acquired by a large public utility
515515 14 under this Section shall be a responsible bidder as described
516516 15 in Section 30-22 of the Illinois Procurement Code. The
517517 16 contractor or subcontractor shall submit evidence of meeting
518518 17 the requirements to be a responsible bidder as described in
519519 18 Section 30-22 to the water or sewer utility. Any new water or
520520 19 sewer facility built as a result of the acquisition shall
521521 20 require the contractor to enter into a project labor
522522 21 agreement. The large public utility acquiring the water or
523523 22 sewer utility shall offer employee positions to qualified
524524 23 employees of the acquired water or sewer utility.
525525 24 (n) This Section is repealed on June 1, 2028.
526526 25 (Source: P.A. 102-149, eff. 1-1-22.)
527527 26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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