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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 295 - ADVERTISING EXPENSES OF ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITIES › Section 295.20 - Definitions

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a) Advertising - The
			 term Advertising means the commercial use, by an electric or gas utility, of any
			 media, including newspapers, printed matter, radio and television, in order to
			 transmit a message to a substantial number of members of the public or to such
			 utility's consumers. In determining what constitutes a "substantial number," the
			 Commission shall consider, among other things, the medium of communication used, the
			 actual number of persons reached, and the size of the utility involved.
b) Political Advertising - The term Political
			 Advertising means any advertising for the purpose of influencing public opinion with
			 respect to the legislative, administrative or electoral matters, or with respect to
			 any controversial issue of public importance.
c) Promotional Advertising - The term Promotional
			 Advertising means any advertising for the purpose of encouraging any person to
			 select or use the service or additional service of a utility or the selection or
			 installation of any appliance or equipment designed to use such utility's
			 service.
d) Goodwill or Institutional
			 Advertising - The term Goodwill or Institutional Advertising means any advertising
			 either on local or national basis designed primarily to bring the utility's name
			 before the general public in such a way as to improve the image of the utility or to
			 promote controversial issues for the utility or the industry.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 295 - ADVERTISING EXPENSES OF ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITIES › Section 295.30 - Allowable Advertising Expenses

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The following categories of advertising shall be considered
				allowable operating expenses:
a)
			 Advertising which informs consumers how they can conserve energy or can reduce peak
			 demand for electric or gas energy;
b)
			 Advertising required by law or regulations, including advertising required under
			 Part I of Title II of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (see 42 U.S.C.
			 Chapter 91, Subchapter II);
c)
			 Advertising regarding service interruptions, safety measures or emergency
			 conditions;
d) Advertising concerning
			 employment opportunities with such utility;
e) Advertising which promotes the use of energy
			 efficient appliances, equipment or services;
f) Explanations of existing or proposed rate
			 schedules or notifications of hearings thereon;
g) Advertising regarding customer service which
			 directly relates to the utility service received by the customer, identifies company
			 employees and their functions, explains the company's terms and conditions of
			 service and identifies the location and operating hours of company business
			 offices;
h) Advertising which promotes
			 the shifting of demand from peak to off-peak hours or which encourages the off-peak
			 usage of the service;
i) "Other"
			 categories of advertisements not includable in subsections (a) through (h) but which
			 are not political, promotional, institutional or goodwill advertisements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 295 - ADVERTISING EXPENSES OF ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITIES › Section 295.40 - Materials to be Made Available

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In any general rate increase proceeding in which this Part applies
				the following materials shall be made available to the Commission Staff at the time
				of the start of the Staff investigation.
a)
			 Copies of all advertisements and scripts included in the test year operating
			 expense, listing the production costs for each ad, the publication schedule and
			 costs for each ad;
b) Copies of all
			 advertisements included in the test year operating expense purchased on a
			 cooperative basis with manufacturers, developers or others and the company's cost
			 for each ad;
c) All expenses incurred by
			 the utility included in the test year operating expense for ads or scripts produced
			 by a trade association. Include all monies paid to the association for advertising
			 purposes, either in the form of dues, assessments or subscriptions;
d) If a forecast "Test Year" is selected so that
			 actual data is not available by the end of the proceeding the utility shall provide
			 the data in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section for the most recent
			 twelve-month period for which actual data is available. The utility shall include a
			 statement of assumptions as to its "Test Year" expenses and a statement of its
			 advertising policy in the "Test Year."
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 300 - GUIDELINES FOR LAND AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONS › Section 300.10 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

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a) This Part shall apply whenever any public
			 utility or common carrier by pipeline seeks to negotiate the acquisition of a land
			 right-of-way easement involving a project which requires a certificate of public
			 convenience and necessity under Section 8-406, 8-406.1 or 15-401 of the Public
			 Utilities Act (Act) [220 ILCS 5/8-406, 8 -406.1 and 15-401] or whenever a public
			 utility or a common carrier by pipeline seeks an order under Section 8-503 of the
			 Act [220 ILCS
			 5/8-503 ].
b)
			 Requirements in this Part for proceedings involving public utilities are equally
			 applicable to common carriers by pipeline.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 300 - GUIDELINES FOR LAND AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONS › Section 300.20 - Informational Packet

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Prior to any public utility or its agent initiating contact with any
				landowner (the record owner of the land as disclosed by the records of the Tax
				Collector of the county wherein the land is located) to negotiate the acquisition of
				a land right-of-way easement, it shall file with the Illinois Commerce Commission an
				informational packet consisting of, but not necessarily limited to, a brief
				description of the purpose of the project, type of facility proposed to be
				constructed, size of site or width of right-of-way being sought and, in the case of
				a transmission line, its expected origin and terminus points.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 300 - GUIDELINES FOR LAND AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONS › Section 300.30 - Negotiation of the Acquisition of Land or a Land Right-of-Way Easement

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This Section shall govern the actions of every person acting on
				behalf of a public utility when negotiating the acquisition of land or a land
				right-of-way easement:
a) At least 14 days
			 before the time when a utility initiates telephone or personal contact with the
			 landowner to negotiate the acquisition of land or a land right-of-way easement, the
			 utility representative shall send a letter to the landowner by certified mail,
			 return receipt requested, containing the information set forth in subsection (c)
			 together with the "Statement of Information from the Illinois Commerce Commission
			 Concerning Acquisition of Land or Land Rights-of-Way by Illinois Utilities and
			 Common Carriers by Pipeline" (see Appendix A).
b) Utility representatives shall keep and maintain
			 a permanent record of all letters sent in compliance with this Section.
c) Any letter sent by the utility representative
			 shall be on that representative's letterhead or on the letterhead of the utility,
			 and it shall clearly set forth:
1) The identity,
			 address and telephone number of the utility representative;
2) The identity of the utility attempting to
			 acquire the land or land rights;
3) The
			 general purpose of the proposed project;
4) The type of facility to be
			 constructed;
5) The general description
			 of the land or land rights that the utility seeks to acquire and the type of
			 structures, if any, the utility seeks to build;
6) A statement that the utility or its
			 representative seeks to negotiate with the landowner to arrive at a fair and
			 reasonable agreement for the land or land rights; and
7) An invitation to the landowner to contact the
			 utility representative to arrange a mutually agreeable time for an appointment to
			 further discuss the matter.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 300 - GUIDELINES FOR LAND AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONS › Section 300.40 - Application of this Part

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This Part shall be prospectively applied. The Part shall not affect
				the following:
a) The validity of any
			 existing Commission certificate.
b) The
			 validity of any easement or subsequent order of the Commission under Section 8-503
			 of the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 300 - GUIDELINES FOR LAND AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONS › Section 300.70 - Variance

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The Commission, on application of a utility or on its own motion,
				may grant a variance from this Part in individual cases where the Commission finds
				that:
a) The provision from which the
			 variance is granted is not statutorily mandated;
b) No party will be injured by the granting of the
			 variance; and
c) The rule from which the
			 variance is granted would, in the particular case, be unreasonable or unnecessarily
			 burdensome.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 302 - GUIDELINES FOR CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORTATION AND SEQUESTRATION › Section 302.10 - Definitions

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As used in this Part:
"Act" means the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act
				[220 ILCS 75 ].
"Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission created by
				Section 2-101 of the Public Utilities Act [220
				ILCS 5/2-101 ].
"Owner" or "Operator" means any Owner or Operator of a pipeline
				designated, constructed, and operated to transport and to sequester carbon dioxide
				produced by a clean coal facility, by a clean coal SNG facility, or by any other
				source that will result in the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from that
				source. [220 ILCS 75/15
				]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 302 - GUIDELINES FOR CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORTATION AND SEQUESTRATION › Section 302.30 - Application for Certificate of Authority

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a)
			 Prior to any Owner or Operator or its agent initiating contact with any landowner
			 (the record owner of the land as disclosed by the records of the tax collector of
			 the county where the land is located) to negotiate the acquisition of an easement in
			 property or any interest in property, it shall file with the Illinois Commerce
			 Commission an application containing, in addition to the matters set forth in
			 Section 20(b) of the Act, a brief description of the proposed project, a map of the
			 route or route width showing either the specific route for the carbon dioxide
			 pipeline (including size of site and width of easement to be sought), or the project
			 route width that identifies the areas in which the pipeline would be located, with
			 such route ranging from the minimum width required for the pipeline right-of-way up
			 to 200 feet in width [220 ILCS
			 75/20(d) ], and pipeline length and
			 diameter, and the location of any above ground facilities (compressor stations,
			 valves, etc.).
b) When an applicant
			 files its application for a certificate of authority with the Commission, it shall
			 provide notice to each local government where the proposed pipeline will be located
			 and include a map of the proposed pipeline route. The applicant shall also publish
			 notice in a newspaper of general circulation in each county where the proposed
			 pipeline is located. [220 ILCS
			 75/20(c) ]
c) The applicant shall include with the
			 application, when filed with the Commission, a list containing the name and address
			 of each owner of record of the land along the proposed route, or within a proposed
			 project route width, as disclosed by the records of the tax collector of the county
			 in which the land is located, as of not more than 30 days prior to the filing of the
			 application. Notice of the filing of an application for a certificate of authority
			 shall be provided by the Commission within 30 days after filing to the landowners
			 along the proposed route, or to the potentially affected landowners within a
			 proposed project route width. [220 ILCS
			 75/20(e) ] Notice shall include the time
			 and place scheduled for the initial hearing on the application, and shall include
			 the information required by Appendix A. This subsection's requirements for notice to
			 owners of record shall not be deemed jurisdictional and the omission of the name and
			 address of an owner of record from the list or lack of notice shall in no way
			 invalidate a subsequent order of the Commission relating to the
			 application.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 302 - GUIDELINES FOR CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORTATION AND SEQUESTRATION › Section 302.40 - Negotiation of the Acquisition of an Easement in Property or Any Interest in Property

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This Section shall govern the actions of every person acting on
				behalf of an Owner or Operator when negotiating the acquisition of an easement in
				any property or interest in property for the construction, operation or maintenance
				of a carbon dioxide pipeline:
a) At least
			 14 days before an Owner or Operator initiates telephone or personal contact with the
			 landowner to negotiate the acquisition of an easement in any property or interest in
			 property, the Owner or Operator or representative shall send a letter to the
			 landowner by certified mail, return receipt requested, containing the information
			 set forth in subsection (c), together with the "Statement of Information from the
			 Illinois Commerce Commission Concerning Acquisition of Easement in Property or any
			 Interest in Property by Illinois Owners or Operators Under the Carbon Dioxide
			 Transportation and Sequestration Act" (see Appendix B).
b) Owner or Operator representatives shall keep
			 and maintain a permanent record of all letters sent in compliance with this
			 Section.
c) Any letter sent by the Owner
			 or Operator representative shall be on that representative's letterhead or on the
			 letterhead of the utility, and it shall clearly set forth:
1) The identity, address and telephone number of
			 the utility representative;
2) The
			 identity of the Owner or Operator attempting to acquire easement in the property or
			 interest in property;
3) The general
			 purpose of the proposed project;
4) A
			 description of the proposed carbon dioxide pipeline, including pipeline length,
			 pipeline diameter, and the location of any above ground facilities (compressor
			 stations, valves, etc.);
5) The general
			 description of the easement in property or interest in property that the Owner or
			 Operator seeks to acquire and the type of structures, if any, the Owner or Operator
			 seeks to build;
6) A statement that the
			 Owner or Operator or its representative seeks to negotiate with the landowner to
			 arrive at a fair and reasonable agreement for the easement in property or interest
			 in property; and
7) An invitation to the
			 landowner to contact the Owner or Operator representative to arrange a mutually
			 agreeable time for an appointment to further discuss the matter.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 302 - GUIDELINES FOR CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORTATION AND SEQUESTRATION › Section 302.50 - Application of this Part

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This Part shall be prospectively applied. The Part shall not affect
				the following:
a) The validity of any
			 existing Commission certificate.
b) The
			 validity of any easement or subsequent order of the Commission under the
			 Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.10 - Policy

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The purpose of this Part is the practical safeguarding of persons
				during the installation, operation, or maintenance of electric supply and
				communication lines and their associated equipment. It contains minimum requirements
				considered necessary for the safety of employees and the public.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.20 - Scope and Incorporation by Reference of Portions of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)

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a) This Part shall apply
			 to electric utilities and those telecommunications carriers subject to Section 8-505
			 of the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5/8-505 ].
b) The Illinois Commerce Commission adopts as its
			 rules the following portions of the National Electrical Safety Code C2-2017 (2017
			 edition, approved April 26, 2016, published by the Institute of Electrical and
			 Electronics Engineers, Inc., 3 Park Avenue, New York NY 10016-5997):
1) Section 2 (Definitions of Special
			 Terms);
2) Section 9 (Grounding Methods
			 of Electric Supply and Communications Facilities);
3) Part 2 (Sections 20-27: Safety Rules for the
			 Installation and Maintenance of Overhead Electric Supply and Communication Lines);
			 and
4) Part 3 (Sections 30-39: Safety
			 Rules for the Installation and Maintenance of Underground Electric Supply and
			 Communication Lines).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.30 - General Rules

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All electric supply and communication lines and equipment shall be
				designed, constructed and maintained to meet the requirements of this Part to enable
				service to be safe, adequate and dependable. For all particulars not specified in
				this Part, construction and maintenance should be done in accordance with accepted
				engineering practices for the given local conditions.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.40 - Application

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a) New Installation and
			 Extensions
These rules shall apply to all new installations and extensions,
				except that they may be waived or modified by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
				Instances of waiver or modification would include, but not be limited to, space
				limitations, temporary construction, or changes in technology. When the Commission
				waives or modifies these rules, it shall approve equivalent safety measures,
				including special working methods.
b) Existing Installations
1) Existing installations including maintenance
			 replacements which comply with the Commission's rules which were in effect at the
			 time of original installation need not be modified to comply with this Part except
			 as may be required for safety reasons as directed by the Commission.
2) Where an existing installation meets, or is
			 altered to meet, the requirements of this Part, such installation is considered to
			 be in compliance with this Part and is not required to comply with any previously
			 adopted rules of the Commission that have been superseded by this Part.
3) Where conductors or equipment are added,
			 altered, or replaced on an existing structure, the structure or the facilities on
			 the structure need not be modified or replaced if the resulting installation will be
			 in compliance with:
A) The rules which were in
			 effect at the time of the original installation.;
B) The rules in effect at the time of a previous
			 modification; or
C) The rules currently
			 in effect.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.50 - Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity

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An application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
				to construct, operate and maintain a new electric supply line or communication line
				shall be accompanied by a plat of suitable scale to clearly show:
a) The location of the proposed line along its
			 entire length.
b) The location of
			 railroad tracks, and electric supply and communication lines which will be crossed
			 by the proposed new lines.
c) The
			 location of all other electric supply and communication lines that are located
			 within one-half mile of the route of the proposed new line.
d) The names of the utilities owning or operating
			 railroad, electric supply and communication lines, shown on the plat in conformance
			 with subsections (b) and (c) above.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.60 - Notification Procedure for Applications

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Notice of the filing of an application for a Certificate of Public
				Convenience and Necessity to construct new line facilities or an application for
				authority to reconstruct, alter or remove existing line facilities shall be given by
				the applicant at the time of filing its application with the Commission to all other
				utilities whose lines will be crossed by the proposed new or reconstructed line
				facilities, or whose lines will be paralleled within 200 feet by such new or
				reconstructed line facilities. A list of all utilities to whom such notice were
				sent, including their addresses, shall accompany the application.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.70 - Advance Notice and Cooperation

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a)
			 Railroad Crossings. An electric or communication utility planning to cross the
			 tracks of a railroad, either overhead or underground, shall give notice of its
			 intention to do so. Unless other mutual arrangements are made in conformity with
			 Section
			 305.80,
			 such notice shall be given by registered mail at least 20 calendar days in advance
			 of the commencement of construction. Such notice shall include information regarding
			 the location and general plan for the crossing, planned clearances, and such other
			 pertinent information in sufficient detail to determine whether the proposed
			 construction conforms with the requirements of this Part. In a case of emergency
			 where the required notice would work a hardship on the company planning the
			 crossing, the involved parties shall cooperate so as to avoid unnecessary delay in
			 construction of the crossing.
b)
			 Overhead Line Crossing. An electric or communication utility planning a crossing
			 over or under an existing line, or general reconstruction of an existing crossing,
			 shall give notice of its intention to do so. Unless other mutual arrangements are
			 made in conformity with Section 305.80, such notice shall be given by registered
			 mail at least 20 calendar days in advance of the commencement of construction. All
			 parties involved in such planned crossing construction or reconstruction shall
			 cooperate in coordinating plans for future construction.
c) Inductive Coordination.
Although the Commission has no specific rules covering inductive
				coordination, the Commission retains full jurisdiction of such matters as location,
				design, construction, operation and maintenance of power and communication circuits,
				where consideration of these or other conditions may be necessary in order to
				prevent or eliminate inductive interference.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.80 - Interchange Data

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To assist in promoting conformity with these rules, a procedure or
				plan should be instituted between all utilities whose facilities may occupy the same
				territory so that it will provide for the exchange of pertinent data and
				information, including data relative to proposed and existing construction, and
				changes in operating conditions which may affect or be likely to affect situations
				of proximity.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.90 - Coordinated Locations of Lines

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a) General
			 Location. Utilization of highways is essential to the economical and efficient
			 extension, operation and maintenance of power and communication services. To avoid
			 unduly increasing the number or difficulty of proximity situations incident to the
			 use of the same highway by two or more different types or kinds of facilities, all
			 lines should be located as follows: Where communication circuits and electric
			 circuits on the same highway are not to occupy joint structures or where either kind
			 of a circuit is alone on a highway, all communication circuits should be placed on
			 one side of the highway and all electric circuits should be placed on the other
			 side, so that one side of any section of a highway will be available as the
			 communication side and one side as the power side.
b) Other Rights-of-Way. Subsection (a) shall also
			 apply to other rights-of-way. Situations should also be avoided whereby the
			 reasonable use of parcels of property is restricted by the planned route traversing
			 the property.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.100 - Overbuilding or Underbuilding

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Overbuilding or underbuilding of one pole line by another pole line
				should be avoided. Where it is necessary for the lines to occupy the same side of
				the highway, the use of a single pole line is preferable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.110 - Exceptions and Additions to NESC Provisions

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a)
			 Footnotes and notes which reference provisions of the NESC which have not been
			 expressly adopted by the Illinois Commerce Commission shall not be construed to
			 incorporate such provisions into this Part.
b) Table A of this Part provides minimum vertical
			 separation between crossarms for the safety of electric and communication employees.
			 Said table will be used in conjunction with Rule 238 in addition to Table 238-1 of
			 the NESC.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.120 - Intent

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a) Statements in this
			 Part which are to be regarded as mandatory are characterized by the use of the word
			 "shall." Statements in this Part which are advisory in nature, to be followed
			 insofar as practical, are indicated by the word "should." Statements in the NESC
			 which are advisory in nature, to be followed insofar as practical, are indicated as
			 "RECOMMENDATIONS."
b) Notes contained
			 herein other than footnotes to tables, are for information purposes only and are not
			 to be considered as mandatory or as part of the code requirements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 305 - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES › Section 305.130 - Exemption

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If exemption from any of the requirements herein is desired in any
				particular case, the Commission will consider the application of a public utility
				for such exemption when accompanied by a full statement setting forth the conditions
				existing and the reasons why such exemption is desired. Exemptions will be governed
				by the same standards applicable to waivers and modifications in Section
				305.40(a).
				It is understood that any exemption so granted shall apply only to the particular
				case covered by the application, and exemption shall not be extended to other cases
				unless specifically granted in the Commission's order.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 310 - THE WAIVER OF FILING AND THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH AFFILIATED INTERESTS (GENERAL ORDER 174) › Section 310.10 - Routine Banking Transactions

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The opening of bank accounts, deposit of monies in those accounts,
				the withdrawal of monies from those accounts by checks, drafts, bills of exchange or
				otherwise, the making of time deposits with banks, the purchase from banks, at not
				to exceed prevailing market prices, of obligations of the United States maturing not
				more than five years after the purchase, the sale to banks of obligations of the
				United States at not less than prevailing market prices, and the making use of
				routine custodial and handling services of banks with respect to securities at not
				to exceed standard charges, all in the ordinary course of business, are not
				considered to be contracts or arrangements within the purview of Section 7-101 of
				the Public Utilities Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 310 - THE WAIVER OF FILING AND THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH AFFILIATED INTERESTS (GENERAL ORDER 174) › Section 310.20 - Revolving Loan Fund for Employees

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Any utility may set aside and maintain a fund in an amount to be
				approved by the Commission to be used as a revolving fund, under such rules and
				regulations as may be prescribed by the Commission, for loans to
				employees.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 310 - THE WAIVER OF FILING AND THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH AFFILIATED INTERESTS (GENERAL ORDER 174) › Section 310.30 - Compromises or Settlements with Customers in Financial Difficulties

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Consent and approval by the Commission shall not be required for a
				utility in compromising or settling a claim for unpaid utility service against a
				customer in financial difficulties whose affairs are being administered by a
				creditors' committee, protective committee, reorganization committee or other
				similar agency, to accept securities or obligations issued by or on behalf of such
				customer, provided, that the amount of unpaid services so compromised or settled is
				not in excess of $5,000, and provided, further, that the compromise or settlement
				with the utility shall be on at least as favorable terms for the utility as the
				compromise or settlement made for or on behalf of such customer with any other
				creditor similarly situated.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 310 - THE WAIVER OF FILING AND THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH AFFILIATED INTERESTS (GENERAL ORDER 174) › Section 310.40 - Transactions Under Contracts in Existence on July 10, 1933

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Approval by the Commission of particular transactions under any
				contract or arrangement of the character described in Section 7-101(3) of the Act
				shall not be required when the contract or arrangement was in existence on July 10,
				1933; or when the contract or arrangement is filed with and approved by the
				Commission subsequent to that date. Each utility shall keep accurate records
				relating to these transactions, which shall be open to inspection by the Commission.
				Nothing in this Section shall be construed as an approval, for any purpose, of any
				contracts existing on July 10, 1933.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 310 - THE WAIVER OF FILING AND THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH AFFILIATED INTERESTS (GENERAL ORDER 174) › Section 310.50 - Service Agreements with Affiliated Natural Gas Companies for Natural Gas Service at Filed Rates

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Approval by the Commission shall not be required for the execution
				and performance by an Illinois utility of a service agreement with an affiliated
				natural gas company (as defined in section 2(6) of the federal Natural Gas Act (
				15 USC
				717a(6) ), when the service
				agreement is substantially in the form filed by the natural gas company (as directed
				by
				18 CFR
				154.110 (August 3, 2016)) as a part of its Federal
				Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Gas Tariff, and executed or to be executed by
				non-affiliated customers of the natural gas company and providing for the rendition
				of service at rates and charges filed with FERC.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 310 - THE WAIVER OF FILING AND THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH AFFILIATED INTERESTS (GENERAL ORDER 174) › Section 310.60 - Contracts with Affiliated Interests Which Need Not be Filed or Approved

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Pursuant to Section 7-101 of the Act and subject to the other
				provisions of this Part, the Commission hereby waives, as to all public utilities,
				the filing and necessity for approval of contracts and arrangements described in
				Section 7-101(3) of the Act in cases of:
a)
			 contracts or arrangements made in the ordinary course of business for the employment
			 of officers or employees;
b) contracts
			 or arrangements made in the ordinary course of business for the purchase of
			 services, supplies, or other personal property at prices not exceeding the standard
			 or prevailing market prices, or at prices or rates fixed pursuant to law;
c) contracts or arrangements in which the total
			 obligation to be incurred under the contract does not exceed the lesser of
			 $5,000,000 or 2% of the public utility's receipts from all tariffed services as
			 defined in Article XVI or Article XIX of the Act in the preceding calendar
			 year;
d) the temporary leasing, lending
			 or interchanging of equipment in the ordinary course of business or in case of an
			 emergency; and
e) contracts made by a
			 public utility with a person or corporation whose bid is the most favorable to the
			 public utility, as ascertained by competitive bidding under the rules for
			 competitive bidding prescribed in this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 310 - THE WAIVER OF FILING AND THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH AFFILIATED INTERESTS (GENERAL ORDER 174) › Section 310.70 - Rules Governing Competitive Bidding

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a)
			 Whenever any public utility desires to enter into contracts or arrangements pursuant
			 to competitive bidding, the public utility shall prepare specifications, forms of
			 proposals or contracts setting forth clearly, and so far as applicable in each case
			 in detail, a description or descriptions of the matters and things for which bids
			 are requested, including the terms, times and conditions of delivery and payment,
			 the place or places where delivery or performance is to be made, the character,
			 amount and terms of securities offered or sought, and a full description of the
			 supplies or other articles or things required or offered for sale, hypothecation, or
			 purchase, and shall make and attach to the specifications such maps, drawings and
			 illustrations, and state such other substantial facts or conditions, as are or may
			 be necessary to a full understanding of the premises and procedure by bidders. The
			 specifications, drawings and illustrations in each case shall be kept open at the
			 principal office or offices of the public utility in Illinois, or made available on
			 the public utility's website, for full examination, free of charge, by persons
			 desiring to examine those specifications with a view to bidding. Upon request, the
			 public utility shall furnish to any person or persons desiring them, true and
			 correct copies of the specifications, maps, drawings and illustrations. The public
			 utility may make a charge for copies furnished that shall not exceed the reasonable
			 cost of making and forwarding the copies requested. In addition, the public utility
			 shall electronically distribute a notice requesting bids in a manner reasonably
			 designed to achieve broad circulation among prospective bidders, post a notice
			 requesting bids to its website, or publish once a week for two consecutive weeks a
			 notice requesting bids in at least two newspapers of general circulation, the first
			 publication to be at least two weeks immediately preceding the day that bids are to
			 be submitted. One newspaper shall be the official State newspaper and the other
			 newspaper shall be one published or of general circulation in either:
1) the city or town where the principal operating
			 office of the public utility is located; or
2) the city or town where the contract is to be
			 performed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 310 - THE WAIVER OF FILING AND THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH AFFILIATED INTERESTS (GENERAL ORDER 174) › Section 310.80 - Applicability

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a) The above and
			 foregoing provisions of this Part shall apply alike to all public utilities under
			 the jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission subject however, to the power
			 of the Commission, either upon complaint or upon its own motion, to rescind this
			 Part or any provision thereof to any one or more public utilities which shall be
			 found, after a hearing, to be guilty of abusing, either presently or in the past,
			 this Part or guilty of evading compliance with the standards herein set forth. For
			 the purposes of this Part the terms "abusing" and "evading compliance" are used in
			 their broadest sense, and, among other things, include the granting, directly or
			 indirectly, of a preference or advantage which results in unjust discrimination and
			 any contract or arrangement by which an affiliated interest takes undue advantage of
			 a public utility.
b) General Order No.
			 130, together with the First, Second and Third Supplements to said order are hereby
			 cancelled and rescinded and the provisions of this Part together with 83 Ill. Adm.
			 Code 105 (General Order 175) supersede the rules therein prescribed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 315 - POLE ATTACHMENT RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS › Section 315.10 - Statement of Purpose and Commission Policy

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a) The
			 purpose of this Part is to designate a presumptive methodology for computation of
			 annual rental rates to be paid by cable television ("CATV") companies to electric
			 utilities and local exchange telecommunications carriers (collectively "regulated
			 entities") under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission ("Commission")
			 for the use of space on distribution poles for attachment of CATV cables and
			 associated facilities.
b) It is the
			 policy of the Commission that CATV companies and regulated entities should, to the
			 maximum extent possible, endeavor to establish pole attachment rental rates through
			 negotiation and without resort to the processes of the Commission. The presumptive
			 pole attachment rental rate formula is designated herein in order to provide
			 guidance to all parties in such negotiations and to set forth the methodology the
			 Commission intends to follow in exercising its authority under Section 7-102 of the
			 Public Utilities Act ("Act") (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 1112/3, par. 7-102)
			 [220 ILCS
			 5/7-102 ] with respect to such controverted cases as are
			 brought before it.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 315 - POLE ATTACHMENT RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS › Section 315.30 - Procedure

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a) Where consent and
			 approval of the Commission to a pole attachment or conduit agreement is required by
			 Section 7-102 of the Act and the parties thereto have agreed to the annual rate
			 specified in such agreement, the regulated entity's petition for consent to and
			 approval of the agreement shall be accompanied by verified statements of concurrence
			 as to the rate, signed by a representative of each party. Such concurrence will be
			 sufficient proof that the rate provided therein is just and reasonable.
b) Where consent and approval of the Commission to
			 a pole attachment agreement is required by Section 7-102 of the Act and the parties
			 thereto have not agreed to an annual pole attachment rental rate, the regulated
			 entity's petition for consent to and approval of the agreement shall be accompanied
			 by an exhibit or exhibits showing that the rate proposed by the utility is equal to
			 the rate resulting from the formula set forth in Section
			 315.20 or if there
			 is a deviation from the formula, a statement explaining any deviations therefrom. No
			 such exhibit need be filed if a concurrence such as that described above is filed. A
			 rate equal to the rate resulting from the formula set forth in Section
			 315.20 shall be
			 presumed just and reasonable. The burden of proving such a rate unjust or
			 unreasonable shall be on the party objecting to such rate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 315 - POLE ATTACHMENT RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS › Section 315.40 - Pole Inspections

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After the "post-construction" inspection, further inspection of CATV
				pole plant, at CATV's cost, is prohibited except when the regulated entity submits
				to the CATV operator a statistically reliable survey evidencing the fact that the
				CATV operator has failed to report more than 5% of his attachments or is in
				noncompliance on 5% or more of the poles to which it is attached. The CATV operator
				shall be allowed 30 days to rebut said survey. If the surveys are in conflict, the
				Commission shall decide any dispute on petition of either party. Thereafter, if a
				survey is conducted, the CATV operator shall be required to pay the cost of same if
				the survey is borne out (more than 5% failure to report rate is shown or more than
				5% non-compliance is found), provided that any non-compliance is not caused by the
				regulated entity.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 315 - POLE ATTACHMENT RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS › Section 315.50 - Make-Ready Work

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Detailed itemization for make-ready work shall be provided to each
				CATV operator with each billing for make-ready work. This itemization shall be
				provided for each pole. At a minimum, this itemization shall include:
a) dates of work;
b) location of work;
c) labor cost per hour and persons employed;
			 and
d) materials used and cost of
			 materials.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 315 - POLE ATTACHMENT RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS › Section 315.60 - Indemnification

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CATV operators cannot be required in any pole attachment agreements
				to indemnify the electric utilities or telecommunications carriers from the
				negligence of electric utilities or telecommunications carriers.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 315 - POLE ATTACHMENT RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS › Section 315.70 - Prospective Application

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Contracts concerning the subject matter of this Part approved by the
				Commission before February 1, 1994 need not be amended to comply with the
				requirements of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 325 - DONATIONS BY UTILITIES › Section 325.10 - Scope, Construction and Application of this Part

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This Part establishes requirements applicable to public utilities
				that, pursuant to the Act, seek recovery of the costs of donations as operating
				expenses through rates or other charges or classifications. The information required
				by this Part is intended to be supplemental to information required by other
				provisions of law pertaining to donations by public utilities, including 83 Ill.
				Adm. Code 280.3070 (Schedule C-7: Charitable Contributions), and the provisions of
				this Part are not intended to reduce or eliminate those other requirements. The
				practices and procedures contained in this Part are intended to help ensure
				that:
a) qualifying donations are ones for
			 which recovery from ratepayers is appropriate under the Act; and
b) the information provided to the Commission for
			 its review of the prudence and reasonableness of the donations is sufficient in
			 quality and detail and is supported by the record of the rate case.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 325 - DONATIONS BY UTILITIES › Section 325.20 - Definitions

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The following terms, as used in this Part, shall have the following
				meanings:
"Act" means the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5 ].
"Charitable contribution" means a donation proposed to be an
				operating expense pursuant to the Act or any applicable order or rule of the
				Commission, including, without limitation, Section 9-227 of the Act and 83 Ill. Adm.
				Code
				285.3070
				(Schedule C-7: Charitable Contributions).
"Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
"Donation" means a contribution made by a public utility to an
				organization or entity that purports to be engaged in promoting the public welfare
				or in supporting charitable, scientific, religious or educational purposes,
				including, without limitation, charitable contributions.
"Public utility" or "utility" has the meaning ascribed to "public
				utility" in Section 3-105 of the Act.
"Rate case" means any rate proceeding filed under Article IX (Rates)
				or Article XVI (Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997) of the
				Act, or filed in connection with any other applicable recovery mechanism, including
				riders.