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This bill appropriates funds for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), which is the state agency responsible for regulating utilities and transportation, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. The appropriations are drawn from various funds, including the Transportation Regulatory Fund, Public Utility Fund, Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Fund, Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation Fund, Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund, and the ICC Federal Grants Trust Fund. Specific allocations include funds for personal services, retirement and social security contributions, group insurance, contractual services, travel, commodities, printing, equipment, electronic data processing, telecommunication services, operation of auto equipment, refunds, grants for the Statewide One-call Notice System, administrative costs related to the Energy Transition Act and the Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund, and a grant to the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association Educational and Research Foundation for pipeline emergency training. The total appropriations from Other State Funds are $95,343,800, and from Federal Funds are $250,000, for a grand total of $95,593,800.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5661&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104