(220 ILCS 5/8-405) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-405)
Sec. 8-405. The Commission is authorized, to the extent consistent with its energy supply planning responsibilities and the energy supply planning objectives of this Act, to study strategic options for changing the structure of energy services markets when (a) such study is authorized by a vote of the full Commission; (b) the study findings are subject to full public hearings and opportunity for comment; and (c) the study findings and any findings from public hearings are fully reported to the General Assembly together with any recommendations adopted by a vote of the Commission concerning the need for legislative action.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary the Commission shall not require or implement any system or means for the dispatch or brokering of power from a central location unless and until such action is recommended, after notice and hearing, by a majority vote of the entire Commission and expressly authorized by the General Assembly upon consideration of the Commission recommendation.
(Source: P.A. 84-617.)
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