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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB1739
Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - George Scully, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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220 ILCS 5/8-202 |
from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-202 |
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning termination notices.
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A BILL FOR
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HB1739 |
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LRB096 05373 MJR 15439 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 8-202 as follows:
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| (220 ILCS 5/8-202) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-202)
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| Sec. 8-202.
Any public utility, or two or more public |
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| utilities, which
furnishes electricity or gas for space heating |
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| shall, during the
the calendar
months of November, December, |
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| January, February, and March: |
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| (a) give written notice of its intention to terminate or |
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| cut off such
service or supply for any reason, other than by |
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| request of the customer,
to the customer. Such notice shall be |
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| sent by U.S. Mail at least 8 days
prior to termination of |
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| service or supply or delivered by other means to
the customer 5 |
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| days prior to such termination; and
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| (b) deliver written notice of intention to terminate or cut |
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| off such service
or supply for any reason, other than by |
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| request of the customer, to the
Director of the local |
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| department of public health or, if there is no local
department |
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| of public health, then to the township supervisor or, if there
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| is no township supervisor, then to the county sheriff where the |
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| premises
receiving such service or supply is located; and
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