Public Utilities Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 04, 2008
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5212
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5212 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 19-125 as follows:
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6 | (220 ILCS 5/19-125)
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7 | Sec. 19-125. Consumer education.
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8 | (a) The Commission shall make available upon request and at | ||||||
9 | no charge, and
shall make available to the public
on the | ||||||
10 | Internet through the State of Illinois World Wide Web site:
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11 | (1) a list of all certified alternative gas suppliers | ||||||
12 | serving residential
and
small commercial customers
within | ||||||
13 | the service area of each gas utility including, in the case | ||||||
14 | of the
Internet, computer links to available web sites of | ||||||
15 | the certified alternative
gas
suppliers;
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16 | (2) a list of all certified alternative gas suppliers |
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1 | serving residential
or
small commercial customers
that | ||||||
2 | have been found in the last 3 years by the Commission | ||||||
3 | pursuant to Section
10-108 to have failed
to provide | ||||||
4 | service in accordance with this Act;
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5 | (3) guidelines to assist customers in determining | ||||||
6 | which gas supplier is
most
appropriate for each
customer; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | (4) Internet links to providers of information
that | ||||||
9 | enables customers
to
compare prices and
services of gas | ||||||
10 | utilities and alternative gas suppliers, if and
when that | ||||||
11 | information is available.
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12 | (b) In any service area where customers are able to choose | ||||||
13 | their natural gas
supplier, the Commission shall require gas | ||||||
14 | utilities and alternative gas
suppliers to inform customers of | ||||||
15 | how they may contact the Commission in order
to
obtain | ||||||
16 | information about the customer choice program.
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17 | (c) The Commission shall make available in print, upon | ||||||
18 | request and at no charge, and on its World Wide Web site, | ||||||
19 | information on where customers of alternative gas suppliers | ||||||
20 | serving residential and small commercial customers can address | ||||||
21 | any complaint with regard to an alternative gas supplier's | ||||||
22 | obligations under Section 19-115 of this Act, including the | ||||||
23 | provision of service in accordance with the terms of its | ||||||
24 | contract, sales tactics, and rates. The Commission shall | ||||||
25 | maintain a summary by category and provider of all informal | ||||||
26 | complaints it receives pursuant to this Section, and it shall |
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1 | publish the summary on a quarterly basis on its World Wide Web | ||||||
2 | site. Individual customer information shall not be included in | ||||||
3 | the summary. | ||||||
4 | (d) Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that | ||||||
5 | may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head | ||||||
6 | under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to | ||||||
7 | make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions | ||||||
8 | of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, | ||||||
9 | however, the Governor believes that rules are necessary to | ||||||
10 | implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
11 | the 95th General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to | ||||||
12 | the General Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House | ||||||
13 | and the Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the | ||||||
14 | General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those | ||||||
15 | suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action | ||||||
16 | in the General Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this | ||||||
17 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be | ||||||
18 | interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other | ||||||
19 | Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise | ||||||
20 | explicitly given. For the purposes of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
21 | the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given the meaning | ||||||
22 | contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
23 | Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | ||||||
24 | meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | ||||||
25 | Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | ||||||
26 | definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the |
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1 | jurisdiction of the Governor. | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 92-852, eff. 8-26-02.)".
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