97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2298
 
Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 





220 ILCS 5/8-202  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-202
    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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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:

 
4    Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing 
5Section 8-202 as follows:
 



6    (220 ILCS 5/8-202)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-202)



7    Sec. 8-202. 
Any public utility, or two or more public 
8utilities, which
furnishes electricity or gas for space heating 
9shall, during the
the calendar
months of November, December, 
10January, February, and March:
11    (a) give written notice of its intention to terminate or 
12cut off such
service or supply for any reason, other than by 
13request of the customer,
to the customer.  Such notice shall be 
14sent by U.S. Mail at least 8 days
prior to termination of 
15service or supply or delivered by other means to
the customer 5 
16days prior to such termination; and

17    (b) deliver written notice of intention to terminate or cut 
18off such service
or supply for any reason, other than by 
19request of the customer, to the
Director of the local 
20department of public health or, if there is no local
department 
21of public health, then to the township supervisor or, if there

22is no township supervisor, then to the county sheriff where the 
23premises
receiving such service or supply is located; and

 
 
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1    (c) send, by certified mail, prior written notice of its 
2intention to
terminate or cut off such service or supply for 
3any reason, other than by
request of the customer, to the owner 
4of record and/or the mortgagee of
the premises receiving such 
5service or supply, should the owner of record
or mortgagee make 
6request to the public utility for any such notice.

7    The notice required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
8Section shall be
delivered or mailed at least 24 hours and not 
9more than 48 hours prior to
the termination of service or 
10supply.

11    Any termination notice delivered or mailed to a customer 
12shall include a
statement advising said customer that the 
13township supervisor, local department
of public health, or 
14county sheriff, and the owner and/or the mortgagee,
if 
15applicable, will be notified of the termination action at least 
1624 hours
prior to the termination of service or supply.

17    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the power 
18of the Commission
to adopt other rules and regulations pursuant 
19to service termination notices.

20    No public official to whom notice is given pursuant to 
21subparagraph (b)
of this Section shall be liable for death, 
22injury or damages resulting from
cut-off of electricity or gas 
23service or supply.

24(Source: P.A. 84-617.)