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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB3037 Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. Thomas Holbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an alternative gas supplier may petition the Illinois Commerce Commission to establish a standardized, uniform form of single billing for use throughout the State by all gas utilities. Makes other changes.
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1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 19-135 as follows:
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6 | | (220 ILCS 5/19-135)
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7 | | Sec. 19-135. Single billing. It is the intent of the |
8 | | General Assembly
that in any service
area where customers are |
9 | | able to choose their natural gas supplier, a single
billing |
10 | | option shall be offered to customers for both the services |
11 | | provided by
the alternative gas supplier and the delivery |
12 | | services provided by the gas
utility. A gas utility shall file |
13 | | a tariff pursuant to Article IX of this Act
that allows |
14 | | alternative gas suppliers to issue single bills to residential |
15 | | and
small commercial customers for both the services provided |
16 | | by the alternative
gas supplier and the delivery services |
17 | | provided by the gas utility to
customers; provided that if a |
18 | | form of single billing is being offered in a gas
utility's |
19 | | service area on August 26, 2002, then the effective date of |
20 | | this amendatory Act of the
92nd General Assembly, that form of |
21 | | single billing shall remain in effect
unless and until |
22 | | otherwise ordered by the Commission.
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23 | | An alternative gas supplier may petition the Commission to |