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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2814 Introduced 2/17/2016, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Office of Retail Market Development shall: have the function and duties of promoting competition in the natural gas market for all classes of customers; work with all segments of the natural gas market to identify barriers to competition; and recommend to the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Governor, and the General Assembly programs or legislation needed to eliminate those barriers. Effective immediately.
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| | SB2814 | | LRB099 19990 EGJ 44389 b |
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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 adding |
| 5 | | Section 20-135 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 5/20-135 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 20-135. Retail choice for natural gas service. The |
| 8 | | Office of Retail Market Development shall also have the |
| 9 | | function and duties of promoting competition in the natural gas |
| 10 | | market for all classes of customers. The Office shall work with |
| 11 | | all segments of the natural gas market to identify barriers to |
| 12 | | competition and recommend to the Commission, to the Governor's |
| 13 | | Office, and to the General Assembly programs or legislation |
| 14 | | needed to eliminate such barriers.
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| 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 16 | | becoming law.
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