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Full Text of HB1541 103rd General Assembly

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HB1541enr 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1541 Enrolled LRB103 25125 AMQ 51462 b

1     AN ACT concerning utilities.

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

4     Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
5 Section 8-205 as follows:

6     (220 ILCS 5/8-205)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205)
7     Sec. 8-205. (a) Termination of gas and electric utility
8 service to all residential users, including all tenants of
9 mastermetered apartment buildings, for nonpayment of bills,
10 where gas or electricity is used as the only source of space
11 heating or to control or operate the only space heating
12 equipment at the residence is prohibited,
13         (1) on any day when the National Weather Service
14     forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
15     the utility in which the residence is located includes a
16     forecast that the temperature will be 32 degrees
17     Fahrenheit or below; or
18         (2) on any day preceding a holiday or a weekend when
19     such a forecast indicated that the temperature will be 32
20     degrees Fahrenheit or below during the holiday or weekend.
21     (b) If gas or electricity is used as the only source of
22 space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling
23 equipment at a residence, then a utility ~~with over 100,000~~

HB1541 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 25125 AMQ 51462 b

1 ~~residential customers~~ may not terminate gas or electric
2 utility service to a ~~the~~ residential user, including all
3 tenants of mastermetered apartment buildings, for nonpayment
4 of bills:
5         (1) on any day when the National Weather Service
6     forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
7     the utility in which the residence is located includes a
8     forecast that the temperature will be 90 ~~95~~ degrees
9     Fahrenheit or above; ~~or~~
10         (2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when the
11     National Weather Service for the following 24 hours
12     covering the area of the utility in which the residence is
13     located includes a forecast ~~indicates~~ that the temperature
14     will be 90 ~~95~~ degrees Fahrenheit or above during the
15     holiday or weekend; or
16         (3) when the National Weather Service issues an
17     excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat
18     warning covering the area of the utility in which the
19     residence is located.
20 (Source: P.A. 95-772, eff. 8-1-08.)

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