HB0466eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0466 Engrossed LRB094 05807 DRJ 35860 b

AN ACT concerning energy assistance.

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

Section 5. The Energy Assistance Act is amended by adding Section 15 as follows:

(305 ILCS 20/15 new)

Sec. 15. Each year, the Director of Public Aid shall determine the percentage of residential gas utility customers enrolled in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for the 12 months ending the previous June 30. No later than September 15 of each year, the Director of Public Aid shall certify to the Treasurer of the State of Illinois the amount of money equaling the proportion of residential taxes paid by regulated gas utilities pursuant to the Gas Revenue Tax Act and the Gas Use Tax Act for households that received assistance from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program during the 12 months ending the previous June 30. The Treasurer shall transfer 50% of that amount of money into the Supplemental Low Income Energy Assistance Fund by September 30.