HB2632 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2632

Introduced 2/20/2009, by Rep. Julie Hamos

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 20/11

from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1411

Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Provides that if a participant in the energy assistance program resides in publicly supported housing, the compensation paid under the Act to the energy provider who supplied winter energy to the participant shall be paid on behalf of the participant or, if the owner is responsible for providing winter energy, on behalf of the owner of that publicly supported housing. Provides that "publicly supported housing" includes housing subsidized or developed with public funds provided under the Rental Housing Support Program Act. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public aid.

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 changing Section 11 as follows:

(305 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1411)

Sec. 11. Payments to Energy Providers.

(a) When an energy provider supplies winter energy to a participant and customer, the provider shall be compensated by the State of Illinois pursuant to rules promulgated by the Department.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if a participant in the energy assistance program under this Act resides in publicly supported housing, the compensation paid under this Act to the energy provider who supplied winter energy to the participant shall be paid on behalf of the participant or, if the owner is responsible for providing winter energy, on behalf of the owner of that publicly supported housing. For purposes of this subsection, "publicly supported housing" includes, without limitation, housing subsidized or developed with public funds provided under the Rental Housing Support Program Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-127; 87-14.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.