SB3153 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB099 19953 EGJ 44352 b

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3153

Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

220 ILCS 40/3

from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1203

Amends the Small Business Utility Advocate Act. Defines "small business" as any Illinois based business which meets the requirements under specified provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code (rather than the Illinois Small Business Purchasing Act).

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

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

Section 5. The Small Business Utility Advocate Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

(220 ILCS 40/3) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1203)

Sec. 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:

(a) "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission, or its successor agency.

(b) "Small business" means any Illinois based business which meets the requirements under Section 45-45 of the Illinois Procurement Code. 3 of the "Illinois Small Business Purchasing Act", approved September 1, 1972, as now or hereafter amended.

(c) "Customer" means a small business, as herein defined, which has agreed with a utility to pay for gas, electric, telecommunication, water or sanitary sewer utility service.

(d) "User" means a small business, as herein defined, which receives gas, electric, telecommunication, water or sanitary sewer utility service.

(e) "Utility service" means electricity, gas telecommunications, water or sanitary sewer service supplied by a public utility.

(f) "Public utility" shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 3 of the "Citizens Utility Board Act", certified December 1, 1983, as now or hereafter amended.

(g) "Small Business Utility Advocate" or "Advocate" means the person appointed pursuant to Section 4 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 84-686.)