(305 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1404)
Sec. 4. Energy Assistance Program.
(a) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is hereby authorized to institute a program to
ensure
the availability and affordability of heating and electric service to low
income citizens. The Department shall implement the program by rule
promulgated pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
The program shall be consistent
with the purposes and objectives of this Act and with all other specific
requirements provided herein. The Department may enter
into such contracts and other agreements with local agencies as may be
necessary for the purpose of administering the energy assistance program.
(b)
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as altering or limiting the
authority conferred on the Illinois Commerce Commission by the Public
Utilities Act to regulate all aspects of the provision of public utility
service, including but not limited to the authority to make rules and
adjudicate disputes between utilities and customers related to eligibility
for utility service, deposits, payment practices, discontinuance of
service, and the treatment of arrearages owing for previously rendered
utility service.
(c) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is authorized to institute an outreach program directed at low-income minority heads of households and heads of households age 60 or older. The Department shall implement the program through rules adopted pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The program shall be consistent with the purposes and objectives of this Act and with all other specific requirements set forth in this subsection (c).
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-532, eff. 8-28-07; 96-154, eff. 1-1-10.)
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