101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0876
 
Introduced , by Rep. Jonathan Carroll
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
220 ILCS 5/5-101  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-101

     Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires a public utility to disclose certain property and rate information to a customer.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 5-101 as follows:
 



6    (220 ILCS 5/5-101)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-101)



7    Sec. 5-101. Required disclosures.  
8    (a) Every public utility shall furnish to the Commission 
9all
information required by it to carry into effect the 
10provisions of this Act,
and shall make specific answers to all 
11questions submitted by the Commission.

12    (b) Any public utility receiving from the Commission any 
13blanks with
directions to fill the same, shall cause the same 
14to be properly filled out
so as to answer fully and correctly 
15each question therein propounded, and
in case it is unable to 
16answer any question, it shall give a good and
sufficient reason 
17for such failure; and said answer shall be verified under
oath 
18by the president, secretary, superintendent or general manager 
19of such
public utility and returned to the Commission at its 
20office within the
period fixed by the Commission.

21    (c) Whenever required by the Commission, every public 
22utility shall deliver
to the Commission, any or all maps, 
23profiles, reports, documents, books,
accounts, papers and 
 
 
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1records in its possession, or in any way relating to
its 
2property or affecting its business, and inventories of its 
3property, in
such form as the Commission may direct, or 
4verified copies of any or all of
the same.

5    (d) Every public utility shall obey and comply with each 
6and every requirement
of this Act and every order, decision, 
7direction, rule or regulation made or
prescribed by the 
8Commission in the matters herein specified, or any other
matter 
9in any way relating to or affecting its business as a public

10utility, and shall do everything necessary or proper in order 
11to secure
compliance with and observance of this Act and every 
12such order, decision,
direction, rule or regulation by all of 
13its officers, agents and employees.

14    (e) Upon a reasonable request by one of its customers, a 
15public utility shall provide the customer with documents or 
16other information related to:
17        (1) the information provided in subsection (c) of this 
18    Section as it relates to reports, documents, papers, and 
19    records in its possession in any way relating to its 
20    property and inventories of its property; or
21        (2) rates as last reported to the Commission as 
22    required under  Section 9-102. 
23(Source: P.A. 84-617.)