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Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Filed: 2/6/2024
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4118
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4118 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 8-206.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 5/8-206.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8-206.5. Disconnection Protection Program. |
| 8 | | (a) No later than June 1, 2024, each electric and gas |
| 9 | | utility serving more than 500,000 customers in this State |
| 10 | | shall implement a Disconnection Protection Program, whereby |
| 11 | | customers who have applied for assistance through the Low |
| 12 | | Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Percentage of |
| 13 | | Income Payment Plan (PIPP), or other energy assistance |
| 14 | | programs, including, but not limited to, those programs |
| 15 | | established under the Energy Assistance Act, shall be |
| 16 | | temporarily protected from disconnection for 60 days after the |
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| 1 | | utility receives notice from a local administrative agency |
| 2 | | that the customer has submitted an application to LIHEAP, |
| 3 | | PIPP, or other energy assistance program. |
| 4 | | (b) As part of its Disconnection Protection Program, each |
| 5 | | electric and gas utility shall utilize all available customer |
| 6 | | data, including, but not limited to, household-level income |
| 7 | | and energy burden, the census tract ability-to-pay index, and |
| 8 | | the census tract poverty ratio, to determine whether a |
| 9 | | customer may be eligible for energy assistance programs. The |
| 10 | | utility must provide customers it has determined to be |
| 11 | | eligible for energy assistance programs with specific |
| 12 | | information on how to obtain energy assistance. The utility |
| 13 | | shall conduct the customer outreach described in this |
| 14 | | subsection on a monthly basis. |
| 15 | | (c) Each electric and gas utility may recover costs for |
| 16 | | implementation, administration, and ongoing operation of its |
| 17 | | Disconnection Protection Program through the utility's revenue |
| 18 | | requirement, subject to a review for prudence and |
| 19 | | reasonableness by the Commission.
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| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 21 | | becoming law.". |