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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Energy Assistance Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 4 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1404)
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| Sec. 4. Energy Assistance Program.
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| (a) The Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity
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| Community Affairs is hereby authorized to institute a program |
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| to
ensure
the availability and affordability of heating and |
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| electric service to low
income citizens. The Department shall |
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| implement the program by rule
promulgated pursuant to The |
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| Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
The program shall be |
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| consistent
with the purposes and objectives of this Act and |
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| with all other specific
requirements provided herein. The |
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| Department may enter
into such contracts and other agreements |
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| with local agencies as may be
necessary for the purpose of |
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| administering the energy assistance program. |
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| A township may administer the energy assistance program in |
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| the territory within its jurisdiction. The Department of Public |
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| Aid shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the changes |
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| made by this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly. The |
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| rules shall include, but need not be limited to, (i) provisions |
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| setting forth the conditions under which a township may |
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| administer the energy assistance program in the territory |
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| within its jurisdiction and (ii) provisions for such a township |
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| to participate in State and federal funding of the energy |
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| assistance program.
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| (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as altering or |
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| limiting the
authority conferred on the Illinois Commerce |
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| Commission by the Public
Utilities Act to regulate all aspects |
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| of the provision of public utility
service, including but not |