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HB5086 Enrolled |
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LRB095 18179 MJR 44262 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Public Utilities Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 8-205 as follows:
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| (220 ILCS 5/8-205) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205)
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| Sec. 8-205. (a) Termination of gas and electric utility |
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| service to all
residential users, including all tenants of |
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| mastermetered apartment
buildings, for nonpayment of bills, |
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| where gas or electricity is used as the
only source of space |
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| heating or to control or operate the only space
heating |
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| equipment at the residence is prohibited,
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| (1) 1. on any day when the National Weather Service |
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| forecast for the following
24 hours covering the area of |
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| the utility in which the residence is located
includes a |
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| forecast that the temperature will be 32 degrees Fahrenheit |
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| or below; or
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| (2) 2. on any day preceding a holiday or a weekend when |
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| such a forecast
indicated that the temperature will be 32 |
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| degrees Fahrenheit or below
during the holiday or weekend. |
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| (b) If gas or electricity is used as the only source of |
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| space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling |
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| equipment at a residence, then a utility with over 100,000 |