96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0696


 
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














220 ILCS 5/8-202
  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-202







    Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning termination notices.
















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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 8-202 as follows:
 



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    (220 ILCS 5/8-202)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-202)



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    Sec. 8-202. 
Any public utility, or two or more public 
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utilities, which
furnishes electricity or gas for space heating 
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shall, during the
the calendar
months of November, December, 
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January, February, and March:
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    (a) give written notice of its intention to terminate or 
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cut off such
service or supply for any reason, other than by 
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request of the customer,
to the customer.  Such notice shall be 
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sent by U.S. Mail at least 8 days
prior to termination of 
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service or supply or delivered by other means to
the customer 5 
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days prior to such termination; and

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    (b) deliver written notice of intention to terminate or cut 
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off such service
or supply for any reason, other than by 
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request of the customer, to the
Director of the local 
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department of public health or, if there is no local
department 
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of public health, then to the township supervisor or, if there

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is no township supervisor, then to the county sheriff where the 
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premises
receiving such service or supply is located; and

 


 






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    (c) send, by certified mail, prior written notice of its 
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intention to
terminate or cut off such service or supply for 
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any reason, other than by
request of the customer, to the owner 
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of record and/or the mortgagee of
the premises receiving such 
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service or supply, should the owner of record
or mortgagee make 
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request to the public utility for any such notice.

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    The notice required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
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Section shall be
delivered or mailed at least 24 hours and not 
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more than 48 hours prior to
the termination of service or 
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supply.

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    Any termination notice delivered or mailed to a customer 
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shall include a
statement advising said customer that the 
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township supervisor, local department
of public health, or 
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county sheriff, and the owner and/or the mortgagee,
if 
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applicable, will be notified of the termination action at least 
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24 hours
prior to the termination of service or supply.

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    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the power 
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of the Commission
to adopt other rules and regulations pursuant 
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to service termination notices.

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    No public official to whom notice is given pursuant to 
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subparagraph (b)
of this Section shall be liable for death, 
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injury or damages resulting from
cut-off of electricity or gas 
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service or supply.

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(Source: P.A. 84-617.)