99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3153

 

Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
220 ILCS 40/3  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1203

    Amends the Small Business Utility Advocate Act. Defines "small business" as any Illinois based business which meets the requirements under specified provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code (rather than the Illinois Small Business Purchasing Act).


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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 Small Business Utility Advocate Act is
5amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
6    (220 ILCS 40/3)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1203)
7    Sec. 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:
8    (a) "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission,
9or its successor agency.
10    (b) "Small business" means any Illinois based business
11which meets the requirements under Section 45-45 of the
12Illinois Procurement Code. 3 of the "Illinois Small Business
13Purchasing Act", approved September 1, 1972, as now or
14hereafter amended.
15    (c) "Customer" means a small business, as herein defined,
16which has agreed with a utility to pay for gas, electric,
17telecommunication, water or sanitary sewer utility service.
18    (d) "User" means a small business, as herein defined, which
19receives gas, electric, telecommunication, water or sanitary
20sewer utility service.
21    (e) "Utility service" means electricity, gas
22telecommunications, water or sanitary sewer service supplied
23by a public utility.

 

 

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1    (f) "Public utility" shall have the same meaning as defined
2in Section 3 of the "Citizens Utility Board Act", certified
3December 1, 1983, as now or hereafter amended.
4    (g) "Small Business Utility Advocate" or "Advocate" means
5the person appointed pursuant to Section 4 of this Act.
6(Source: P.A. 84-686.)