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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
5 Section 19-125 as follows:
 
6     (220 ILCS 5/19-125)
7     Sec. 19-125. Consumer education.
8     (a) The Commission shall make available upon request and at
9 no charge, and shall make available to the public on the
10 Internet through the State of Illinois World Wide Web site:
11         (1) a list of all certified alternative gas suppliers
12     serving residential and small commercial customers within
13     the service area of each gas utility including, in the case
14     of the Internet, computer links to available web sites of
15     the certified alternative gas suppliers;
16         (2) a list of all certified alternative gas suppliers
17     serving residential or small commercial customers that
18     have been found in the last 3 years by the Commission
19     pursuant to Section 10-108 to have failed to provide
20     service in accordance with this Act;
21         (3) guidelines to assist customers in determining
22     which gas supplier is most appropriate for each customer;
23     and

 

 

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1         (4) Internet links to providers of information that
2     enables customers to compare prices and services of gas
3     utilities and alternative gas suppliers, if and when that
4     information is available.
5     (b) In any service area where customers are able to choose
6 their natural gas supplier, the Commission shall require gas
7 utilities and alternative gas suppliers to inform customers of
8 how they may contact the Commission in order to obtain
9 information about the customer choice program.
10     (c) The Commission shall make available in print, upon
11 request and at no charge, and on its World Wide Web site,
12 information on where customers of alternative gas suppliers
13 serving residential and small commercial customers can address
14 any complaint with regard to an alternative gas supplier's
15 obligations under Section 19-115 of this Act, including the
16 provision of service in accordance with the terms of its
17 contract, sales tactics, and rates. The Commission shall
18 maintain a summary by category and provider of all informal
19 complaints it receives pursuant to this Section, and it shall
20 publish the summary on a quarterly basis on its World Wide Web
21 site. Individual customer information shall not be included in
22 the summary.
23     (d) Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that
24 may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head
25 under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to
26 make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions

 

 

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1 of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If,
2 however, the Governor believes that rules are necessary to
3 implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of
4 the 95th General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to
5 the General Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House
6 and the Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the
7 General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those
8 suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action
9 in the General Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this
10 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be
11 interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other
12 Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise
13 explicitly given. For the purposes of this amendatory Act of
14 the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given the meaning
15 contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative
16 Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the
17 meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois
18 Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such
19 definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the
20 jurisdiction of the Governor.
21 (Source: P.A. 92-852, eff. 8-26-02.)