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90_HB1644
220 ILCS 5/5-101 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-101
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes public
utilities to designate as confidential any proprietary or
confidential information they are required to furnish to the
Commission, subject to Commission or court determination that
the information need not be maintained as confidential by the
Commission. Effective January 1, 1998.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Public Utilities Act by changing
2 Section 5-101.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
6 changing Section 5-101 as follows:
7 (220 ILCS 5/5-101) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-101)
8 Sec. 5-101. Commission requests and orders. Every public
9 utility shall furnish to the Commission all information
10 required by it to carry into effect the provisions of this
11 Act, and shall make specific answers to all questions
12 submitted by the Commission.
13 Any public utility receiving from the Commission any
14 blanks with directions to fill the same, shall cause the same
15 to be properly filled out so as to answer fully and correctly
16 each question therein propounded, and in case it is unable to
17 answer any question, it shall give a good and sufficient
18 reason for such failure; and said answer shall be verified
19 under oath by the president, secretary, superintendent or
20 general manager of such public utility and returned to the
21 Commission at its office within the period fixed by the
22 Commission.
23 Whenever required by the Commission, every public utility
24 shall deliver to the Commission, any or all maps, profiles,
25 reports, documents, books, accounts, papers and records in
26 its possession, or in any way relating to its property or
27 affecting its business, and inventories of its property, in
28 such form as the Commission may direct, or verified copies of
29 any or all of the same.
30 Every public utility shall obey and comply with each and
31 every requirement of this Act and every order, decision,
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1 direction, rule or regulation made or prescribed by the
2 Commission in the matters herein specified, or any other
3 matter in any way relating to or affecting its business as a
4 public utility, and shall do everything necessary or proper
5 in order to secure compliance with and observance of this Act
6 and every such order, decision, direction, rule or regulation
7 by all of its officers, agents and employees.
8 If a public utility is required under this Section to
9 furnish to the Commission information that that public
10 utility deems to be proprietary or confidential, the public
11 utility may designate the information as confidential before
12 furnishing it to the Commission, and the information so
13 designated shall be treated by the Commission as confidential
14 unless and until the Commission or a court having
15 jurisdiction orders otherwise.
16 (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
18 January 1, 1998.