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90_HB1791

      220 ILCS 5/4-101          from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-101
          Amends the Public Utilities Act.  Adds  a  caption  to  a
      Section concerning the supervision of public utilities.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Public Utilities Act by changing
 2    Section 4-101.
 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 4-101 as follows:
 7        (220 ILCS 5/4-101) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-101)
 8        Sec.   4-101.   Supervision  of  public  utilities.   The
 9    Commission shall  have  general  supervision  of  all  public
10    utilities,  except  as  otherwise provided in this Act, shall
11    inquire into the management of the business thereof and shall
12    keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the
13    business  is  conducted.  It  shall  examine   those   public
14    utilities  and  keep  informed as to their general condition,
15    their franchises, capitalization, rates  and  other  charges,
16    and  the  manner  in  which their plants, equipment and other
17    property owned, leased, controlled or operated  are  managed,
18    conducted   and  operated,  not  only  with  respect  to  the
19    adequacy,  security  and  accommodation  afforded  by   their
20    service  but  also with respect to their compliance with this
21    Act and any other law, with the orders of the Commission  and
22    with the charter and franchise requirements.
23        Whenever  the Commission is authorized or required by law
24    to  consider  some  aspect   of   criminal   history   record
25    information  for  the  purpose  of carrying out its statutory
26    powers and responsibilities, then, upon request  and  payment
27    of fees in conformance with the requirements of subsection 22
28    of   Section   55a  of  "The  Civil  Administrative  Code  of
29    Illinois", the Department of State Police  is  authorized  to
30    furnish,    pursuant   to   positive   identification,   such
31    information contained in  State  files  as  is  necessary  to
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 1    fulfill the request.
 2    (Source: P.A. 86-610.)

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