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Public Act 103-0019
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HB1541 Enrolled | LRB103 25125 AMQ 51462 b |
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AN ACT concerning utilities.
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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 |
Section 8-205 as follows:
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(220 ILCS 5/8-205) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205)
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Sec. 8-205. (a) Termination of gas and electric utility |
service to all
residential users, including all tenants of |
mastermetered apartment
buildings, for nonpayment of bills, |
where gas or electricity is used as the
only source of space |
heating or to control or operate the only space
heating |
equipment at the residence is prohibited,
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(1) on any day when the National Weather Service |
forecast for the following
24 hours covering the area of |
the utility in which the residence is located
includes a |
forecast that the temperature will be 32 degrees |
Fahrenheit or below; or
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(2) on any day preceding a holiday or a weekend when |
such a forecast
indicated that the temperature will be 32 |
degrees Fahrenheit or below
during the holiday or weekend. |
(b) If gas or electricity is used as the only source of |
space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling |
equipment at a residence, then a utility with over 100,000 |