Bill Text: IL SB2814 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Office of Retail Market Development shall: have the function and duties of promoting competition in the natural gas market for all classes of customers; work with all segments of the natural gas market to identify barriers to competition; and recommend to the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Governor, and the General Assembly programs or legislation needed to eliminate those barriers. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-12-07 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0906 [SB2814 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB2814-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Office of Retail Market Development shall: have the function and duties of promoting competition in the natural gas market for all classes of customers; work with all segments of the natural gas market to identify barriers to competition; and recommend to the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Governor, and the General Assembly programs or legislation needed to eliminate those barriers. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-12-07 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0906 [SB2814 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB2814-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 20-135 as follows:
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6 | (220 ILCS 5/20-135 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 20-135. Retail choice for natural gas service. The | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Office of Retail Market Development shall also have the | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | function and duties of promoting competition in the natural gas | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | market for all classes of customers. The Office shall work with | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | all segments of the natural gas market to identify barriers to | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | competition and recommend to the Commission, to the Governor's | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Office, and to the General Assembly programs or legislation | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | needed to eliminate such barriers.
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | becoming law.
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