HB1541 EngrossedLRB103 25125 AMQ 51462 b HB1541 Engrossed LRB103 25125 AMQ 51462 b
HB1541 Engrossed LRB103 25125 AMQ 51462 b
1 AN ACT concerning utilities.
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 8-205 as follows:
6 (220 ILCS 5/8-205) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205)
7 Sec. 8-205. (a) Termination of gas and electric utility
8 service to all residential users, including all tenants of
9 mastermetered apartment buildings, for nonpayment of bills,
10 where gas or electricity is used as the only source of space
11 heating or to control or operate the only space heating
12 equipment at the residence is prohibited,
13 (1) on any day when the National Weather Service
14 forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
15 the utility in which the residence is located includes a
16 forecast that the temperature will be 32 degrees
17 Fahrenheit or below; or
18 (2) on any day preceding a holiday or a weekend when
19 such a forecast indicated that the temperature will be 32
20 degrees Fahrenheit or below during the holiday or weekend.
21 (b) If gas or electricity is used as the only source of
22 space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling
23 equipment at a residence, then a utility with over 100,000
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1 residential customers may not terminate gas or electric
2 utility service to a the residential user, including all
3 tenants of mastermetered apartment buildings, for nonpayment
4 of bills:
5 (1) on any day when the National Weather Service
6 forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
7 the utility in which the residence is located includes a
8 forecast that the temperature will be 90 95 degrees
9 Fahrenheit or above; or
10 (2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when the
11 National Weather Service for the following 24 hours
12 covering the area of the utility in which the residence is
13 located includes a forecast indicates that the temperature
14 will be 90 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above during the
15 holiday or weekend; or
16 (3) when the National Weather Service issues an
17 excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat
18 warning covering the area of the utility in which the
19 residence is located.
20 (Source: P.A. 95-772, eff. 8-1-08.)
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