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4		-	AN ACT concerning utilities.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
8		-	Section 8-205 as follows:
9		-	(220 ILCS 5/8-205) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205)
10		-	Sec. 8-205. (a) Termination of gas and electric utility
11		-	service to all residential users, including all tenants of
12		-	mastermetered apartment buildings, for nonpayment of bills,
13		-	where gas or electricity is used as the only source of space
14		-	heating or to control or operate the only space heating
15		-	equipment at the residence is prohibited,
16		-	(1) on any day when the National Weather Service
17		-	forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
18		-	the utility in which the residence is located includes a
19		-	forecast that the temperature will be 32 degrees
20		-	Fahrenheit or below; or
21		-	(2) on any day preceding a holiday or a weekend when
22		-	such a forecast indicated that the temperature will be 32
23		-	degrees Fahrenheit or below during the holiday or weekend.
24		-	(b) If gas or electricity is used as the only source of
25		-	space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling
26		-	equipment at a residence, then a utility with over 100,000
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning utilities.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
	7	+	5 Section 8-205 as follows:
	8	+	6 (220 ILCS 5/8-205) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205)
	9	+	7 Sec. 8-205. (a) Termination of gas and electric utility
	10	+	8 service to all residential users, including all tenants of
	11	+	9 mastermetered apartment buildings, for nonpayment of bills,
	12	+	10 where gas or electricity is used as the only source of space
	13	+	11 heating or to control or operate the only space heating
	14	+	12 equipment at the residence is prohibited,
	15	+	13 (1) on any day when the National Weather Service
	16	+	14 forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
	17	+	15 the utility in which the residence is located includes a
	18	+	16 forecast that the temperature will be 32 degrees
	19	+	17 Fahrenheit or below; or
	20	+	18 (2) on any day preceding a holiday or a weekend when
	21	+	19 such a forecast indicated that the temperature will be 32
	22	+	20 degrees Fahrenheit or below during the holiday or weekend.
	23	+	21 (b) If gas or electricity is used as the only source of
	24	+	22 space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling
	25	+	23 equipment at a residence, then a utility with over 100,000
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33		-	residential customers may not terminate gas or electric
34		-	utility service to a the residential user, including all
35		-	tenants of mastermetered apartment buildings, for nonpayment
36		-	of bills:
37		-	(1) on any day when the National Weather Service
38		-	forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
39		-	the utility in which the residence is located includes a
40		-	forecast that the temperature will be 90 95 degrees
41		-	Fahrenheit or above; or
42		-	(2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when the
43		-	National Weather Service for the following 24 hours
44		-	covering the area of the utility in which the residence is
45		-	located includes a forecast indicates that the temperature
46		-	will be 90 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above during the
47		-	holiday or weekend; or
48		-	(3) when the National Weather Service issues an
49		-	excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat
50		-	warning covering the area of the utility in which the
51		-	residence is located.
52		-	(Source: P.A. 95-772, eff. 8-1-08.)
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	34	+	1 residential customers may not terminate gas or electric
	35	+	2 utility service to a the residential user, including all
	36	+	3 tenants of mastermetered apartment buildings, for nonpayment
	37	+	4 of bills:
	38	+	5 (1) on any day when the National Weather Service
	39	+	6 forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
	40	+	7 the utility in which the residence is located includes a
	41	+	8 forecast that the temperature will be 90 95 degrees
	42	+	9 Fahrenheit or above; or
	43	+	10 (2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when the
	44	+	11 National Weather Service for the following 24 hours
	45	+	12 covering the area of the utility in which the residence is
	46	+	13 located includes a forecast indicates that the temperature
	47	+	14 will be 90 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above during the
	48	+	15 holiday or weekend; or
	49	+	16 (3) when the National Weather Service issues an
	50	+	17 excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat
	51	+	18 warning covering the area of the utility in which the
	52	+	19 residence is located.
	53	+	20 (Source: P.A. 95-772, eff. 8-1-08.)
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