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LRB096 08972 DRJ 21230 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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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 Energy Assistance Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 11 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1411)
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| Sec. 11. Payments to Energy Providers. |
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| (a) When an energy provider
supplies winter energy to a |
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| participant and customer, the provider shall be
compensated by |
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| the State of Illinois pursuant to rules promulgated by the
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| Department.
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| (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if a |
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| participant in the energy assistance program under this Act |
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| resides in housing subsidized or developed with funds provided |
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| under the Rental Housing Support Program Act or under a similar |
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| locally funded rent subsidy program, the compensation paid |
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| under this Act to the energy provider who supplied winter |
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| energy to the participant shall be paid on behalf of the |
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| participant or, if the owner is responsible for providing |
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| winter energy, on behalf of the owner of the housing
unit |
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| providing winter energy to the participant under the rent |
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| subsidy program. |
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| (Source: P.A. 86-127; 87-14.)
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