Illinois Compiled Statutes
220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.
Article I - Title And Purpose

(220 ILCS 5/Art. I heading)

(220 ILCS 5/1-101) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1-101)
Sec. 1-101.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as
the
Public Utilities Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

(220 ILCS 5/1-102) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1-102)
Sec. 1-102.
Findings and Intent.
The General Assembly finds that the
health, welfare and prosperity of all Illinois citizens require the
provision of adequate, efficient, reliable, environmentally safe and
least-cost public utility services at prices which accurately reflect the
long-term cost of such services and which are equitable to all citizens. It
is therefore declared to be the policy of the State that public utilities
shall continue to be regulated effectively and comprehensively. It is further
declared that the goals and objectives of such regulation shall be to ensure
It is further declared to be the policy of the State that this Act shall
not apply in relation to motor carriers and rail carriers as defined in the
Illinois Commercial Transportation Law, or to
the
Commission in the regulation of such carriers.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit, restrict, or mitigate in
any way the power and authority of the State's Attorneys or the Attorney
General under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

(Source: P.A. 92-22, eff. 6-30-01.)