SCHOENBERG. 220 ILCS 5/8-408 new Amends the Public Utilities Act in relation to power interruptions and surges. Provides that in the event of power failures that total more than 4 hours in any 30 day period, electric public utilities must waive the monthly fixed fee to customers, compensate customers for damages incurred because of the failure, and reimburse governmental units for emergency and contingency expenses incurred. Requires compensation to customers for damages caused by power surges. Imposes certain recordkeeping requirements on all public utilities. Defines terms. FISCAL NOTE (Illinois Commerce Commission) ICC estimates that HB 983 could cause an increased administra- tive burden on the Commission to resolve disputes between elec- tric utilities and their customers as to the cause and length of outages. No exact estimate of the increased costs can be made at this time. 97-02-26 H FIRST READING 97-02-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC UTILS 97-03-10 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-03-10 H COMMITTEE PUBLIC UTILS 97-03-21 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary