Illinois § 3

§ 3.

Definitions. As used in this Act: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the corporation. (2) "Campaign contribution" means a gift, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money or anything of value, made for the purpose of electing a candidate to the board; or a contract, a promise or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make any campaign contribution; but does not include the value of services provided without compensation by individuals who volunteer a portion or all of their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee, or the use of real or personal property and the cost of invitations, food and beverages, voluntarily provided by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary personal services on the individual's residential premises for candidate-related activities if the cumulative value of the activities to the individual on behalf of any candidate does not exceed $100 for any election. (3) "Campaign expenditures" means a purchase, payment distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value, made for the purpose of electing a candidate to the board; or a contract, promise, or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make any campaign expenditure; but does not include the use of real or personal property and the cost of invitations, food and beverages, voluntarily provided by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary personal services on the individual's residential premises for candidate-related activities if the cumulative value of the activities by the individual on behalf of any candidate does not exceed $100 for any election. (4) "Class A utility" means any gas, electric or water public utility with annual total gross operating revenues of $2.5 million or more or any telephone public utility with annual total gross operating revenues of $1,600,000 or more on the effective date of this Act. (5) "Corporation" means the citizens utility board. (6) "Director" means any member of the board. (7) "District" means a corporation district, the boundaries of which are congruent with the boundaries of the Congressional districts in the State. (8) "Immediate family" of a person means the person's spouse and legal dependents. (9) "Member" means any person who satisfies the requirements for membership under Section 4. (10) "Periodic customer billing" means a demand for payment for utility services by a public utility to a residential utility consumer on a monthly or other regular basis. (11) "Political committee" means any committee, club, association or other group of persons which make campaign expenditures or receive campaign contributions during the year before an election of the board. (12) "Public utility" means any person who owns, operates, manages or controls any plant or equipment or any part of a plant or equipment, within the State, for the conveyance of telephone messages or for the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat, light, water or power either directly or indirectly to or for the public. "Public utility" includes any person engaged in the transmission or delivery of natural gas for compensation within this State by means of pipes or mains. "Public utility" does not include a cooperative association organized for the purpose of furnishing telephone service to its members only. "Public utility" does not include electric cooperatives as defined in Section 3-119 of the Public Utilities Act. However, "public utility" does not include either public utilities that are owned and operated by a political subdivision, public institution of higher education or municipal corporation of this State or public utilities that are owned by such political subdivision, public institution of higher education, or municipal corporation and operated by any of its lessees or operating agents. (13) "Utility consumer" means any individual or entity, which is not governmental or a public utility, which is located in this State and which is furnished with a utility service by a public utility. (14) "Utility service" means electricity, natural gas, water and telephone service supplied by a public utility. (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)