Sec. 3. Definitions.

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Sec. 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:

(a)"Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission, or its successor agency.

(b)"Small business" means any Illinois based business which meets the requirements under Section 3 of the "Illinois Small Business Purchasing Act", approved September 1, 1972, as now or hereafter amended.

(c)"Customer" means a small business, as herein defined, which has agreed with a utility to pay for gas, electric, telecommunication, water or sanitary sewer utility service.

(d)"User" means a small business, as herein defined, which receives gas, electric, telecommunication, water or sanitary sewer utility service.

(e)"Utility service" means electricity, gas telecommunications, water or sanitary sewer service supplied by a public utility.

(f)"Public utility" shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 3 of the "Citizens Utility Board Act", certified December 1, 1983, as now or hereafter amended.

(g)"Small Business Utility Advocate" or "Advocate" means the person appointed pursuant to Section 4 of this Act.