| Advocacy
The IMGA is the voice of municipal gas systems, in Illinois and nationally.
When the Illinois General Assembly considered legislation which would have cost communities thousands of dollars by forcing them to abandon post card billing, the IMGA took the lead in opposing the bill. As a result of IMGA advocacy, the bill's sponsor, Senator Jones, tabled the bill and promised to work with the Agency to provide communities with better options.
When the U.S. House of Representatives was considering ways to increase development of new natural gas resources, John Hammack of Pinckneyville, the IMGA's representative on the national Public Gas Policy Council, went to Washington to meet with our Congressmen. Two weeks later, the House passed the Deep Offshore Energy Resources Act.
Whether the issue is utility tax refunds or campground licensing, IMGA staff will go to bat for member communities, intervening with state and federal decision-makers to help resolve thorny issues.
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