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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1844
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. Deanna Demuzio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 1110/2 |
from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4102 |
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Amends the Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond Act. Makes a technical change in
a Section concerning definitions.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1844 |
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LRB096 09354 RCE 19511 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond |
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| Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 1110/2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4102)
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| Sec. 2.
As used in this Act, "coal" or "coal resources" |
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| include coal,
coal products or by-products, including |
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| electricity and
and synthetic fuels.
"Development of fossil |
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| fuels and coal resources" includes research,
development, and |
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| demonstration of improved methods of discovery,
production, |
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| transportation, sale, distribution, conversion, utilization,
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| end-use and waste disposal of fossil fuels and coal resources.
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| "Development of alternative forms of energy" includes |
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| research, development
and demonstration for the purposes of |
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| promoting the adoption and
utilization of energy systems, |
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| including but not limited to solar heating
and cooling, solar |
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| passive, photovoltaic, wind, bioconversion, geothermal,
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| hydroelectric, re-use of waste energy, re-use of waste |
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| materials, and any
other energy system except that which is |
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| generated by nuclear energy.
"Fossil fuels" include petroleum, |
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| petroleum by-products and natural gas. |
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| (Source: P.A. 84-1452.)
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