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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois Senate strongly supports the use of 
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clean coal technology that includes the capture and 
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sequestration of carbon dioxide, the conversion of coal to 
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synthetic natural gas, and the development of clean coal 
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gasification projects in the State of Illinois; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois Senate strongly supports the 
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development of the Southern Illinois Coal to SNG Facility that 
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will be located in Jefferson County and will create thousands 
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of construction and hundreds of permanent jobs; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, the Illinois Senate realizes that to attract 
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financing for the Southern Illinois Coal to SNG Facility 
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long-term synthetic natural gas contracts are required with 
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Illinois natural gas utilities; in addition, to attract 
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necessary financing, Illinois law must offer basic protections 
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for financing parties and Illinois natural gas utilities; 
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therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that on or before January 
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31, 2010, we urge Illinois natural gas utilities with over 
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100,000 customers in Illinois and the Illinois Power Agency to 
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work with the Southern Illinois Coal to SNG Facility's 
 


 






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developers to develop a structure that will allow for the 
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Southern Illinois Coal to SNG Facility to acquire financing, 
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protect Illinois natural gas ratepayers, and develop a 
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gasification project that will capture and sequester carbon 
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dioxide; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That we urge the Illinois Power Agency, Illinois 
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natural gas utilities, the Southern Illinois Coal to SNG 
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Facility, and all other interested parties to work together and 
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enable the construction of the  Southern Illinois Coal to SNG 
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Facility in Jefferson County that will result in thousands of 
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Illinois jobs and reasonable and stable natural gas prices for 
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ratepayers throughout the State of Illinois, all the while 
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using one of Illinois' greatest natural resources, coal, in a 
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safe and environmentally friendly manner; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Director of the Illinois Power Agency.