Bill Text: IL HB0407 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0407 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB0407-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB0407 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 1110/2 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4102
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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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond
Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
(20 ILCS 1110/2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4102)
Sec. 2. As used in this Act, "coal" or "coal resources"
include coal, coal products or by-products, including
electricity and and synthetic fuels. "Development of fossil
fuels and coal resources" includes research, development, and
demonstration of improved methods of discovery, production,
transportation, sale, distribution, conversion, utilization,
end-use and waste disposal of fossil fuels and coal resources.
"Development of alternative forms of energy" includes
research, development and demonstration for the purposes of
promoting the adoption and utilization of energy systems,
including but not limited to solar heating and cooling, solar
passive, photovoltaic, wind, bioconversion, geothermal,
hydroelectric, re-use of waste energy, re-use of waste
materials, and any other energy system except that which is
generated by nuclear energy. "Fossil fuels" include petroleum,
petroleum by-products and natural gas.
(Source: P.A. 84-1452.)