97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0289
 
Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


20 ILCS 1105/10  from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7410

    Amends the Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act.  Makes a technical
change in a Section concerning the evaluation of loan applications.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act 
5is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 



6    (20 ILCS 1105/10)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7410)



7    Sec. 10. Evaluation of loan applications. 
The
The 
8Department shall evaluate applications for loans and make
such 
9evaluations available to the Illinois Coal
Development Board.  
10Evaluation of the loan applications
shall be based on, but not 
11limited to, the following
criteria:
12    (a) The length of time applicants will commit to using 
13Illinois coal in
the facility which is modified,
acquired or 
14constructed as a result of the project. The applicant must

15agree to use Illinois coal for at least the life of the loan as 
16a condition
of such loan.  Weight shall be given for longer 
17commitments.

18    (b) The total amount of Illinois coal used.  Weight
shall be 
19given
to projects using larger amounts of Illinois coal over 
20the life of the loan.

21    (c) The percentage of the total project costs the
State is 
22asked to finance.  Weight shall be given to projects which

23maximize the use of private funds or funds from other public 
 
 
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1sources.

2    (d) The technical merits of the project, including but not 
3limited to,
the effectiveness of the prepared coal-use system 
4in controlling emissions
of sulfur dioxide and other 
5pollutants.

6(Source: P.A. 84-111; 84-1070.)