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 Bill Status of HB5304  94th General Assembly


Short Description:  COAL-FIRED GENERATION-GRANTS

House Sponsors
Rep. Rich Brauer and Angelo Saviano

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 1110/6from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4106
30 ILCS 330/7from Ch. 127, par. 657


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to use certain funds for grants to the owner of a municipal generating station located in Sangamon County, Illinois and having at least 2 coal-fired generating units with accredited summer capacity greater than 100 megawatts each (now, the grants are to be awarded to the owner of a generating station located in Illinois and having at least 3 coal-fired generating units with accredited summer capacity greater than 500 megawatts each) (i) for the purposes specified in the Act and (ii) for payment of the owner's costs for designing, acquiring, constructing, installing, and testing facilities to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions at one newly developed generating unit to allow that unit to meet the requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act while continuing to use coal mined in Illinois as its source of fuel. Amends the General Obligation Bond Act to make corresponding changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/25/2006HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer
  1/25/2006HouseFirst Reading
  1/25/2006HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/26/2006HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
  1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die

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