93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5837

 

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 1110/2   from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4102

    Amends the 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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1     AN ACT concerning coal development.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond
5 Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 1110/2)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4102)
7     Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: ,
8     "Coal" or "coal resources" include coal, coal products or
9 by-products, including electricity and synthetic fuels.
10     "Development of fossil fuels and coal resources" includes
11 research, development, and demonstration of improved methods
12 of discovery, production, transportation, sale, distribution,
13 conversion, utilization, end-use and waste disposal of fossil
14 fuels and coal resources.
15     "Development of alternative forms of energy" includes
16 research, development and demonstration for the purposes of
17 promoting the adoption and utilization of energy systems,
18 including but not limited to solar heating and cooling, solar
19 passive, photovoltaic, wind, bioconversion, geothermal,
20 hydroelectric, re-use of waste energy, re-use of waste
21 materials, and any other energy system except that which is
22 generated by nuclear energy.
23     "Fossil fuels" include petroleum, petroleum by-products
24 and natural gas.
25 (Source: P.A. 84-1452.)