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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB3733
Introduced 2/28/2007, by Rep. Roger L. Eddy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that it is the goal of the State that by January 1, 2015, 10% of the energy used in the State shall be derived from coal gasification or other clean coal technologies. Provides that by March 1, 2015, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall: (i) review the amount of energy derived from goal gasification by utilities under its jurisdiction; (ii) prepare a report concerning the findings of the review that creates future goals; and (iii) adopt rules to implement policies that are consistent with the future goals. Effective immediately.
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HB3733 |
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LRB095 09693 MJR 29895 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 2-204 as follows: |
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| (220 ILCS 5/2-204 new) |
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| Sec. 2-204. Commission review on clean coal technologies. |
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| (a) It is the goal of the State that by January 1, 2015, |
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| 10% of the energy used in the State shall be derived from coal |
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| gasification or other clean coal technologies. |
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| (b) By March 1, 2015, the Commission shall: |
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| (1) review the amount of energy derived from goal |
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| gasification by utilities under its jurisdiction; |
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| (2) prepare a report concerning the findings of the |
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| review that creates future goals; and |
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| (3) adopt rules to implement policies that are |
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| consistent with the future goals.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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