POWER AGENCY - CLEAN COAL
Summary
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that any clean coal facility developed, financed, constructed, or operated by the Illinois Power Agency may be constructed within 10 miles of the Rend Lake Conservancy District in a county with unemployment above the State average as of the effective date of the amendatory Act. Further provides that the first facility that the Agency develops, finances, or constructs shall be a facility that uses coal that has high volatile bituminous rank and greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per million btu content (was, coal produced in Illinois). Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2011
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2011
Last action Jan 8, 2013
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jan 8, 2013
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 17, 2011
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Feb 28, 2011
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
Feb 15, 2011
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
John Bradley
DDemocratic
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