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IL HB3672

Bill

Status

Failed

1/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Avery Bourne

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Origin

House of Representatives

100th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a coal refuse energy and reclamation tax credit under the Illinois Income Tax Act for taxable years beginning January 1, 2017 and later.

  • Provides a credit of $4 per ton of qualified coal refuse used to generate electricity at an eligible facility in Illinois during the previous taxable year.

  • Defines "eligible facility" as an electric generating facility placed in service before the act's effective date that combusts at least 75% qualified coal refuse by BTU energy value and uses circulating or pressurized fluidized bed combustion with limestone injection and fabric filter systems.

  • Requires eligible facilities to beneficially use at least 50% of ash produced in the prior calendar year to reclaim mining-affected sites.

  • Allows excess credits to be carried forward and applied to tax liability for up to 5 following taxable years, with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administering applications in consultation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

Legislative Description

INC TX-COAL REFUSE

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/8/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules3/31/2017
Income Tax3/9/2017
Revenue & Finance3/1/2017
Rules2/10/2017

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