Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 120 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE COAL GRANT PROVISIONS OF THE ILLINOIS RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY SECURITY ACT › Section 120.110 - Form of Application

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 Applications to the Coal Revival Program for grant funds may be submitted to
			 the Department at any time.
b) The
			 grant application should include, but not be limited to, the following
			 information:
1) Grant Application Cover Page.
			 Form to be obtained from the Department's Office of Coal Development and
			 completed by the applicant;
2)
			 Ownership Disclosure. Identification by name of those businesses or entities
			 with 10% or more ownership of the new electric generating facility, with the
			 percent ownership for each set forth;
3) Performance Disclosure. As asserted
			 against the applicant, or any parent organization or holding company of the
			 applicant, identification of all pending or unresolved violations of State or
			 federal laws or regulations that could result in legal or regulatory impact on
			 the operation of the electric generating facility. All State and federal
			 permits required for the operation of the facility should be identified. If the
			 applicant does not have relevant or necessary operating permits, identification
			 of the status of any permit applications and anticipated date of permit
			 issuance;
4) Executive Summary. A
			 brief and concise overview of the proposed electric generating
			 facility;
5) Facility Description.
			 A description of the proposed electric generating facility, including a
			 description of the scope and nature of the proposed facility; a description of
			 equipment, technologies and processes used; a description of the generation
			 capacity, availability and dispatch; a location map showing project site and
			 connections to existing transportation routes, transmission lines, and water
			 supplies; a description of the facility inputs and outputs; and a description
			 of all permits, rights and agreements necessary for plant construction and
			 operation;
6) Facility Benefits.
			 Economic justification for the facility that includes a summary of the social
			 or economic benefits of the facility to Illinois; identification of those
			 communities, businesses and other entities likely to benefit from the facility;
			 identification of employment impacts such as jobs created or retained by the
			 facility itself and projected payrolls; the existing and/or new coal markets
			 that would be affected by the project; and identification of potential impacts
			 on local and State electric rates and reliability. The discussion on facility
			 employment impacts should include:
A) current
			 employment levels,
B) projections
			 of temporary jobs created (construction, project managers, etc.) that will be
			 created during the project,
C)
			 full-time equivalent jobs to be created at the facility,
D) full-time equivalent jobs retained as a
			 direct result of completing the project, and
E) Illinois coal mining jobs created as a
			 result of new coal purchases for the facility;
7) Facility Capital and O&M Costs.
			 Financial aspects of the facility, including capital cost, operation and
			 maintenance costs, financing, debt service and retirement, and expected return
			 on investment. For purposes of this subsection (b)(7), operation and
			 maintenance costs are defined as those variable costs attendant to the day to
			 day operation and scheduled maintenance of the new electric generating
			 facility; and
8) State Sales Taxes.
			 A certification of the amount of Illinois coal used at the new electric
			 generating facility and the State occupation and use taxes paid on
			 Illinois-mined coal used at the facility for a minimum of four preceding
			 calendar quarters, or the projected amount of Illinois coal to be used at the
			 new electric generating facility and the State occupation and use taxes paid on
			 Illinois-mined coal to be used at the facility. Applicant must provide
			 reasonable documentation of a long-term commitment to Illinois coal use at the
			 facility through binding coal purchase agreements with suppliers, including
			 documentation of coal supply contracts, detailing the terms and duration of
			 each agreement.