Fiscal Year 2002 Annual Report

              Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
George H. Ryan Pam McDonough
Governor Director
Infrastructure Investment by the Coal Industry
$1.9
$7.8
$11.8
$11.6
$15.0
$16.6
$64.7
$7.9
$30.7
$64.2
$105.2
$128.4
$421.1
$84.6
FY1997
FY1998
FY1999
FY2000
FY2001
FY2002
FY1997-FY2002
Millions of Dollars
Private Funds
State Funds
OFFICE OF COAL DEVELOPMENT
FISCAL YEAR 2002 ANNUAL REPORT
DCCA's Office of Coal Development provides technical and financial support to the Illinois
coal industry. The Office of Coal Development (OCD) awards funding for basic research and
development on coal and its utilization, as well as commercial-scale demonstration of
promising coal utilization technologies. Investment within the Illinois energy sector is
stimulated through financial incentives provided by some OCD programs. Education and
marketing programs are conducted to develop and convey appropriate messages about the
importance of Illinois coal in meeting domestic and international energy needs.
COAL INDUSTRY INFRASTRUCTURE
In 1996, DCCA launched the Illinois Coal Infrastructure Program aimed at making Illinois
coal more competitive in domestic and offshore markets. This program, administered by
OCD, encourages coal producers and support industries to reinvest in Illinois. While the
Infrastructure Program had a modest start in its first year, it is now one of OCD’s most
effective and far-reaching programs of support for the Illinois coal industry.
Through the Illinois Coal Infrastructure Program, businesses are given incentives to improve
and expand the coal mining and transportation systems within Illinois. In FY2002, the
program’s sixth year, OCD
awarded $16.6 million in
state funds for 40 coal
production and
transportation infrastructure
projects. These grants
leveraged more than $128
million of private
investment in infrastructure
improvements and
expansions across Illinois
in FY2002 alone. Since its
inception in 1996, the
program has produced more
than $485 million in
infrastructure investments.
The Illinois Coal Infrastructure Program exemplifies successful cooperation between the
public and private sectors to overcome adversity. Each project, in addition to bringing
immediate benefits to the communities and businesses involved in coal mining, lays the
groundwork for the long-term recovery and growth of the Illinois coal industry. Notable
projects funded in FY2002 include: