To collect and assemble, or cause to have collected and assembled, information regarding the following: industrial opportunities and possibilities of the State, including raw materials, and products that may be produced therefrom; power and water resources; transportation facilities; available markets; availability of labor; banking and financial facilities; availability of industrial sites; the advantages of the State as a whole and particular sections of the State as industrial, recreational, and tourist locations; and other matters the Department may deem desirable. To collect and assemble, or cause to have collected and assembled, and provide information on the technologies available for businesses to burn Illinois coal and the feasibility of those systems.
20 ILCS 605/605-310