Public Act 93-0618

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    AN ACT concerning renewable fuels.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The  Illinois  Renewable  Fuels  Development
Program  Act  is  amended  by  changing Sections 10 and 20 as
follows:

    (20 ILCS 689/10)
    Sec. 10.  Definitions. As used in this Act:
    "Biodiesel" means a renewable diesel  fuel  derived  from
biomass that is intended for use in diesel engines.
    "Biodiesel   blend"  means  a  blend  of  biodiesel  with
petroleum-based diesel fuel in which  the  resultant  product
contains no less than 1% and no more than 99% biodiesel.
    "Biomass" means non-fossil organic materials that have an
intrinsic chemical energy content. "Biomass" includes, but is
not  limited  to,  soybean  oil,  other  vegetable  oils, and
ethanol.
    "Department"  means  the  Department  of   Commerce   and
Community Affairs.
    "Diesel  fuel"  means  any  product  intended  for use or
offered for sale as a fuel for engines in which the  fuel  is
injected  into the combustion chamber and ignited by pressure
without electric spark.
    "Director" means the Director of Commerce  and  Community
Affairs.
    "Ethanol"  means  a  product  produced  from agricultural
commodities or by-products used as a fuel or  to  be  blended
with other fuels for use in motor vehicles.
    "Fuel" means fuel as defined in Section 1.19 of the Motor
Fuel Tax Law.
    "Gasohol"  means  motor  fuel  that  is  no more than 90%
gasoline and at least 10% denatured ethanol that contains  no
more than 1.25% water by weight.
    "Gasoline"  means  all  products commonly or commercially
known  or  sold  as  gasoline  (including  casing  head   and
absorption or natural gasoline).
    "Illinois  agricultural  product"  means any agricultural
commodity grown in Illinois that  is  used  by  a  production
facility  to  produce  renewable fuel in Illinois, including,
but not limited to, corn, barley, and soy beans.
    "Labor Organization" means any organization defined as  a
"labor  organization"  under  Section 2 of the National Labor
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152) means any organization:
         (1)  in which construction trades, crafts, or  labor
    employees, or all or any of these participate; and
         (2)  that represents construction trades, crafts, or
    labor employees, or any or all of these; and
         (3)  that  exists  for  the  purpose, in whole or in
    part, of negotiating with the employers  of  construction
    trades,  crafts,  or  labor  employees,  or any or all of
    these, terms and conditions of employment, including  but
    not   limited   to:   wages,   hours  of  work,  overtime
    provisions,  fringe  benefits,  and  the  settlement   of
    grievances; and
         (4)  that   participates   in   apprenticeship   and
    training  approved  and registered with the United States
    Department  of  Labor's  Bureau  of  Apprenticeship   and
    Training, in the State of Illinois.
    "Majority  blended  ethanol  fuel"  means motor fuel that
contains no less than 70% and  no  more  than  90%  denatured
ethanol and no less than 10% and no more than 30% gasoline.
    "Motor  vehicles"  means motor vehicles as defined in the
Illinois Vehicle Code and watercraft propelled by an internal
combustion engine.
    "Owner"  means  any  individual,   sole   proprietorship,
limited    partnership,    co-partnership,   joint   venture,
corporation, cooperative, or other  legal  entity,  including
its  agents,  that  operates  or will operate a plant located
within the State of Illinois.
    "Plant" means  a  production  facility  that  produces  a
renewable  fuel. "Plant" includes land, any building or other
improvement on or to land, and any personal properties deemed
necessary  or  suitable  for  use,  whether  or  not  now  in
existence,  in  the  processing  of  fuel  from  agricultural
commodities or by-products.
    "Renewable fuel" means ethanol, gasohol, majority blended
ethanol fuel, biodiesel blend fuel, and biodiesel.
(Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)

    (20 ILCS 689/20)
    Sec. 20.  Grants. Subject to appropriation from the Build
Illinois Bond Fund General  Revenue  Fund,  the  Director  is
authorized to award grants to eligible applicants. The annual
aggregate   amount   of   grants  awarded  shall  not  exceed
$15,000,000.
(Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.