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| Public Act 094-0062 |
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AN ACT concerning alternate fuels.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by changing
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Sections 10, 30, and 31 as follows:
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(415 ILCS 120/10)
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Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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"Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
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"Alternate fuel" means liquid petroleum gas, natural gas,
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E85 blend fuel, fuel composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80%
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bio-based
methanol, fuels that are at least 80%
70% derived | ||||
from biomass,
hydrogen fuel, or
electricity, excluding | ||||
on-board electric generation.
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"Alternate fuel vehicle" means any vehicle that is
operated | ||||
in Illinois and is capable of using an alternate fuel.
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"Biodiesel fuel" means a renewable fuel conforming to the | ||||
industry standard
ASTM-D6751 and registered with the U.S. | ||||
Environmental Protection Agency.
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"Conventional", when used to modify the word "vehicle",
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"engine", or "fuel", means gasoline or diesel or any
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reformulations of those fuels.
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"Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, | ||||
Lake, McHenry, and
Will and those portions of Grundy County and | ||||
Kendall County that are included
in the following ZIP code | ||||
areas, as designated by the U.S. Postal Service on
the | ||||
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998: 60416, 60444, | ||||
60447, 60450,
60481, 60538, and 60543.
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"Director" means the Director of the Environmental | ||||
Protection Agency.
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"Domestic renewable fuel" means a fuel, produced in the
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United States, composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80% bio-based
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methanol, or 20% biodiesel fuel
and fuels derived from | ||||
bio-mass.
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"E85 blend fuel" means fuel that contains 85% ethanol and | ||
15% gasoline.
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"GVWR" means Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
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"Location" means (i) a parcel of real property or (ii)
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multiple, contiguous parcels of real property that are | ||
separated
by private roadways, public roadways, or private or | ||
public
rights-of-way and are owned, operated, leased, or under | ||
common
control of one party.
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"Original equipment manufacturer" or "OEM" means a
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manufacturer of alternate fuel vehicles or a manufacturer or
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remanufacturer of alternate fuel engines used in vehicles | ||
greater
than 8500 pounds GVWR.
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"Rental vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is owned
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controlled primarily for the purpose of short-term leasing or
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rental pursuant to a contract.
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(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-858, eff. 1-3-03.)
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(415 ILCS 120/30)
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Sec. 30. Rebate program. Beginning January 1, 1997, and as | ||
long as funds
are available, each owner of an
alternate fuel
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vehicle shall be eligible to apply for a rebate.
Beginning July | ||
1, 2005, each owner of a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel
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is eligible to apply for a fuel cost differential rebate under | ||
subsection (c)
of this Section.
The Agency
shall cause rebates | ||
to be
issued under the provisions of this Act. An owner may
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apply for only one of 3 types of rebates with
regard to an | ||
individual alternate fuel vehicle: (i) a
conversion cost | ||
rebate, (ii) an OEM differential cost rebate, or
(iii) a fuel | ||
cost differential rebate. Only one rebate may be
issued with | ||
regard to a particular alternate fuel vehicle during
the life | ||
of that vehicle. A rebate shall not exceed $4,000 per
vehicle. | ||
Over the life of this rebate program, an owner of an
alternate | ||
fuel vehicle or a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel may not
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receive rebates for more than 150
vehicles per location or for | ||
300 vehicles in total.
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(a) A conversion cost rebate may be issued to an
owner or | ||
his or her designee in order to reduce the cost of
converting | ||
of a conventional vehicle to an alternate fuel
vehicle. | ||
Conversion of a conventional vehicle to alternate fuel
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capability must take place in Illinois for the owner to be
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eligible for the conversion cost rebate. Amounts spent by
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applicants within a calendar year may be claimed on a rebate
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application submitted during that calendar year. Approved
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conversion cost rebates applied for during or after calendar | ||
year 1997 shall be 80% of all
approved conversion
costs claimed | ||
and documented. Approval of conversion cost rebates may
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continue after calendar year 2002, if funds are still | ||
available. An
applicant
may include on an
application submitted | ||
in 1997 all amounts spent within that
calendar year on the | ||
conversion, even if the expenditure
occurred before | ||
promulgation of the Agency rules.
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(b) An OEM differential cost rebate may be issued to
an | ||
owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost
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differential between a conventional vehicle or engine and the
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same vehicle or engine, produced by an original equipment
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manufacturer, that has the capability to use alternate fuels.
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A new OEM vehicle or engine must be purchased in Illinois
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and must either be an alternate fuel vehicle or used in an
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alternate fuel vehicle, respectively, for the owner to be
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eligible for an OEM differential cost rebate. Amounts spent by
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applicants within a calendar year may be claimed on a rebate
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application submitted during that calendar year.
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Approved OEM differential cost rebates applied for during
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or after calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all
approved cost | ||
differential claimed and documented. Approval of OEM
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differential cost rebates may continue after calendar year | ||
2002, if funds are
still
available. An applicant
may include on | ||
an application submitted in 1997 all amounts
spent within that | ||
calendar year on OEM equipment, even if the
expenditure | ||
occurred before promulgation of the Agency rules.
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(c) A fuel cost differential rebate may be issued to
an | ||
owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost
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differential between conventional fuels and domestic renewable
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fuels or alternate fuels purchased to operate an alternate fuel | ||
vehicle
that runs on
domestic renewable fuel. The fuel cost | ||
differential shall be
based on a 3-year life cycle cost | ||
analysis developed by the
Agency by rulemaking. The rebate | ||
shall apply to and be
payable during a consecutive 3-year | ||
period commencing on the
date the application is approved by | ||
the Agency. Approved
fuel cost differential rebates may be | ||
applied for during or after calendar
year 1997 and approved
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rebates shall be
80% of the cost differential for a consecutive | ||
3-year period.
Approval of fuel cost differential rebates may | ||
continue after calendar year
2002 if funds are still available.
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Twenty-five percent of the amount
that is appropriated | ||
under Section 40 to be used to fund programs
authorized by this | ||
Section during calendar year 2001 shall be
designated to fund | ||
fuel cost differential rebates. If the total
dollar amount of | ||
approved fuel cost differential rebate
applications as of July | ||
1, 2001 is less than the amount
designated for that calendar | ||
year, the balance of designated
funds shall be immediately | ||
available to fund any rebate
authorized by this Section and | ||
approved in the calendar year.
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An approved fuel cost differential rebate shall be paid to | ||
an owner
in 3 annual installments on or about the anniversary | ||
date of the
approval of the application. Owners receiving a | ||
fuel cost
differential rebate shall be required to demonstrate, | ||
through
recordkeeping, the use of domestic renewable fuels | ||
during the
3-year period commencing on the date the application | ||
is approved
by the Agency. If the alternate fuel vehicle ceases | ||
to be
registered to the original applicant owner, a prorated
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installment shall be paid to that owner or the owner's designee
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and the remainder of the rebate shall be canceled.
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(d) Vehicles owned by the federal government or
vehicles | ||
registered in a state outside Illinois are not eligible
for | ||
rebates.
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(Source: P.A. 92-858, eff. 1-3-03.)
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(415 ILCS 120/31)
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Sec. 31. Alternate Fuel Infrastructure Program. Subject to | ||
appropriation,
the
Department of Commerce and Community | ||
Affairs
(now Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) | ||
shall establish a grant program to provide funding for the | ||
building of
E85 blend,
propane, at least 20% biodiesel blended | ||
fuel, and compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facilities, | ||
including private
on-site fueling facilities, to be built | ||
within
the
covered area or in Illinois metropolitan areas over | ||
100,000 in population.
The
Department of Commerce and Economic | ||
Opportunity
Community Affairs
shall be responsible for
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reviewing the
proposals and awarding the grants.
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(Source: P.A. 92-858, eff. 1-3-03; revised 12-6-03.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||