Executive Committee
Filed: 2/25/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 651




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 651 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Renewable Fuels Development 
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Program Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 689/5)



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    Sec. 5. Findings and State policy. The
The General Assembly 
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recognizes that
agriculture is a vital sector of the Illinois 
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economy and that an important
growth industry
for the Illinois 
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agricultural sector is renewable fuels production. Renewable

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fuels
produced from Illinois agricultural products hold great 
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potential for growing
the State's
economy, reducing our 
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dependence on foreign oil supplies, and improving the

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environment by reducing harmful emissions from vehicles. 
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Illinois is the
nation's leading
producer of ethanol, a clean, 
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renewable fuel with significant environmental
benefits. The

 


 






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General Assembly finds that reliable supplies of renewable 
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fuels will be
integral to
the long term
energy security of the 
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United States.
The General Assembly declares that it is the 
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public policy of the
State of
Illinois to promote and encourage 
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the production and use of renewable fuels as
a means
not only 
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to improve air quality in the State and the nation, but also to 
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grow
the
agricultural sector of the Illinois economy. To 
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achieve these public
policy
objectives, the General Assembly 
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hereby authorizes the creation and
implementation of
the 
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Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program within the 
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Department.
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(Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)".