96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4030


 
Introduced 2/26/2009, by Rep. Richard P. Myers
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














815 ILCS 370/4
  from Ch. 5, par. 1704







    Amends the Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act. Provides that all biodiesel with a numerical value of B100 that is sold or offered for sale in the State of Illinois shall conform to the ASTM D6751 Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock (B100) for Middle Distillate Fuels.
















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    AN ACT concerning business.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 4 as follows:
 



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    (815 ILCS 370/4)  (from Ch. 5, par. 1704)



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    Sec. 4. ASTM standards. 

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    (a) All motor fuel and petroleum sold or offered for sale 
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in the State of
Illinois shall conform to the standards of this 
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Act.  The standards set
forth in the Annual Book of (ASTM) 
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American Society for Testing and
Materials Section 5, Volumes 
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05.01, 05.02, 05.03, 05.04 and 05.05 and
supplements thereto, 
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and revisions thereof are adopted unless modified or
rejected 
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by a regulation adopted by the Department.  In addition, any

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advertised or labeled declarations regarding the quality of a 
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motor fuel
which are more stringent than ASTM standards shall 
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be met.

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    (a-5) The quality of gasoline-oxygenate blends sold or 
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offered for sale in this State shall meet the standards set 
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forth in Section 2.1.1.1 or Section 2.1.1.2 of the Uniform 
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Engine Fuels, Petroleum Products, and Automotive Lubricants 
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Regulation as provided under the National Institute of 
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Standards and Technology Handbook 130, and any of its 
 


 






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subsequent supplements or revisions, except as specifically 
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modified, amended, or rejected by regulation issued by the 
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Director.

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    (b) Minimum Automotive Gasoline Octane Requirements.

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    All leaded and unleaded gasoline sold in this State shall 
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meet or exceed
the following minimum octane numbers:

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    Regular Grade 87

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    Premium or Super Grade 90

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    An octane number is determined by adding the research 
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octane number to the
motor octane number and dividing by 2. 
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(RON + MON)/2.  In addition, the motor
octane number shall not 
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be less than 82.0.  All gasoline products sold at
retail shall 
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have an octane number displayed.

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    (c) Each seller of a motor fuel shall notify the purchaser 
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of the type and
quantity of motor fuel purchased.  For gasoline, 
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the type shall indicate the
octane number.  This information 
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shall appear on the bill of lading, manifest,
or delivery 
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ticket for the fuel.  This subsection does not apply to sales at

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retail.

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    (d) All gasoline products shall meet the most recently

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adopted ASTM standards for spark-ignition motor fuel, and those 
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standards
adopted under the provisions of the federal Clean Air 
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Act by the U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency shall be the 
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standards of this State in those
areas in which the federal 
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Clean Air Act fuel standards apply.

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    (e) All biodiesel with a numerical value of B100 that is 
 


 






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sold or offered for sale in the State of Illinois shall conform 
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to the ASTM D6751 Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel 
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Blend Stock (B100) for Middle Distillate Fuels. For the 
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purposes of this subsection (e) "Biodiesel" shall have the same 
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meaning ascribed to it as in the Illinois Renewable Fuels 
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Development Program Act. 
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(Source: P.A. 94-873, eff. 6-16-06.)