Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
Filed: 5/29/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1615 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1615 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by changing 
5Section 20 as follows:
 



6    (415 ILCS 120/20)



7    Sec. 20. Rules. Rules implementing Section 30 of this Act 
8shall include, but
are not limited to, calculation of fuel cost

9differential rebates and
and designation of acceptable 
10conversion
and OEM technologies.
11    In designating acceptable conversion or OEM technologies,

12the Agency shall favor, when available,
technology that is in 
13compliance with the federal Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 
14and applicable implementing federal
regulations.  Conversion 
15and OEM technologies that demonstrate
emission reduction 
16capabilities that meet or exceed emission
standards applicable 
 
 
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1for the vehicle's model year and weight
class shall be 
2acceptable.  Standards requiring proper
installation of 
3approved conversion technologies shall be
included in the 
4recommended rules.

5    Notwithstanding the above, engines used in alternate fuel

6vehicles greater than 8500 pounds GVWR, whether new or

7remanufactured, shall meet the appropriate United States

8Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards at the 
9time
of manufacture, and if converted, shall meet the standards 
10in
effect at the time of conversion.

11(Source: P.A. 90-726, eff. 8-7-98; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)".