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1 | AN ACT concerning government. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Zero-Emission Vehicle Act. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 3. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | accelerate the adoption of on-road zero-emission vehicles and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | to reduce emissions of air pollution, including, but not | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | limited to, nitrogen oxides (NO x ), particulate matter, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | hazardous air pollutants, and greenhouse gases from vehicles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | owned and operated by governmental units in Illinois. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | "Displaced worker" means any employee whose most recent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | separation from active service was due to lack of business, a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | reduction in force, or other economic, nondisciplinary reason | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | related to the transition from fossil-fuel reliant vehicles to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | zero-emission or near zero-emissions vehicles. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | "Governmental unit" means the State, a State agency, a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | unit of local government, or any other political subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | of the State, which exercises limited governmental powers or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | powers in respect to limited governmental subjects, but does | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | not include school districts. |
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1 | "Individual facing barriers to employment" means either of | ||||||
2 | the following: | ||||||
3 | (1) An individual with a barrier to employment as | ||||||
4 | defined by 29 U.S.C. 3102(24). | ||||||
5 | (2) An individual from a demographic group that | ||||||
6 | represents less than 30% of their relevant industry | ||||||
7 | workforce according to the United States Bureau of Labor | ||||||
8 | Statistics. | ||||||
9 | "Non-temporary job" means a job other than those | ||||||
10 | classified as "day and temporary labor" as defined in the Day | ||||||
11 | and Temporary Labor Services Act. | ||||||
12 | "Near zero-emission vehicle" means an on-road hybrid | ||||||
13 | electric vehicle that has the capability to charge the battery | ||||||
14 | from an off-vehicle conductive or inductive electric source | ||||||
15 | and achieves all-electric range. | ||||||
16 | "On-road vehicles" means vehicles intended for use on | ||||||
17 | roads. These vehicles include passenger cars and commercial | ||||||
18 | vehicles, including vans, trucks, road tractors, specially | ||||||
19 | constructed vehicles, buses, trailers, and semi-trailers. | ||||||
20 | "Repower" means to replace the internal combustion engine | ||||||
21 | in a vehicle with a zero-emission powertrain. | ||||||
22 | "Zero-emission powertrain" means a powertrain that | ||||||
23 | produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant, | ||||||
24 | precursor pollutant, or greenhouse gas in any mode of | ||||||
25 | operation or condition. | ||||||
26 | "Zero-emission vehicles" means on-road vehicles powered |
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1 | with a zero-emission powertrain. | ||||||
2 | Section 10. Purchase of zero-emission vehicles and near | ||||||
3 | zero-emission vehicles. | ||||||
4 | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all | ||||||
5 | on-road vehicles purchased or leased by a governmental unit on | ||||||
6 | or after January 1, 2028 must be a manufactured zero-emission | ||||||
7 | vehicle, repowered zero-emission vehicle, manufactured near | ||||||
8 | zero-emission vehicle, or repowered near zero-emission | ||||||
9 | vehicle. On and after January 1, 2033, all on-road vehicles | ||||||
10 | purchased or leased by a governmental unit must be a | ||||||
11 | manufactured zero-emission vehicle or repowered zero-emission | ||||||
12 | vehicle. By January 1, 2048, all on-road vehicles operated by | ||||||
13 | a governmental unit must be a manufactured or repowered | ||||||
14 | zero-emission vehicle. | ||||||
15 | (b) By January 1, 2026, the Department of Central | ||||||
16 | Management Services shall establish guidance for governmental | ||||||
17 | units transitioning fleets to zero-emission and near | ||||||
18 | zero-emission vehicles, including, but not limited to, (1) a | ||||||
19 | periodically updated list of available zero-emission and near | ||||||
20 | zero-emission vehicle models; and (2) a quarterly updated list | ||||||
21 | of available incentives, grants, rebates from the federal | ||||||
22 | government and State government, VW diesel settlement, and | ||||||
23 | utility company programs. | ||||||
24 | (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a | ||||||
25 | governmental unit may purchase a new internal combustion |
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1 | engine vehicle if no zero-emission vehicles nor near | ||||||
2 | zero-emission vehicle of the needed configuration is | ||||||
3 | commercially available. A governmental unit from may not be | ||||||
4 | penalized for not taking immediate delivery of ordered | ||||||
5 | zero-emission vehicles for one year due to a construction | ||||||
6 | delay beyond the control of the governmental unit. The | ||||||
7 | Department of Central Management Services shall adopt rules | ||||||
8 | regarding the scope of any exception under this subsection | ||||||
9 | (c). | ||||||
10 | (d) Beginning January 1, 2026, all contracts by | ||||||
11 | governmental units for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles | ||||||
12 | or near zero-emission vehicles with a base-buy value of | ||||||
13 | $10,000,000 or more shall be awarded using a competitive | ||||||
14 | best-value procurement process and shall require bidders to | ||||||
15 | submit a United States Jobs Plan as part of their solicitation | ||||||
16 | responses. | ||||||
17 | (1) The United States Jobs Plan shall include the | ||||||
18 | following information: | ||||||
19 | (A) The number of full-time non-temporary jobs | ||||||
20 | proposed to be retained and created, including an | ||||||
21 | accounting of the positions classified as employees, | ||||||
22 | and positions classified as independent contractors. | ||||||
23 | (B) The number of jobs specifically reserved for | ||||||
24 | individuals facing barriers to employment and the | ||||||
25 | number reserved for displaced workers. | ||||||
26 | (C) The minimum wage levels by job classification |
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1 | for non-supervisory workers. | ||||||
2 | (D) Proposed amounts to be paid for fringe | ||||||
3 | benefits by job classification and the proposed | ||||||
4 | amounts for worker training by job classification. | ||||||
5 | (E) Description of what manuals, trainings, and | ||||||
6 | other resources would be provided to ensure existing | ||||||
7 | purchasing government unit employees are trained on | ||||||
8 | the service, maintenance, and operation of the | ||||||
9 | purchased vehicles. | ||||||
10 | (F) If a federal authority specifically authorizes | ||||||
11 | use of a geographic preference or when State or local | ||||||
12 | funds are used to fund a contract, proposed local jobs | ||||||
13 | created in the State or within an existing facility in | ||||||
14 | the State that are related to the manufacturing of | ||||||
15 | zero-emission and near zero-emissions vehicles and | ||||||
16 | vehicles and related equipment. | ||||||
17 | (2) The United States Jobs Plan shall be scored as a | ||||||
18 | part of the overall application for the covered public | ||||||
19 | contract. The content of United States Jobs Plans shall be | ||||||
20 | incorporated as material terms of the final contract. The | ||||||
21 | United States Jobs Plan and compliance documents shall be | ||||||
22 | made available to the public and subject to full | ||||||
23 | disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. | ||||||
24 | (3) Contracting entities shall be required to submit | ||||||
25 | annual United States Jobs Plan reports to contracting | ||||||
26 | public agencies demonstrating compliance with their United |
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1 | States Jobs Plan commitments. The terms of the final | ||||||
2 | contract as well as all compliance reporting shall be made | ||||||
3 | available to the public online. | ||||||
4 | (c) This Section does not apply to a contract awarded | ||||||
5 | based on a solicitation issued before January 1, 2026. | ||||||
6 | Section 100. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding | ||||||
7 | Sections 8-106 and 8-107 as follows: | ||||||
8 | (220 ILCS 5/8-106 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 8-106. Make-ready tariff. | ||||||
10 | (a) The purpose of this Section is to change the | ||||||
11 | Commission's practice of authorizing the electrical | ||||||
12 | distribution infrastructure located on the utility side of the | ||||||
13 | customer meter needed to charge electric vehicles on a | ||||||
14 | case-by-case basis to a practice of considering that | ||||||
15 | infrastructure and associated design, engineering, and | ||||||
16 | construction work as core utility business, treated the same | ||||||
17 | as other necessary distribution infrastructure authorized on | ||||||
18 | an ongoing basis in the electric utility's multi-year rate | ||||||
19 | plans. The Commission shall continue to require each electric | ||||||
20 | utility to provide an accurate and full accounting of all | ||||||
21 | expenses related to electrical distribution infrastructure as | ||||||
22 | it relates to this Section, and apply appropriate penalties to | ||||||
23 | the extent an electric utility is not accurately tracking all | ||||||
24 | expenses. |
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1 | (b) For purposes of this Section, "electrical distribution | ||||||
2 | infrastructure" includes poles, vaults, service drops, | ||||||
3 | transformers, mounting pads, trenching, conduit, wire, cable, | ||||||
4 | meters, other equipment as necessary, and associated | ||||||
5 | engineering and civil construction work. | ||||||
6 | (c) Not later than the next multi-year rate case, each | ||||||
7 | electric utility shall propose a new tariff or rule that | ||||||
8 | authorizes each electric utility to design and deploy all | ||||||
9 | electrical distribution infrastructure on the utility side of | ||||||
10 | the customer's meter for all customers installing separate or | ||||||
11 | sub-metered infrastructure to support charging stations, other | ||||||
12 | than those in single-family residences. Each electric utility | ||||||
13 | shall recover its revenue requirement for this work through | ||||||
14 | periodic multi-year rate plan proceedings. In those | ||||||
15 | proceedings, the costs shall be treated like those costs | ||||||
16 | incurred for other necessary distribution infrastructure. The | ||||||
17 | new tariff shall replace the line extension rules currently | ||||||
18 | used for electric vehicle infrastructure as of the effective | ||||||
19 | date of the new tariff or rule and any customer allowances | ||||||
20 | established shall be based on the full useful life of the | ||||||
21 | electrical distribution infrastructure. The Commission may | ||||||
22 | revise the policy described in subsection (a) and this | ||||||
23 | subsection after the completion of the multi-year rate plan of | ||||||
24 | the electric utility following the one during which the | ||||||
25 | proposal was filed if a determination is made that a change in | ||||||
26 | the policy is necessary to ensure just and reasonable rates |
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1 | for ratepayers. Moreover, electric utilities and combination | ||||||
2 | gas and electric utilities shall take reasonable efforts to | ||||||
3 | ensure that any infrastructure built pursuant this Section is | ||||||
4 | efficiently sized and operated. Such efforts include, but are | ||||||
5 | not necessarily limited to, considering customers' reasonably | ||||||
6 | foreseeable load management activities and deployments of | ||||||
7 | distributed energy resources. | ||||||
8 | (220 ILCS 5/8-107 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 8-107. Inclusive utility investment. | ||||||
10 | (a) The purpose of this Section is for the Commission to | ||||||
11 | require electric utilities to explore a new and complementary | ||||||
12 | mechanism for investments by the electric utility in the | ||||||
13 | electrical distribution infrastructure and equipment located | ||||||
14 | on the customer side of the meter that may be needed to charge | ||||||
15 | electric vehicles. Electrical distribution infrastructure that | ||||||
16 | may be needed on the customer side of the meter includes | ||||||
17 | wiring, panels, breaker panels, conduit up to the charger | ||||||
18 | itself and the electric vehicle charger. The new mechanism is | ||||||
19 | an inclusive utility investment with a site-specific recovery | ||||||
20 | mechanism described in subsection (b). The Commission shall | ||||||
21 | require each electric utility to explore this mechanism as an | ||||||
22 | option to complement other incentives offered (such as charger | ||||||
23 | rebates). | ||||||
24 | (b) Inclusive utility investment is seen by the United | ||||||
25 | States Environmental Protection Agency as a promising approach |
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1 | to expanding access to cost-effective more comprehensive | ||||||
2 | efficiency and electrification upgrades for all utility | ||||||
3 | customers. Inclusive utility investment allows for | ||||||
4 | site-specific investments by the electric utility in | ||||||
5 | electrification measures on the customer side of the meter | ||||||
6 | with site-specific cost recovery through a fixed charge on the | ||||||
7 | utility bill of the customer at the metered location. The | ||||||
8 | fixed charge must be no more than the expected energy cost | ||||||
9 | savings resulting from a customer switching from an internal | ||||||
10 | combustion engine vehicle with associated fuel costs to an | ||||||
11 | electric vehicle with associated electric charging costs on an | ||||||
12 | annual basis, and the cost recovery term must be limited to no | ||||||
13 | more than the useful life of the charging equipment. The fixed | ||||||
14 | charge shall be calculated taking into account equipment, | ||||||
15 | installation, and administrative costs, and all available | ||||||
16 | rebates and incentives should be applied to reduce total | ||||||
17 | project costs. | ||||||
18 | (c) No later than December 1, 2024, each electric utility | ||||||
19 | shall file an advice letter and not later than June 1, 2025, | ||||||
20 | the Commission shall start a process to explore the | ||||||
21 | implementation of inclusive utility investments for investing | ||||||
22 | in the electrical distribution infrastructure on the customer | ||||||
23 | side of the meter, including electric vehicle chargers. For | ||||||
24 | this process, the Commission shall request each electric | ||||||
25 | utility to present a proposal with the estimation of the | ||||||
26 | investments needed. This estimation shall include the costs |
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1 | and energy savings of all the customer-side electric vehicle | ||||||
2 | infrastructure and chargers at the customer's residence. The | ||||||
3 | proposal shall also include the calculation of the tariff | ||||||
4 | required for a cost recovery period equivalent to the warranty | ||||||
5 | of the charger and based on the description of inclusive | ||||||
6 | utility investment in subsection (b). The Commission shall | ||||||
7 | review the proposal as inclusive utility investments and | ||||||
8 | approve the charge proposed as a tariff in the customer's bill | ||||||
9 | ensuring customer protections. | ||||||
10 | Section 105. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
11 | adding Sections 12-830, 13C-21, and 18c-1206 as follows: | ||||||
12 | (625 ILCS 5/12-830 new) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 12-830. Electric school buses. | ||||||
14 | (a) In this Section: | ||||||
15 | "Displaced worker" means any employee whose most recent | ||||||
16 | separation from active service was due to lack of business, a | ||||||
17 | reduction in force, or other economic, nondisciplinary reason | ||||||
18 | related to the transition from the fossil-fuel reliant | ||||||
19 | vehicles to zero-emission or near zero-emissions vehicles. | ||||||
20 | "Individual facing barriers to employment" means either of | ||||||
21 | the following: | ||||||
22 | (A) An individual with a barrier to employment as | ||||||
23 | defined by 29 U.S.C. 3102(24). | ||||||
24 | (B) An individual from a demographic group that |
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1 | represents less than 30% of their relevant industry | ||||||
2 | workforce according to the United States Bureau of Labor | ||||||
3 | Statistics. | ||||||
4 | "Non-temporary job" means a job other than those | ||||||
5 | classified as "day and temporary labor" as defined in the Day | ||||||
6 | and Temporary Labor Services Act. | ||||||
7 | "Repower" means to replace the internal combustion engine | ||||||
8 | in a vehicle with a zero-emission powertrain. | ||||||
9 | "School bus" means every on-road motor vehicle owned or | ||||||
10 | operated by or for the transportation of persons regularly | ||||||
11 | enrolled as students in grade 12 or below in connection with | ||||||
12 | any activity of such entities as defined in Section 1-182 of | ||||||
13 | the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
14 | "Zero-emission vehicle" means vehicles powered with a | ||||||
15 | zero-emission powertrain that produces zero exhaust emissions | ||||||
16 | of any criteria pollutant, precursor pollutant, or greenhouse | ||||||
17 | gas in any mode of operation or condition, as determined by the | ||||||
18 | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. | ||||||
19 | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all school | ||||||
20 | buses newly purchased or leased, including by contractors, | ||||||
21 | after January 1, 2030 must be a manufactured or repowered | ||||||
22 | zero-emission vehicle. | ||||||
23 | (c) On or before January 1, 2042, all school buses | ||||||
24 | operated in the State must be a manufactured or repowered | ||||||
25 | zero-emission vehicle. | ||||||
26 | (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a |
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1 | school bus owner may purchase a new internal combustion school | ||||||
2 | bus instead of a zero-emission school bus if, due to both | ||||||
3 | terrain and route constraints, the school bus owner can | ||||||
4 | reasonably demonstrate that a daily planned bus route for | ||||||
5 | transporting pupils to and from school cannot be serviced | ||||||
6 | through available zero-emission technology in the period in | ||||||
7 | which the exemption is sought. A school bus owner may not be | ||||||
8 | penalized for not taking immediate delivery of ordered | ||||||
9 | zero-emission vehicles for one year due to a construction | ||||||
10 | delay beyond the control of the governmental unit. | ||||||
11 | (1) Infrastructure Construction Delay Extension. | ||||||
12 | Excuses the school bus owner from taking immediate | ||||||
13 | delivery of ordered zero-emission vehicles for one year | ||||||
14 | due to a construction delay beyond the owners control. | ||||||
15 | (2) Route Service Exemption. Allows the purchase or | ||||||
16 | contracting of an internal combustion school bus instead | ||||||
17 | of a zero-emission school bus if, due to both terrain and | ||||||
18 | route constraints, the school bus owner can reasonably | ||||||
19 | demonstrate that a daily planned bus route for | ||||||
20 | transporting pupils to and from school cannot be serviced | ||||||
21 | through available zero-emission technology in the period | ||||||
22 | in which the exemption is sought. | ||||||
23 | (e) Beginning January 1, 2026, all master agreements by | ||||||
24 | governmental units for the purchase of electric school buses, | ||||||
25 | and all other contracts by governmental units for the purchase | ||||||
26 | of electric school buses with a base-buy value of $1,000,000 |
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1 | or more, shall be awarded using a competitive best-value | ||||||
2 | procurement process; and shall require bidders to submit a | ||||||
3 | United States Jobs Plan as part of their solicitation | ||||||
4 | responses. | ||||||
5 | (1) The United States Jobs Plan shall include the | ||||||
6 | following information: | ||||||
7 | (A) The number of full-time non-temporary jobs | ||||||
8 | proposed to be retained and created, including an | ||||||
9 | accounting of the positions classified as employees, | ||||||
10 | and positions classified as independent contractors. | ||||||
11 | (B) The number of jobs specifically reserved for | ||||||
12 | individuals facing barriers to employment and the | ||||||
13 | number reserved for displaced workers. | ||||||
14 | (C) The minimum wage levels by job classification | ||||||
15 | for non-supervisory workers. | ||||||
16 | (D) Proposed amounts to be paid for fringe | ||||||
17 | benefits by job classification and the proposed | ||||||
18 | amounts for worker training by job classification. | ||||||
19 | (E) Description of what manuals, trainings, and | ||||||
20 | other resources would be provided to ensure existing | ||||||
21 | public employees are trained on the service, | ||||||
22 | maintenance, and operation of the purchased vehicles. | ||||||
23 | (F) If a federal authority specifically authorizes | ||||||
24 | use of a geographic preference or when State or local | ||||||
25 | funds are used to fund a contract, proposed local jobs | ||||||
26 | created in the State or within an existing facility in |
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1 | the State that are related to the manufacturing of | ||||||
2 | zero-emission and near zero-emissions vehicles and | ||||||
3 | vehicles and related equipment. | ||||||
4 | (2) The United States Jobs Plan shall be scored as a | ||||||
5 | part of the overall application for the covered public | ||||||
6 | contract. The content of United States Jobs Plans shall be | ||||||
7 | incorporated as material terms of the final contract. The | ||||||
8 | United States Jobs Plan and compliance documents shall be | ||||||
9 | made available to the public and subject to full | ||||||
10 | disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. | ||||||
11 | (3) Contracting entities shall be required to submit | ||||||
12 | annual United States Jobs Plan reports to contracting | ||||||
13 | public agencies demonstrating compliance with their United | ||||||
14 | States Jobs Plan commitments. | ||||||
15 | (f) This Section does not apply to a contract awarded | ||||||
16 | based on a solicitation issued before January 1, 2026. | ||||||
17 | (625 ILCS 5/13C-21 new) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 13C-21. Vehicle emissions testing standards. | ||||||
19 | (a) The purpose of this Section is to establish standards | ||||||
20 | relating to control of emissions from new motor vehicles and | ||||||
21 | motor vehicle engines. Establishing targets for the sale of | ||||||
22 | zero-emission vehicles is needed to meet State goals, address | ||||||
23 | greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions, and provide | ||||||
24 | market certainty to help prepare the grid and alternative | ||||||
25 | fueling infrastructure for the zero-emission vehicle |
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1 | transition. | ||||||
2 | (b) By no later than December 1, 2025, the Illinois | ||||||
3 | Environmental Protection Agency shall adopt rules to implement | ||||||
4 | motor vehicle emission standards that are identical in | ||||||
5 | substance to the following motor vehicle emission standards in | ||||||
6 | force in California on the effective date of this amendatory | ||||||
7 | Act of the 103rd General Assembly: | ||||||
8 | (1) the zero-emission vehicle program of the advanced | ||||||
9 | clean cars II program; | ||||||
10 | (2) the low-emission vehicle program of the advanced | ||||||
11 | clean cars II program; | ||||||
12 | (3) the advanced clean trucks program; and | ||||||
13 | (4) the heavy-duty low oxides of nitrogen omnibus | ||||||
14 | program. | ||||||
15 | (c) If the California standards described in subsection | ||||||
16 | (b) are subsequently amended, the Illinois Environmental | ||||||
17 | Protection Agency shall, within 6 months of such amendment, | ||||||
18 | amend its standards to maintain consistency with the amended | ||||||
19 | California standards and Section 177 of the Clean Air Act. | ||||||
20 | (d) In adopting the standards described in subsections (b) | ||||||
21 | and (c), the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency may | ||||||
22 | incorporate the relevant California motor vehicle standards by | ||||||
23 | reference. | ||||||
24 | (625 ILCS 5/18c-1206 new) | ||||||
25 | Sec. 18c-1206. Large fleet reporting requirement. |
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1 | (a) The purpose of this Section is to establish reporting | ||||||
2 | requirements for motor carriers in the State to gather data on | ||||||
3 | the transition of medium and heavy-duty vehicles to | ||||||
4 | zero-emission vehicles over time. This public data will | ||||||
5 | provide regulators and government agencies the information | ||||||
6 | necessary to identify the hardest to electrify sectors and | ||||||
7 | invest public dollars responsibly. | ||||||
8 | (b) In this Section: | ||||||
9 | "Common ownership or control" means being owned, | ||||||
10 | dispatched, or managed on a day-to-day basis by the same | ||||||
11 | person or entity. Vehicles managed by the same directors, | ||||||
12 | officers, or managers, or by distinct corporations that are | ||||||
13 | controlled by the same majority stockholders are considered to | ||||||
14 | be under common ownership or control, even if their titles are | ||||||
15 | held by different business entities or they have different | ||||||
16 | taxpayer identification numbers. Furthermore, a vehicle is | ||||||
17 | considered to be under an entity's control if that entity | ||||||
18 | operates the vehicle using that entity's State or federal | ||||||
19 | operating authority or other registration. Vehicles owned by | ||||||
20 | different entities but operated by using common or shared | ||||||
21 | resources to manage the day-to-day operations by using the | ||||||
22 | same motor carrier number, displaying the same name or logo, | ||||||
23 | or contractors who represent the same company are considered | ||||||
24 | to be under common ownership or control. Common ownership or | ||||||
25 | control of a federal government vehicle shall be the primary | ||||||
26 | responsibility of the governmental agency that is directly |
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1 | responsible for the day-to-day operational control of the | ||||||
2 | vehicle. | ||||||
3 | "Drayage truck" means any in-use on-road vehicle with a | ||||||
4 | GVWR greater than 33,000 lbs. that is used for transporting | ||||||
5 | cargo, such as containerized, bulk, or break-bulk goods that: | ||||||
6 | (A) Operates on or transgresses through an Illinois | ||||||
7 | port, warehouse of 30,000 square feet or larger, or | ||||||
8 | intermodal railyard property to load, unload, or transport | ||||||
9 | cargo, including empty containers and chassis. | ||||||
10 | (B) Operates on off-port or intermodal railyard | ||||||
11 | property transporting cargo or empty containers or chassis | ||||||
12 | that originated from or is destined to a port or | ||||||
13 | intermodal railyard property. | ||||||
14 | "Drayage truck" does not include trucks that are any of | ||||||
15 | the following: | ||||||
16 | (A) Class 6 or smaller. | ||||||
17 | (B) Unibody vehicles that do not have separate tractor | ||||||
18 | and trailers and include but are not limited to dedicated | ||||||
19 | auto transports, dedicated fuel delivery vehicles, | ||||||
20 | concrete mixers, and on-road mobile cranes. | ||||||
21 | (C) Emergency vehicles. | ||||||
22 | (D) Military tactical support vehicles. | ||||||
23 | (E) Off-road vehicles such as a yard truck or a mobile | ||||||
24 | crane. | ||||||
25 | "Fleet" means one or more vehicles owned by a fleet owner | ||||||
26 | or under common ownership or control of a controlling party. |
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1 | It also includes rental or leased vehicles that are considered | ||||||
2 | owned by the "fleet owner." | ||||||
3 | "Fleet owner" means the person or entity that owns the | ||||||
4 | vehicles comprising the fleet. The owner shall be presumed to | ||||||
5 | be either the person registered with the Secretary of State as | ||||||
6 | the owner or lessee of a vehicle, or its equivalent in another | ||||||
7 | state, province, or country; vehicle ownership is based on the | ||||||
8 | vehicle registration document or the vehicle title, except for | ||||||
9 | the following: | ||||||
10 | (A) For vehicles that are owned by the federal | ||||||
11 | government and not registered in any State or local | ||||||
12 | jurisdiction, the owner shall be the department, agency, | ||||||
13 | branch, or other entity of the United States, including | ||||||
14 | the United States Postal Service, to which the vehicles in | ||||||
15 | the fleet are assigned or which has responsibility for | ||||||
16 | maintenance of the vehicles. | ||||||
17 | (B) For vehicles that are rented or leased from a | ||||||
18 | business that is regularly engaged in the trade or | ||||||
19 | business of renting or leasing motor vehicles without | ||||||
20 | drivers, including truck leases that are part of a bundled | ||||||
21 | service agreement, the owner shall be presumed to be the | ||||||
22 | rental or leasing entity for purposes of compliance, | ||||||
23 | unless the rental or lease agreement for the vehicle is | ||||||
24 | for a period of one year or longer and the terms of the | ||||||
25 | rental or lease agreement or other equally reliable | ||||||
26 | evidence identifies the renting operator or lessee of the |
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1 | vehicle as the party responsible for compliance with State | ||||||
2 | laws. | ||||||
3 | "Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle" refers to vehicles with a | ||||||
4 | gross vehicle weight rating greater than 8500 lbs. | ||||||
5 | "School bus" means every on-road motor vehicle owned or | ||||||
6 | operated by or for the transportation of persons regularly | ||||||
7 | enrolled as students in grade 12 or below in connection with | ||||||
8 | any activity of such entities as defined in Section 1-182 of | ||||||
9 | the Illinois Motor Vehicle Act. | ||||||
10 | "Transit Bus" means a bus engaged in public transportation | ||||||
11 | as defined by the Regional Transportation Authority Act. | ||||||
12 | (c) By no later than December 1, 2024, the Illinois | ||||||
13 | Commerce Commission shall adopt reporting metrics for large | ||||||
14 | medium and heavy-duty vehicle fleets operating in Illinois. | ||||||
15 | The Commission shall establish rules and processes for the | ||||||
16 | metrics and for eligible entities to report vehicle and fuel | ||||||
17 | information to inform the transition to zero-emission | ||||||
18 | vehicles. The rules must include significant public and | ||||||
19 | stakeholder engagement before finalization. The Commission | ||||||
20 | shall adhere to the following in creating the rules: | ||||||
21 | (1) Establish reporting metrics that prioritize public | ||||||
22 | health and climate outcomes for disadvantaged communities. | ||||||
23 | The final metrics shall provide useful and publicly | ||||||
24 | available information to inform State incentives, utility | ||||||
25 | planning, and infrastructure investments for the | ||||||
26 | zero-emission vehicle transition for communities most |
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1 | burdened by vehicle traffic. At a minimum, required | ||||||
2 | reporting metrics must include: | ||||||
3 | (A) Fleet Size. | ||||||
4 | (B) Vehicle Body Type. | ||||||
5 | (C) Fuel Type. | ||||||
6 | (D) Vehicle Home Base. | ||||||
7 | (2) Establish eligible entities as a fleet that | ||||||
8 | operated a facility in Illinois in 2023 and met, at a | ||||||
9 | minimum, any of the following criteria: | ||||||
10 | (A) had gross annual revenues greater than | ||||||
11 | $20,000,000 in the United States for the 2023 tax | ||||||
12 | year, including revenues from all subsidiaries, | ||||||
13 | subdivisions, or branches, and had one or more | ||||||
14 | vehicles under common ownership or control that were | ||||||
15 | operated in Illinois in 2023; | ||||||
16 | (B) any fleet owner in the 2023 calendar year that | ||||||
17 | had 5 or more vehicles under common ownership or | ||||||
18 | control; | ||||||
19 | (C) any broker or entity that dispatched 5 or more | ||||||
20 | vehicles into or throughout Illinois, in the 2023 | ||||||
21 | calendar year; | ||||||
22 | (D) any State governmental agency, including all | ||||||
23 | State and local municipalities that had one or more | ||||||
24 | vehicles that were operated in Illinois in 2023; or | ||||||
25 | (E) any federal governmental agency that had one | ||||||
26 | or more vehicles that were operated in Illinois in |
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1 | 2023. | ||||||
2 | (3) Establish reporting frequency of 2 years for all | ||||||
3 | eligible entities. The results of the reporting are made | ||||||
4 | publicly available in an easy to understand and anonymized | ||||||
5 | form before the subsequent reporting requirement. | ||||||
6 | (4) Establish a specific program for drayage vehicles | ||||||
7 | in this State, with a reporting frequency of one year. | ||||||
8 | (5) Provide opportunity for public comment and | ||||||
9 | engagement before each reporting period begins. | ||||||
10 | (6) Establish penalties for non-compliance. | ||||||
11 | (7) Establish a sunset provision for reporting that is | ||||||
12 | conditioned upon this State reaching 100% zero-emission | ||||||
13 | vehicles. | ||||||
14 | Section 990. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||
15 | Section 8.48 as follows: | ||||||
16 | (30 ILCS 805/8.48 new) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 8.48. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and | ||||||
18 | 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for | ||||||
19 | the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory | ||||||
20 | Act of the 103rd General Assembly. | ||||||
21 | Section 99 | ||||||
7. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | |||||||
22 | severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. | ||||||
23 | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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1 | becoming law. |