Sen. Deanna Demuzio

Filed: 3/5/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2861

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2861 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Renewable Fuels Development
5 Program Act is amended by changing Sections 15, 20, and 25 and
6 by adding Sections 15.1, 15.2, and 15.3 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 689/15)
8     Sec. 15. Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program.
9     (a) The Department must develop and administer the Illinois
10 Renewable Fuels Development Program to assist in the
11 construction, modification, alteration, or retrofitting of
12 renewable fuel plants in Illinois. The recipient of a grant
13 under this Section must:
14         (1) be constructing, modifying, altering, or
15     retrofitting a plant in the State of Illinois;
16         (2) be constructing, modifying, altering, or

 

 

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1     retrofitting a plant that has a base total annual
2     production capacity of no less than 30,000,000 gallons of
3     renewable fuel per year; and
4         (3) enter into a project labor agreement as prescribed
5     by Section 25 of this Act.
6     (b) Grant applications must be made on forms provided by
7 and in accordance with procedures established by the
8 Department.
9     (c) The Department must give preference to applicants that
10 use Illinois agricultural products in the production of
11 renewable fuel at the plant for which the grant is being
12 requested.
13     (d) Facilities that produce ethanol for gasohol or majority
14 blended ethanol fuel shall receive a grant equal to 10 cents
15 per gallon of annual production capacity, not to exceed
16 $10,000,000 for each facility.
17 (Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)
 
18     (20 ILCS 689/15.1 new)
19     Sec. 15.1. Renewable Fuels Majority Blended Ethanol
20 Infrastructure Program. The Department must establish and
21 administer the Renewable Fuels Majority Blended Ethanol
22 Program to encourage the construction, installation, and
23 marketing of majority blended ethanol, as defined in Section
24 3-44 of the Use Tax Act. The Renewable Fuels Majority Blended
25 Ethanol Program shall provide financial assistance for units of

 

 

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1 local government and petroleum distribution centers to install
2 the necessary infrastructure for the use of majority blended
3 ethanol.
4     The Department must establish the program for the purpose
5 of providing grants to units of local government and gasoline
6 stations or service stations offering to the public retail
7 sales of motor fuel that operate or will be operating majority
8 blended ethanol fueling distribution infrastructure. A unit of
9 local government applying for a grant under this program shall
10 receive a matching grant equaling 50% of the total cost of
11 installation of a majority blended ethanol distribution pump,
12 but not to exceed $40,000. Gasoline stations or service
13 stations shall be eligible to receive a matching grant equal to
14 50% the cost of installation per pump location, but not to
15 exceed a total of $250,000 in grants annually for each gasoline
16 station or service station retailer for locations in the
17 gasoline station or service station retailer's ownership and
18 control. The Department shall adopt necessary rules and forms
19 for the implementation of this Section.
 
20     (20 ILCS 689/15.2 new)
21     Sec. 15.2. Renewable Fuels Competitive Commercialization
22 Program. The Department must develop and administer the
23 Renewable Fuels Competitive Commercialization Program to
24 coordinate renewable fuel research and distribution of grant
25 funds to bring the State to the forefront of renewable fuel

 

 

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1 development. The Renewable Fuels Competitive Commercialization
2 Grant Oversight Committee is established to review the grants
3 and make recommendations to the Director for awarding grants as
4 provided in this Section. The oversight committee shall be
5 comprised of 11 members. The members shall be appointed as
6 follows: the Director, or his or her designee; the Speaker of
7 the House of Representatives, or his or her designee; the
8 President of the Senate, or his or her designee; the Minority
9 Leader of the House of Representatives, or his or her designee;
10 the Minority Leader of the Senate, or his or her designee; and
11 the following members to be appointed by the Director:
12         (1) one member representing a general statewide
13     agricultural association;
14         (2) one member representing an association
15     representing producers of corn;
16         (3) one member representing an association
17     representing producers of soybeans;
18         (4) 2 members representing labor organizations
19     affiliated with the Illinois AFL-CIO; and
20         (5) one member representing renewable fuels production
21     facilities.
22     The Department must solicit proposals for grants that
23 provide funds for projects, including but limited not to,
24 adding value to bio-fuel co-products (such as Distillers Dried
25 Grain with solubles (DDGs)), increasing vehicle mileage, and
26 reducing the water usage in manufacturing bio-fuel to increase

 

 

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1 the competitiveness of renewable fuels produced in the State.
2 Preference shall be given to projects in partnership with
3 industry or pilot-scale demonstration projects that advance
4 the State's leadership in the development of a bio-based
5 economy.
 
6     (20 ILCS 689/15.3 new)
7     Sec. 15.3. Renewable Fuels Rail Infrastructure Assistance
8 Program. The Department must establish and administer the
9 Renewable Fuels Rail Infrastructure Assistance Program to
10 assist in the construction and installation of (i) railroad
11 side track and turnouts to provide rail service to renewable
12 fuels facilities, (ii) side track and turnouts for railroad
13 storage and collection areas for renewable fuels and renewable
14 fuel inputs, and (iii) side track, turnouts, and other
15 necessary infrastructure for renewable fuel and renewable fuel
16 co-products container shipping. Only one grant for the purpose
17 stated under item (iii) of this Section shall be awarded each
18 year. The recipient of a grant under this Section must enter
19 into a project labor agreement for the rail infrastructure
20 project as provided in Section 25 of this Act. Grant
21 applications shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the
22 Department.
 
23     (20 ILCS 689/20)
24     Sec. 20. Grants. Subject to appropriation, the Director is

 

 

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1 authorized to award Renewable Fuels Development Program Fund
2 grants to eligible applicants. The annual aggregate amount of
3 grants awarded under this Section is subject to the following
4 limits:
5         (1) grants awarded under the Illinois Renewable Fuels
6     Development Program awarded shall not exceed $30,000,000
7     annually in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 and $15,000,000
8     thereafter; no more than $5,000,000 annually of these grant
9     funds may be used for bio-diesel plants; $20,000,000.
10         (2) grants awarded under the Renewable Fuels Majority
11     Blended Ethanol Infrastructure Program may not exceed
12     $3,500,000 annually for fiscal years 2009 through 2014;
13         (3) grants awarded under the Renewable Fuels
14     Competitive Commercialization Program may not exceed
15     $1,000,000 annually in fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011;
16     and
17         (4) grants awarded under the Renewable Fuels Rail
18     Infrastructure Assistance Program may not exceed
19     $5,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
20 (Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03; 93-618, eff. 12-11-03;
21 94-839, eff. 6-6-06.)
 
22     Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
23 Section 5.708 and 6z-73 as follows:
 
24     (30 ILCS 105/5.708 new)

 

 

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1     Sec. 5.708. The Renewable Fuels Development Program Fund.
 
2     (30 ILCS 105/6z-73 new)
3     Sec. 6z-73. Renewable Fuels Development Program Fund. The
4 Renewable Fuels Development Program Fund is created as a
5 special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund may be
6 used by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
7 subject to appropriation, for the Illinois Renewable Fuels
8 Development Program, the Renewable Fuels Majority Blended
9 Ethanol Infrastructure Program, the Renewable Fuels
10 Competitive Commercialization Program, the Renewable Fuels
11 Rail Infrastructure Assistance Program, and other renewable
12 energy programs as set forth in Section 20 of the Illinois
13 Renewable Fuels Development Program Act.
14     Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
15 including, without limitation, fund transfers, gifts, grants,
16 and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited
17 into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must
18 be deposited into the Fund.
19     There shall be deposited into the Renewable Fuels
20 Development Program Fund such bond proceeds and other moneys as
21 may, from time to time, be provided by law. If the moneys
22 provided by law are not sufficient to provide the annual
23 funding level in the Renewable Fuels Development Program Fund
24 at the levels prescribed below, the State Comptroller must
25 direct the State Treasurer to transfer from the General Revenue

 

 

 

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1 Fund to the Renewable Fuels Development Program Fund, no later
2 than February 1, 2009 and on December 1 each year thereafter
3 the necessary amount to provide the funds at the level
4 specified for each fiscal year below:
5    Fiscal Year     Amount
6    2009 through 2010     $39,500,000
7    2011     $24,500,000
8    2012     $23,500,000
9    2013 and 2014     $18,500,000
10    2015     $15,000,000
11     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.".