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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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning business.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act is
5 amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
6     (815 ILCS 370/4)  (from Ch. 5, par. 1704)
7     Sec. 4. ASTM standards.
8     (a) All motor fuel and petroleum sold or offered for sale
9 in the State of Illinois shall conform to the standards of this
10 Act. The standards set forth in the Annual Book of (ASTM)
11 American Society for Testing and Materials Section 5, Volumes
12 05.01, 05.02, 05.03, 05.04 and 05.05 and supplements thereto,
13 and revisions thereof are adopted unless modified or rejected
14 by a regulation adopted by the Department. In addition, any
15 advertised or labeled declarations regarding the quality of a
16 motor fuel which are more stringent than ASTM standards shall
17 be met.
18     (a-5) The quality of gasoline-oxygenate blends sold or
19 offered for sale in this State shall meet the standards set
20 forth in Section 2.1.1.1 or Section 2.1.1.2 of the Uniform
21 Engine Fuels, Petroleum Products, and Automotive Lubricants
22 Regulation as provided under the National Institute of
23 Standards and Technology Handbook 130, and any of its

 

 

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1 subsequent supplements or revisions, except as specifically
2 modified, amended, or rejected by regulation issued by the
3 Director.
4     (b) Minimum Automotive Gasoline Octane Requirements.
5     All leaded and unleaded gasoline sold in this State shall
6 meet or exceed the following minimum octane numbers:
7     Regular Grade 87
8     Premium or Super Grade 90
9     An octane number is determined by adding the research
10 octane number to the motor octane number and dividing by 2.
11 (RON + MON)/2. In addition, the motor octane number shall not
12 be less than 82.0. All gasoline products sold at retail shall
13 have an octane number displayed.
14     (c) Each seller of a motor fuel shall notify the purchaser
15 of the type and quantity of motor fuel purchased. For gasoline,
16 the type shall indicate the octane number. This information
17 shall appear on the bill of lading, manifest, or delivery
18 ticket for the fuel. This subsection does not apply to sales at
19 retail.
20     (d) All gasoline products shall meet the most recently
21 adopted ASTM standards for spark-ignition motor fuel, and those
22 standards adopted under the provisions of the federal Clean Air
23 Act by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency shall be the
24 standards of this State in those areas in which the federal
25 Clean Air Act fuel standards apply.
26     (e) All biodiesel with a numerical value of B100 that is

 

 

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