Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 5/20/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2903

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2903 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by changing
5Sections 10 and 30 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 120/10)
7    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
9    "Alternate fuel" means liquid petroleum gas, natural gas,
10E85 blend fuel, fuel composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80%
11bio-based methanol, fuels that are at least 80% derived from
12biomass, hydrogen fuel, or electricity, excluding on-board
13electric generation.
14    "Alternate fuel vehicle" means any vehicle that is operated
15in Illinois and is capable of using an alternate fuel.
16    "Biodiesel fuel" means a renewable fuel conforming to the

 

 

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1industry standard ASTM-D6751 and registered with the U.S.
2Environmental Protection Agency.
3    "Car sharing organization" means an organization whose
4primary business is a membership-based service that allows
5members to drive cars by the hour in order to extend the public
6transit system, reduce personal car ownership, save consumers
7money, increase the use of alternative transportation, and
8improve environmental sustainability.
9    "Conventional", when used to modify the word "vehicle",
10"engine", or "fuel", means gasoline or diesel or any
11reformulations of those fuels.
12    "Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane,
13Lake, McHenry, and Will and those portions of Grundy County and
14Kendall County that are included in the following ZIP code
15areas, as designated by the U.S. Postal Service on the
16effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998: 60416, 60444,
1760447, 60450, 60481, 60538, and 60543.
18    "Director" means the Director of the Environmental
19Protection Agency.
20    "Domestic renewable fuel" means a fuel, produced in the
21United States, composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80% bio-based
22methanol, or 20% biodiesel fuel.
23    "E85 blend fuel" means fuel that contains 85% ethanol and
2415% gasoline.
25    "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is licensed to
26drive on public roadways, is predominantly powered by, and

 

 

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1primarily refueled with, electricity, and does not have
2restrictions confining it to operate on only certain types of
3streets or roads.
4    "GVWR" means Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
5    "Location" means (i) a parcel of real property or (ii)
6multiple, contiguous parcels of real property that are
7separated by private roadways, public roadways, or private or
8public rights-of-way and are owned, operated, leased, or under
9common control of one party.
10    "Original equipment manufacturer" or "OEM" means a
11manufacturer of alternate fuel vehicles or a manufacturer or
12remanufacturer of alternate fuel engines used in vehicles
13greater than 8500 pounds GVWR.
14    "Rental vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is owned or
15controlled primarily for the purpose of short-term leasing or
16rental pursuant to a contract.
17(Source: P.A. 94-62, eff. 6-20-05.)
 
18    (415 ILCS 120/30)
19    Sec. 30. Rebate and grant program.
20    (a) Beginning January 1, 1997, and as long as funds are
21available, each owner of an alternate fuel vehicle shall be
22eligible to apply for a rebate. Beginning July 1, 2005, each
23owner of a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel is eligible to
24apply for a fuel cost differential rebate under item (3) of
25this subsection (c) of this Section. The Agency shall cause

 

 

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1rebates to be issued under the provisions of this Act. An owner
2may apply for only one of 3 types of rebates with regard to an
3individual alternate fuel vehicle: (i) a conversion cost
4rebate, (ii) an OEM differential cost rebate, or (iii) a fuel
5cost differential rebate. Only one rebate may be issued with
6regard to a particular alternate fuel vehicle during the life
7of that vehicle. A rebate shall not exceed $4,000 per vehicle.
8Over the life of this rebate program, an owner of an alternate
9fuel vehicle or a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel may not
10receive rebates for more than 150 vehicles per location or for
11300 vehicles in total.
12        (1) (a) A conversion cost rebate may be issued to an
13    owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost of
14    converting a conventional vehicle or a hybrid vehicle to an
15    alternate fuel vehicle. Conversion of a conventional
16    vehicle or a hybrid vehicle to alternate fuel capability
17    must take place in Illinois for the owner to be eligible
18    for the conversion cost rebate. Amounts spent by applicants
19    within a calendar year may be claimed on a rebate
20    application submitted within 12 months after the month in
21    which the conversion of the vehicle took place. Approved
22    conversion cost rebates applied for during or after
23    calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all approved conversion
24    costs claimed and documented. Approval of conversion cost
25    rebates may continue after calendar year 2002, if funds are
26    still available. An applicant may include on an application

 

 

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1    submitted in 1997 all amounts spent within that calendar
2    year on the conversion, even if the expenditure occurred
3    before promulgation of the Agency rules.
4        (2) (b) An OEM differential cost rebate may be issued
5    to an owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the
6    cost differential between a conventional vehicle or engine
7    and the same vehicle or engine, produced by an original
8    equipment manufacturer, that has the capability to use
9    alternate fuels.
10        A new OEM vehicle or engine must be purchased in
11    Illinois and must either be an alternate fuel vehicle or
12    used in an alternate fuel vehicle, respectively, for the
13    owner to be eligible for an OEM differential cost rebate.
14    Large vehicles, over 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight,
15    purchased outside Illinois are eligible for an OEM
16    differential cost rebate if the same or a comparable
17    vehicle is not available for purchase in Illinois. Amounts
18    spent by applicants within a calendar year may be claimed
19    on a rebate application submitted within 12 months after
20    the month in which the new OEM vehicle or engine was
21    purchased.
22        Approved OEM differential cost rebates applied for
23    during or after calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all
24    approved cost differential claimed and documented.
25    Approval of OEM differential cost rebates may continue
26    after calendar year 2002, if funds are still available. An

 

 

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1    applicant may include on an application submitted in 1997
2    all amounts spent within that calendar year on OEM
3    equipment, even if the expenditure occurred before
4    promulgation of the Agency rules.
5        (3) (c) A fuel cost differential rebate may be issued
6    to an owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the
7    cost differential between conventional fuels and domestic
8    renewable fuels or alternate fuels purchased to operate an
9    alternate fuel vehicle. The fuel cost differential shall be
10    based on a 3-year life cycle cost analysis developed by the
11    Agency by rulemaking. The rebate shall apply to and be
12    payable during a consecutive 3-year period commencing on
13    the date the application is approved by the Agency.
14    Approved fuel cost differential rebates may be applied for
15    during or after calendar year 1997 and approved rebates
16    shall be 80% of the cost differential for a consecutive
17    3-year period. Approval of fuel cost differential rebates
18    may continue after calendar year 2002 if funds are still
19    available.
20        Twenty-five percent of the amount that is appropriated
21    under Section 40 to be used to fund programs authorized by
22    this Section during calendar year 2001 shall be designated
23    to fund fuel cost differential rebates. If the total dollar
24    amount of approved fuel cost differential rebate
25    applications as of July 1, 2001 is less than the amount
26    designated for that calendar year, the balance of

 

 

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1    designated funds shall be immediately available to fund any
2    rebate authorized by this Section and approved in the
3    calendar year.
4        An approved fuel cost differential rebate shall be paid
5    to an owner in 3 annual installments on or about the
6    anniversary date of the approval of the application. Owners
7    receiving a fuel cost differential rebate shall be required
8    to demonstrate, through recordkeeping, the use of domestic
9    renewable fuels during the 3-year period commencing on the
10    date the application is approved by the Agency. If the
11    vehicle ceases to be registered to the original applicant
12    owner, a prorated installment shall be paid to that owner
13    or the owner's designee and the remainder of the rebate
14    shall be canceled.
15    (b) (d) Vehicles owned by the federal government or
16vehicles registered in a state outside Illinois are not
17eligible for rebates.
18    (c) Through fiscal year 2013, the Agency may make grants to
19one or more car sharing organizations located and operating in
20Illinois for the purchase of new electric vehicles from an
21Illinois car dealership. A grant may not exceed 25% of the
22total project cost, including vehicles and supporting
23infrastructure.
24        (1) Once in each fiscal year, a car sharing
25    organization may submit a grant proposal to the Agency. The
26    information in the proposal shall, at a minimum, consist of

 

 

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1    the following:
2            (A) the name, address, and locations of the car
3        sharing organization and its operations within
4        Illinois;
5            (B) a description of the car sharing organization,
6        including the number and types of vehicles currently in
7        the fleet and how the vehicles are strategically
8        located to maximize their usage along with a summary of
9        the demographic populations being served;
10            (C) a summary of average miles per year driven by
11        the vehicles currently in the fleet;
12            (D) a narrative description of the project,
13        including the overall plans of the organization in
14        acquiring electric vehicles, the makes and models and
15        the number of electric vehicles that will be acquired
16        by the funding, estimated purchase costs for each
17        vehicle, how the vehicles will be refueled, and whether
18        the refueling locations are available to the public or
19        other entities, are private facilities solely used by
20        the organization, or a combination of both; and
21            (E) a detailed project budget, including the costs
22        of vehicles and supporting infrastructure.
23        (2) The Agency may award grants and set grant amounts,
24    provided that the total amount of the grants does not
25    exceed the Agency's estimate of the amount of the annual
26    appropriation remaining after all rebates have been

 

 

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1    submitted and processed.
2        (3) In deciding whether to award a grant, the Agency
3    shall consider the overall level of environmental benefits
4    to be realized by the proposed project.
5        (4) Grant funds may only be used for purchasing
6    electric vehicles, and shall not exceed 25% of the actual
7    project expenditures. A vehicle purchased using grant
8    funds is not eligible for any rebate authorized by this
9    Section. The grant shall provide funding only for the base
10    Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of the
11    vehicle and its electric motors and drivetrain system as
12    depicted on the window sticker or similar documents, and is
13    not to include add-on options such as cabin-related product
14    or component upgrades and extended warranties.
15        (5) Within one year after the date of the grant award,
16    the grantee shall submit a final report to the Agency. If
17    there are grant funds unspent at that time, the remaining
18    money shall be returned to the Agency. The report shall
19    include the following information:
20            (A) the make, model, and model year of each
21        vehicle;
22            (B) the dates of vehicle purchases;
23            (C) the vehicle identification number (VIN);
24            (D) the license plate number and the state of
25        registration;
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1        similar document showing the base MSRP and all options;
2            (F) proof of payment and purchase invoices for the
3        vehicles showing the Illinois car dealership where the
4        vehicles were purchased; and
5            (G) a complete financial report for the project.
6        (6) Vehicles purchased with grant funds must remain
7    registered and in service with the grantee in Illinois for
8    a minimum of 5 years after purchase. If a vehicle is sold
9    or otherwise taken out of service in Illinois earlier than
10    that time, then the grantee shall refund to the Agency a
11    prorated amount of the grant funds used to purchase that
12    vehicle, except if a vehicle is replaced with a comparable
13    vehicle or can no longer be safely operated due to an
14    accident or other damage.
15(Source: P.A. 96-537, eff. 8-14-09; 96-1278, eff. 7-26-10.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.".