Full Text of HB2903 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 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,
| 10 | | E85 blend fuel, fuel composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80%
| 11 | | bio-based
methanol, fuels that are at least 80% derived from | 12 | | biomass,
hydrogen fuel, or
electricity, excluding on-board | 13 | | electric generation.
| 14 | | "Alternate fuel vehicle" means any vehicle that is
operated | 15 | | in Illinois and is capable of using an alternate fuel.
| 16 | | "Biodiesel fuel" means a renewable fuel conforming to the | 17 | | industry standard
ASTM-D6751 and registered with the U.S. | 18 | | Environmental Protection Agency.
| 19 | | "Car sharing organization" means an organization whose | 20 | | primary business is a membership-based service that allows | 21 | | members to drive cars by the hour in order to extend the public | 22 | | transit system, reduce personal car ownership, save consumers | 23 | | money, increase the use of alternative transportation, and |
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| 1 | | improve environmental sustainability. | 2 | | "Conventional", when used to modify the word "vehicle",
| 3 | | "engine", or "fuel", means gasoline or diesel or any
| 4 | | reformulations of those fuels.
| 5 | | "Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, | 6 | | Lake, McHenry, and
Will and those portions of Grundy County and | 7 | | Kendall County that are included
in the following ZIP code | 8 | | areas, as designated by the U.S. Postal Service on
the | 9 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998: 60416, 60444, | 10 | | 60447, 60450,
60481, 60538, and 60543.
| 11 | | "Director" means the Director of the Environmental | 12 | | Protection Agency.
| 13 | | "Domestic renewable fuel" means a fuel, produced in the
| 14 | | United States, composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80% bio-based
| 15 | | methanol, or 20% biodiesel fuel.
| 16 | | "E85 blend fuel" means fuel that contains 85% ethanol and | 17 | | 15% gasoline.
| 18 | | "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is licensed to | 19 | | drive on public roadways, is predominantly powered by, and | 20 | | primarily refueled with, electricity, and does not have | 21 | | restrictions confining it to operate on only certain types of | 22 | | streets or roads. | 23 | | "GVWR" means Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
| 24 | | "Location" means (i) a parcel of real property or (ii)
| 25 | | multiple, contiguous parcels of real property that are | 26 | | separated
by private roadways, public roadways, or private or |
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| 1 | | public
rights-of-way and are owned, operated, leased, or under | 2 | | common
control of one party.
| 3 | | "Original equipment manufacturer" or "OEM" means a
| 4 | | manufacturer of alternate fuel vehicles or a manufacturer or
| 5 | | remanufacturer of alternate fuel engines used in vehicles | 6 | | greater
than 8500 pounds GVWR.
| 7 | | "Rental vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is owned
or | 8 | | controlled primarily for the purpose of short-term leasing or
| 9 | | rental pursuant to a contract.
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 94-62, eff. 6-20-05.)
| 11 | | (415 ILCS 120/30)
| 12 | | Sec. 30. Rebate and grant program. | 13 | | (a) Beginning January 1, 1997, and as long as funds
are | 14 | | available, each owner of an
alternate fuel
vehicle shall be | 15 | | eligible to apply for a rebate.
Beginning July 1, 2005, each | 16 | | owner of a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel
is eligible to | 17 | | apply for a fuel cost differential rebate under item (3) of | 18 | | this subsection (c)
of this Section .
The Agency
shall cause | 19 | | rebates to be
issued under the provisions of this Act. An owner | 20 | | may
apply for only one of 3 types of rebates with
regard to an | 21 | | individual alternate fuel vehicle: (i) a
conversion cost | 22 | | rebate, (ii) an OEM differential cost rebate, or
(iii) a fuel | 23 | | cost differential rebate. Only one rebate may be
issued with | 24 | | regard to a particular alternate fuel vehicle during
the life | 25 | | of that vehicle. A rebate shall not exceed $4,000 per
vehicle. |
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| 1 | | Over the life of this rebate program, an owner of an
alternate | 2 | | fuel vehicle or a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel may not
| 3 | | receive rebates for more than 150
vehicles per location or for | 4 | | 300 vehicles in total.
| 5 | | (1) (a) A conversion cost rebate may be issued to an
| 6 | | owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost of
| 7 | | converting a conventional vehicle or a hybrid vehicle to an | 8 | | alternate fuel
vehicle. Conversion of a conventional | 9 | | vehicle or a hybrid vehicle to alternate fuel
capability | 10 | | must take place in Illinois for the owner to be
eligible | 11 | | for the conversion cost rebate. Amounts spent by
applicants | 12 | | within a calendar year may be claimed on a rebate
| 13 | | application submitted within 12 months after the month in | 14 | | which the conversion of the vehicle took place. Approved
| 15 | | conversion cost rebates applied for during or after | 16 | | calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all
approved conversion
| 17 | | costs claimed and documented. Approval of conversion cost | 18 | | rebates may
continue after calendar year 2002, if funds are | 19 | | still available. An
applicant
may include on an
application | 20 | | submitted in 1997 all amounts spent within that
calendar | 21 | | year on the conversion, even if the expenditure
occurred | 22 | | before promulgation of the Agency rules.
| 23 | | (2) (b) An OEM differential cost rebate may be issued | 24 | | to
an owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the | 25 | | cost
differential between a conventional vehicle or engine | 26 | | and the
same vehicle or engine, produced by an original |
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| 1 | | equipment
manufacturer, that has the capability to use | 2 | | alternate fuels.
| 3 | | A new OEM vehicle or engine must be purchased in | 4 | | Illinois
and must either be an alternate fuel vehicle or | 5 | | used in an
alternate fuel vehicle, respectively, for the | 6 | | owner to be
eligible for an OEM differential cost rebate. | 7 | | Large vehicles, over 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight, | 8 | | purchased outside Illinois are eligible for an OEM | 9 | | differential cost rebate if the same or a comparable | 10 | | vehicle is not available for purchase in Illinois. Amounts | 11 | | spent by
applicants within a calendar year may be claimed | 12 | | on a rebate
application submitted within 12 months after | 13 | | the month in which the new OEM vehicle or engine was | 14 | | purchased.
| 15 | | Approved OEM differential cost rebates applied for | 16 | | during
or after calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all
| 17 | | approved cost differential claimed and documented. | 18 | | Approval of OEM
differential cost rebates may continue | 19 | | after calendar year 2002, if funds are
still
available. An | 20 | | applicant
may include on an application submitted in 1997 | 21 | | all amounts
spent within that calendar year on OEM | 22 | | equipment, even if the
expenditure occurred before | 23 | | promulgation of the Agency rules.
| 24 | | (3) (c) A fuel cost differential rebate may be issued | 25 | | to
an owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the | 26 | | cost
differential between conventional fuels and domestic |
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| 1 | | renewable
fuels or alternate fuels purchased to operate an | 2 | | alternate fuel vehicle. The fuel cost differential shall be
| 3 | | based on a 3-year life cycle cost analysis developed by the
| 4 | | Agency by rulemaking. The rebate shall apply to and be
| 5 | | payable during a consecutive 3-year period commencing on | 6 | | the
date the application is approved by the Agency. | 7 | | Approved
fuel cost differential rebates may be applied for | 8 | | during or after calendar
year 1997 and approved
rebates | 9 | | shall be
80% of the cost differential for a consecutive | 10 | | 3-year period.
Approval of fuel cost differential rebates | 11 | | may continue after calendar year
2002 if funds are still | 12 | | available.
| 13 | | Twenty-five percent of the amount
that is appropriated | 14 | | under Section 40 to be used to fund programs
authorized by | 15 | | this Section during calendar year 2001 shall be
designated | 16 | | to fund fuel cost differential rebates. If the total
dollar | 17 | | amount of approved fuel cost differential rebate
| 18 | | applications as of July 1, 2001 is less than the amount
| 19 | | designated for that calendar year, the balance of | 20 | | designated
funds shall be immediately available to fund any | 21 | | rebate
authorized by this Section and approved in the | 22 | | calendar year.
| 23 | | An approved fuel cost differential rebate shall be paid | 24 | | to an owner
in 3 annual installments on or about the | 25 | | anniversary date of the
approval of the application. Owners | 26 | | receiving a fuel cost
differential rebate shall be required |
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| 1 | | to demonstrate, through
recordkeeping, the use of domestic | 2 | | renewable fuels during the
3-year period commencing on the | 3 | | date the application is approved
by the Agency. If the | 4 | | vehicle ceases to be
registered to the original applicant | 5 | | owner, a prorated
installment shall be paid to that owner | 6 | | or the owner's designee
and the remainder of the rebate | 7 | | shall be canceled.
| 8 | | (b) (d) Vehicles owned by the federal government or
| 9 | | vehicles registered in a state outside Illinois are not | 10 | | eligible
for rebates.
| 11 | | (c) Through fiscal year 2013, the Agency may make grants to | 12 | | one or more car sharing organizations located and operating in | 13 | | Illinois for the purchase of new electric vehicles from an | 14 | | Illinois car dealership. A grant may not exceed 25% of the | 15 | | total project cost, including vehicles and supporting | 16 | | infrastructure. | 17 | | (1) Once in each fiscal year, a car sharing | 18 | | organization may submit a grant proposal to the Agency. The | 19 | | information in the proposal shall, at a minimum, consist of | 20 | | the following: | 21 | | (A) the name, address, and locations of the car | 22 | | sharing organization and its operations within | 23 | | Illinois; | 24 | | (B) a description of the car sharing organization, | 25 | | including the number and types of vehicles currently in | 26 | | the fleet and how the vehicles are strategically |
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| 1 | | located to maximize their usage along with a summary of | 2 | | the demographic populations being served; | 3 | | (C) a summary of average miles per year driven by | 4 | | the vehicles currently in the fleet; | 5 | | (D) a narrative description of the project, | 6 | | including the overall plans of the organization in | 7 | | acquiring electric vehicles, the makes and models and | 8 | | the number of electric vehicles that will be acquired | 9 | | by the funding, estimated purchase costs for each | 10 | | vehicle, how the vehicles will be refueled, and whether | 11 | | the refueling locations are available to the public or | 12 | | other entities, are private facilities solely used by | 13 | | the organization, or a combination of both; and | 14 | | (E) a detailed project budget, including the costs | 15 | | of vehicles and supporting infrastructure. | 16 | | (2) The Agency may award grants and set grant amounts, | 17 | | provided that the total amount of the grants does not | 18 | | exceed the Agency's estimate of the amount of the annual | 19 | | appropriation remaining after all rebates have been | 20 | | submitted and processed. | 21 | | (3) In deciding whether to award a grant, the Agency | 22 | | shall consider the overall level of environmental benefits | 23 | | to be realized by the proposed project. | 24 | | (4) Grant funds may only be used for purchasing | 25 | | electric vehicles, and shall not exceed 25% of the actual | 26 | | project expenditures. A vehicle purchased using grant |
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| 1 | | funds is not eligible for any rebate authorized by this | 2 | | Section. The grant shall provide funding only for the base | 3 | | Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of the | 4 | | vehicle and its electric motors and drivetrain system as | 5 | | depicted on the window sticker or similar documents, and is | 6 | | not to include add-on options such as cabin-related product | 7 | | or component upgrades and extended warranties. | 8 | | (5) Within one year after the date of the grant award, | 9 | | the grantee shall submit a final report to the Agency. If | 10 | | there are grant funds unspent at that time, the remaining | 11 | | money shall be returned to the Agency. The report shall | 12 | | include the following information: | 13 | | (A) the make, model, and model year of each | 14 | | vehicle; | 15 | | (B) the dates of vehicle purchases; | 16 | | (C) the vehicle identification number (VIN); | 17 | | (D) the license plate number and the state of | 18 | | registration; | 19 | | (E) a copy of each vehicle's window sticker or | 20 | | similar document showing the base MSRP and all options; | 21 | | (F) proof of payment and purchase invoices for the | 22 | | vehicles showing the Illinois car dealership where the | 23 | | vehicles were purchased; and | 24 | | (G) a complete financial report for the project. | 25 | | (6) Vehicles purchased with grant funds must remain | 26 | | registered and in service with the grantee in Illinois for |
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| 1 | | a minimum of 5 years after purchase. If a vehicle is sold | 2 | | or otherwise taken out of service in Illinois earlier than | 3 | | that time, then the grantee shall refund to the Agency a | 4 | | prorated amount of the grant funds used to purchase that | 5 | | vehicle, except if a vehicle is replaced with a comparable | 6 | | vehicle or can no longer be safely operated due to an | 7 | | accident or other damage. | 8 | | (Source: P.A. 96-537, eff. 8-14-09; 96-1278, eff. 7-26-10.)
| 9 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 10 | | becoming law.
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