Full Text of HJR0085 96th General Assembly
HJ0085 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Propane, otherwise known as Liquefied Petroleum | 3 |
| Gas or LPG, is a by-product of natural gas processing and | 4 |
| petroleum refining; and
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| WHEREAS, Propane has been used as a transportation fuel | 6 |
| since the 1940s; and
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| WHEREAS, Propane can be used to replace gasoline in | 8 |
| light-duty vehicles and diesel in heavy-duty vehicles; and
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| WHEREAS, There are more than 270,000 on-road propane | 10 |
| vehicles in the United States and more than 10 million | 11 |
| worldwide; and
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| WHEREAS, Many of these vehicles are used in fleets, | 13 |
| including light-duty and heavy-duty trucks, buses, taxicabs, | 14 |
| police cars, and rental and delivery vehicles; and
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| WHEREAS, Certified installers can economically and | 16 |
| reliably retrofit many light-duty vehicles for propane | 17 |
| operation; and
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| WHEREAS, Compared with vehicles fueled with conventional | 19 |
| diesel and gasoline, propane-powered vehicles can produce |
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| significantly lower amounts of some harmful emissions and the | 2 |
| greenhouse gas carbon dioxide; and
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| WHEREAS, According to the Propane Education and Research | 4 |
| Council, propane cuts emissions of toxins and carcinogens, such | 5 |
| as benzene and toluene, by up to 96% compared to gasoline; and
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| WHEREAS, Propane in its liquid state has the lowest | 7 |
| flammability range of any alternate fuel, which reduces the | 8 |
| chances of a vehicle fire in propane-powered vehicles; and
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| WHEREAS, Propane is non-toxic and slightly soluble, and it | 10 |
| biodegrades rapidly in soil, water, or air; and
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| WHEREAS, There are approximately 2,500 propane fueling | 12 |
| stations in the United States, which is the largest fueling | 13 |
| infrastructure of any alternative fuel; and
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| WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of | 15 |
| Energy Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center, | 16 |
| there are approximately 74 propane fueling stations in | 17 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 20 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is established a Joint |
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| Task Force on Propane-Powered Vehicles to study the feasibility | 2 |
| of converting State and local governmental vehicles to | 3 |
| propane-powered vehicles; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall examine, at a | 5 |
| minimum, issues such as the availability of propane-powered | 6 |
| vehicles and their cost, the types of vehicles to be converted | 7 |
| to propane-powered vehicles, the potential costs and benefits | 8 |
| of converting vehicles to propane-powered vehicles, the | 9 |
| current infrastructure for the delivery of propane, the | 10 |
| availability of propane, and a potential timeframe for | 11 |
| converting State and local governmental vehicles to | 12 |
| propane-powered vehicles; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall be under the | 14 |
| Department of Central Management Services, which shall provide | 15 |
| staff support; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the members of the Joint Task Force shall | 17 |
| include: 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate; 2 | 18 |
| members appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; 2 | 19 |
| members appointed by the Speaker of the House; 2 members | 20 |
| appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; the Director of | 21 |
| Central Management Services or his or her designee; the | 22 |
| President of the University of Illinois or his or her designee; | 23 |
| the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or |
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| his or her designee; the Director of Commerce and Economic | 2 |
| Opportunity or his or her designee; one member of an | 3 |
| association representing municipal governments, appointed by | 4 |
| the Director of Central Management Services; one member of an | 5 |
| association representing county governments, appointed by the | 6 |
| Director of Central Management Services; one member of an | 7 |
| association representing the petroleum industry, appointed by | 8 |
| the Director of Central Management Services; one member of an | 9 |
| association representing petroleum marketers, appointed by the | 10 |
| Director of Central Management Services; one member | 11 |
| representing automobile manufacturers, appointed by the | 12 |
| Director of Central Management Services; one member | 13 |
| representing propane suppliers, appointed by the Director of | 14 |
| Central Management Services; one member of an association | 15 |
| representing environmental interests, appointed by the | 16 |
| Director of Central Management Services; one member of an | 17 |
| association representing school districts, appointed by the | 18 |
| Director of Central Management Services; and one member of an | 19 |
| association representing a statewide health organization, | 20 |
| appointed by the Director of Central Management Services; and | 21 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That one member of each political party shall be | 23 |
| selected by the Joint Task Force to serve as co-chairpersons; | 24 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall meet at the call | 2 |
| of the co-chairs and that the members shall serve without | 3 |
| compensation; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall report its | 5 |
| findings and recommendations to the Secretary of the Senate and | 6 |
| the Clerk of the House by July 1, 2010; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to the Director of Central Management Services, the | 9 |
| Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the | 10 |
| Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the | 11 |
| President of the University of Illinois.
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