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90_SB1622eng
415 ILCS 120/10
415 ILCS 120/27 new
Amends the Alternate Fuels Act. Provides that the
Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a program of
matching grants to retailers of E85 blend fuel for the
installation of tanks for E85 blend fuel. Provides that the
grant shall be for the lesser of 50% of the cost of
installation or $20,000. Authorizes the Agency to make
grants to not more than 20 retailers beginning with fiscal
year 2000 and ending with fiscal year 2002. Effective
immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Alternate Fuels Act by changing
2 Sections 10 and 25.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by
6 changing Sections 10 and 25 as follows:
7 (415 ILCS 120/10)
8 Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9 "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
10 "Alternate fuel" means liquid petroleum gas, natural gas,
11 E85 blend fuel, fuel composed of a minimum 80% ethanol,
12 bio-based methanol, fuels derived from biomass, or
13 electricity.
14 "Alternate fuel vehicle" means any vehicle that is
15 operated in Illinois and is capable of using an alternate
16 fuel.
17 "Conventional", when used to modify the word "vehicle",
18 "engine", or "fuel", means gasoline or diesel or any
19 reformulations of those fuels.
20 "Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane,
21 Lake, McHenry, and Will and the townships of AuxSable and
22 Goose Lake in Grundy County and the township of Oswego in
23 Kendall County.
24 "Director" means the Director of the Environmental
25 Protection Agency.
26 "Domestic renewable fuel" means a fuel, produced in the
27 United States, composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, bio-based
28 methanol, and fuels derived from bio-mass.
29 "E85 blend fuel" means fuel that contains 85% ethanol and
30 15% gasoline.
31 "GVWR" means Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
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1 "Location" means (i) a parcel of real property or (ii)
2 multiple, contiguous parcels of real property that are
3 separated by private roadways, public roadways, or private
4 or public rights-of-way and are owned, operated, leased, or
5 under common control of one party.
6 "Original equipment manufacturer" or "OEM" means a
7 manufacturer of alternate fuel vehicles or a manufacturer or
8 remanufacturer of alternate fuel engines used in vehicles
9 greater than 8500 pounds GVWR.
10 "Rental vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is owned or
11 controlled primarily for the purpose of short-term leasing or
12 rental pursuant to a contract.
13 (Source: P.A. 89-410.)
14 (415 ILCS 120/25)
15 Sec. 25. Ethanol fuel research program. The Agency
16 shall initiate a research program to reduce the costs of
17 producing ethanol fuels and increase the viability of ethanol
18 fuels, new ethanol engine technologies, and ethanol refueling
19 infrastructure systems. This research shall be funded from
20 the Alternate Fuels Fund. The research program shall remain
21 in effect until December 31, 2002 1999, or until funds are no
22 longer available.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-410.)
24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25 becoming law.