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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. LRB9011403JSsb SB1622 Engrossed LRB9011403JSsb 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. SB1622 Engrossed -2- LRB9011403JSsb 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 infrastructuresystems. This research shall be funded from 20 the Alternate Fuels Fund. The research program shall remain 21 in effect until December 31, 20021999, 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.