[ Search ] [ PDF text ] [ Legislation ]
[ Home ] [ Back ] [ Bottom ]
92_HB2448 LRB9205709LBmb 1 AN ACT concerning motor fuel. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act is 5 amended by changing Section 4.1 as follows: 6 (815 ILCS 370/4.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 1704.1) 7 Sec. 4.1. Motor fuel containing ethanol or methanol. 8 (a) Upon any retail motor fuel dispensing device which 9 is used to dispense a motor fuel containing at least 1% by 10 volume of ethanol, of methanol, or of a combination thereof, 11 there shall be displayed a label which identifies the maximum 12 percentage by volume, to the nearest whole percent, of 13 ethanol, of methanol, and of co-solvent contained in the 14 motor fuel. Such labelling shall be done in contrasting 15 colors with block letters at least 1/2 inch in height and 1/4 16 inch in width, and not more than one inch in height and 1/2 17 inch in width, and shall be visible to customers. The label 18 shall be located on the front or sides of the dispenser and 19 within the top 30 percent of the height of the dispenser. On 20 a dual-faced dispenser, the label shall be affixed on each 21 front or each side in accordance with these requirements. 22 Devices used to dispense only motor fuels which contain a 23 total of less than 1% by volume of methanol and ethanol need 24 not be so labelled. 25 (a-5) Upon any retail motor fuel dispensing device that 26 is used to dispense a motor fuel containing at least 2% by 27 volume of the methanol derivative methyl tertiary butyl ether 28 (MTBE), there shall be displayed a label stating: "CONTAINS 29 METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE)". The label shall be done 30 in contrasting colors with block letters at least 1/2 inch in 31 height and 1/4 inch in width, and not more than one inch in -2- LRB9205709LBmb 1 height and 1/2 inch in width, and shall be visible to 2 customers. The label shall be located on the front or sides 3 of the dispenser and within the top 30 percent of the height 4 of the dispenser. On a dual-faced dispenser, the label shall 5 be affixed on each front or each side in accordance with 6 these requirements. Devices used to dispense only motor 7 fuels that contain a total of less than 2% by volume of the 8 methanol derivative MTBE need not be so labeled. 9 (b) Each seller of a motor fuel which contains methanol, 10 ethanol, or the methanol derivative MTBE shall notify the 11 purchaser thereof of the percentage by volume of ethanol, of 12 methanol, of the methanol derivative MTBE, and of co-solvent 13 which have been added to such motor fuel, and this 14 information shall appear on the bill of lading, manifest or 15 delivery ticket for such motor fuel. However, this 16 subsection (b) shall not apply to sales at retail. 17 (c) No motor fuel, whether or not it contains any lead 18 or lead compounds, may contain more ethanol, methanol, or the 19 methanol derivative MTBE than is permitted, or contain less 20 co-solvent than is required, by the United States 21 Environmental Protection Agency for unleaded motor fuels 22 under Section 211(f) of the federal Clean Air Act. 23 (d) All motor fuel sold or offered for sale by the 24 distributor shall contain the percentage and type of alcohol 25 as stated on the bill of lading, manifest or delivery ticket. 26 (e) With respect to the methanol derivative MTBE, the 27 labeling and notification requirements in this Section shall 28 be enforced beginning 60 days after the effective date of 29 this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly. 30 (f) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to 31 require or impose an obligation upon the owner or operator of 32 a retail motor fuel dispensing station, facility, or device 33 to perform a test on or measurement of a shipment of motor 34 fuel received to determine the specific content of ethanol, -3- LRB9205709LBmb 1 methanol, or the methanol derivative MTBE. 2 (Source: P.A. 91-718, eff. 6-2-00.)