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92_HB5948
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1 AN ACT in relation to 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. Ethanol; MTBE.
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
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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,
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1 methanol, or the methanol derivative MTBE.
2 (g) Beginning January 1, 2005, all gasoline sold or
3 offered for sale at retail in this State for use in cars or
4 trucks upon the highways of this State shall contain at least
5 7.7% ethanol.
6 (Source: P.A. 91-718, eff. 6-2-00.)