House Sponsors: NOVAK-LAWFER-FEIGENHOLTZ-PARKE-DAVIS,STEVE, CURRY,JULIE, ERWIN, FORBY, FOWLER, GRANBERG, BOLAND, BASSI, HOLBROOK, KRAUSE, REITZ, HARTKE, BRADLEY, MCKEON, MCCARTHY, CROTTY, BURKE, BUGIELSKI, BRUNSVOLD, LANG, HANNIG, SLONE, FLOWERS, SCOTT, SCULLY, CAPPARELLI, RYAN, MAY, SOTO, DELGADO, BOST, HOEFT, ZICKUS, WINTERS, LEITCH, HULTGREN, MOFFITT, WIRSING, KURTZ, TENHOUSE, RIGHTER, WINKEL, DART, FRANKS, HOFFMAN, SCHOENBERG, SAVIANO, PERSICO, MCGUIRE, MITCHELL,BILL, MITCHELL,JERRY, MATHIAS, WAIT, MULLIGAN, YOUNGE AND BERNS. Senate Sponsors: MAHAR-WALSH,L-SULLIVAN-DONAHUE-TROTTER Short description: ALTERNATE FUELS FUND-USER FEES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2001, no tax shall be imposed on alternate fuel used in motor vehicles operating on the public highways and recreational type watercraft operating on the waters of this State. Provides for a transfer of funds from the General Revenue Fund into the Motor Fuel Tax Fund. Amends the Alternate Fuels Act. Creates the Alternate Fuel Infrastructure Advisory Board. Provides that the Board shall determine criteria and procedures to be followed in awarding grants and review applications for grants under the Alternate Fuel Infrastructure Program. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish the Alternate Fuel Infrastructure Program, a grant program to provide funding for the building of E85 blend, propane, and compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facilities to be built within a specified area. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall administer, in cooperation with the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs and Chicago Area Clean Cities, the Clean Fuel Education Program, the purpose of which is to educate fleet administrators and Illinois' citizens about the benefits of using alternate fuels. Extends the rebate program and the ethanol fuel research program. Eliminates the user fees collected under the Act and provides that, beginning on July 1, 2001, specified amounts shall be transferred from the General Revenue Fund into the Alternate Fuels Fund to fund the programs administered under the Act. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Environmental Protection Agency) There would be a total fiscal impact on EPA of $31.5 million plus $570,000 administrative costs, as follows: Elimination of tax on alternate fuel program costs over a maximum of 5 years $ 9.5 million Rebate Program program costs over 5 years $15.5 million administrative costs $150,000 Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Program grants over 3 years $ 6.0 million administrative costs $400,000 Clean Fuel Education education over 5 years $500,000 administrative costs $ 20,000 HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 505/2 from Ch. 120, par. 418 35 ILCS 505/8b new Deletes the Motor Fuel Tax law Sections from the Act. Deletes the paragraph extending the fuel cost differential rebates to 2002 in the rebate Section of the Alternate Fuels Act. Deletes the extension of the appropriation in the Alternate Fuel Infrastructure Program and the Clean Fuel Education Program of the Alternate Fuel Act. Deletes the transfer of funds provisions of the Alternate Fuels Act. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 120/10 Adds other sources of potential income for the Alternate Fuels Fund. Requires, in the "alternate fuels" definition, that fuels derived from biomass be at least 70% derived from biomass. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Senate recedes June 2, 2002) Deletes reference to: 415 ILCS 120/10 415 ILCS 120/21 new 415 ILCS 120/25 415 ILCS 120/30 415 ILCS 120/31 new 415 ILCS 120/32 new 415 ILCS 120/35 415 ILCS 120/40 415 ILCS 120/45 Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 120/5 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Alternate Fuels Act. Makes technical changes to a Section concerning the purpose of the Act. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the Senate recede from Senate Amendment No. 1. Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: Deletes reference to: 415 ILCS 120/5 Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 120/10 415 ILCS 120/21 new 415 ILCS 120/25 415 ILCS 120/30 415 ILCS 120/31 new 415 ILCS 120/32 new 415 ILCS 120/35 415 ILCS 120/40 415 ILCS 120/45 Further amends the Alternate Fuels Act. Makes changes to the way funds are appropriated to fund the programs in the Act. Creates the Alternate Fuel Infrastructure Advisory Board. Provides that the Advisory Board shall be chaired by the Director of the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs and that the Agency shall have a representative on the Board. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (instead of the Agency) shall develop an alternate fuel infrastructure program and a clean fuel education program. Changes the date that the ethanol fuel research program shall remain in effect to 2004. Provides that money appropriated to fund the programs may only be spent after it has been deposited into the Alternate Fuels Fund. Effective immediately. GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE Excludes on-board electric generation from the definition of "alt ernate fuel". Makes changes to the duties of the Alternate Fuel Infras tructure Advisory Board. Makes the ethanol fuel research program's con tinuation subject to appropriation. Provides that the rebate program s hall continue as long as funds are available. Removes the language con cerning the development of rules that provide incentives under the reb ate program. Removes the language concerning fuel cost differential re bates from 1998 to 2000. Reinstates the user fees for 2002. Removes la nguage allowing for distribution from the Alternate Fuels Fund to othe r authorized funds. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0858 Last action date: JAN-03-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status