92nd General Assembly
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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


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