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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Purpose. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (a) The legislature has adopted public policy for the State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | of Illinois to encourage the use of alternative fuels to power | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | vehicles within Illinois. This policy has encouraged a new | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | generation of mass-produced electric vehicles arriving in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | in auto markets that are infrastructure-ready for both home and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | public charging stations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (b) The legislature finds that Illinois electric vehicle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | drivers will need to charge their vehicle batteries at their | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | residences, places of business, or at any number of public and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | private charging stations. Limited driving distance between | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | battery charges is a fundamental obstacle to broad consumer and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | industry adoption of electric vehicles powered fully or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | partially with electricity connected to the electric grid. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | legislature finds that developing an electric vehicle public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | charging station infrastructure is a first and essential step | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | toward the transformation of electric transportation in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Illinois. To sustain emission-free driving and attract |
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1 | economic development, there must be uniform, statewide | ||||||
2 | standards to develop a smart grid charging infrastructure to | ||||||
3 | efficiently connect electric vehicles to the electric grid.
By | ||||||
4 | 2015, over one million electric plug-in vehicles are expected | ||||||
5 | to be driving on America's roadways, connected to the nation's | ||||||
6 | smart grid. | ||||||
7 | (c) By supporting the adoption of smart grid electric | ||||||
8 | vehicle parking spaces within Illinois, local communities will | ||||||
9 | set aside emission-free vehicle parking spaces in the vicinity | ||||||
10 | of the entrances to public buildings for the greater enjoyment | ||||||
11 | of clean air, job creation, transferring wealth to Illinois | ||||||
12 | residents, energy independence, fostering car sharing, | ||||||
13 | pedestrian alternatives, mass transit, rail, and other | ||||||
14 | sustainable transportation mobility and clean economic | ||||||
15 | development opportunities. | ||||||
16 | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||
17 | "Battery exchange station" means a facility that enables an | ||||||
18 | electric vehicle with a swappable battery to exchange the | ||||||
19 | depleted battery with a fully-charged battery through a fully | ||||||
20 | automated process that meets or exceeds any standards, codes, | ||||||
21 | and regulations set forth by this Act and consistent with rules | ||||||
22 | adopted under this Act or otherwise required under State law. | ||||||
23 | "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. | ||||||
24 | "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
25 | Opportunity. |
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1 | "Electric vehicle" has the same meaning as "new qualified | ||||||
2 | plug-in electric drive motor vehicle" under Section 30D of the | ||||||
3 | Internal Revenue Code and shall also mean any car converted to | ||||||
4 | an electrical plug-in vehicle and the conversion process is | ||||||
5 | qualified and approved by the Illinois Secretary of State for | ||||||
6 | licensure. "Electric vehicle" shall also include plug-in | ||||||
7 | hybrid electric vehicles or battery-powered electric vehicles | ||||||
8 | as defined by the U.S. Department of Energy. | ||||||
9 | "Integrated intelligently with the electrical grid" means | ||||||
10 | possessing the capacity to reduce the electric vehicle's demand | ||||||
11 | for the electricity from the grid during peak times and to | ||||||
12 | enable maximum use of renewable energy sources, base load | ||||||
13 | energy sources, and stored energy during off-peak times that | ||||||
14 | would otherwise be curtailed. | ||||||
15 | "Electric vehicle charging infrastructure" means | ||||||
16 | structures, machinery, communication, and smart grid equipment | ||||||
17 | necessary to support an energy network capable of being | ||||||
18 | intelligently connected to the grid for electric charging, | ||||||
19 | including battery charging stations and battery exchange | ||||||
20 | stations. | ||||||
21 | "Level 1" means a charging method that allows an electric | ||||||
22 | vehicle to be connected to the most commonly available grounded | ||||||
23 | electrical outlet (NEMA 5-20) with power levels rated at less | ||||||
24 | than or equal to 120 VAC/20 amps. | ||||||
25 | "Level 2" means a charging method that allows an electric | ||||||
26 | vehicle to be connected to permanently wired EVSE with a |
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1 | specialized connector (SAE J1772) with power levels rated at | ||||||
2 | less than or equal to 240 VAC/80 amps. | ||||||
3 | "Fast Charging" means a charging method that allows an | ||||||
4 | electric vehicle to be connected to permanently wired EVSE with | ||||||
5 | direct current service with power levels rated at 480VAC and a | ||||||
6 | 3-phase circuit. | ||||||
7 | "Public charging station" means an electric energy network | ||||||
8 | that is fully accessible and open to all drivers that connects | ||||||
9 | vehicles for both Level 1 and Level 2 status in each charging | ||||||
10 | station and is capable of being both intelligently connected to | ||||||
11 | the grid and bi-directional by feeding power to or from the | ||||||
12 | grid from all publicly accessible parking garages, lots, and | ||||||
13 | street locations. | ||||||
14 | "Rapid charging station" means an industrial-grade | ||||||
15 | electrical outlet that allows for faster charging of electric | ||||||
16 | vehicle batteries through higher power levels, exceeding Level | ||||||
17 | 1 and Level 2 charging stations, that meets or exceeds any | ||||||
18 | standards, codes, and regulations set forth by the State and | ||||||
19 | local electrical and building codes. | ||||||
20 | "Renewable energy" means renewable fuels generating | ||||||
21 | domestic electricity within PJM or MISO regional transmission | ||||||
22 | zones. | ||||||
23 | "Electric vehicle parking spaces" means reserved parking | ||||||
24 | spots in each municipality or county reserved exclusively for | ||||||
25 | electric-powered vehicles that the owner of public parking | ||||||
26 | spaces on the street, surface parking lot, or garage facilities |
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1 | shall designate and install a public charging station to be | ||||||
2 | prioritized by locating the parking space on a priority basis | ||||||
3 | first in proximity to the reserved handicap spaces to enable | ||||||
4 | handicap drivers full access to charge their electric vehicle | ||||||
5 | and full access to connect the vehicle conveniently to the | ||||||
6 | electric grid. | ||||||
7 | Section 15. Planning. | ||||||
8 | (a) All regional and local transportation planning | ||||||
9 | organizations in the State shall be invited to collaborate with | ||||||
10 | the transportation electrification industry, the Department of | ||||||
11 | Commerce and Environment Opportunity, the Illinois | ||||||
12 | Environmental Protection Agency, the Citizens Utility Board, | ||||||
13 | environmental and public policy organizations, the Illinois | ||||||
14 | Commerce Commission, local governments, any local chapters of | ||||||
15 | the Electric Auto Association, all electric utilities | ||||||
16 | generating electricity within the State, all federal agencies | ||||||
17 | with fleets or jurisdiction over environmental matters, and the | ||||||
18 | Office of the Governor to seek regular hearings, Commission | ||||||
19 | dockets, meetings on planning, and federal, State, county, | ||||||
20 | local municipal, or private input and to seek all funding for | ||||||
21 | the planning, deployment, and installation of electric vehicle | ||||||
22 | public charging station infrastructure capable of being | ||||||
23 | integrated intelligently with the electrical grid as | ||||||
24 | determined to be necessary by the Department and the Commission | ||||||
25 | from time to time. |
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1 | (b) The public hearings and meetings should include the | ||||||
2 | following: | ||||||
3 | (1) The development of short-term and long-term plans | ||||||
4 | outlining how electric utilities shall collaborate with | ||||||
5 | State, regional, and local government entities, building | ||||||
6 | departments, and private property owners to demonstrate | ||||||
7 | how the electric vehicle public charging infrastructure | ||||||
8 | can be integrated intelligently with the electrical grid | ||||||
9 | and develop open and convenient parking. These plans should | ||||||
10 | include educating, communicating, recommending, and | ||||||
11 | updating as required the standard amounts and ratios of | ||||||
12 | public charging stations required per vehicle. In the | ||||||
13 | interim, a minimum amount of public charging | ||||||
14 | infrastructure integrated intelligently with the | ||||||
15 | electrical grid per community should be determined based on | ||||||
16 | community size and the expected number of electric vehicles | ||||||
17 | that will be driven within a community. | ||||||
18 | (2) Consultation with State and local building | ||||||
19 | departments to coordinate State standards for new or | ||||||
20 | existing residential, commercial, and industrial buildings | ||||||
21 | to ensure that the appropriate electric circuitry is | ||||||
22 | installed to support electric vehicle infrastructure. | ||||||
23 | (3) Consultation with local groups representing | ||||||
24 | community workforces, the transportation electrification | ||||||
25 | industry stakeholders within the State, and higher | ||||||
26 | education associations to ensure development of |
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1 | appropriate educational and training opportunities for | ||||||
2 | State citizens in support of the transition of vehicular | ||||||
3 | transportation from combustion to electric vehicles. | ||||||
4 | (4) Development of a plan for counties and | ||||||
5 | municipalities to implement public and private parking | ||||||
6 | spaces with charging infrastructure integrated | ||||||
7 | intelligently with the electrical grid, and to assign an | ||||||
8 | aggregate minimum of 5% of all public parking spaces within | ||||||
9 | the State of Illinois as electric plug-in ready by December | ||||||
10 | 31, 2011; | ||||||
11 | (5) development of model ordinances and guidance for | ||||||
12 | local governments for siting and installing electric | ||||||
13 | vehicle public charging station infrastructure, in | ||||||
14 | particular public charging stations installed within | ||||||
15 | electric vehicle parking spaces, battery charging | ||||||
16 | stations, and appropriate handling, recycling, and storage | ||||||
17 | of electric vehicle batteries and equipment. | ||||||
18 | (c) Priority must be given to the activities in item (5) of | ||||||
19 | subsection (b), and any ordinance or guidance that is developed | ||||||
20 | must be submitted by report to the legislature, the Department, | ||||||
21 | all affected local county and city governments, and all private | ||||||
22 | sector industry associations affected as recommended by the | ||||||
23 | Department prior to December 31, 2011. | ||||||
24 | Section 20. Business incentives and requirements. | ||||||
25 | (a) Municipalities and counties shall require a portion of |
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1 | all private and public parking lots, garages, and on-street | ||||||
2 | parking spaces for the establishment of electric vehicle | ||||||
3 | parking spaces as follows: | ||||||
4 | (1) To facilitate the State's planning for electric | ||||||
5 | vehicle parking spaces, at least 25% of all existing or | ||||||
6 | subsequently created publicly-accessible handicap spaces | ||||||
7 | on a public street, parking lot, or garage shall be | ||||||
8 | connected to the electric grid by a public charging station | ||||||
9 | within 18 months after the effective date of this Act. | ||||||
10 | (2) All electric vehicle parking spaces shall be | ||||||
11 | painted dark blue and designated clearly marked "Electric | ||||||
12 | Vehicle Parking Only", and the exclusive designation shall | ||||||
13 | be enforced. Private and public owners of multiple parking | ||||||
14 | lots within the State may designate and electrify fewer | ||||||
15 | parking spaces than required in one or more of their owned | ||||||
16 | properties as long as the scheduled requirement is met for | ||||||
17 | aggregate spaces on all owned properties and a sufficient | ||||||
18 | amount of electric vehicle parking spaces are available for | ||||||
19 | employees and the public. | ||||||
20 | (3) Whenever a handicapped parking space that is | ||||||
21 | required to have a public charging station or has a public | ||||||
22 | charging station as required by this Act adjoins a | ||||||
23 | non-handicapped parking space physically, at least one | ||||||
24 | additional public charging station must be installed on the | ||||||
25 | driver's side of the handicap parking space or spaces for | ||||||
26 | the public's access and usage, or the nearest available |
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1 | non-handicapped space. | ||||||
2 | (4) When the number of registered electric vehicles in | ||||||
3 | the State reaches 10,000, the spaces designated for | ||||||
4 | electric vehicles shall increase to 2.5% of all parking | ||||||
5 | spaces in public or privately owned parking lots. The | ||||||
6 | number of spaces designated for electric vehicles shall | ||||||
7 | continue to increase by 1% for each additional 10,000 | ||||||
8 | electric vehicles registered in the State until the | ||||||
9 | percentage reaches 20% of all parking spaces on a public | ||||||
10 | street, parking lot, or garage. | ||||||
11 | For the purposes of this Section, "electric vehicle" means | ||||||
12 | an electric vehicle or neighborhood electric vehicle. | ||||||
13 | (b) Beginning January 1, 2012, all State agencies, when | ||||||
14 | purchasing new vehicles, shall seek vehicles with reduced | ||||||
15 | dependence on petroleum-based fuels that meet the needs of the | ||||||
16 | agency. Upon availability, at least 25% of all new vehicles | ||||||
17 | purchased or leased by a State agency shall be new, converted, | ||||||
18 | or retrofitted all-electric vehicles, plug-in | ||||||
19 | electric-hybrids, or range-extender electric vehicles or | ||||||
20 | hydrogen or fuel cell vehicles. | ||||||
21 | (c) Within 18 months after the effective date of this Act, | ||||||
22 | all public, private, and government parking facilities | ||||||
23 | available for use by the public containing 50 or more parking | ||||||
24 | spaces ("major parking facilities") shall be required to | ||||||
25 | replace their existing utility grade meter with an AMI | ||||||
26 | bi-directional smart meters. |
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1 | The major parking facilities shall purchase 100% of the | ||||||
2 | electricity from the AMI meter to power the garage or parking | ||||||
3 | lot from: | ||||||
4 | (1) renewable energy or renewable energy credits, for | ||||||
5 | all parking garages and parking lots within the State; or | ||||||
6 | (2) renewable energy credits equal to the energy | ||||||
7 | consumed that are no more than 110% of the facility's | ||||||
8 | utility provider default rate, and shall be described as | ||||||
9 | "GREEN FUEL ENERGY FACILITIES" that are considered as a | ||||||
10 | necessary and integral part of the solar energy system when | ||||||
11 | purchasing solar energy generated electricity and shall be | ||||||
12 | exempt pursuant to Section 10-5 of the Property Tax Code. | ||||||
13 | To the extent that the price for the GREEN FUEL ENERGY | ||||||
14 | FACILITIES cost exceeds 110% of the utility default rate, the | ||||||
15 | facility may reduce the percentage of renewable power or RECs | ||||||
16 | to lower the cost to 110% of the facility's utility provider | ||||||
17 | default rate. | ||||||
18 | The requirements of this Section are intended to help meet | ||||||
19 | the State of Illinois renewable portfolio standards goals and | ||||||
20 | establish a policy for the State of Illinois to plan, | ||||||
21 | demonstrate, and install the necessary parking lot, parking | ||||||
22 | garage, and street-based public charging station | ||||||
23 | infrastructure facilities that will be necessary to support the | ||||||
24 | supply and access of electric power to fuel all the anticipated | ||||||
25 | electric vehicle transportation within the State. It is the | ||||||
26 | policy of the State of Illinois to derive the incremental |
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1 | increase in electric power that will be required to power | ||||||
2 | electric vehicles to utilize the State's domestic fuels to | ||||||
3 | generate electricity including any and all fossil free fuels | ||||||
4 | and all other domestic energy being generated by domestic | ||||||
5 | electricity within PJM or MISO regional transmission zones. | ||||||
6 | Section 30. Public charging station infrastructure | ||||||
7 | standards. | ||||||
8 | (a) Each public charging station should be capable of | ||||||
9 | offering diversified levels of electric charging energy | ||||||
10 | including, at a minimum, both Level 1 and Level 2 plug-in | ||||||
11 | charging capabilities. The charging features shall include: | ||||||
12 | (1) Level 1 and Level 2 public charging stations shall | ||||||
13 | be compliant with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) | ||||||
14 | J1772 standards now in effect and shall be upgraded as | ||||||
15 | these standards are amended from time to time by the | ||||||
16 | industry standards. | ||||||
17 | (2) "Rapid Charging" or Level 3 charging | ||||||
18 | infrastructure for the home charging and the public use has | ||||||
19 | not yet been widely approved by the auto industry and will | ||||||
20 | continue to be monitored. Therefore, Level 3 charging for | ||||||
21 | PHEVs is not considered requisite for the establishment of | ||||||
22 | a rich charging infrastructure for home and public charging | ||||||
23 | at this time and, as the standards for rapid charging | ||||||
24 | stations application are developed, it is anticipated that | ||||||
25 | the State's infrastructure standards will include Level 3 |
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1 | charging. | ||||||
2 | (3) The electric vehicle public charging units shall | ||||||
3 | meet recognized industry standards, including the National | ||||||
4 | Electric Code (NEC), the Institute of Electrical and | ||||||
5 | Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Electric Power Research | ||||||
6 | Institute (EPRI), the Detroit Edison Institute (DTE), the | ||||||
7 | Underwriters Laboratory (UL), the Society of Automotive | ||||||
8 | Engineers (SAE), and the National Institute of Standards | ||||||
9 | and Technology (NIST). | ||||||
10 | (b) All home and public charging stations shall meet all | ||||||
11 | applicable electric and building codes of the municipality or | ||||||
12 | county where the charging station is installed. All home and | ||||||
13 | public charging stations must be approved and certified to | ||||||
14 | conform to industry standards by Underwriter's Laboratories or | ||||||
15 | other nationally recognized standards associations approved by | ||||||
16 | the Department. | ||||||
17 | (c) Beginning January 1, 2012, all new construction | ||||||
18 | projects in all municipalities and counties requiring a | ||||||
19 | building permit must designate no less then 5% of the project's | ||||||
20 | available parking spaces for electric vehicle ready parking | ||||||
21 | spaces. | ||||||
22 | (d) At its discretion, the local permitting authority may | ||||||
23 | temporarily suspend, for no more then 3 months at a time, a | ||||||
24 | reasonable portion of this requirement up to 18 months after | ||||||
25 | the effective date of this Act if there are not sufficient | ||||||
26 | electric vehicles located in their jurisdiction, but shall |
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1 | establish a reasonable percentage or number of electric vehicle | ||||||
2 | charging spaces sufficient to accommodate existing and the | ||||||
3 | expected volume of electric vehicles within their community, | ||||||
4 | however the local building authority shall require | ||||||
5 | improvements at the time of permitting for the rough | ||||||
6 | infrastructure of underground and building piping, conduit, | ||||||
7 | and other service equipment to be installed at the capacity to | ||||||
8 | efficiently expand the electric service to accommodate up to | ||||||
9 | 10% of the parking spaces located within the parking lot, area, | ||||||
10 | or garage. | ||||||
11 | Section 35. Transportation Electrification Energy Block | ||||||
12 | Grant Fund. | ||||||
13 | (a) The purpose of this Section shall be for the State of | ||||||
14 | Illinois to establish the most engaged electric vehicle | ||||||
15 | infrastructure coalition of stakeholders and private public | ||||||
16 | partnerships, including, at a minimum the following: | ||||||
17 | (1) elected and appointed officials from participating | ||||||
18 | State, local, and tribal governments;
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19 | (2) all relevant generators and distributors of | ||||||
20 | electricity;
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21 | (3) public utility commissions;
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22 | (4) departments of environment, public works, and | ||||||
23 | transportation;
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24 | (5) owners and operators of property that will be | ||||||
25 | essential to the deployment of a sufficient level of |
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1 | publicly available charging infrastructure (including | ||||||
2 | privately owned parking lots or structures);
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3 | (6) plug-in electric drive vehicle manufacturers or | ||||||
4 | retailers;
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5 | (7) third-party providers of charging infrastructure | ||||||
6 | or services;
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7 | (8) owners of any major fleet that will participate in | ||||||
8 | the program;
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9 | (9) as appropriate, owners and opera11tors of regional | ||||||
10 | electric power distribution and transmission facilities;
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11 | (10) other existing community coalitions recognized by | ||||||
12 | the Department of Energy and communities that have best | ||||||
13 | demonstrated that the public is likely to embrace plug-in | ||||||
14 | electric drive vehicles, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
15 | representatives of the distributive generation of energy | ||||||
16 | storage, smart grid applications relating to | ||||||
17 | transportation, renewable energy manufactures, and | ||||||
18 | installers of solar, wind, and biomass generation;
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19 | (11) the Citizens Utility Board;
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20 | (12) national and local environmental groups; and
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21 | (13) rental and car charging companies. | ||||||
22 | (b) There is hereby created in the State treasury the | ||||||
23 | Transportation Electrification Energy Block Grant Fund. The | ||||||
24 | Fund shall be administered and expended by the Department of | ||||||
25 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, into which shall be | ||||||
26 | deposited: |
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1 | (1) appropriations made by the legislature;
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2 | (2) gifts, grants, and other public and private funds;
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3 | (3) any federal funds; and
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4 | (4) all interest and revenue of receipts derived from | ||||||
5 | the Fund.
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6 | (c) The moneys in the Transportation Electrification | ||||||
7 | Energy Block Grant Fund shall be used by the Illinois | ||||||
8 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to pay for any | ||||||
9 | administrative, operational, training, and marketing costs | ||||||
10 | associated with the transportation energy transformation grant | ||||||
11 | program to furnish to Illinois citizens the following | ||||||
12 | incentives: | ||||||
13 | (1) To increase the Illinois EPA Rebate to $7,500 for | ||||||
14 | the first 1,000 electric vehicles.
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15 | (2) Provide 50% of the costs of labor and materials for | ||||||
16 | new or retrofitted upgrades to the electrical service in | ||||||
17 | the nature of a permanent improvement to an electrical | ||||||
18 | service panel required for parking lot, parking garage, or | ||||||
19 | home installation of electric vehicle charging | ||||||
20 | infrastructure for home charging as follows:
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21 | (A) Grants up to $500 for residential charging | ||||||
22 | stations ($750 for charging station infrastructure | ||||||
23 | capable of being intelligently integrated with the | ||||||
24 | electrical grid for promoting off-peak charging and | ||||||
25 | demand response services). | ||||||
26 | (B) Grants up to $3,500 for public charging |
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1 | stations only when the charging station infrastructure | ||||||
2 | is capable of being intelligently integrated with the | ||||||
3 | electrical grid for promoting off-peak charging and | ||||||
4 | demand-response services.
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5 | (d) The Department shall also provide grants from the Fund | ||||||
6 | for innovative programs that diversify transportation energy | ||||||
7 | resources or that help coordinate activities that will help to | ||||||
8 | diversify transportation energy sources in the State, and in | ||||||
9 | particular car sharing programs, renewable energy attached to | ||||||
10 | charging station installations in parking canopies, batteries | ||||||
11 | and smart grid management systems that integrate energy | ||||||
12 | management between the buildings and the vehicles for grants of | ||||||
13 | 50% of the program costs to cities and counties not to exceed | ||||||
14 | $75,000 for "Sustainable Transportation Electrification | ||||||
15 | Projects" as follows:
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16 | (1) applications for grants shall be made by schools, | ||||||
17 | colleges, universities, not-for-profit organizations, | ||||||
18 | private residents, commercial, institutional businesses, | ||||||
19 | cities, tribal agencies, and counties located within the | ||||||
20 | State, to the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
21 | Opportunity are intended to be charged primarily by | ||||||
22 | renewable energy sources for public charging stations that | ||||||
23 | are capable of being integrated intelligently with the | ||||||
24 | electrical grid; or
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25 | (2) demonstration projects for electric transportation | ||||||
26 | energy efficiency activities, including projects that |
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1 | integrate renewable energy, smart grid energy systems, | ||||||
2 | energy storage devices such as batteries in the vehicles as | ||||||
3 | well as batteries installed and integrated into the | ||||||
4 | charging stations, and other forms of energy storage | ||||||
5 | supporting the programs that include car sharing of | ||||||
6 | electric vehicles, promoting fleet reduction goals, | ||||||
7 | reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, | ||||||
8 | promoting clean air, promoting the use of renewable energy | ||||||
9 | for cleanly fueling electric vehicles within the State, | ||||||
10 | reduction of use of fossil fuels, promoting sustainable | ||||||
11 | electric advancing the use of electric-powered mass | ||||||
12 | transit, electric rail, electric bike, and pedestrian | ||||||
13 | travel through bike pathways, kiosks, solar canopies | ||||||
14 | including batteries, and bi-directional flow of energy | ||||||
15 | systems including associated energy storage capabilities.
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16 | (3) A grant may be made to an applicant only if the | ||||||
17 | applicant has: | ||||||
18 | (A) met the specifications and requirements | ||||||
19 | established by the Director;
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20 | (B) filed a completed application form as | ||||||
21 | prescribed by the Director together with all required | ||||||
22 | supporting documentation;
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23 | (C) completed the purchase or lease, licensing, | ||||||
24 | and registration of one or more vehicles prior to | ||||||
25 | applying for one or more electric vehicle grants;
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26 | (D) provided any other information deemed |
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1 | necessary by the Director; and
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2 | (E) met any additional requirements of the grant | ||||||
3 | program as determined by the Director.
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4 | (e) The Director shall include information on the | ||||||
5 | Transportation Electrification Energy Block Grant Fund and | ||||||
6 | statistical information on program participation in the | ||||||
7 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's annual | ||||||
8 | report to the governor and the legislature.
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9 | (f) The Director may adopt rules to govern all aspects of | ||||||
10 | the Transportation Electrification Energy Block Grant Fund | ||||||
11 | program.
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12 | (g) There are to be established within the Department 2 | ||||||
13 | full-time positions to carry out the purposes of this Section. | ||||||
14 | Section 40. Open access to plug-in electric vehicles | ||||||
15 | conveniently to the electric grid; defining energy efficiency | ||||||
16 | in transportation and fostering sustainable transportation | ||||||
17 | mobility. | ||||||
18 | (a) It is the policy of the State of Illinois to provide | ||||||
19 | electric vehicle drivers open and convenient access for all | ||||||
20 | public charging stations to assist all Illinois drivers to be | ||||||
21 | enabled to be intelligently connected to the electric grid and | ||||||
22 | charge the battery for their electric vehicle and to access all | ||||||
23 | other smart grid features. | ||||||
24 | (b) Municipalities are authorized to adopt incentive | ||||||
25 | programs to encourage the retrofitting of existing structures |
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1 | with electrical outlets capable of charging electric vehicles. | ||||||
2 | Incentives may include bonus height, site coverage, floor area | ||||||
3 | ratio, and transferable development rights for use in urban | ||||||
4 | growth areas and waiver of permit fees. | ||||||
5 | (c) With regards to any and all energy efficiency programs | ||||||
6 | created, funded, or administered within the State of Illinois, | ||||||
7 | the definition of "eligible costs" for the utility bill | ||||||
8 | financing program, the real estate tax bill program, or other | ||||||
9 | energy efficiency programs funded by the federal, State, | ||||||
10 | municipality, county or other public funding shall include the | ||||||
11 | eligible cost of any new or upgraded electric service, | ||||||
12 | circuitry, wire, conduit, services, or other permanently | ||||||
13 | attached charging connective device or related electrical | ||||||
14 | materials or devices and the reasonable value of the cost of | ||||||
15 | all labor provided by a licensed electrical contractor within | ||||||
16 | the State for the costs of installing all charging connected to | ||||||
17 | the electric service to the building or the property, any and | ||||||
18 | all home or public charging stations as an eligible expense for | ||||||
19 | all energy efficiency work for all permanent installations of | ||||||
20 | home or public charging station devices. Public charging | ||||||
21 | stations must also be capable of being intelligently connected | ||||||
22 | to the electrical grid. | ||||||
23 | (d) By July 1, 2011 or 18 months after the effective date | ||||||
24 | of this Act, whichever is sooner, the development regulations | ||||||
25 | of any municipal or county jurisdiction under this Act must | ||||||
26 | allow public battery exchange stations, public charging |
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1 | stations, and related stationary energy storage facilities as a | ||||||
2 | permitted zoning use in all public parking lots or garages | ||||||
3 | located in all zoning districts, regulations or areas. | ||||||
4 | Municipalities and counties may adopt and apply other | ||||||
5 | development regulations that do not have the effect of | ||||||
6 | precluding the siting of electric vehicle infrastructure in | ||||||
7 | areas where that use is allowed such as screening, design, and | ||||||
8 | other planning like requirements. | ||||||
9 | Section 45. Private and public partnership authority. | ||||||
10 | (a) The General Assembly finds and determines that this Act | ||||||
11 | shall: | ||||||
12 | (1) reduce and eventually eliminate | ||||||
13 | transportation-induced greenhouse gas emissions in many | ||||||
14 | neighborhoods that have been identified as contributing to | ||||||
15 | global warming, the effects of which pose a threat to | ||||||
16 | public health and safety and the economy of the State of | ||||||
17 | Illinois; | ||||||
18 | (2) help the State meet its energy needs, keep its | ||||||
19 | economy strong, and protect the environment while reducing | ||||||
20 | its contribution to human-induced greenhouse gas | ||||||
21 | emissions; | ||||||
22 | (3) facilitate the State's ability to begin | ||||||
23 | transitioning away from oil to utilizing renewable and | ||||||
24 | fossil-free electricity as the fuel for powering Illinois | ||||||
25 | transportation industry and improve the State's security |
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1 | through improved energy independence; | ||||||
2 | (4) represent a substantial investment of private | ||||||
3 | dollars in Illinois communities combined with the ARRA | ||||||
4 | funds; other grants, tax credits, or loan guaranties; and | ||||||
5 | loans by the Illinois Finance Authority or the federal | ||||||
6 | Department of Energy; | ||||||
7 | (5) help ensure the long-term viability of Illinois' | ||||||
8 | diverse electrical market as a major energy source in the | ||||||
9 | State and throughout the nation and represents a | ||||||
10 | significant step in the State's efforts to become a | ||||||
11 | self-sufficient, clean energy producer; | ||||||
12 | (6) provide a variety of opportunities for the State of | ||||||
13 | Illinois to partner with municipalities and counties | ||||||
14 | throughout the State, the adjoining Midwest states, and the | ||||||
15 | federal Department of Energy to foster a network of | ||||||
16 | electric vehicle parking spaces connected to the National | ||||||
17 | Smart Grid Programs; | ||||||
18 | (7) make the State of Illinois a center of research and | ||||||
19 | likely development of new technologies designed to improve | ||||||
20 | transportation mobility in the area of car sharing, clean | ||||||
21 | air in pedestrian areas, and the development of the | ||||||
22 | efficiency of renewable and required energy storage | ||||||
23 | industry that will be replicated world wide; | ||||||
24 | (8) be an important clean tech project creating jobs in | ||||||
25 | the State of Illinois during the construction and | ||||||
26 | operational phases, contribute to the overall economy of |
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1 | the State, and help reinvigorate the Illinois economy and, | ||||||
2 | in particular, create micro-grids of energy efficiency | ||||||
3 | throughout the State of Illinois that will lead to | ||||||
4 | innovation, environmental well-being, and economic | ||||||
5 | development for decades; and | ||||||
6 | (9) to accomplish these public purposes, the State, | ||||||
7 | through the Department, and all municipalities and | ||||||
8 | counties may enter into public-private partnerships that | ||||||
9 | shall be structured by the Department, municipalities, and | ||||||
10 | counties in accordance with commercially-accepted business | ||||||
11 | practices and shall provide for a return to the public | ||||||
12 | municipality, county, or Department upon the return of | ||||||
13 | capital invested for the project and a market rate of | ||||||
14 | return. | ||||||
15 | (b) The installation of all plug-in electric home and | ||||||
16 | public vehicle charging station equipment shall conform to all | ||||||
17 | applicable building and electrical codes. | ||||||
18 | (c) The Department, with the associations for the State | ||||||
19 | building departments, shall review industry standards and | ||||||
20 | adopt for Level 1 and Level 2 home charging stations the | ||||||
21 | process of a self-certification permitting process to be | ||||||
22 | performed only by licensed electrical contractors for the | ||||||
23 | installation of home and public charging stations in | ||||||
24 | government, commercial, residential, and public applications. | ||||||
25 | There shall be a review of self-certification processes for | ||||||
26 | home charging if the work is performed by a licensed electrical |
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1 | contractor certified in advance by a municipality or county | ||||||
2 | building department training program and subject to a follow-up | ||||||
3 | inspection by the building department issuing a permit. | ||||||
4 | (d) Within 90 days after being notified by the Illinois | ||||||
5 | Secretary of State that more than 10 electric vehicles have | ||||||
6 | registered within the municipal or county boundaries, a | ||||||
7 | municipality or county shall establish an expedited permitting | ||||||
8 | process to ensure to Illinois car dealers and their customers a | ||||||
9 | convenient and efficient transition to support the sale of the | ||||||
10 | electric vehicle and simultaneously the permitting, | ||||||
11 | installation, and inspection of a home or public charging | ||||||
12 | station on an expedited basis.
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13 | Section 800. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
14 | Section 5.786 as follows: | ||||||
15 | (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 5.786. The Transportation Electrification Energy | ||||||
17 | Block Grant Fund. | ||||||
18 | Section 900. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing | ||||||
19 | Section 10-5 as follows:
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20 | (35 ILCS 200/10-5)
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21 | Sec. 10-5. Solar energy systems; definitions. It is the | ||||||
22 | policy of this
State that the use of solar energy systems |
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1 | should be encouraged because they
conserve nonrenewable | ||||||
2 | resources, reduce pollution and promote the health and
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3 | well-being of the people of this State, and should be valued in | ||||||
4 | relation to
these benefits.
| ||||||
5 | (a) "Solar energy" means radiant energy received from
the | ||||||
6 | sun at wave lengths suitable for heat transfer, photosynthetic | ||||||
7 | use,
or photovoltaic use.
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8 | (b) "Solar collector" means
| ||||||
9 | (1) An assembly, structure, or design, including | ||||||
10 | passive elements,
used for gathering, concentrating, or | ||||||
11 | absorbing direct and indirect
solar energy, specially | ||||||
12 | designed for holding a substantial amount of
useful thermal | ||||||
13 | energy and to transfer that energy to a gas, solid, or
| ||||||
14 | liquid or to use that energy directly; or
| ||||||
15 | (2) A mechanism that absorbs solar energy and converts | ||||||
16 | it into
electricity; or
| ||||||
17 | (3) A mechanism or process used for gathering solar | ||||||
18 | energy through
wind or thermal gradients; or
| ||||||
19 | (4) A component used to transfer thermal energy to a | ||||||
20 | gas, solid, or
liquid, or to convert it into electricity.
| ||||||
21 | (c) "Solar storage mechanism" means equipment or elements | ||||||
22 | (such as
piping and transfer mechanisms, containers, heat | ||||||
23 | exchangers, or controls
thereof, and gases, solids, liquids, or | ||||||
24 | combinations thereof) that are
utilized for storing solar | ||||||
25 | energy, gathered by a solar collector, for
subsequent use.
| ||||||
26 | (d) "Solar energy system" means
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1 | (1)(A) A complete assembly, structure, or design of | ||||||
2 | solar
collector, or a solar storage mechanism, which uses | ||||||
3 | solar energy for
generating electricity or for heating or | ||||||
4 | cooling gases, solids, liquids,
or other materials;
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5 | (B) The design, materials, or elements of a system and | ||||||
6 | its
maintenance, operation, and labor components, and the | ||||||
7 | necessary
components, if any, of supplemental conventional | ||||||
8 | energy systems designed
or constructed to interface with a | ||||||
9 | solar energy system; and
| ||||||
10 | (C) Any legal, financial, or institutional orders, | ||||||
11 | certificates, or
mechanisms, including easements, leases, | ||||||
12 | and agreements, required to
ensure continued access to | ||||||
13 | solar energy, its source, or its use in a
solar energy | ||||||
14 | system, and including monitoring and educational elements
| ||||||
15 | of a demonstration project.
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16 | (2) "Solar energy system" does not include
| ||||||
17 | (A) Distribution equipment that is equally usable | ||||||
18 | in a conventional
energy system except for those | ||||||
19 | components of the equipment that are
necessary for | ||||||
20 | meeting the requirements of efficient solar energy | ||||||
21 | utilization;
and
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22 | (B) Components of a solar energy system that serve | ||||||
23 | structural,
insulating, protective, shading, | ||||||
24 | aesthetic, or other non-solar energy
utilization | ||||||
25 | purposes, as defined in the regulations of the | ||||||
26 | Department
of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
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1 | (3) The solar energy system shall conform to the | ||||||
2 | standards for those
systems established by regulation of | ||||||
3 | the Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity.
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4 | (4) "Solar energy system" includes major parking | ||||||
5 | facilities, as described in subsection (b) of Section 20 of | ||||||
6 | the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Act, that purchase | ||||||
7 | 100% of the electricity from the AMI meter to power the | ||||||
8 | garage or parking lot from renewable energy credits equal | ||||||
9 | to the energy consumed that are no more than 110% of the | ||||||
10 | facility's utility provider default rate. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
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12 | Section 905. The Public Utilities Act is amended by | ||||||
13 | changing Section 3-105 as follows:
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14 | (220 ILCS 5/3-105) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 3-105)
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15 | Sec. 3-105. Public utility. | ||||||
16 | (a) "Public utility" means and includes, except where
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17 | otherwise expressly provided in this Section, every | ||||||
18 | corporation, company,
limited liability company, association, | ||||||
19 | joint stock company or association,
firm, partnership or | ||||||
20 | individual, their lessees, trustees, or receivers
appointed by | ||||||
21 | any court whatsoever that owns, controls, operates or manages,
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22 | within this State, directly or indirectly, for public use, any | ||||||
23 | plant, equipment
or property used or to be used for or in | ||||||
24 | connection with, or owns or controls
any franchise, license, |
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1 | permit or right to engage in:
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2 | (1) the production, storage, transmission, sale, | ||||||
3 | delivery or furnishing of
heat, cold, power, electricity, | ||||||
4 | water, or light, except when used solely for
communications | ||||||
5 | purposes;
| ||||||
6 | (2) the disposal of sewerage; or
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7 | (3) the conveyance of oil or gas by pipe line.
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8 | (b) "Public utility" does not include, however:
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9 | (1) public utilities that are owned and operated by any | ||||||
10 | political
subdivision, public institution of higher | ||||||
11 | education or municipal
corporation of this State, or public | ||||||
12 | utilities that are owned by such
political subdivision, | ||||||
13 | public institution of higher education, or
municipal | ||||||
14 | corporation and operated by any of its lessees or operating | ||||||
15 | agents;
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16 | (2) water companies which are purely mutual concerns, | ||||||
17 | having no rates
or charges for services, but paying the | ||||||
18 | operating expenses by assessment
upon the members of such a | ||||||
19 | company and no other person;
| ||||||
20 | (3) electric cooperatives as defined in Section 3-119;
| ||||||
21 | (4) the following natural gas cooperatives:
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22 | (A) residential natural gas cooperatives that are | ||||||
23 | not-for-profit
corporations
established for the | ||||||
24 | purpose of administering and operating, on
a | ||||||
25 | cooperative basis, the furnishing of natural gas to | ||||||
26 | residences for the
benefit of their members
who are |
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1 | residential consumers of natural gas. For
entities | ||||||
2 | qualifying as residential
natural gas cooperatives and | ||||||
3 | recognized
by the Illinois Commerce Commission as | ||||||
4 | such, the State shall guarantee
legally binding | ||||||
5 | contracts entered into by residential
natural gas
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6 | cooperatives for the express purpose of acquiring | ||||||
7 | natural gas supplies for
their members. The Illinois | ||||||
8 | Commerce Commission shall establish rules and
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9 | regulations providing for such guarantees. The total | ||||||
10 | liability of the
State in providing all such guarantees | ||||||
11 | shall not at any time exceed
$1,000,000, nor shall the | ||||||
12 | State provide such a guarantee to a residential
natural | ||||||
13 | gas cooperative for more than 3 consecutive years; and
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14 | (B) natural gas cooperatives that are | ||||||
15 | not-for-profit corporations operated for the purpose | ||||||
16 | of administering, on a cooperative basis, the | ||||||
17 | furnishing of natural gas for the benefit of their | ||||||
18 | members and that, prior to 90 days after the effective | ||||||
19 | date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General | ||||||
20 | Assembly, either had acquired or had entered into an | ||||||
21 | asset purchase agreement to acquire all or | ||||||
22 | substantially all of the operating assets of a public | ||||||
23 | utility or natural gas cooperative with the intention | ||||||
24 | of operating those assets as a natural gas cooperative;
| ||||||
25 | (5) sewage disposal companies which provide sewage | ||||||
26 | disposal services
on a mutual basis without establishing |
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1 | rates or charges for services,
but paying the operating | ||||||
2 | expenses by assessment upon the members of the
company and | ||||||
3 | no others;
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4 | (6) (Blank);
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5 | (7) cogeneration facilities, small power production | ||||||
6 | facilities, and other
qualifying facilities, as defined in | ||||||
7 | the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
and regulations | ||||||
8 | promulgated thereunder, except to the extent State | ||||||
9 | regulatory
jurisdiction and action is required or | ||||||
10 | authorized by federal law, regulations,
regulatory | ||||||
11 | decisions or the decisions of federal or State courts of | ||||||
12 | competent
jurisdiction;
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13 | (8) the ownership or operation of a facility that sells | ||||||
14 | compressed
natural gas at retail to the public for use only | ||||||
15 | as a motor vehicle fuel
and the selling of compressed | ||||||
16 | natural gas at retail to the public for use
only as a motor | ||||||
17 | vehicle fuel;
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18 | (9) alternative retail electric suppliers as defined | ||||||
19 | in Article XVI; and
| ||||||
20 | (10) the Illinois Power Agency.
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21 | (b) "Public utility" shall not mean any person who owns, | ||||||
22 | controls, operates, or manages charging stations or facilities | ||||||
23 | primarily used to charge or discharge a vehicle battery that | ||||||
24 | provides power for vehicle propulsion. | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 94-738, eff. 5-4-06; 95-481, eff. 8-28-07.)
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1 | Section 910. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
2 | changing Sections 3-405 and 3-412 and by adding Section | ||||||
3 | 11-1301.9 as follows:
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4 | (625 ILCS 5/3-405) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405)
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5 | Sec. 3-405. Application for registration.
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6 | (a) Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration under | ||||||
7 | this Code shall
make application to the Secretary of State for | ||||||
8 | the registration of such
vehicle upon the appropriate form or | ||||||
9 | forms furnished by the Secretary.
Every such application shall | ||||||
10 | bear the signature of the owner
written with pen and ink and | ||||||
11 | contain:
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12 | 1. The name, domicile address, as defined in Section | ||||||
13 | 1-115.5 of this Code, (except as otherwise provided in this
| ||||||
14 | paragraph 1) and mail address of the owner or
business | ||||||
15 | address of the owner if a firm, association or corporation. | ||||||
16 | If
the mailing address is a post office box number, the | ||||||
17 | address listed on the
driver license record may be used to | ||||||
18 | verify residence.
A police officer, a deputy sheriff, an | ||||||
19 | elected sheriff, a law enforcement
officer for the | ||||||
20 | Department of State Police, a fire investigator, a state's | ||||||
21 | attorney, an assistant state's attorney, or a state's | ||||||
22 | attorney special investigator may elect to
furnish
the | ||||||
23 | address of the headquarters of the governmental entity or | ||||||
24 | police district
where he or she
works instead of his or her | ||||||
25 | domicile address, in which case that address shall
be |
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1 | deemed to be his or her domicile address for all purposes | ||||||
2 | under this
Chapter 3.
The spouse and children of a person | ||||||
3 | who may elect under this paragraph 1 to
furnish the address | ||||||
4 | of the headquarters of the government entity or police
| ||||||
5 | district where the person works instead of the person's | ||||||
6 | domicile address may,
if they reside with that person, also | ||||||
7 | elect to furnish the address of the
headquarters of the | ||||||
8 | government entity or police district where the person works
| ||||||
9 | as their domicile address, in which case that address shall | ||||||
10 | be deemed to be
their domicile address for all purposes | ||||||
11 | under this Chapter 3.
In this paragraph 1: (A)
"police | ||||||
12 | officer" has the meaning ascribed to "policeman" in Section | ||||||
13 | 10-3-1 of
the Illinois Municipal Code; (B) "deputy sheriff" | ||||||
14 | means a deputy sheriff
appointed under Section 3-6008 of | ||||||
15 | the Counties Code; (C) "elected sheriff"
means a sheriff | ||||||
16 | commissioned pursuant to Section 3-6001 of the Counties | ||||||
17 | Code;
(D) "fire
investigator" means a person classified as | ||||||
18 | a peace officer under the Peace
Officer Fire Investigation | ||||||
19 | Act; and (E) "state's attorney", "assistant state's | ||||||
20 | attorney", and "state's attorney special investigator" | ||||||
21 | mean a state's attorney, assistant state's attorney, and | ||||||
22 | state's attorney special investigator commissioned or | ||||||
23 | appointed under Division 3-9 of the Counties Code.
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24 | 2. A description of the vehicle, including such | ||||||
25 | information as is
required in an application for a | ||||||
26 | certificate of title, determined under such
standard |
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1 | rating as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
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2 | 3. Information
relating to the
insurance policy for the | ||||||
3 | motor vehicle, including the name of the insurer which | ||||||
4 | issued the policy, the policy number, and the expiration | ||||||
5 | date of the policy.
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6 | 4. Such further information as may reasonably be | ||||||
7 | required by the
Secretary to enable him to determine | ||||||
8 | whether the vehicle is
lawfully entitled to registration | ||||||
9 | and the owner entitled to a certificate
of title.
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10 | 5. An affirmation by the applicant that all information | ||||||
11 | set forth is
true and correct. If the
application is for | ||||||
12 | the registration of a motor vehicle, the applicant also
| ||||||
13 | shall affirm that the motor vehicle is insured as required | ||||||
14 | by this Code,
that such insurance will be maintained | ||||||
15 | throughout the period for which the
motor vehicle shall be | ||||||
16 | registered, and that neither the owner, nor any
person | ||||||
17 | operating the motor vehicle with the owner's permission, | ||||||
18 | shall
operate the motor vehicle unless the required | ||||||
19 | insurance is in effect. If
the person signing the | ||||||
20 | affirmation is not the sole owner of the vehicle,
such | ||||||
21 | person shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of all | ||||||
22 | the owners of
the vehicle. If the person signing the | ||||||
23 | affirmation is not an owner of the
vehicle, such person | ||||||
24 | shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of the
owner or | ||||||
25 | owners of the vehicle. The lack of signature on the | ||||||
26 | application
shall not in any manner exempt the owner or |
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1 | owners from any provisions,
requirements or penalties of | ||||||
2 | this Code.
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3 | (b) When such application refers to a new vehicle purchased | ||||||
4 | from a
dealer the application shall be accompanied by a | ||||||
5 | Manufacturer's Statement
of Origin from the dealer, and a | ||||||
6 | statement showing any lien retained by the
dealer.
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7 | (c) Within 12 months after the effective date of this | ||||||
8 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Secretary of | ||||||
9 | State shall be required to include within its application for | ||||||
10 | registration specific information about the type of electric | ||||||
11 | vehicle registered, including the name of vehicle | ||||||
12 | manufacturer, model, battery capacity in kWh, and name and | ||||||
13 | address of the utility at the location of the owner's | ||||||
14 | registered address. The Secretary of State shall issue a | ||||||
15 | license plate with the reference "EL" reserved only for | ||||||
16 | electric vehicles under subsection (g-5) of Section 3-412 of | ||||||
17 | this Act. The Secretary of State shall publish online monthly | ||||||
18 | the number of electric vehicles registered, including vehicle | ||||||
19 | type, battery capacity, and registered locations of all types | ||||||
20 | of electric vehicles by county, municipality, and the | ||||||
21 | applicable utility in order to facilitate the State's planning | ||||||
22 | goals as stated in the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Act. The | ||||||
23 | Secretary of State shall furnish in written report or by email | ||||||
24 | the electric vehicle data required in this Section upon a | ||||||
25 | written or online request form by the county, municipality, or | ||||||
26 | utility for their use to plan the extent of public charging |
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| |||||||
1 | infrastructure required for public charging stations. | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 95-207, eff. 1-1-08; 96-580, eff. 1-1-10.)
| ||||||
3 | (625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
| ||||||
4 | Sec. 3-412. Registration plates and registration stickers | ||||||
5 | to be
furnished by the Secretary of State. | ||||||
6 | (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle | ||||||
7 | subject to annual
registration for the first time shall issue | ||||||
8 | or shall cause to be issued to the
owner one registration plate | ||||||
9 | for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, moped or | ||||||
10 | truck-tractor, 2 registration plates for other motor vehicles
| ||||||
11 | and, where applicable, current registration stickers for motor | ||||||
12 | vehicles of the
first division. The provisions of this Section | ||||||
13 | may be made applicable to such
vehicles of the second division, | ||||||
14 | as the Secretary of State may, from time to
time, in his | ||||||
15 | discretion designate. On subsequent annual registrations
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16 | during the term of the registration plate as provided in | ||||||
17 | Section 3-414.1, the
Secretary shall issue or cause to be | ||||||
18 | issued registration stickers as evidence
of current | ||||||
19 | registration. However, the issuance of annual registration | ||||||
20 | stickers
to vehicles registered under the provisions of | ||||||
21 | Sections 3-402.1 and 3-405.3 of
this Code may not be required | ||||||
22 | if the Secretary deems the issuance unnecessary.
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23 | (b) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it | ||||||
24 | the registration
number assigned to the vehicle for which it is | ||||||
25 | issued, the name of this State,
which may be abbreviated, the |
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1 | year number for which it was issued, which may
be abbreviated, | ||||||
2 | the phrase "Land of Lincoln" (except as otherwise provided in
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3 | this Code), and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary
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4 | may prescribe. However, for apportionment plates issued to | ||||||
5 | vehicles registered
under Section 3-402.1 and fleet plates | ||||||
6 | issued to vehicles registered under
Section 3-405.3, the phrase | ||||||
7 | "Land of Lincoln" may be omitted to allow for
the word | ||||||
8 | "apportioned", the word "fleet", or other similar language to | ||||||
9 | be
displayed. Registration plates issued to a vehicle | ||||||
10 | registered as a fleet
vehicle may display a designation | ||||||
11 | determined by the Secretary.
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12 | The Secretary may in his discretion prescribe
that letters | ||||||
13 | be used as prefixes only on registration plates issued to | ||||||
14 | vehicles
of the first division which are registered under this | ||||||
15 | Code and only as suffixes
on registration plates issued to | ||||||
16 | other vehicles. Every registration sticker
issued as evidence | ||||||
17 | of current registration shall designate the year number
for | ||||||
18 | which it is issued and such other letters or numbers as the | ||||||
19 | Secretary may
prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color | ||||||
20 | with the registration plates and
registration stickers of the | ||||||
21 | previous year.
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22 | (c) Each registration plate and the required letters and | ||||||
23 | numerals thereon,
except the year number for which issued, | ||||||
24 | shall be of sufficient size to be
plainly readable from a | ||||||
25 | distance of 100 feet during daylight, and shall be
coated with | ||||||
26 | reflectorizing material. The dimensions of the plate issued to
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1 | vehicles of the first division shall be 6 by 12 inches.
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2 | (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger | ||||||
3 | motor vehicle
rented without a driver the same type of | ||||||
4 | registration plates as the type of
plates issued for a private | ||||||
5 | passenger vehicle.
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6 | (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
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7 | car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive registration | ||||||
8 | plates.
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9 | (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every motorcycle
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10 | distinctive registration plates distinguishing between
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11 | motorcycles having 150 or more cubic centimeters piston
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12 | displacement, or having less than 150 cubic centimeter
piston | ||||||
13 | displacement.
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14 | (g) Registration plates issued to vehicles for-hire may
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15 | display a designation as determined by the Secretary that
such | ||||||
16 | vehicles are for-hire.
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17 | (g-5) The Secretary of State shall issue a license plate | ||||||
18 | with the reference "EL" reserved only for electric vehicles as | ||||||
19 | defined under the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Act. | ||||||
20 | (h) (Blank).
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21 | (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public and | ||||||
22 | private
ambulance registration plates identifying the vehicle | ||||||
23 | as an ambulance.
The Secretary shall forward to the Department | ||||||
24 | of Healthcare and Family Services registration
information for | ||||||
25 | the purpose of verification of claims filed with the
Department | ||||||
26 | by ambulance owners for payment for services to public |
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1 | assistance
recipients.
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2 | (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public and | ||||||
3 | private
medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery registration | ||||||
4 | plates displaying
numbers within ranges of numbers reserved | ||||||
5 | respectively for medical carriers
and rescue vehicles. The | ||||||
6 | Secretary shall forward to the Department of Healthcare and | ||||||
7 | Family Services registration information for the purpose of | ||||||
8 | verification of claims filed
with the Department by owners of | ||||||
9 | medical carriers or rescue vehicles for
payment for services to | ||||||
10 | public assistance recipients.
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11 | (k) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive license | ||||||
12 | plates or distinctive license plate stickers for every vehicle | ||||||
13 | exempted from subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section 12-503 by | ||||||
14 | subsection (g) of that Section, and by subsection (g-5) of that | ||||||
15 | Section before its deletion by this amendatory Act of the 95th | ||||||
16 | General Assembly. The Secretary shall issue these plates or | ||||||
17 | stickers immediately upon receiving the physician's | ||||||
18 | certification required under subsection (g) of Section 12-503. | ||||||
19 | New plates or stickers shall also be issued when the | ||||||
20 | certification is renewed as provided in that subsection.
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21 | (l) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive | ||||||
22 | registration plates for low-speed vehicles. | ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 95-202, eff. 8-16-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; | ||||||
24 | 96-554, eff. 1-1-10; 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; 96-815, eff. | ||||||
25 | 10-30-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
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1 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1301.9 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Sec. 11-1301.9. Parking spaces reserved for electric | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | vehicles; penalties. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | (a) Beginning January 1, 2012, no person may park a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | non-electric vehicle in a space designated and marked as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | reserved for electric vehicles. For the purposes of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Section, "electric vehicle" shall have the meaning given to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | that term in the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (b) Beginning January 1, 2012, any person who parks a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | non-electric vehicle in a space designated and marked as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | reserved for electric vehicles shall receive a warning. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (c) Beginning July 1, 2012, any person who parks a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | non-electric vehicle in a space designated and marked as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | reserved for electric vehicles shall be guilty of a traffic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | infraction under Regulating the standing or parking of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | vehicles, except as limited by Section 11-1306 of this Act and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | shall be fined not less than $150 nor more than $300, and shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | pay any costs incurred by the court related to assessing the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | fine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (d) Any citation issued under this Section may be mailed to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | the violator pursuant to Section 1-2-9.1 of the Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Municipal Code or, in the case of an unincorporated area of a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | county, pursuant to Section 5-43025 of the Counties Code. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | becoming law.
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