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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 12-705.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-705.1 new)
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| Sec. 12-705.1. Required use of biodiesel by certain |
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| vehicles. |
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| (a) Beginning January 1, 2006, any diesel powered vehicle |
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| owned or operated by this State, any county or unit of local |
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| government, any school district, any community college or |
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| public college or university, or any mass transit agency must, |
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| when refueling at a bulk central fueling facility, use a |
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| biodiesel blend that contains 2 percent biodiesel, as those |
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| terms are defined in the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development |
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| Program Act, where available, unless the engine is designed or |
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| retrofitted to operate on a higher percentage of biodiesel. |
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| (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits any unit of |
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| government from using a biodiesel blend containing more than 2 |
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| percent biodiesel. |
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| (c) As used in this Section, a "bulk central fueling |
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| facility" means a non-commercial fueling facility whose |
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| primary purpose is the fueling of vehicles owned or operated by |
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| the State, a county or unit of local government, a school |
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| district, a community college or public college or university, |
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| or a mass transit agency. |
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| (d) The Secretary of Transportation shall adopt rules for |
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| implementing this Section.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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