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Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 5/2/2005
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09400HB0112sam002 |
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LRB094 03678 DRH 45379 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 112
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 112 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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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 July 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% biodiesel, as those terms are |
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| defined in the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program |
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| Act, where available, unless the engine is designed or |
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| retrofitted to operate on a higher percentage of biodiesel or |
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| on ultra low sulfur fuel. |
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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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| 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 |