Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 3/7/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 474

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 474, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
6 Section 12-705.1 as follows:
 
7     (625 ILCS 5/12-705.1 new)
8     Sec. 12-705.1. Required use of biodiesel by certain
9 vehicles.
10     (a) Beginning January 1, 2006, any diesel powered vehicle
11 owned or operated by this State, any county or unit of local
12 government, any community college or public college or
13 university, or any mass transit agency must, when refueling at
14 a bulk central fueling facility, use a biodiesel blend that
15 contains 2 percent biodiesel, as those terms are defined in the
16 Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act, where
17 available, unless the engine is designed or retrofitted to
18 operate on a higher percentage of biodiesel.
19     (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits any unit of
20 government from using a biodiesel blend containing more than 2
21 percent biodiesel.
22     (c) As used in this Section, a "bulk central fueling
23 facility" means a non-commercial fueling facility whose
24 primary purpose is the fueling of vehicles owned or operated by

 

 

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1 the State, a county or unit of local government, a community
2 college or public college or university, or a mass transit
3 agency.
4     (d) This Section does not apply to any elementary or
5 secondary school district.
6     (e) The Secretary of Transportation shall adopt rules for
7 implementing this Section.
 
8     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9 becoming law.".