Sen. Deanna Demuzio

Filed: 3/15/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 629

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 629 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Renewable Fuels Development
5 Program Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 10, 20, and 25
6 and by adding Section 27 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 689/5)
8     Sec. 5. Findings and State policy. The General Assembly
9 recognizes that agriculture is a vital sector of the Illinois
10 economy and that an important growth industry for the Illinois
11 agricultural sector is renewable fuels production. Renewable
12 fuels produced from Illinois agricultural products hold great
13 potential for growing the State's economy, reducing our
14 dependence on foreign oil supplies, and improving the
15 environment by reducing harmful emissions from vehicles.
16 Illinois is the nation's leading producer of ethanol, a clean,
17 renewable fuel with significant environmental benefits. The
18 General Assembly finds that reliable supplies of renewable
19 fuels will be integral to the long term energy security of the
20 United States. The General Assembly declares that it is the
21 public policy of the State of Illinois to promote and encourage
22 the production and use of renewable fuels as a means not only
23 to improve air quality in the State and the nation, but also to

 

 

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1 increase the size of grow the agricultural sector of the
2 Illinois economy. To achieve these public policy objectives,
3 the General Assembly hereby authorizes the creation and
4 implementation of the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development
5 Program within the Department.
6 (Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)
 
7     (20 ILCS 689/10)
8     Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9     "Biodiesel" means a renewable diesel fuel derived from
10 biomass that is intended for use in diesel engines.
11     "Biodiesel blend" means a blend of biodiesel with
12 petroleum-based diesel fuel in which the resultant product
13 contains no less than 1% and no more than 99% biodiesel.
14     "Biomass" means non-fossil organic materials that have an
15 intrinsic chemical energy content. "Biomass" includes, but is
16 not limited to, soybean oil, other vegetable oils, and ethanol.
17     "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
18 Opportunity Community Affairs.
19     "Diesel fuel" means any product intended for use or offered
20 for sale as a fuel for engines in which the fuel is injected
21 into the combustion chamber and ignited by pressure without
22 electric spark.
23     "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic
24 Opportunity Community Affairs.
25     "Ethanol" means a product produced from agricultural
26 commodities or by-products used as a fuel or to be blended with
27 other fuels for use in motor vehicles.
28     "Flexible fuel vehicle" has the meaning set forth in
29 Section 22 of the Alternate Fuels Act.
30     "Fuel" means fuel as defined in Section 1.19 of the Motor
31 Fuel Tax Law.
32     "Gasohol" means motor fuel that is no more than 90%
33 gasoline and at least 10% denatured ethanol that contains no

 

 

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1 more than 1.25% water by weight.
2     "Gasoline" means all products commonly or commercially
3 known or sold as gasoline (including casing head and absorption
4 or natural gasoline).
5     "Illinois agricultural product" means any agricultural
6 commodity grown in Illinois that is used by a production
7 facility to produce renewable fuel in Illinois, including, but
8 not limited to, corn, barley, and soy beans.
9     "Labor Organization" means any organization defined as a
10 "labor organization" under Section 2 of the National Labor
11 Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152).
12     "Majority blended ethanol fuel" means motor fuel that
13 contains no less than 70% and no more than 90% denatured
14 ethanol and no less than 10% and no more than 30% gasoline.
15     "Motor vehicles" means motor vehicles as defined in the
16 Illinois Vehicle Code and watercraft propelled by an internal
17 combustion engine.
18     "Owner" means any individual, sole proprietorship, limited
19 partnership, co-partnership, joint venture, corporation,
20 cooperative, or other legal entity, including its agents, that
21 operates or will operate a plant located within the State of
22 Illinois.
23     "Plant" means a production facility that produces a
24 renewable fuel. "Plant" includes land, any building or other
25 improvement on or to land, and any personal properties deemed
26 necessary or suitable for use, whether or not now in existence,
27 in the processing of fuel from agricultural commodities or
28 by-products.
29     "Renewable fuel" means ethanol, gasohol, majority blended
30 ethanol fuel, biodiesel blend fuel, and biodiesel.
31 (Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03; 93-618, eff. 12-11-03;
32 revised 12-6-03.)
 
33     (20 ILCS 689/20)

 

 

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1     Sec. 20. Grants. Subject to appropriation from the Build
2 Illinois Bond Fund, the Director is authorized to award
3 Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program grants to
4 eligible applicants. The annual aggregate amount of grants
5 awarded shall not exceed $15,000,000.
6 (Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03; 93-618, eff. 12-11-03.)
 
7     (20 ILCS 689/25)
8     Sec. 25. Project labor agreements.
9     (a) The Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program
10 project labor agreement must include the following:
11         (1) provisions establishing the minimum hourly wage
12     for each class of labor organization employee;
13         (2) provisions establishing the benefits and other
14     compensation for each class of labor organization
15     employee; and
16         (3) provisions establishing that no strike or disputes
17     will be engaged in by the labor organization employees.
18 The owner of the plant and the labor organizations shall have
19 the authority to include other terms and conditions as they
20 deem necessary.
21     (b) The project labor agreement shall be filed with the
22 Director in accordance with procedures established by the
23 Department. At a minimum, the project labor agreement must
24 provide the names, addresses, and occupations of the owner of
25 the plant and the individuals representing the labor
26 organization employees participating in the project labor
27 agreement. The agreement must also specify the terms and
28 conditions required in subsection (a).
29 (Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)
 
30     (20 ILCS 689/27 new)
31     Sec. 27. E85 Vehicle Encouragement Program.
32     (a) The Department shall, subject to appropriation, create

 

 

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1 and administer the E85 Vehicle Encouragement Program. Under
2 this program, the Department must solicit and collect
3 applications from persons who have purchased a flexible fuel
4 vehicle within the 12-month period prior to submitting the
5 application. Approved applicants shall be eligible for Program
6 distributions.
7     (b) The Program shall distribute coupons for an amount up
8 to $1,000 towards the purchase of E85 blended fuel to approved
9 applicants. The distribution may not exceed 10% of the purchase
10 price of the vehicle. If any moneys in the Fund are carried
11 over between fiscal years as a result of this 10% cap or for
12 any other reason, the moneys shall be distributed in the
13 following fiscal year as provided under this Section. Only one
14 distribution shall be made to the owner of any vehicle during
15 the life of that vehicle. Approved applicants who do not have
16 an E85 fueling station within 25 miles of their residence may
17 either apply for the coupons for E85 blended fuel as provided
18 in this subsection (b) or request substitute coupons of the
19 same value towards the purchase of 10% ethanol blended fuel.
20     (c) The E85 Vehicle Encouragement Fund is established as a
21 special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund may be
22 used, subject to appropriation, only for the purposes set forth
23 in this Section. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be
24 deposited into the Fund. The Department may retain 5% of the
25 moneys in the Fund for administrative costs of the Program.
26     (d) The Department shall have access to Secretary of State
27 motor vehicle registration records and other State records to
28 enable verification of these applications.
29     (e) The Department shall adopt necessary rules for the
30 implementation of this Section, including rules for the
31 solicitation, collection, and approval of applications and for
32 the distribution and redemption of Program coupons.
 
33     Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding

 

 

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1 Section 5.640 as follows:
 
2     (30 ILCS 105/5.640 new)
3     Sec. 5.640. E85 Vehicle Encouragement Fund.
 
4     Section 15. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5 adding Section 25-70 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 500/25-70 new)
7     Sec. 25-70. Motor vehicles. When economically and
8 practicably feasible, contracts may be established that give
9 purchasing preference to motor vehicles that meet, at a
10 minimum, the following requirements:
11     (a) For vehicles powered by gasoline; the capability of
12 using majority blended ethanol fuel as defined in Section 10 of
13 the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act or that
14 are rated among the top 20% by vehicle class for fuel
15 efficiency as determined by the U.S. EPA guidelines, or both.
16     (b) For vehicles powered by diesel fuel; the capability of
17 using at least 2% bio-diesel fuel as defined in Section 10 of
18 the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act.
19     The Chief Procurement Officer may determine that certain
20 vehicle classes are exempt from this Section based on intended
21 use or other reasonable considerations.
 
22     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.".