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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Renewable Fuels Development |
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| Program Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 689/5)
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| Sec. 5. Findings and State policy. The
The General Assembly |
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| recognizes that
agriculture is a vital sector of the Illinois |
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| economy and that an important
growth industry
for the Illinois |
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| agricultural sector is renewable fuels production. Renewable
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| fuels
produced from Illinois agricultural products hold great |
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| potential for growing
the State's
economy, reducing our |
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| dependence on foreign oil supplies, and improving the
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| environment by reducing harmful emissions from vehicles. |
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| Illinois is the
nation's leading
producer of ethanol, a clean, |
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| renewable fuel with significant environmental
benefits. The
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| General Assembly finds that reliable supplies of renewable |
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| fuels will be
integral to
the long term
energy security of the |
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| United States.
The General Assembly declares that it is the |
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| public policy of the
State of
Illinois to promote and encourage |
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| the production and use of renewable fuels as
a means
not only |
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| to improve air quality in the State and the nation, but also to |
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| grow
the
agricultural sector of the Illinois economy. To |
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| achieve these public
policy
objectives, the General Assembly |
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| hereby authorizes the creation and
implementation of
the |
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| Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program within the |
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| Department. |
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| (Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)
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