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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB6705
Introduced , by Rep. William B. Black SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "regular gasoline" and "retail gasoline price". Provides that a municipality may, by ordinance, impose a $12 fuel surcharge upon any fine imposed for an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles under the Illinois Vehicle Code if the offense is committed within the corporate limits of the municipality and the violator is arrested by the municipal police. Provides that a county may, by ordinance, impose a $12 fuel surcharge upon any fine imposed for an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles under the Code if the offense is committed within the county and the violator is arrested by the county sheriff's department. Further provides that the arrest must be made during a week in which the retail gasoline price is $3 or more. Provides that a municipality or county must, by ordinance, create a special fund for the surcharge. Specifies that moneys in the fund must be used to operate and maintain the municipality's or county's law enforcement vehicles. Provides that the fuel surcharge does not apply to any offense committed on or after January 1, 2011. Effective immediately.
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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 16-105.1 as follows: |
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| (625 ILCS 5/16-105.1 new) |
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| Sec. 16-105.1. Fuel surcharge. |
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| (a) As used in this Section: |
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| "Regular gasoline" means gasoline having an octane rating, |
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| as defined in 16 C.F.R. Part 306, greater than or equal to 85 |
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| and less than 88. |
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| "Retail gasoline price" means the Weekly Retail Gasoline |
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| and Diesel Price for a gallon of regular gasoline, including |
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| taxes, reported by the Energy Information Administration of the |
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| U.S. Department of Energy for Petroleum Administration for |
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| Defense District 2 (Midwest U.S.). |
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| If the Energy Information Administration of the U.S. |
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| Department of Energy does not report a Weekly Retail Gasoline |
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| and Diesel Price for regular gasoline for Petroleum |
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| Administration for Defense District 2 (Midwest U.S.) for a |
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| particular week, the retail gasoline price for that week shall |
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| be deemed to be the most recent Weekly Retail Gasoline and |
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| Diesel Price for regular gasoline for Petroleum Administration |