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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Renewable Fuels Development | ||||||
5 | Program Act is amended by adding Section 35 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 689/35 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 35. Increased Ethanol Content Encouragement Program. | ||||||
8 | (a) The General Assembly finds: | ||||||
9 | (1) Due to the increasing cost of motor fuel, gas | ||||||
10 | stations in the State should be encouraged to offer motor | ||||||
11 | fuel blended with 15% ethanol. Increasing the percentage of | ||||||
12 | ethanol in motor fuel will help to reduce the cost of motor | ||||||
13 | fuel. | ||||||
14 | (2) Existing studies show that some higher percentage | ||||||
15 | blends of ethanol may be used in motor vehicles without | ||||||
16 | requiring any modification to the vehicle.
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17 | (3) Motor vehicle manufacturers are encouraged to | ||||||
18 | continue to expand production of flexible-fuel vehicles. | ||||||
19 | Flexible-fuel vehicles are capable of using any blend of | ||||||
20 | ethanol fuel up to 85% ethanol.
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21 | (4) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced | ||||||
22 | E15 motor fuel blends to be safe for use in all cars and | ||||||
23 | pickup trucks produced in 2001 and later. With this |
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1 | announcement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has | ||||||
2 | approved the use of E15 for 62% of vehicles on the road | ||||||
3 | today.
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4 | (b) The Department may provide information to gas stations | ||||||
5 | in the State encouraging the gas stations to offer E15 blended | ||||||
6 | fuel as an option for customers. The Department may provide gas | ||||||
7 | stations in the State with information on any financial | ||||||
8 | assistance that may be available to subsidize the cost of | ||||||
9 | providing E15 blended fuel to consumers.
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10 | Section 10. The Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
11 | Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
12 | amended by adding Section 605-1010 as follows: | ||||||
13 | (20 ILCS 605/605-1010 new) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 605-1010. Department authorized to provide | ||||||
15 | information to gas stations. The Department is authorized to | ||||||
16 | provide information to gas stations in the State encouraging | ||||||
17 | the gas stations to offer E15 blended fuel as an option for | ||||||
18 | customers. The Department may provide gas stations in the State | ||||||
19 | with information on any financial assistance that may be | ||||||
20 | available to subsidize the cost of providing E15 blended fuel | ||||||
21 | to consumers.
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