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90_HB2550
415 ILCS 120/10
415 ILCS 120/27 new
Amends the Alternate Fuels Act. Provides that the
Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a program of
matching grants to retailers of E85 blend fuel for the
installation of tanks for E85 blend fuel. Provides that the
grant shall be for the lesser of 50% of the cost of
installation or $20,000. Authorizes the Agency to make
grants to not more than 20 retailers beginning with fiscal
year 2000 and ending with fiscal year 2002. Effective
immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Alternate Fuels Act by changing
2 Section 10 and adding Section 27.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by
6 changing Section 10 and adding Section 27 as follows:
7 (415 ILCS 120/10)
8 Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9 "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
10 "Alternate fuel" means liquid petroleum gas, natural gas,
11 E85 blend fuel, fuel composed of a minimum 80% ethanol,
12 bio-based methanol, fuels derived from biomass, or
13 electricity.
14 "Alternate fuel vehicle" means any vehicle that is
15 operated in Illinois and is capable of using an alternate
16 fuel.
17 "Conventional", when used to modify the word "vehicle",
18 "engine", or "fuel", means gasoline or diesel or any
19 reformulations of those fuels.
20 "Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane,
21 Lake, McHenry, and Will and the townships of AuxSable and
22 Goose Lake in Grundy County and the township of Oswego in
23 Kendall County.
24 "Director" means the Director of the Environmental
25 Protection Agency.
26 "Domestic renewable fuel" means a fuel, produced in the
27 United States, composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, bio-based
28 methanol, and fuels derived from bio-mass.
29 "E85 blend fuel" means fuel that contains 85% ethanol and
30 15% gasoline.
31 "GVWR" means Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
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1 "Location" means (i) a parcel of real property or (ii)
2 multiple, contiguous parcels of real property that are
3 separated by private roadways, public roadways, or private
4 or public rights-of-way and are owned, operated, leased, or
5 under common control of one party.
6 "Original equipment manufacturer" or "OEM" means a
7 manufacturer of alternate fuel vehicles or a manufacturer or
8 remanufacturer of alternate fuel engines used in vehicles
9 greater than 8500 pounds GVWR.
10 "Rental vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is owned or
11 controlled primarily for the purpose of short-term leasing or
12 rental pursuant to a contract.
13 (Source: P.A. 89-410.)
14 (415 ILCS 120/27 new)
15 Sec. 27. E85 refueling retail site program. Beginning
16 in fiscal year 2000, the Agency shall operate a program to
17 provide incentives for the establishment of retail E85
18 refueling sites. Subject to appropriation, the Agency shall
19 provide matching grants to retailers of E85 blend fuel for
20 the cost of installation of tanks for E85 blend fuel. The
21 amount of the grant may not exceed 50% of the total cost of
22 installation or $20,000. The Agency may provide matching
23 grants for not more than 20 retail locations each fiscal year
24 beginning in fiscal year 2000 and ending with fiscal year
25 2002. At least 10 of the grants made each year shall be to
26 retail locations situated in the covered area.
27 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
28 becoming law.