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90_HB3129ham002

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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3129
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 3129 on page 3,  by
 3    inserting below line 24 the following:
 4        "Section  7.   The  Alternate  Fuels  Act  is  amended by
 5    changing Section 10 and adding Section 27 as follows:
 6        (415 ILCS 120/10)
 7        Sec. 10.  Definitions.  As used in this Act:
 8        "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
 9        "Alternate fuel" means liquid petroleum gas, natural gas,
10    E85 blend fuel, fuel  composed  of  a  minimum  80%  ethanol,
11    bio-based   methanol,      fuels  derived  from  biomass,  or
12    electricity.
13        "Alternate  fuel  vehicle"  means  any  vehicle  that  is
14    operated in Illinois and is capable  of  using  an  alternate
15    fuel.
16        "Conventional",  when  used to modify the word "vehicle",
17    "engine",  or  "fuel",  means  gasoline  or  diesel  or   any
18    reformulations of those fuels.
19        "Covered  Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane,
20    Lake, McHenry, and Will and the  townships  of  AuxSable  and
21    Goose  Lake  in  Grundy  County and the township of Oswego in
22    Kendall County.
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 1        "Director"  means  the  Director  of  the   Environmental
 2    Protection Agency.
 3        "Domestic  renewable  fuel" means a fuel, produced in the
 4    United States, composed of a minimum 80%  ethanol,  bio-based
 5    methanol, and fuels derived from bio-mass.
 6        "E85 blend fuel" means fuel that contains 85% ethanol and
 7    15% gasoline.
 8        "GVWR" means Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
 9        "Location"  means  (i)  a parcel of real property or (ii)
10    multiple,  contiguous  parcels  of  real  property  that  are
11    separated  by private roadways, public roadways,  or  private
12    or  public  rights-of-way and are owned, operated, leased, or
13    under common control of one party.
14        "Original  equipment  manufacturer"  or  "OEM"  means   a
15    manufacturer  of alternate fuel vehicles or a manufacturer or
16    remanufacturer of alternate fuel  engines  used  in  vehicles
17    greater than 8500 pounds GVWR.
18        "Rental vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is owned or
19    controlled primarily for the purpose of short-term leasing or
20    rental pursuant to a contract.
21    (Source: P.A. 89-410.)
22        (415 ILCS 120/27 new)
23        Sec.  27.  E85  refueling retail site program.  Beginning
24    in fiscal year 2000, the Agency shall operate  a  program  to
25    provide  incentives  for  the  establishment  of  retail  E85
26    refueling  sites.  Subject to appropriation, the Agency shall
27    provide matching grants to retailers of E85  blend  fuel  for
28    the  cost  of  installation of tanks for E85 blend fuel.  The
29    amount of the grant may not exceed 50% of the total  cost  of
30    installation  or  $20,000.   The  Agency may provide matching
31    grants for not more than 20 retail locations each fiscal year
32    beginning in fiscal year 2000 and  ending  with  fiscal  year
33    2002.  At  least  10 of the grants made each year shall be to
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 1    retail locations situated in the covered area.".

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