Public Act 096-1278
 
HB6047 EnrolledLRB096 18198 JDS 33573 b

    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by changing
Section 30 as follows:
 
    (415 ILCS 120/30)
    Sec. 30. Rebate program. Beginning January 1, 1997, and as
long as funds are available, each owner of an alternate fuel
vehicle shall be eligible to apply for a rebate. Beginning July
1, 2005, each owner of a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel
is eligible to apply for a fuel cost differential rebate under
subsection (c) of this Section. The Agency shall cause rebates
to be issued under the provisions of this Act. An owner may
apply for only one of 3 types of rebates with regard to an
individual alternate fuel vehicle: (i) a conversion cost
rebate, (ii) an OEM differential cost rebate, or (iii) a fuel
cost differential rebate. Only one rebate may be issued with
regard to a particular alternate fuel vehicle during the life
of that vehicle. A rebate shall not exceed $4,000 per vehicle.
Over the life of this rebate program, an owner of an alternate
fuel vehicle or a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel may not
receive rebates for more than 150 vehicles per location or for
300 vehicles in total.
    (a) A conversion cost rebate may be issued to an owner or
his or her designee in order to reduce the cost of converting
of a conventional vehicle or a hybrid vehicle to an alternate
fuel vehicle. Conversion of a conventional vehicle or a hybrid
vehicle to alternate fuel capability must take place in
Illinois for the owner to be eligible for the conversion cost
rebate. Amounts spent by applicants within a calendar year may
be claimed on a rebate application submitted within 12 months
after the month in which the conversion of the vehicle took
place. Approved conversion cost rebates applied for during or
after calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all approved
conversion costs claimed and documented. Approval of
conversion cost rebates may continue after calendar year 2002,
if funds are still available. An applicant may include on an
application submitted in 1997 all amounts spent within that
calendar year on the conversion, even if the expenditure
occurred before promulgation of the Agency rules.
    (b) An OEM differential cost rebate may be issued to an
owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost
differential between a conventional vehicle or engine and the
same vehicle or engine, produced by an original equipment
manufacturer, that has the capability to use alternate fuels.
    A new OEM vehicle or engine must be purchased in Illinois
and must either be an alternate fuel vehicle or used in an
alternate fuel vehicle, respectively, for the owner to be
eligible for an OEM differential cost rebate. Large vehicles,
over 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight, purchased outside
Illinois are eligible for an OEM differential cost rebate if
the same or a comparable vehicle is not available for purchase
in Illinois. Amounts spent by applicants within a calendar year
may be claimed on a rebate application submitted within 12
months after the month in which the new OEM vehicle or engine
was purchased.
    Approved OEM differential cost rebates applied for during
or after calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all approved cost
differential claimed and documented. Approval of OEM
differential cost rebates may continue after calendar year
2002, if funds are still available. An applicant may include on
an application submitted in 1997 all amounts spent within that
calendar year on OEM equipment, even if the expenditure
occurred before promulgation of the Agency rules.
    (c) A fuel cost differential rebate may be issued to an
owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost
differential between conventional fuels and domestic renewable
fuels or alternate fuels purchased to operate an alternate fuel
vehicle. The fuel cost differential shall be based on a 3-year
life cycle cost analysis developed by the Agency by rulemaking.
The rebate shall apply to and be payable during a consecutive
3-year period commencing on the date the application is
approved by the Agency. Approved fuel cost differential rebates
may be applied for during or after calendar year 1997 and
approved rebates shall be 80% of the cost differential for a
consecutive 3-year period. Approval of fuel cost differential
rebates may continue after calendar year 2002 if funds are
still available.
    Twenty-five percent of the amount that is appropriated
under Section 40 to be used to fund programs authorized by this
Section during calendar year 2001 shall be designated to fund
fuel cost differential rebates. If the total dollar amount of
approved fuel cost differential rebate applications as of July
1, 2001 is less than the amount designated for that calendar
year, the balance of designated funds shall be immediately
available to fund any rebate authorized by this Section and
approved in the calendar year.
    An approved fuel cost differential rebate shall be paid to
an owner in 3 annual installments on or about the anniversary
date of the approval of the application. Owners receiving a
fuel cost differential rebate shall be required to demonstrate,
through recordkeeping, the use of domestic renewable fuels
during the 3-year period commencing on the date the application
is approved by the Agency. If the vehicle ceases to be
registered to the original applicant owner, a prorated
installment shall be paid to that owner or the owner's designee
and the remainder of the rebate shall be canceled.
    (d) Vehicles owned by the federal government or vehicles
registered in a state outside Illinois are not eligible for
rebates.
(Source: P.A. 96-537, eff. 8-14-09.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.