Bill Text: IL HJR0085 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes a Joint Task Force on Propane-Powered Vehicles to study the feasibility of converting State and local governmental vehicles to propane-powered vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-27 - Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee; /60(b) Table [HJR0085 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HJR0085-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Propane, otherwise known as Liquefied Petroleum | ||||||
3 | Gas or LPG, is a by-product of natural gas processing and | ||||||
4 | petroleum refining; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Propane has been used as a transportation fuel | ||||||
6 | since the 1940s; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Propane can be used to replace gasoline in | ||||||
8 | light-duty vehicles and diesel in heavy-duty vehicles; and
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9 | WHEREAS, There are more than 270,000 on-road propane | ||||||
10 | vehicles in the United States and more than 10 million | ||||||
11 | worldwide; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Many of these vehicles are used in fleets, | ||||||
13 | including light-duty and heavy-duty trucks, buses, taxicabs, | ||||||
14 | police cars, and rental and delivery vehicles; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Certified installers can economically and | ||||||
16 | reliably retrofit many light-duty vehicles for propane | ||||||
17 | operation; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Compared with vehicles fueled with conventional | ||||||
19 | diesel and gasoline, propane-powered vehicles can produce |
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1 | significantly lower amounts of some harmful emissions and the | ||||||
2 | greenhouse gas carbon dioxide; and
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3 | WHEREAS, According to the Propane Education and Research | ||||||
4 | Council, propane cuts emissions of toxins and carcinogens, such | ||||||
5 | as benzene and toluene, by up to 96% compared to gasoline; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Propane in its liquid state has the lowest | ||||||
7 | flammability range of any alternate fuel, which reduces the | ||||||
8 | chances of a vehicle fire in propane-powered vehicles; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Propane is non-toxic and slightly soluble, and it | ||||||
10 | biodegrades rapidly in soil, water, or air; and
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11 | WHEREAS, There are approximately 2,500 propane fueling | ||||||
12 | stations in the United States, which is the largest fueling | ||||||
13 | infrastructure of any alternative fuel; and
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14 | WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of | ||||||
15 | Energy Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center, | ||||||
16 | there are approximately 74 propane fueling stations in | ||||||
17 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
19 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
20 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is established a Joint |
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1 | Task Force on Propane-Powered Vehicles to study the feasibility | ||||||
2 | of converting State and local governmental vehicles to | ||||||
3 | propane-powered vehicles; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall examine, at a | ||||||
5 | minimum, issues such as the availability of propane-powered | ||||||
6 | vehicles and their cost, the types of vehicles to be converted | ||||||
7 | to propane-powered vehicles, the potential costs and benefits | ||||||
8 | of converting vehicles to propane-powered vehicles, the | ||||||
9 | current infrastructure for the delivery of propane, the | ||||||
10 | availability of propane, and a potential timeframe for | ||||||
11 | converting State and local governmental vehicles to | ||||||
12 | propane-powered vehicles; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall be under the | ||||||
14 | Department of Central Management Services, which shall provide | ||||||
15 | staff support; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That the members of the Joint Task Force shall | ||||||
17 | include: 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate; 2 | ||||||
18 | members appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; 2 | ||||||
19 | members appointed by the Speaker of the House; 2 members | ||||||
20 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; the Director of | ||||||
21 | Central Management Services or his or her designee; the | ||||||
22 | President of the University of Illinois or his or her designee; | ||||||
23 | the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or |
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1 | his or her designee; the Director of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
2 | Opportunity or his or her designee; one member of an | ||||||
3 | association representing municipal governments, appointed by | ||||||
4 | the Director of Central Management Services; one member of an | ||||||
5 | association representing county governments, appointed by the | ||||||
6 | Director of Central Management Services; one member of an | ||||||
7 | association representing the petroleum industry, appointed by | ||||||
8 | the Director of Central Management Services; one member of an | ||||||
9 | association representing petroleum marketers, appointed by the | ||||||
10 | Director of Central Management Services; one member | ||||||
11 | representing automobile manufacturers, appointed by the | ||||||
12 | Director of Central Management Services; one member | ||||||
13 | representing propane suppliers, appointed by the Director of | ||||||
14 | Central Management Services; one member of an association | ||||||
15 | representing environmental interests, appointed by the | ||||||
16 | Director of Central Management Services; one member of an | ||||||
17 | association representing school districts, appointed by the | ||||||
18 | Director of Central Management Services; and one member of an | ||||||
19 | association representing a statewide health organization, | ||||||
20 | appointed by the Director of Central Management Services; and | ||||||
21 | be it further
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22 | RESOLVED, That one member of each political party shall be | ||||||
23 | selected by the Joint Task Force to serve as co-chairpersons; | ||||||
24 | and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall meet at the call | ||||||
2 | of the co-chairs and that the members shall serve without | ||||||
3 | compensation; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall report its | ||||||
5 | findings and recommendations to the Secretary of the Senate and | ||||||
6 | the Clerk of the House by July 1, 2010; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to the Director of Central Management Services, the | ||||||
9 | Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the | ||||||
10 | Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the | ||||||
11 | President of the University of Illinois.
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