Bill Text: IL SB2803 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Exempts Secretary of State vehicles from a provision that 25% of vehicles purchased with State funds shall be vehicles fueled by electricity, compressed natural gas, liquid petroleum gas, or liquid natural gas. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-07-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0759 [SB2803 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB2803-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Exempts Secretary of State vehicles from a provision that 25% of vehicles purchased with State funds shall be vehicles fueled by electricity, compressed natural gas, liquid petroleum gas, or liquid natural gas. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-07-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0759 [SB2803 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB2803-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning finance.
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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 Procurement Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 25-75 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 500/25-75) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 25-75. Purchase of motor vehicles. | ||||||
8 | (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
9 | of the 94th General Assembly, all gasoline-powered vehicles | ||||||
10 | purchased from State funds must be flexible fuel vehicles. | ||||||
11 | Beginning July 1, 2007, all gasoline-powered vehicles | ||||||
12 | purchased from State funds must be flexible fuel or fuel | ||||||
13 | efficient hybrid vehicles. For purposes of this Section, | ||||||
14 | "flexible fuel vehicles" are automobiles or light trucks that | ||||||
15 | operate on either gasoline or E-85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) | ||||||
16 | fuel and "Fuel efficient hybrid vehicles" are automobiles or | ||||||
17 | light trucks that use a gasoline or diesel engine and an | ||||||
18 | electric motor to provide power and gain at least a 20% | ||||||
19 | increase in combined US-EPA city-highway fuel economy over the | ||||||
20 | equivalent or most-similar conventionally-powered model. | ||||||
21 | (b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
22 | of the 94th General Assembly, any vehicle purchased from State | ||||||
23 | funds that is fueled by diesel fuel shall be certified by the |
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1 | manufacturer to run on 5% biodiesel (B5) fuel. | ||||||
2 | (b-5) On and after January 1, 2016, 25% of vehicles, other | ||||||
3 | than Department of Corrections vehicles , Secretary of State | ||||||
4 | vehicles (except for mid-sized sedans), and Department of State | ||||||
5 | Police patrol vehicles, purchased with State funds shall be | ||||||
6 | vehicles fueled by electricity, compressed natural gas, liquid | ||||||
7 | petroleum gas, or liquid natural gas. | ||||||
8 | (c) The Chief Procurement Officer may determine that | ||||||
9 | certain vehicle procurements are exempt from this Section based | ||||||
10 | on intended use or other reasonable considerations such as | ||||||
11 | health and safety of Illinois citizens.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 98-442, eff. 1-1-14.)
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.
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