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| Public Act 097-0090
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| HB2903 Enrolled | LRB097 10774 JDS 51198 b |
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by changing |
Sections 10 and 30 as follows:
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(415 ILCS 120/10)
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Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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"Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
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"Alternate fuel" means liquid petroleum gas, natural gas,
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E85 blend fuel, fuel composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80%
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bio-based
methanol, fuels that are at least 80% derived from |
biomass,
hydrogen fuel, or
electricity, excluding on-board |
electric generation.
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"Alternate fuel vehicle" means any vehicle that is
operated |
in Illinois and is capable of using an alternate fuel.
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"Biodiesel fuel" means a renewable fuel conforming to the |
industry standard
ASTM-D6751 and registered with the U.S. |
Environmental Protection Agency.
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"Car sharing organization" means an organization whose |
primary business is a membership-based service that allows |
members to drive cars by the hour in order to extend the public |
transit system, reduce personal car ownership, save consumers |
money, increase the use of alternative transportation, and |
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improve environmental sustainability. |
"Conventional", when used to modify the word "vehicle",
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"engine", or "fuel", means gasoline or diesel or any
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reformulations of those fuels.
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"Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, |
Lake, McHenry, and
Will and those portions of Grundy County and |
Kendall County that are included
in the following ZIP code |
areas, as designated by the U.S. Postal Service on
the |
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998: 60416, 60444, |
60447, 60450,
60481, 60538, and 60543.
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"Director" means the Director of the Environmental |
Protection Agency.
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"Domestic renewable fuel" means a fuel, produced in the
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United States, composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80% bio-based
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methanol, or 20% biodiesel fuel.
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"E85 blend fuel" means fuel that contains 85% ethanol and |
15% gasoline.
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"Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is licensed to |
drive on public roadways, is predominantly powered by, and |
primarily refueled with, electricity, and does not have |
restrictions confining it to operate on only certain types of |
streets or roads. |
"GVWR" means Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
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"Location" means (i) a parcel of real property or (ii)
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multiple, contiguous parcels of real property that are |
separated
by private roadways, public roadways, or private or |
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public
rights-of-way and are owned, operated, leased, or under |
common
control of one party.
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"Original equipment manufacturer" or "OEM" means a
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manufacturer of alternate fuel vehicles or a manufacturer or
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remanufacturer of alternate fuel engines used in vehicles |
greater
than 8500 pounds GVWR.
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"Rental vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is owned
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controlled primarily for the purpose of short-term leasing or
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rental pursuant to a contract.
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(Source: P.A. 94-62, eff. 6-20-05.)
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(415 ILCS 120/30)
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Sec. 30. Rebate and grant program. |
(a) Beginning January 1, 1997, and as long as funds
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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 item (3) of |
this 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. |
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Over the life of this rebate program, an owner of an
alternate |
fuel vehicle or a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel may not
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receive rebates for more than 150
vehicles per location or for |
300 vehicles in total.
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(1) (a) A conversion cost rebate may be issued to an
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owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost of
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converting 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
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application submitted within 12 months after the month in |
which the conversion of the vehicle took place. Approved
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conversion cost rebates applied for during or after |
calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all
approved conversion
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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.
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(2) (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 |
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equipment
manufacturer, that has the capability to use |
alternate fuels.
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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.
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Approved OEM differential cost rebates applied for |
during
or after calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all
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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.
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(3) (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 |
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renewable
fuels or alternate fuels purchased to operate an |
alternate fuel vehicle. The fuel cost differential shall be
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based on a 3-year life cycle cost analysis developed by the
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Agency by rulemaking. The rebate shall apply to and be
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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.
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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
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applications as of July 1, 2001 is less than the amount
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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(b) (d) Vehicles owned by the federal government or
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vehicles registered in a state outside Illinois are not |
eligible
for rebates.
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(c) Through fiscal year 2013, the Agency may make grants to |
one or more car sharing organizations located and operating in |
Illinois for the purchase of new electric vehicles from an |
Illinois car dealership. A grant may not exceed 25% of the |
total project cost, including vehicles and supporting |
infrastructure. |
(1) Once in each fiscal year, a car sharing |
organization may submit a grant proposal to the Agency. The |
information in the proposal shall, at a minimum, consist of |
the following: |
(A) the name, address, and locations of the car |
sharing organization and its operations within |
Illinois; |
(B) a description of the car sharing organization, |
including the number and types of vehicles currently in |
the fleet and how the vehicles are strategically |
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located to maximize their usage along with a summary of |
the demographic populations being served; |
(C) a summary of average miles per year driven by |
the vehicles currently in the fleet; |
(D) a narrative description of the project, |
including the overall plans of the organization in |
acquiring electric vehicles, the makes and models and |
the number of electric vehicles that will be acquired |
by the funding, estimated purchase costs for each |
vehicle, how the vehicles will be refueled, and whether |
the refueling locations are available to the public or |
other entities, are private facilities solely used by |
the organization, or a combination of both; and |
(E) a detailed project budget, including the costs |
of vehicles and supporting infrastructure. |
(2) The Agency may award grants and set grant amounts, |
provided that the total amount of the grants does not |
exceed the Agency's estimate of the amount of the annual |
appropriation remaining after all rebates have been |
submitted and processed. |
(3) In deciding whether to award a grant, the Agency |
shall consider the overall level of environmental benefits |
to be realized by the proposed project. |
(4) Grant funds may only be used for purchasing |
electric vehicles, and shall not exceed 25% of the actual |
project expenditures. A vehicle purchased using grant |
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funds is not eligible for any rebate authorized by this |
Section. The grant shall provide funding only for the base |
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of the |
vehicle and its electric motors and drivetrain system as |
depicted on the window sticker or similar documents, and is |
not to include add-on options such as cabin-related product |
or component upgrades and extended warranties. |
(5) Within one year after the date of the grant award, |
the grantee shall submit a final report to the Agency. If |
there are grant funds unspent at that time, the remaining |
money shall be returned to the Agency. The report shall |
include the following information: |
(A) the make, model, and model year of each |
vehicle; |
(B) the dates of vehicle purchases; |
(C) the vehicle identification number (VIN); |
(D) the license plate number and the state of |
registration; |
(E) a copy of each vehicle's window sticker or |
similar document showing the base MSRP and all options; |
(F) proof of payment and purchase invoices for the |
vehicles showing the Illinois car dealership where the |
vehicles were purchased; and |
(G) a complete financial report for the project. |
(6) Vehicles purchased with grant funds must remain |
registered and in service with the grantee in Illinois for |
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a minimum of 5 years after purchase. If a vehicle is sold |
or otherwise taken out of service in Illinois earlier than |
that time, then the grantee shall refund to the Agency a |
prorated amount of the grant funds used to purchase that |
vehicle, except if a vehicle is replaced with a comparable |
vehicle or can no longer be safely operated due to an |
accident or other damage. |
(Source: P.A. 96-537, eff. 8-14-09; 96-1278, eff. 7-26-10.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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