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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5068 Introduced , by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Creates the Low Carbon Fuel Standards Program Act. Establishes the Low Carbon Standards Program to be administered by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Provides that the Program shall establish declining carbon intensity standards, expressed in terms of the carbon intensity of transportation fuels, to be achieved during each compliance period. Provides that providers of transportation fuel must demonstrate that the mix of fuels they supply for use in Illinois meets the carbon intensity benchmarks of the program for each annual compliance period. Effective immediately. |
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| | HB5068 | | LRB103 39405 HLH 69586 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Low |
5 | | Carbon Fuel Standards Program Act.
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6 | | Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to |
7 | | establish the Low Carbon Fuel Standards Program in Illinois. |
8 | | The goals of the Program are to reduce greenhouse gas |
9 | | emissions from the transportation sector, to promote the use |
10 | | of cleaner low carbon fuel, and to decrease petroleum |
11 | | dependence.
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12 | | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
13 | | "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection |
14 | | Agency. |
15 | | "Carbon intensity" means the greenhouse gas emissions, |
16 | | expressed in terms of metric tons of CO 2 equivalent per unit of |
17 | | energy, associated with the production, transportation, and |
18 | | use of a transportation fuel. |
19 | | "Low carbon fuel" means a transportation fuel with a lower |
20 | | carbon intensity score than the benchmark established by the |
21 | | Agency under the Program. |
22 | | "Program" means the Low Carbon Fuel Standards Program |