Bill Text: IL HB5895 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act. Sets out legislative findings regarding certain types of ethanol blended fuel. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may provide information to gas stations in the State encouraging the stations to offer E15 as an option for customers. Provides that the Department may provide information to gas stations on any financial assistance that may be available to subsidize the cost of providing E15 blended fuel to consumers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5895 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5895-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB5895 Introduced 2/16/2012, by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 689/35 new
20 ILCS 605/605-1015 new
Amends the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act. Sets out legislative findings regarding certain types of ethanol blended fuel. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may provide information to gas stations in the State encouraging the stations to offer E15 as an option for customers. Provides that the Department may provide information to gas stations on any financial assistance that may be available to subsidize the cost of providing E15 blended fuel to consumers.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Renewable Fuels Development
Program Act is amended by adding Section 35 as follows:
(20 ILCS 689/35 new)
Sec. 35. Increased Ethanol Content Encouragement Program.
(a) The General Assembly finds:
(1) Due to the increasing cost of motor fuel, gas
stations in the State should be encouraged to offer motor
fuel blended with 15% ethanol. Increasing the percentage of
ethanol in motor fuel will help to reduce the cost of motor
fuel.
(2) Existing studies show that some higher percentage
blends of ethanol may be used in motor vehicles without
requiring any modification to the vehicle.
(3) Motor vehicle manufacturers are encouraged to
continue to expand production of flexible-fuel vehicles.
Flexible-fuel vehicles are capable of using any blend of
ethanol fuel up to 85% ethanol.
(4) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced
E15 motor fuel blends to be safe for use in all cars and
pickup trucks produced in 2001 and later. With this

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announcement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has
approved the use of E15 for 62% of vehicles on the road
today.
(b) The Department may provide information to gas stations
in the State encouraging the gas stations to offer E15 blended
fuel as an option for customers. The Department may provide gas
stations in the State with information on any financial
assistance that may be available to subsidize the cost of
providing E15 blended fuel to consumers.
Section 10. The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 605-1015 as follows:
(20 ILCS 605/605-1015 new)
Sec. 605-1015. Department authorized to provide
information to gas stations. The Department is authorized to
provide information to gas stations in the State encouraging
the gas stations to offer E15 blended fuel as an option for
customers. The Department may provide gas stations in the State
with information on any financial assistance that may be
available to subsidize the cost of providing E15 blended fuel
to consumers.