Section 275.120  Definitions

                        "Act" means the Alternate Fuels Act [415 ILCS 120].

                        "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

            "Alternate fuel" means liquefied petroleum gas (propane), natural gas, E85 blend fuel, hydrogen fuel, electricity when used as the primary external fuel source to power the vehicle excluding on-board electric generation, fuel composed of a minimum 80% ethanol or 80% bio-based methanol, or fuels that are at least 80% derived from  biomass.

            "Alternate fuel vehicle" means any motor vehicle or engine that is capable of using an alternate fuel and is operated in the State of Illinois.

"Base retail price" means the manufacturer's suggested retail price excluding options, upgrades, and applicable taxes, title, license, document fee, destination charge, and other add-ons or dealer-related charges.

"Biodiesel fuel" means a renewable fuel conforming to the industry standard ASTM D 6751, incorporated by reference in Section 275.140 of this Subpart.

            "Conventional", when used to modify the word "vehicle", "engine", or "fuel", means gasoline or diesel or any reformulations of those fuels. [415 ILCS 120/10]

"Conversion Cost Rebate" means a rebate issued to offset, in part, the cost of converting a conventional vehicle to alternate fuel capability.

            "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 August 7, 1998:  60416, 60444, 60447, 60450, 60481, 60538, and 60543.

            "Domestic renewable fuel" means a fuel, produced in the United States or its territories, composed of a minimum 80% ethanol or 80% bio-based methanol, minimum 20% biodiesel fuel, or other fuels derived from at least 80% biomass.

            "E85 blend fuel" means fuel that contains 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline [415 ILCS 120/10] or any wintertime blend of at least 70% ethanol.

"Fuel cost differential rebate" means a rebate issued to offset, in part, the increased cost of using an alternate fuel or domestic renewable fuel compared to conventional fuel.

            "Gross Vehicle Weight Rating" or "GVWR" means the total vehicle weight, including the maximum load, as designated by the original equipment manufacturer.

            "Heavy-duty vehicle" or "HDV" means a motor vehicle whose GVWR is more than 8,500 lbs.

            "Location" means:

a parcel of real property or

multiple, contiguous parcels of real property that are separated by private roadways, public roadways, or private or public rights-of-way and are owned, operated, leased, or under  common control of one party.  [415 ILCS 120/10]

"Motor vehicle" means a car, truck, van, bus, motorcycle, or other similar on-road vehicle that can be legally driven on all public roadways and all highways in Illinois for the purpose of transporting passengers or cargo.  Types of vehicles that are designed to be used primarily as off-road vehicles or equipment, including, but not limited to, vehicles and equipment used for agriculture, construction, recreation or landscaping, and golf carts that are designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course or similar vehicles that resemble golf carts, are not motor vehicles for the purposes of this Part.

"OEM differential cost rebate" means a rebate issued to offset, in part, the increased cost of purchasing an OEM alternate fuel vehicle.

            "Owner" means any person who has legal or equitable title to a motor vehicle.

            "Person" means any individual, business, corporation, organization, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, municipality, political subdivision of a state, any agency, department, or instrumentality of the United States, and any officer, agent or employee of any of the above.  A car dealer or car dealership is not a person for the purposes of this Part.

            "Private fueling operation" means any activity in which alternate fuel or domestic renewable fuel is transferred from a stationary or mobile source to a fuel storage system used to provide fuel to the engine or motor of that vehicle where the fuel is not available to the public.

            "Proof of payment" means a copy of a cancelled check, an invoice or bill showing that the applicable amount has been paid or that no remaining balance exists, or other appropriate proof, acceptable to the Agency, that payment has been made for the related purchase.

            "Public fueling operation" means any site where alternate fuel or domestic renewable fuel is transferred from a stationary source to a fuel storage system used to provide fuel to the engine or motor of that vehicle, and is a retail operation.

            "Retail" means to sell directly to the ultimate consumer in small quantities (e.g., gallons) and deliver fuel to a fuel storage system used to provide fuel to the engine or motor of a vehicle.

            "Small fleet owner" means a person who owns or operates no more than 30 motor vehicles and employs 100 or fewer employees.

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 16841, effective October 18, 2010)