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HB4277 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016
HB4277

Introduced , by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2505/2505-760 new
    Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Codeof Illinois. Creates the Task Force on Motor Fuel Pricing. Sets forth the membership of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall study disparities in the selling price of motor fuel in different geographic areas of the State. Provides that the Task Force shall submit its findings to the General Assembly no later than June 30, 2016.

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A BILL FOR

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1     AN ACT concerning motor fuel.

2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:

4     Section 5. The Department of Revenue Law of the Civil
5 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
6 2505-760 as follows:

7     (20 ILCS 2505/2505-760 new)
8     Sec. 2505-760. The Task Force on Motor Fuel Pricing.
9     (a) The Task Force on Motor Fuel Pricing is hereby created.
10 The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
11         (1) the Governor or his or her designee;
12         (2) one member of the General Assembly appointed by the
13     Speaker of the House of Representatives;
14         (3) one member of the General Assembly appointed by the
15     Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
16         (4) one member of the General Assembly appointed by the
17     President of the Senate;
18         (5) one member of the General Assembly appointed by the
19     Minority Leader of the Senate;
20         (6) the Director of Revenue or his or her designee;
21         (7) the Director of Agriculture or his or her designee;
22         (8) the Director of Natural Resources or his or her
23     designee;

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1         (9) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
2     or his or her designee;
3         (10) the Attorney General or his or her designee; and
4         (11) a representative of a statewide trade association
5     representing retail merchants, appointed by the Governor.
6     (b) The Task Force shall study disparities in the selling
7 price of motor fuel, including gasoline and diesel fuel, in
8 different geographic areas of the State. The study shall
9 include, but not be limited to, an examination of the
10 difference in the selling price of motor fuel in low-income and
11 minority communities when compared with other communities in
12 the State and ways to provide public notification prior to the
13 implementation of pricing changes.
14     (c) The members of the Task Force shall serve without
15 compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
16 necessary expenses from funds appropriated for that purpose.
17     (d) The Task Force shall submit its findings to the General
18 Assembly no later than June 30, 2016.
19     (e) The Department of Revenue shall provide administrative
20 support to the Task Force.
21     (f) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2017.

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