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Public Act 91-0718
HB2909 Enrolled LRB9107923ACtm
AN ACT to amend the Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards
Act by changing Section 4.1.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act is
amended by changing Section 4.1 as follows:
(815 ILCS 370/4.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 1704.1)
Sec. 4.1. (a) Upon any retail motor fuel dispensing
device which is used to dispense a motor fuel containing at
least 1% by volume of ethanol, of methanol, or of a
combination thereof, there shall be displayed a label which
identifies the maximum percentage by volume, to the nearest
whole percent, of ethanol, of methanol, and of co-solvent
contained in the motor fuel. Such labelling shall be done in
contrasting colors with block letters at least 1/2 inch in
height and 1/4 inch in width, and not more than one inch in
height and 1/2 inch in width, and shall be visible to
customers. The label shall be located on the front or sides
of the dispenser and within the top 30 percent of the height
of the dispenser. On a dual-faced dispenser, the label shall
be affixed on each front or each side in accordance with
these requirements. Devices used to dispense only motor fuels
which contain a total of less than 1% by volume of methanol
and ethanol need not be so labelled.
(a-5) Upon any retail motor fuel dispensing device that
is used to dispense a motor fuel containing at least 2% by
volume of the methanol derivative methyl tertiary butyl ether
(MTBE), there shall be displayed a label stating: "CONTAINS
METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE)". The label shall be done
in contrasting colors with block letters at least 1/2 inch in
height and 1/4 inch in width, and not more than one inch in
height and 1/2 inch in width, and shall be visible to
customers. The label shall be located on the front or sides
of the dispenser and within the top 30 percent of the height
of the dispenser. On a dual-faced dispenser, the label shall
be affixed on each front or each side in accordance with
these requirements. Devices used to dispense only motor
fuels that contain a total of less than 2% by volume of the
methanol derivative MTBE need not be so labeled.
(b) Each seller of a motor fuel which contains methanol,
or ethanol, or the methanol derivative MTBE shall notify the
purchaser thereof of the percentage by volume of ethanol, of
methanol, of the methanol derivative MTBE, and of co-solvent
which have been added to such motor fuel, and this
information shall appear on the bill of lading, manifest or
delivery ticket for such motor fuel. However, this
subsection (b) shall not apply to sales at retail.
(c) No motor fuel, whether or not it contains any lead
or lead compounds, may contain more ethanol, or methanol, or
the methanol derivative MTBE than is permitted, or contain
less co-solvent than is required, by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency for unleaded motor fuels
under Section 211(f) of the federal Clean Air Act.
(d) All motor fuel sold or offered for sale by the
distributor shall contain the percentage and type of alcohol
as stated on the bill of lading, manifest or delivery ticket.
(e) With respect to the methanol derivative MTBE, the
labeling and notification requirements in this Section shall
be enforced beginning 60 days after the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
(f) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
require or impose an obligation upon the owner or operator of
a retail motor fuel dispensing station, facility, or device
to perform a test on or measurement of a shipment of motor
fuel received to determine the specific content of ethanol,
methanol, or the methanol derivative MTBE.
(Source: P.A. 86-232.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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