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Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 3/7/2005
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 474
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 474, AS AMENDED, by |
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| replacing everything after the enacting clause with the |
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| following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 12-705.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-705.1 new)
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| Sec. 12-705.1. Required use of biodiesel by certain |
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| vehicles. |
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| (a) Beginning January 1, 2006, any diesel powered vehicle |
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| owned or operated by this State, any county or unit of local |
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| government, any community college or public college or |
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| university, or any mass transit agency must, when refueling at |
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| a bulk central fueling facility, use a biodiesel blend that |
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| contains 2 percent biodiesel, as those terms are defined in the |
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| Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act, where |
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| available, unless the engine is designed or retrofitted to |
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| operate on a higher percentage of biodiesel. |
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| (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits any unit of |
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| government from using a biodiesel blend containing more than 2 |
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| percent biodiesel. |
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| (c) As used in this Section, a "bulk central fueling |
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| facility" means a non-commercial fueling facility whose |
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| primary purpose is the fueling of vehicles owned or operated by |