Sen. Deanna Demuzio
Filed: 1/31/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2236




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2236 on page 1, 
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line 6, by replacing "15-e, and 20-a" with "15-e,  20-a, and 
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35"; and
 
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on page 1, immediately after line 19, by inserting the 
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following:
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    ""Denatured ethanol" means an agriculturally derived ethyl 
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alcohol for blending with gasolines for use as automotive 
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spark-ignition engine fuel."; and
 
 
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on page 6, immediately after line 5, by inserting the 
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following:
 
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    "(20 ILCS 689/35 new)

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    Sec. 35. Renewable Fuels Standard.
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    (a) Illinois has a long-standing policy of promoting the 
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research, development, and usage of alternative transportation 
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fuels. This policy shall encourage alternative fuel 
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development through a combination of market-based loans, 
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incentives, and promotions. The success of these programs is 
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indicated by Illinois becoming and remaining the leader in the 
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usage of alternative fuels.
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    (b) Beginning January 1, 2008, and notwithstanding any 
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other provision of law, denatured ethanol used as a blending 
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agent to produce gasohol or majority blended ethanol in 
 


 






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Illinois for the current fiscal year must equate to a minimum 
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of 10% of all taxable gasoline sold in Illinois during the 
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previous fiscal year.
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    (c) Beginning January 1, 2012, it shall be the goal of the 
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State of Illinois that denatured ethanol used as a blending 
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agent to produce gasohol or majority blended ethanol in 
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Illinois for the current fiscal year shall equate to a minimum 
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of 15% of all taxable gasoline sold in Illinois during the 
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previous fiscal year."; and
                      
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on page 20 by deleting lines 13 through 21.