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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by changing
5Sections 10 and 30 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 120/10)
7    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
9    "Alternate fuel" means liquid petroleum gas, natural gas,
10E85 blend fuel, fuel composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80%
11bio-based methanol, fuels that are at least 80% derived from
12biomass, hydrogen fuel, or electricity, excluding on-board
13electric generation.
14    "Alternate fuel vehicle" means any vehicle that is operated
15in Illinois and is capable of using an alternate fuel.
16    "Biodiesel fuel" means a renewable fuel conforming to the
17industry standard ASTM-D6751 and registered with the U.S.
18Environmental Protection Agency.
19    "Car sharing organization" means an organization whose
20primary business is a membership-based service that allows
21members to drive cars by the hour in order to extend the public
22transit system, reduce personal car ownership, save consumers
23money, increase the use of alternative transportation, and

 

 

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1improve environmental sustainability.
2    "Conventional", when used to modify the word "vehicle",
3"engine", or "fuel", means gasoline or diesel or any
4reformulations of those fuels.
5    "Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane,
6Lake, McHenry, and Will and those portions of Grundy County and
7Kendall County that are included in the following ZIP code
8areas, as designated by the U.S. Postal Service on the
9effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998: 60416, 60444,
1060447, 60450, 60481, 60538, and 60543.
11    "Director" means the Director of the Environmental
12Protection Agency.
13    "Domestic renewable fuel" means a fuel, produced in the
14United States, composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80% bio-based
15methanol, or 20% biodiesel fuel.
16    "E85 blend fuel" means fuel that contains 85% ethanol and
1715% gasoline.
18    "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is licensed to
19drive on public roadways, is predominantly powered by, and
20primarily refueled with, electricity, and does not have
21restrictions confining it to operate on only certain types of
22streets or roads.
23    "GVWR" means Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
24    "Location" means (i) a parcel of real property or (ii)
25multiple, contiguous parcels of real property that are
26separated by private roadways, public roadways, or private or

 

 

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1public rights-of-way and are owned, operated, leased, or under
2common control of one party.
3    "Original equipment manufacturer" or "OEM" means a
4manufacturer of alternate fuel vehicles or a manufacturer or
5remanufacturer of alternate fuel engines used in vehicles
6greater than 8500 pounds GVWR.
7    "Rental vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is owned or
8controlled primarily for the purpose of short-term leasing or
9rental pursuant to a contract.
10(Source: P.A. 94-62, eff. 6-20-05.)
 
11    (415 ILCS 120/30)
12    Sec. 30. Rebate and grant program.
13    (a) Beginning January 1, 1997, and as long as funds are
14available, each owner of an alternate fuel vehicle shall be
15eligible to apply for a rebate. Beginning July 1, 2005, each
16owner of a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel is eligible to
17apply for a fuel cost differential rebate under item (3) of
18this subsection (c) of this Section. The Agency shall cause
19rebates to be issued under the provisions of this Act. An owner
20may apply for only one of 3 types of rebates with regard to an
21individual alternate fuel vehicle: (i) a conversion cost
22rebate, (ii) an OEM differential cost rebate, or (iii) a fuel
23cost differential rebate. Only one rebate may be issued with
24regard to a particular alternate fuel vehicle during the life
25of that vehicle. A rebate shall not exceed $4,000 per vehicle.

 

 

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1Over the life of this rebate program, an owner of an alternate
2fuel vehicle or a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel may not
3receive rebates for more than 150 vehicles per location or for
4300 vehicles in total.
5        (1) (a) A conversion cost rebate may be issued to an
6    owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost of
7    converting a conventional vehicle or a hybrid vehicle to an
8    alternate fuel vehicle. Conversion of a conventional
9    vehicle or a hybrid vehicle to alternate fuel capability
10    must take place in Illinois for the owner to be eligible
11    for the conversion cost rebate. Amounts spent by applicants
12    within a calendar year may be claimed on a rebate
13    application submitted within 12 months after the month in
14    which the conversion of the vehicle took place. Approved
15    conversion cost rebates applied for during or after
16    calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all approved conversion
17    costs claimed and documented. Approval of conversion cost
18    rebates may continue after calendar year 2002, if funds are
19    still available. An applicant may include on an application
20    submitted in 1997 all amounts spent within that calendar
21    year on the conversion, even if the expenditure occurred
22    before promulgation of the Agency rules.
23        (2) (b) An OEM differential cost rebate may be issued
24    to an owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the
25    cost differential between a conventional vehicle or engine
26    and the same vehicle or engine, produced by an original

 

 

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1    equipment manufacturer, that has the capability to use
2    alternate fuels.
3        A new OEM vehicle or engine must be purchased in
4    Illinois and must either be an alternate fuel vehicle or
5    used in an alternate fuel vehicle, respectively, for the
6    owner to be eligible for an OEM differential cost rebate.
7    Large vehicles, over 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight,
8    purchased outside Illinois are eligible for an OEM
9    differential cost rebate if the same or a comparable
10    vehicle is not available for purchase in Illinois. Amounts
11    spent by applicants within a calendar year may be claimed
12    on a rebate application submitted within 12 months after
13    the month in which the new OEM vehicle or engine was
14    purchased.
15        Approved OEM differential cost rebates applied for
16    during or after calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all
17    approved cost differential claimed and documented.
18    Approval of OEM differential cost rebates may continue
19    after calendar year 2002, if funds are still available. An
20    applicant may include on an application submitted in 1997
21    all amounts spent within that calendar year on OEM
22    equipment, even if the expenditure occurred before
23    promulgation of the Agency rules.
24        (3) (c) A fuel cost differential rebate may be issued
25    to an owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the
26    cost differential between conventional fuels and domestic

 

 

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1    renewable fuels or alternate fuels purchased to operate an
2    alternate fuel vehicle. The fuel cost differential shall be
3    based on a 3-year life cycle cost analysis developed by the
4    Agency by rulemaking. The rebate shall apply to and be
5    payable during a consecutive 3-year period commencing on
6    the date the application is approved by the Agency.
7    Approved fuel cost differential rebates may be applied for
8    during or after calendar year 1997 and approved rebates
9    shall be 80% of the cost differential for a consecutive
10    3-year period. Approval of fuel cost differential rebates
11    may continue after calendar year 2002 if funds are still
12    available.
13        Twenty-five percent of the amount that is appropriated
14    under Section 40 to be used to fund programs authorized by
15    this Section during calendar year 2001 shall be designated
16    to fund fuel cost differential rebates. If the total dollar
17    amount of approved fuel cost differential rebate
18    applications as of July 1, 2001 is less than the amount
19    designated for that calendar year, the balance of
20    designated funds shall be immediately available to fund any
21    rebate authorized by this Section and approved in the
22    calendar year.
23        An approved fuel cost differential rebate shall be paid
24    to an owner in 3 annual installments on or about the
25    anniversary date of the approval of the application. Owners
26    receiving a fuel cost differential rebate shall be required

 

 

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1    to demonstrate, through recordkeeping, the use of domestic
2    renewable fuels during the 3-year period commencing on the
3    date the application is approved by the Agency. If the
4    vehicle ceases to be registered to the original applicant
5    owner, a prorated installment shall be paid to that owner
6    or the owner's designee and the remainder of the rebate
7    shall be canceled.
8    (b) (d) Vehicles owned by the federal government or
9vehicles registered in a state outside Illinois are not
10eligible for rebates.
11    (c) Through fiscal year 2013, the Agency may make grants to
12one or more car sharing organizations located and operating in
13Illinois for the purchase of new electric vehicles from an
14Illinois car dealership. A grant may not exceed 25% of the
15total project cost, including vehicles and supporting
16infrastructure.
17        (1) Once in each fiscal year, a car sharing
18    organization may submit a grant proposal to the Agency. The
19    information in the proposal shall, at a minimum, consist of
20    the following:
21            (A) the name, address, and locations of the car
22        sharing organization and its operations within
23        Illinois;
24            (B) a description of the car sharing organization,
25        including the number and types of vehicles currently in
26        the fleet and how the vehicles are strategically

 

 

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1        located to maximize their usage along with a summary of
2        the demographic populations being served;
3            (C) a summary of average miles per year driven by
4        the vehicles currently in the fleet;
5            (D) a narrative description of the project,
6        including the overall plans of the organization in
7        acquiring electric vehicles, the makes and models and
8        the number of electric vehicles that will be acquired
9        by the funding, estimated purchase costs for each
10        vehicle, how the vehicles will be refueled, and whether
11        the refueling locations are available to the public or
12        other entities, are private facilities solely used by
13        the organization, or a combination of both; and
14            (E) a detailed project budget, including the costs
15        of vehicles and supporting infrastructure.
16        (2) The Agency may award grants and set grant amounts,
17    provided that the total amount of the grants does not
18    exceed the Agency's estimate of the amount of the annual
19    appropriation remaining after all rebates have been
20    submitted and processed.
21        (3) In deciding whether to award a grant, the Agency
22    shall consider the overall level of environmental benefits
23    to be realized by the proposed project.
24        (4) Grant funds may only be used for purchasing
25    electric vehicles, and shall not exceed 25% of the actual
26    project expenditures. A vehicle purchased using grant

 

 

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1    funds is not eligible for any rebate authorized by this
2    Section. The grant shall provide funding only for the base
3    Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of the
4    vehicle and its electric motors and drivetrain system as
5    depicted on the window sticker or similar documents, and is
6    not to include add-on options such as cabin-related product
7    or component upgrades and extended warranties.
8        (5) Within one year after the date of the grant award,
9    the grantee shall submit a final report to the Agency. If
10    there are grant funds unspent at that time, the remaining
11    money shall be returned to the Agency. The report shall
12    include the following information:
13            (A) the make, model, and model year of each
14        vehicle;
15            (B) the dates of vehicle purchases;
16            (C) the vehicle identification number (VIN);
17            (D) the license plate number and the state of
18        registration;
19            (E) a copy of each vehicle's window sticker or
20        similar document showing the base MSRP and all options;
21            (F) proof of payment and purchase invoices for the
22        vehicles showing the Illinois car dealership where the
23        vehicles were purchased; and
24            (G) a complete financial report for the project.
25        (6) Vehicles purchased with grant funds must remain
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1    a minimum of 5 years after purchase. If a vehicle is sold
2    or otherwise taken out of service in Illinois earlier than
3    that time, then the grantee shall refund to the Agency a
4    prorated amount of the grant funds used to purchase that
5    vehicle, except if a vehicle is replaced with a comparable
6    vehicle or can no longer be safely operated due to an
7    accident or other damage.
8(Source: P.A. 96-537, eff. 8-14-09; 96-1278, eff. 7-26-10.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.