SB2562 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB102 11706 CPF 17040 b

102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2562

Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Melinda Bush

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 15/8 new

Amends the Gasoline Storage Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, and to the fullest extent allowable under the law, all motor vehicle fuel storage and dispensing equipment that is currently permitted for storage and dispensing of gasoline-ethanol blends containing 10% ethanol (E10) shall be permitted to store and dispense gasoline-ethanol blends containing 15% ethanol (E15), as long as the facility complies with all other requirements or rules of the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal, or any other State or local authority with jurisdiction over the E10-permitted equipment, shall not have the authority to prohibit storage or dispensing of E15 or deny a permit to a facility on the grounds that the motor vehicle fuel storage and dispensing equipment is not compatible for use with E15 if is approved or permitted to use with E10. Defines "motor vehicle fuel storage and dispensing equipment".

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning safety.

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

Section 5. The Gasoline Storage Act is amended by adding Section 8 as follows:

(430 ILCS 15/8 new)

Sec. 8. Motor vehicle fuel storage and dispensing equipment; E10 and E15.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and to the fullest extent allowable under the law, all motor vehicle fuel storage and dispensing equipment that is currently permitted for storage and dispensing of gasoline-ethanol blends containing 10% ethanol (E10) shall be permitted to store and dispense gasoline-ethanol blends containing 15% ethanol (E15), as long as the facility complies with all other requirements or rules of the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Upon request from a facility, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall amend the facility's permit to state that E15 storage and dispensing in the existing motor vehicle fuel storage and dispensing equipment is permitted. However, no such permit amendment is necessary to allow a facility to commence E15 storing and dispensing in E10-permitted equipment. The Office of the State Fire Marshal, or any other State or local authority with jurisdiction over the E10-permitted equipment, shall not have the authority to prohibit storage or dispensing of E15 or deny a permit to a facility on the grounds that the motor vehicle fuel storage and dispensing equipment is not compatible for use with E15 if is approved or permitted to use with E10.

(b) In this Section, "motor vehicle fuel storage and dispensing equipment" means underground storage tanks and related components, piping, motor fuel dispensing equipment, including, but not limited to, nozzles, hoses, and fittings, and other equipment utilized in the storage, distribution, or dispensing of gasoline products.