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 1        AN ACT concerning renewable fuels.

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

 4        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Renewable  Fuels  Development
 5    Program Act is amended by changing  Sections  10  and  20  as
 6    follows:

 7        (20 ILCS 689/10)
 8        Sec. 10.  Definitions. As used in this Act:
 9        "Biodiesel"  means  a  renewable diesel fuel derived from
10    biomass that is intended for use in diesel engines.
11        "Biodiesel  blend"  means  a  blend  of  biodiesel   with
12    petroleum-based  diesel  fuel  in which the resultant product
13    contains no less than 1% and no more than 99% biodiesel.
14        "Biomass" means non-fossil organic materials that have an
15    intrinsic chemical energy content. "Biomass" includes, but is
16    not limited  to,  soybean  oil,  other  vegetable  oils,  and
17    ethanol.
18        "Department"   means   the  Department  of  Commerce  and
19    Community Affairs.
20        "Diesel fuel" means  any  product  intended  for  use  or
21    offered  for  sale as a fuel for engines in which the fuel is
22    injected into the combustion chamber and ignited by  pressure
23    without electric spark.
24        "Director"  means  the Director of Commerce and Community
25    Affairs.
26        "Ethanol" means  a  product  produced  from  agricultural
27    commodities  or  by-products  used as a fuel or to be blended
28    with other fuels for use in motor vehicles.
29        "Fuel" means fuel as defined in Section 1.19 of the Motor
30    Fuel Tax Law.
31        "Gasohol" means motor fuel  that  is  no  more  than  90%
 
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 1    gasoline  and at least 10% denatured ethanol that contains no
 2    more than 1.25% water by weight.
 3        "Gasoline" means all products  commonly  or  commercially
 4    known   or  sold  as  gasoline  (including  casing  head  and
 5    absorption or natural gasoline).
 6        "Illinois agricultural product"  means  any  agricultural
 7    commodity  grown  in  Illinois  that  is used by a production
 8    facility to produce renewable fuel  in  Illinois,  including,
 9    but not limited to, corn, barley, and soy beans.
10        "Labor  Organization" means any organization defined as a
11    "labor organization" under Section 2 of  the  National  Labor
12    Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152) means any organization:
13             (1)  in  which construction trades, crafts, or labor
14        employees, or all or any of these participate; and
15             (2)  that represents construction trades, crafts, or
16        labor employees, or any or all of these; and
17             (3)  that exists for the purpose,  in  whole  or  in
18        part,  of  negotiating with the employers of construction
19        trades, crafts, or labor employees,  or  any  or  all  of
20        these,  terms and conditions of employment, including but
21        not  limited  to:  wages,   hours   of   work,   overtime
22        provisions,   fringe  benefits,  and  the  settlement  of
23        grievances; and
24             (4)  that   participates   in   apprenticeship   and
25        training approved and registered with the  United  States
26        Department   of  Labor's  Bureau  of  Apprenticeship  and
27        Training, in the State of Illinois.
28        "Majority blended ethanol fuel"  means  motor  fuel  that
29    contains  no  less  than  70%  and no more than 90% denatured
30    ethanol and no less than 10% and no more than 30% gasoline.
31        "Motor vehicles" means motor vehicles as defined  in  the
32    Illinois Vehicle Code and watercraft propelled by an internal
33    combustion engine.
34        "Owner"   means   any  individual,  sole  proprietorship,
 
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 1    limited   partnership,   co-partnership,    joint    venture,
 2    corporation,  cooperative,  or  other legal entity, including
 3    its agents, that operates or will  operate  a  plant  located
 4    within the State of Illinois.
 5        "Plant"  means  a  production  facility  that  produces a
 6    renewable fuel. "Plant" includes land, any building or  other
 7    improvement on or to land, and any personal properties deemed
 8    necessary  or  suitable  for  use,  whether  or  not  now  in
 9    existence,  in  the  processing  of  fuel  from  agricultural
10    commodities or by-products.
11        "Renewable fuel" means ethanol, gasohol, majority blended
12    ethanol fuel, biodiesel blend fuel, and biodiesel.
13    (Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)

14        (20 ILCS 689/20)
15        Sec. 20.  Grants. Subject to appropriation from the Build
16    Illinois  Bond  Fund  General  Revenue  Fund, the Director is
17    authorized to award grants to eligible applicants. The annual
18    aggregate  amount  of  grants  awarded   shall   not   exceed
19    $15,000,000.
20    (Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)

21        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
22    becoming law.