Full Text of SB1615 97th General Assembly
SB1615sam002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Heather A. Steans Filed: 4/7/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1615
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1615, AS AMENDED, | 3 | | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following:
| 5 | | "Section 5. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by changing | 6 | | Section 30 as follows: | 7 | | (415 ILCS 120/30)
| 8 | | Sec. 30. Rebate and grant program. | 9 | | (a) Beginning January 1, 1997, and as long as funds
are | 10 | | available, each owner of an
alternate fuel
vehicle shall be | 11 | | eligible to apply for a rebate.
Beginning July 1, 2005, each | 12 | | owner of a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel
is eligible to | 13 | | apply for a fuel cost differential rebate under item (3) of | 14 | | this subsection (c)
of this Section .
The Agency
shall cause | 15 | | rebates to be
issued under the provisions of this Act. An owner | 16 | | may
apply for only one of 3 types of rebates with
regard to an |
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| 1 | | individual alternate fuel vehicle: (i) a
conversion cost | 2 | | rebate, (ii) an OEM differential cost rebate, or
(iii) a fuel | 3 | | cost differential rebate. Only one rebate may be
issued with | 4 | | regard to a particular alternate fuel vehicle during
the life | 5 | | of that vehicle. A rebate shall not exceed $4,000 per
vehicle. | 6 | | Over the life of this rebate program, an owner of an
alternate | 7 | | fuel vehicle or a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel may not
| 8 | | receive rebates for more than 150
vehicles per location or for | 9 | | 300 vehicles in total.
| 10 | | (1) (a) A conversion cost rebate may be issued to an
| 11 | | owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost of
| 12 | | converting a conventional vehicle or a hybrid vehicle to an | 13 | | alternate fuel
vehicle. Conversion of a conventional | 14 | | vehicle or a hybrid vehicle to alternate fuel
capability | 15 | | must take place in Illinois for the owner to be
eligible | 16 | | for the conversion cost rebate. Amounts spent by
applicants | 17 | | within a calendar year may be claimed on a rebate
| 18 | | application submitted within 12 months after the month in | 19 | | which the conversion of the vehicle took place. Approved
| 20 | | conversion cost rebates applied for during or after | 21 | | calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all
approved conversion
| 22 | | costs claimed and documented. Approval of conversion cost | 23 | | rebates may
continue after calendar year 2002, if funds are | 24 | | still available. An
applicant
may include on an
application | 25 | | submitted in 1997 all amounts spent within that
calendar | 26 | | year on the conversion, even if the expenditure
occurred |
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| 1 | | before promulgation of the Agency rules.
| 2 | | (2) (b) An OEM differential cost rebate may be issued | 3 | | to
an owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the | 4 | | cost
differential between a conventional vehicle or engine | 5 | | and the
same vehicle or engine, produced by an original | 6 | | equipment
manufacturer, that has the capability to use | 7 | | alternate fuels.
| 8 | | A new OEM vehicle or engine must be purchased in | 9 | | Illinois
and must either be an alternate fuel vehicle or | 10 | | used in an
alternate fuel vehicle, respectively, for the | 11 | | owner to be
eligible for an OEM differential cost rebate. | 12 | | Large vehicles, over 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight, | 13 | | purchased outside Illinois are eligible for an OEM | 14 | | differential cost rebate if the same or a comparable | 15 | | vehicle is not available for purchase in Illinois. Amounts | 16 | | spent by
applicants within a calendar year may be claimed | 17 | | on a rebate
application submitted within 12 months after | 18 | | the month in which the new OEM vehicle or engine was | 19 | | purchased.
| 20 | | Approved OEM differential cost rebates applied for | 21 | | during
or after calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all
| 22 | | approved cost differential claimed and documented. | 23 | | Approval of OEM
differential cost rebates may continue | 24 | | after calendar year 2002, if funds are
still
available. An | 25 | | applicant
may include on an application submitted in 1997 | 26 | | all amounts
spent within that calendar year on OEM |
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| 1 | | equipment, even if the
expenditure occurred before | 2 | | promulgation of the Agency rules.
| 3 | | (3) (c) A fuel cost differential rebate may be issued | 4 | | to
an owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the | 5 | | cost
differential between conventional fuels and domestic | 6 | | renewable
fuels or alternate fuels purchased to operate an | 7 | | alternate fuel vehicle. The fuel cost differential shall be
| 8 | | based on a 3-year life cycle cost analysis developed by the
| 9 | | Agency by rulemaking. The rebate shall apply to and be
| 10 | | payable during a consecutive 3-year period commencing on | 11 | | the
date the application is approved by the Agency. | 12 | | Approved
fuel cost differential rebates may be applied for | 13 | | during or after calendar
year 1997 and approved
rebates | 14 | | shall be
80% of the cost differential for a consecutive | 15 | | 3-year period.
Approval of fuel cost differential rebates | 16 | | may continue after calendar year
2002 if funds are still | 17 | | available.
| 18 | | Twenty-five percent of the amount
that is appropriated | 19 | | under Section 40 to be used to fund programs
authorized by | 20 | | this Section during calendar year 2001 shall be
designated | 21 | | to fund fuel cost differential rebates. If the total
dollar | 22 | | amount of approved fuel cost differential rebate
| 23 | | applications as of July 1, 2001 is less than the amount
| 24 | | designated for that calendar year, the balance of | 25 | | designated
funds shall be immediately available to fund any | 26 | | rebate
authorized by this Section and approved in the |
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| 1 | | calendar year.
| 2 | | An approved fuel cost differential rebate shall be paid | 3 | | to an owner
in 3 annual installments on or about the | 4 | | anniversary date of the
approval of the application. Owners | 5 | | receiving a fuel cost
differential rebate shall be required | 6 | | to demonstrate, through
recordkeeping, the use of domestic | 7 | | renewable fuels during the
3-year period commencing on the | 8 | | date the application is approved
by the Agency. If the | 9 | | vehicle ceases to be
registered to the original applicant | 10 | | owner, a prorated
installment shall be paid to that owner | 11 | | or the owner's designee
and the remainder of the rebate | 12 | | shall be canceled.
| 13 | | (b) (d) Vehicles owned by the federal government or
| 14 | | vehicles registered in a state outside Illinois are not | 15 | | eligible
for rebates.
| 16 | | (c) Through fiscal year 2013, the Agency may make grants to | 17 | | car sharing organizations in Illinois for the purchase of | 18 | | electric vehicles. The grant program shall be subject to the | 19 | | existing rules in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 275. A grant may not exceed | 20 | | 25% of the total project cost including vehicles and supporting | 21 | | infrastructure. | 22 | | (1) In each fiscal year, a car sharing organization may | 23 | | submit a grant application to the Agency by June 30th. The | 24 | | application shall include the following information: | 25 | | (A) the information required in subsection (a) of | 26 | | 35 Ill. Adm. Code 275.230, except for items 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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| 1 | | and 7; | 2 | | (B) a narrative description of the project; | 3 | | (C) a detailed project budget, including the costs | 4 | | of vehicles and supporting infrastructure; and | 5 | | (D) the number of vehicles proposed to be purchased | 6 | | as part of the project. | 7 | | (2) After the Agency has processed all rebate requests | 8 | | submitted during the fiscal year, it may award grants for a | 9 | | total amount not to exceed the amount of unspent money | 10 | | remaining of the amount appropriated for the programs | 11 | | authorized by this Section. | 12 | | (3) In deciding whether to award a grant, the Agency | 13 | | shall consider the overall level of environmental benefits | 14 | | to be realized by the proposed project. | 15 | | (4) Grant funds may only be used for purchasing | 16 | | electric vehicles, and shall not exceed 25% of the actual | 17 | | project expenditures. A vehicle purchased using grant | 18 | | funds is not eligible for any rebate authorized by this | 19 | | Section. | 20 | | (5) Within one year after the date of the grant award, | 21 | | the grantee shall submit a final report to the Agency. If | 22 | | there are grant funds unspent at that time, the remaining | 23 | | money shall be returned to the Agency. The report shall | 24 | | include the following information: | 25 | | (A) the make, model, and model year of each | 26 | | vehicle; |
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| 1 | | (B) the dates of vehicle purchases; | 2 | | (C) the vehicle identification number (VIN); | 3 | | (D) the license plate number and the state of | 4 | | registration; | 5 | | (E) proof of payment for the vehicles; and | 6 | | (F) a complete financial report for the project. | 7 | | (6) Vehicles purchased with grant funds must remain | 8 | | registered and in service with the grantee in Illinois for | 9 | | a minimum of 5 years after purchase. If a vehicle is sold | 10 | | or otherwise taken out of service in Illinois earlier than | 11 | | that time, then the grantee shall refund to the Agency a | 12 | | prorated amount of the grant funds used to purchase that | 13 | | vehicle, except if a vehicle is replaced with a comparable | 14 | | vehicle or can no longer be safely operated due to an | 15 | | accident or other damage. | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 96-537, eff. 8-14-09; 96-1278, eff. 7-26-10.)
| 17 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 18 | | becoming law.".
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