Full Text of HR0312 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Environmental Protection Agency has | 3 | | identified gasoline blended with ethanol levels above E10 as | 4 | | being harmful to motor vehicles prior to 2001 models; the EPA's | 5 | | national mandate provides a waiver for E15 gasoline to be used | 6 | | only in motor vehicles manufactured after 2000; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, A study of marine engines, a barometer for engines | 8 | | in pre-2001 motor vehicles, showed that the use of E15 | 9 | | gasoline, levels of ethanol at only half of the E30 fuels that | 10 | | some are encouraging the use of, caused total engine failure, | 11 | | misfires, and poor running quality; test engines were unable to | 12 | | run properly and dependably on E15; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, A survey by the American Automotive Association | 14 | | (AAA) found that E15 may cause consumer confusion, void | 15 | | warranties, and contribute to vehicle damage; the AAA survey | 16 | | found that only 12 million out of the 240 million light-duty | 17 | | vehicles on the roads today are approved by manufacturers to | 18 | | use E15; 5 manufacturers stated their warranties would not | 19 | | cover fuel-related claims caused by E15, and 8 additional | 20 | | manufacturers stated that E15 did not comply with fuel | 21 | | requirements in owners' manuals and may void warranty coverage; | 22 | | AAA's automotive engineering experts believe that sustained | 23 | | use of E15 could result in costly problems such as accelerated |
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| 1 | | engine wear and failure, fuel-system damage, and false "check | 2 | | engine" lights in some cars; 95% of consumers surveyed were not | 3 | | familiar with E15, indicating a strong likelihood of consumer | 4 | | confusion leading to misfueling; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Senate Bill 52, currently pending in the Illinois | 6 | | General Assembly, would exacerbate the proliferation of | 7 | | harmful fuels by creating incentives for the sale of gasohol | 8 | | blended at E20 and E30 levels; the EPA allows the use of E15 | 9 | | gasoline in very limited situations, but E20 and E30 blended | 10 | | fuels are not legal for use in any engines; Senate Bill 52 | 11 | | wrongly encourages the sale and use of a type of fuel that is | 12 | | not legally allowed to be sold and used; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Both E10 and E85 (for flex-fuel vehicles) blended | 14 | | fuels provide options for consumers that do not cause the | 15 | | problems other forms of fuels do; 95% of gasoline sold in the | 16 | | United States is E10; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we urge Congress to suspend the sale of gasoline blended with | 20 | | ethanol at levels above E10 until motorists are better | 21 | | protected; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the Illinois Congressional delegation.
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