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| Public Act 094-1079 |
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AN ACT concerning finance.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | ||||
adding Section 25-75 as follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 500/25-75 new) | ||||
Sec. 25-75. Purchase of motor vehicles. | ||||
(a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||
of the 94th General Assembly, all gasoline-powered vehicles | ||||
purchased from State funds must be flexible fuel vehicles. | ||||
Beginning July 1, 2007, all gasoline-powered vehicles | ||||
purchased from State funds must be flexible fuel or fuel | ||||
efficient hybrid vehicles. For purposes of this Section, | ||||
"flexible fuel vehicles" are automobiles or light trucks that | ||||
operate on either gasoline or E-85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) | ||||
fuel and "Fuel efficient hybrid vehicles" are automobiles or | ||||
light trucks that use a gasoline or diesel engine and an | ||||
electric motor to provide power and gain at least a 20% | ||||
increase in combined US-EPA city-highway fuel economy over the | ||||
equivalent or most-similar conventionally-powered model. | ||||
(b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||
of the 94th General Assembly, any vehicle purchased from State | ||||
funds that is fueled by diesel fuel shall be certified by the | ||||
manufacturer to run on 5% biodiesel (B5) fuel. | ||||
(c) The Chief Procurement Officer may determine that | ||||
certain vehicle procurements are exempt from this Section based | ||||
on intended use or other reasonable considerations such as | ||||
health and safety of Illinois citizens. | ||||
Section 10. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 30 as follows: | ||||
(415 ILCS 120/30)
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Sec. 30. Rebate program. Beginning January 1, 1997, and as | ||
long as funds
are available, each owner of an
alternate fuel
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vehicle shall be eligible to apply for a rebate.
Beginning July | ||
1, 2005, each owner of a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel
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is eligible to apply for a fuel cost differential rebate under | ||
subsection (c)
of this Section.
The Agency
shall cause rebates | ||
to be
issued under the provisions of this Act. An owner may
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apply for only one of 3 types of rebates with
regard to an | ||
individual alternate fuel vehicle: (i) a
conversion cost | ||
rebate, (ii) an OEM differential cost rebate, or
(iii) a fuel | ||
cost differential rebate. Only one rebate may be
issued with | ||
regard to a particular alternate fuel vehicle during
the life | ||
of that vehicle. A rebate shall not exceed $4,000 per
vehicle. | ||
Over the life of this rebate program, an owner of an
alternate | ||
fuel vehicle or a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel may not
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receive rebates for more than 150
vehicles per location or for | ||
300 vehicles in total.
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(a) A conversion cost rebate may be issued to an
owner or | ||
his or her designee in order to reduce the cost of
converting | ||
of a conventional vehicle to an alternate fuel
vehicle. | ||
Conversion of a conventional vehicle to alternate fuel
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capability must take place in Illinois for the owner to be
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eligible for the conversion cost rebate. Amounts spent by
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applicants within a calendar year may be claimed on a rebate
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application submitted during that calendar year. Approved
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conversion cost rebates applied for during or after calendar | ||
year 1997 shall be 80% of all
approved conversion
costs claimed | ||
and documented. Approval of conversion cost rebates may
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continue after calendar year 2002, if funds are still | ||
available. An
applicant
may include on an
application submitted | ||
in 1997 all amounts spent within that
calendar year on the | ||
conversion, even if the expenditure
occurred before | ||
promulgation of the Agency rules.
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(b) An OEM differential cost rebate may be issued to
an | ||
owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost
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differential between a conventional vehicle or engine and the
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same vehicle or engine, produced by an original equipment
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manufacturer, that has the capability to use alternate fuels.
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A new OEM vehicle or engine must be purchased in Illinois
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and must either be an alternate fuel vehicle or used in an
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alternate fuel vehicle, respectively, for the owner to be
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eligible for an OEM differential cost rebate. Large vehicles, | ||
over 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight, purchased outside | ||
Illinois are eligible for an OEM differential cost rebate if | ||
the same or a comparable vehicle is not available for purchase | ||
in Illinois. Amounts spent by
applicants within a calendar year | ||
may be claimed on a rebate
application submitted during that | ||
calendar year.
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Approved OEM differential cost rebates applied for during
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or after calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all
approved cost | ||
differential claimed and documented. Approval of OEM
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differential cost rebates may continue after calendar year | ||
2002, if funds are
still
available. An applicant
may include on | ||
an application submitted in 1997 all amounts
spent within that | ||
calendar year on OEM equipment, even if the
expenditure | ||
occurred before promulgation of the Agency rules.
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(c) A fuel cost differential rebate may be issued to
an | ||
owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost
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differential between conventional fuels and domestic renewable
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fuels or alternate fuels purchased to operate an alternate fuel | ||
vehicle
. The fuel cost differential shall be
based on a 3-year | ||
life cycle cost analysis developed by the
Agency by rulemaking. | ||
The rebate shall apply to and be
payable during a consecutive | ||
3-year period commencing on the
date the application is | ||
approved by the Agency. Approved
fuel cost differential rebates | ||
may be applied for during or after calendar
year 1997 and | ||
approved
rebates shall be
80% of the cost differential for a | ||
consecutive 3-year period.
Approval of fuel cost differential | ||
rebates may continue after calendar year
2002 if funds are | ||
still available.
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Twenty-five percent of the amount
that is appropriated | ||
under Section 40 to be used to fund programs
authorized by this | ||
Section during calendar year 2001 shall be
designated to fund | ||
fuel cost differential rebates. If the total
dollar amount of | ||
approved fuel cost differential rebate
applications as of July | ||
1, 2001 is less than the amount
designated for that calendar | ||
year, the balance of designated
funds shall be immediately | ||
available to fund any rebate
authorized by this Section and | ||
approved in the calendar year.
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An approved fuel cost differential rebate shall be paid to | ||
an owner
in 3 annual installments on or about the anniversary | ||
date of the
approval of the application. Owners receiving a | ||
fuel cost
differential rebate shall be required to demonstrate, | ||
through
recordkeeping, the use of domestic renewable fuels | ||
during the
3-year period commencing on the date the application | ||
is approved
by the Agency. If the vehicle ceases to be
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registered to the original applicant owner, a prorated
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installment shall be paid to that owner or the owner's designee
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and the remainder of the rebate shall be canceled.
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(d) Vehicles owned by the federal government or
vehicles | ||
registered in a state outside Illinois are not eligible
for | ||
rebates.
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(Source: P.A. 94-62, eff. 6-20-05.)
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