Public Act 095-0381
 		





SB0649 Enrolled
LRB095 07304 LCT 27443 b






    AN ACT concerning business.

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


 
    Section 5. The Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act is 
amended  by changing Section 4.1 as follows:
 



    (815 ILCS 370/4.1)  (from Ch. 5, par. 1704.1)



    Sec. 4.1. (a) Upon any retail motor fuel dispensing device 
which is
used to dispense a motor fuel containing at least 1% 
by volume of ethanol,
of methanol,
or of a combination thereof, 
there shall be displayed a label
which identifies the maximum 
percentage by volume, to the nearest whole
percent, of ethanol, 
of methanol, and of
co-solvent contained in the motor fuel.  
Such labelling shall be done in
contrasting colors with block 
letters at least 1/2 inch in height and 1/4 inch
in width, and 
not more than one inch in height and 1/2 inch in width, and 
shall
be visible to customers. The label shall be located on 
the front or sides of
the dispenser and within the top 30 
percent of the height of the dispenser.  On
a dual-faced 
dispenser, the label shall be affixed on each front or each 
side
in accordance with these requirements.
Devices used to 
dispense only motor fuels which contain
a total of less than 1% 
by volume of methanol and ethanol
need not be so labelled.

    (a-5) (Blank).
Upon any retail motor fuel dispensing device 
that is used to
dispense a motor fuel containing at least 2% by 
volume of the methanol
derivative methyl tertiary butyl ether 
(MTBE), there shall be displayed a label
stating: "CONTAINS 
METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE)".  The label
shall be done in 
contrasting colors with block letters at least 1/2 inch in

height
and 1/4 inch in width, and not more than one inch in 
height and 1/2 inch in
width,
and shall be visible to 
customers.  The label shall be located on the front or
sides
of 
the dispenser and within the top 30 percent of the height of 
the dispenser.
On
a dual-faced dispenser, the label shall be 
affixed on each front or each side
in accordance with these 
requirements.  Devices used to dispense only motor
fuels
that 
contain a total of less than 2% by volume of the methanol 
derivative MTBE
need not be so labeled.

    (a-10) Upon any retail motor fuel dispensing device that is 
used to dispense a motor fuel containing biodiesel or biodiesel 
blends, the biodiesel and biodiesel blends shall be identified 
by the capital letter "B" followed by the numerical value 
representing the volume percentage of biodiesel fuel, such as 
B10, B20, or B100, as follows:

        (1) Upon any retail motor fuel dispensing device that 
    is used to dispense a motor fuel containing between 5% and 
    up to and including 20% of biodiesel, there shall be 
    displayed on each retail dispenser:

            (a) the capital letter "B" followed by the 
        numerical value representing the maximum volume 
        percentage of biodiesel fuel and ending with 
        "biodiesel blend", such as B10 biodiesel fuel blend or 
        B20 biodiesel fuel blend; or

            (b) the phrase "biodiesel blend between 5% and 20%" 
        or similar words.

        (2) Upon any retail motor fuel dispensing device that 
    is used to dispense a motor fuel containing more than 20% 
    of biodiesel, there shall be displayed on each retail 
    dispenser the capital letter "B" followed by the numerical 
    value representing the volume percentage of biodiesel fuel 
    and ending with either "biodiesel" or "biodiesel blend", 
    such as B100 biodiesel or  B60 biodiesel blend.

        (3) The label shall be done in contrasting colors with 
    block letters at least 1/2  inch in height and 1/4 inch in 
    width, and not more than one inch in height and 1/2 inch in 
    width, and shall be visible to customers. The label shall 
    be located on the front or sides of the dispenser and 
    within the top 30% of the height of the dispenser. On a 
    dual-faced dispenser, the label shall be affixed on each 
    front or each side in accordance with these requirements. 
    Devices used to dispense only motor fuels that contain a 
    total of 5% or less by volume of biodiesel need not be 
    labeled.

    (b) Each seller of a motor fuel which contains methanol,

ethanol, or biodiesel
the methanol derivative MTBE
shall notify 
the purchaser thereof of the percentage by volume of ethanol,

of methanol, of biodiesel
the methanol derivative MTBE, and of 
co-solvent which have
been added to such motor fuel,
and this 
information shall appear on the bill of lading, manifest or

delivery ticket for such motor fuel.  However, this subsection 
(b)
shall not apply to sales at retail.

    (c) No motor fuel, whether or not it contains any lead or 
lead
compounds, may contain more ethanol,
or methanol, or the 
methanol
derivative MTBE than is permitted, or contain less 
co-solvent than is
required, by the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency for
unleaded motor fuels under Section 211(f) 
of the federal Clean Air Act.

    (d) All motor fuel sold or offered for sale by the 
distributor shall
contain the percentage and type of alcohol as 
stated on the bill of lading,
manifest or delivery ticket.

    (e)  (Blank).
With respect to the methanol derivative MTBE, 
the labeling and
notification requirements in this Section 
shall be enforced beginning 60 days
after the effective date of 
this amendatory Act of the 91st General
Assembly.

    (f) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require 
or impose an
obligation upon the owner or operator of a retail 
motor fuel dispensing
station,
facility, or device to perform a 
test on or measurement of a shipment of motor
fuel received to 
determine the specific content of ethanol, methanol, or 
biodiesel
the
methanol derivative MTBE.

(Source: P.A. 91-718, eff. 6-2-00.)

 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on July 
1, 2008.