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91_HB2909
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1 AN ACT to amend the Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards
2 Act by changing Section 4.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act is
6 amended by changing Section 4.1 as follows:
7 (815 ILCS 370/4.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 1704.1)
8 Sec. 4.1. (a) Upon any retail motor fuel dispensing
9 device which is used to dispense a motor fuel containing at
10 least 1% by volume of ethanol, of methanol, of the methanol
11 derivative methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), or of a
12 combination thereof, there shall be displayed a label which
13 identifies the maximum percentage by volume, to the nearest
14 whole percent, of ethanol, of methanol, of the methanol
15 derivative MTBE, and of co-solvent contained in the motor
16 fuel. Such labelling shall be done in contrasting colors
17 with block letters at least 1/2 inch in height and 1/4 inch
18 in width, and not more than one inch in height and 1/2 inch
19 in width, and shall be visible to customers. Devices used to
20 dispense only motor fuels which contain a total of less than
21 1% by volume of methanol and ethanol need not be so labelled.
22 (b) Each seller of a motor fuel which contains methanol,
23 or ethanol, or the methanol derivative MTBE shall notify the
24 purchaser thereof of the percentage by volume of ethanol, of
25 methanol, of the methanol derivative MTBE, and of co-solvent
26 which have been added to such motor fuel, and this
27 information shall appear on the bill of lading, manifest or
28 delivery ticket for such motor fuel. However, this
29 subsection (b) shall not apply to sales at retail.
30 (c) No motor fuel, whether or not it contains any lead
31 or lead compounds, may contain more ethanol or methanol than
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1 is permitted, or contain less co-solvent than is required, by
2 the United States Environmental Protection Agency for
3 unleaded motor fuels under Section 211(f) of the federal
4 Clean Air Act.
5 (d) All motor fuel sold or offered for sale by the
6 distributor shall contain the percentage and type of alcohol
7 as stated on the bill of lading, manifest or delivery ticket.
8 (Source: P.A. 86-232.)
9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.