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91_SB0722
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1 AN ACT to create the Envirodiesel Development Act.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Envirodiesel Development Act.
6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7 "Biodiesel fuel" means a fuel blend that contains at
8 least 15% of diesel fuel substitute derived from
9 non-petroleum renewable resources that meets the
10 registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives
11 established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
12 and has at least a provisional specification from the
13 American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM).
14 "Diesel fuel" means any product intended for use or
15 offered for sale as a fuel for engines in which the fuel
16 is injected into the combustion chamber and ignited by
17 pressure without electric spark.
18 Section 15. State-owned vehicles. Beginning no later
19 than July 1, 2000, the Department of Central Management
20 Services and all other departments and agencies of the State
21 of Illinois shall use biodiesel fuel in every State-owned
22 motor vehicle that is capable of using diesel fuel, has a
23 gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or more, and is
24 operated or maintained in the "covered area" specified in the
25 Alternate Fuels Act (the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane,
26 Lake, McHenry, and Will, and those portions of Grundy County
27 and Kendall County that are included in the following ZIP
28 Code areas: 60416, 60444, 60447, 60450, 60481, 60538 and
29 60543).
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1 Section 20. Repealer. This Act is repealed July 1,
2 2006.