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    AN ACT concerning environmental safety.

 
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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 Department of Revenue Law of the
Civil 
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Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
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2505-735 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2505/2505-735  new)
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    Sec. 2505-735. Assistance to other State agencies 
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concerning alternative fuel. The Department must assist the 
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Department of Transportation, the Secretary of State, and any 
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other applicable State agency in developing and maintaining a 
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list and map of all refueling stations that provide E85 blended 
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fuel so that the location of those stations may be included on 
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maps published by the Department of Transportation, as required 
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under Section 4-101.13 of the Illinois Highway Code.
 
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    Section 10. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 23 as follows:
 
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    (415 ILCS 120/23  new)
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    Sec. 23. Flexible fuel vehicle notification.
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    (a) Beginning July 1, 2005 and through June 30, 2010, the 
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Secretary of State must notify each owner of a licensed motor 
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vehicle that many motor vehicles are capable of using E85 
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blended fuel.  This notice must be included with the motor 
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vehicle sticker renewal form mailed to the owner by the Office 
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of the Secretary of State.
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    (b) The notice under this Section must be in the form of a 
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separate paper.  The notice must include an image of the 
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American flag and must include the following text:
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        Are you aware that many motor vehicles are capable of 
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    using E85 blended fuel?  Using E85 blended fuel helps our 
 


 






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    economy, helps protect our environment, and helps reduce 
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    our dependence on foreign oil.  In order to find out which 
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    vehicles can use E85 fuel, please contact the manufacturer 
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    of your motor vehicle or the Office of the Secretary of 
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    State.  In order to find out where E85 fuel is available, 
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    please contact the Office of the Secretary of State,  or 
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    examine an Illinois highway map published by the Illinois 
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    Department of Transportation.
 
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    Section 15. The Illinois Highway Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 4-101.13 as follows:
 



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    (605 ILCS 5/4-101.13)  (from Ch. 121, par. 4-101.13)



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    Sec. 4-101.13. To publish maps in convenient forms showing 
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State and other
highways for use by the public and, in its 
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discretion, to fix a charge
therefor not in excess of the cost 
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of publication.

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    Beginning July 1, 2005 and through June 30, 2010, the 
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Department, in consultation with the Secretary of State,  must 
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include the locations of all refueling stations that provide 
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E85 blended fuel on maps published by the Department.

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(Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.