94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB5534


 
Introduced 1/27/2006, by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














625 ILCS 5/3-815.1









    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In a Section concerning the commercial distribution fee, provides that, beginning January 1, 2007 and through December 31, 2012, for each registration year, the owner of a vehicle for which biodiesel  has been purchased during the previous registration year is entitled to a reduction of the fee for that vehicle. Sets forth the amount of the reduction based upon the amount of biodiesel purchased. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
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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 Vehicle Code is amended  by changing 
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Section 3-815.1 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/3-815.1)



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    Sec. 3-815.1. Commercial distribution fee. Beginning July 
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1, 2003, in
addition to any tax or fee imposed under this Code:


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        (a) Owners of vehicles
Vehicles of the second division 
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    with a gross vehicle weight that
exceeds 8,000 pounds and 
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    that incur any tax or fee under subsection (a) of
Section 
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    3-815 of this Code or subsection (a) of Section 3-818 of 
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    this Code, as
applicable, shall pay to the Secretary of 
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    State a commercial
distribution fee, for each registration 
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    year, for the use of the public
highways, State 
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    infrastructure, and State services, in an amount equal to: 
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    (i) for a registration year beginning on or after July 1, 
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    2003 and before July 1, 2005, 36%
of the taxes and fees 
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    incurred under subsection (a) of Section 3-815 of this

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    Code, or subsection (a) of Section 3-818 of this Code, as 
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    applicable, rounded
up to the nearest whole dollar; (ii) 
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    for a registration year beginning on or after July 1, 2005 
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    and before July 1, 2006, 21.5%
of the taxes and fees 
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    incurred under subsection (a) of Section 3-815 of this

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    Code, or subsection (a) of Section 3-818 of this Code, as 
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    applicable, rounded
up to the nearest whole dollar; and 
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    (iii) for a registration year beginning on or after July 1, 
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    2006, 14.35%
of the taxes and fees incurred under 
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    subsection (a) of Section 3-815 of this
Code, or subsection 
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    (a) of Section 3-818 of this Code, as applicable, rounded

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    up to the nearest whole dollar.


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        (b) Until June 30, 2004, owners of vehicles of the 
 


 






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    second division with a gross vehicle weight of 8,000
pounds 
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    or less and that incur any tax or fee under subsection (a) 
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    of Section
3-815 of this Code or subsection (a) of Section 
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    3-818 of this Code, as
applicable, and have claimed the 
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    rolling stock exemption under the Retailers'
Occupation 
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    Tax Act, Use Tax Act, Service Occupation Tax Act, or 
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    Service Use Tax
Act shall pay to the Illinois Department of 
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    Revenue (or the Secretary of State
under an 
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    intergovernmental agreement) a commercial distribution 
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    fee, for each
registration year, for the use of the public 
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    highways, State infrastructure,
and State services, in an 
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    amount equal to 36% of the taxes and fees incurred
under 
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    subsection (a) of Section 3-815 of this Code or subsection 
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    (a) of Section
3-818 of this Code, as applicable, rounded 
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    up to the nearest whole dollar.

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    The fees paid under this Section shall be deposited by the 
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Secretary of State
into the General Revenue Fund.

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    Beginning January 1, 2007 and through December 31, 2012, 
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for each registration year, the owner of a vehicle for which 
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biodiesel has been purchased during the previous registration 
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year is entitled to a reduction of the fees imposed under this 
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Section for that vehicle. The amount of the reduction is:
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        (1) 50% of the fees imposed if the owner purchased 
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    $10,000 or more worth of biodiesel for the vehicle during 
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    the previous registration year;
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        (2) 25% of the fees imposed if the owner purchased 
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    $5,000 or more but less than $10,000 worth of biodiesel for 
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    the vehicle during the previous registration year; or
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        (3) 15% of the fees imposed if the owner purchased 
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    $2,500 or more but less than $5,000 worth of biodiesel for 
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    the vehicle during the previous registration year.

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For the purpose of this paragraph, "biodiesel" has the meaning 
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set forth under Section 10 of the Illinois Renewable Fuels 
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Development Program Act. The Secretary of State must adopt 
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rules to administer this paragraph, including, without 
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limitation, rules concerning application procedures and the 
 


 






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documentation and other proof of biodiesel purchases.

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(Source: P.A. 93-23, eff. 6-20-03; 93-1033, eff. 9-3-04.)

 

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