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92_HB3768
LRB9211419LBpr
1 AN ACT concerning the environment.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The MTBE Elimination Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 10 and 15 as follows:
6 (415 ILCS 122/10)
7 Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8 "MTBE" means methyl tertiary butyl ether.
9 "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
10 Agency.
11 "Trace amount" means an amount not exceeding 0.5% by
12 volume of the motor fuel.
13 (Source: P.A. 92-132, eff. 7-24-01.)
14 (415 ILCS 122/15)
15 Sec. 15. MTBE Prohibitions. Beginning 3 years after the
16 effective date of this Act, no person shall use, sell, offer
17 for sale, distribute, blend, or manufacture MTBE as a fuel
18 additive in Illinois. It is not a violation of this Act for
19 a person to sell, offer for sale, distribute, or blend a
20 motor fuel in Illinois containing a trace amount of MTBE.
21 (Source: P.A. 92-132, eff. 7-24-01.)
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.
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