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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2803 Introduced 1/30/2014, by Sen. Dan Kotowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Exempts Secretary of State vehicles from a provision that 25% of vehicles purchased with State funds shall be vehicles fueled by electricity, compressed natural gas, liquid petroleum gas, or liquid natural gas. Effective immediately.
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| | SB2803 | | LRB098 15229 OMW 50234 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning finance.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 25-75 as follows:
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| 6 | | (30 ILCS 500/25-75) |
| 7 | | Sec. 25-75. Purchase of motor vehicles. |
| 8 | | (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act |
| 9 | | of the 94th General Assembly, all gasoline-powered vehicles |
| 10 | | purchased from State funds must be flexible fuel vehicles. |
| 11 | | Beginning July 1, 2007, all gasoline-powered vehicles |
| 12 | | purchased from State funds must be flexible fuel or fuel |
| 13 | | efficient hybrid vehicles. For purposes of this Section, |
| 14 | | "flexible fuel vehicles" are automobiles or light trucks that |
| 15 | | operate on either gasoline or E-85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) |
| 16 | | fuel and "Fuel efficient hybrid vehicles" are automobiles or |
| 17 | | light trucks that use a gasoline or diesel engine and an |
| 18 | | electric motor to provide power and gain at least a 20% |
| 19 | | increase in combined US-EPA city-highway fuel economy over the |
| 20 | | equivalent or most-similar conventionally-powered model. |
| 21 | | (b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act |
| 22 | | of the 94th General Assembly, any vehicle purchased from State |
| 23 | | funds that is fueled by diesel fuel shall be certified by the |