2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH › 20 ILCS 689/ - Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act.

(20 ILCS 689/1)
Sec. 1. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the Illinois Renewable
Fuels
Development Program Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)
(20 ILCS 689/5)
Sec. 5. Findings and State policy. The General Assembly recognizes that
agriculture is a vital sector of the Illinois economy and that an important
growth industry
for the Illinois agricultural sector is renewable fuels production. Renewable
fuels
produced from Illinois agricultural products hold great potential for growing
the State's
economy, reducing our dependence on foreign oil supplies, and improving the
environment by reducing harmful emissions from vehicles. Illinois is the
nation's leading
producer of ethanol, a clean, renewable fuel with significant environmental
benefits. The
General Assembly finds that reliable supplies of renewable fuels will be
integral to
the long term
energy security of the United States.
The General Assembly declares that it is the public policy of the
State of
Illinois to promote and encourage the production and use of renewable fuels as
a means
not only to improve air quality in the State and the nation, but also to grow
the
agricultural sector of the Illinois economy. To achieve these public
policy
objectives, the General Assembly hereby authorizes the creation and
implementation of
the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program within the Agency.
(Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21.)
(20 ILCS 689/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions.  As used in this Act:
"Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
"Biodiesel" means a renewable diesel fuel derived
from
biomass that is intended for use in diesel engines.
"Biodiesel blend" means a blend of biodiesel
with
petroleum-based diesel fuel in which the resultant product contains no less
than 1% and
no more than 99% biodiesel.
"Biomass" means non-fossil organic materials that have
an
intrinsic chemical energy content. "Biomass" includes, but is not limited to,
soybean oil,
other vegetable oils, and ethanol.
"Diesel fuel" means any product intended for use
or
offered for sale as a fuel for engines in which the fuel is injected into the
combustion
chamber and ignited by pressure without electric spark.
"Director" means the Director of the Agency.
"Ethanol" means a product produced from agricultural commodities or
by-products used as a fuel or to be blended with other fuels for use in motor
vehicles.
"Fuel" means fuel as defined in Section 1.19 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law.
"Gasohol" means motor fuel that is no more than 90% gasoline and
at least 10%
denatured ethanol that contains no more than 1.25% water by weight.
"Gasoline" means all products commonly or
commercially known or sold as gasoline (including casing head and absorption or
natural gasoline).
"Illinois agricultural product" means any agricultural commodity grown in
Illinois
that is used by a production facility to produce renewable fuel in Illinois,
including, but
not limited to, corn, barley, and soy beans.
"Labor Organization"
means any organization defined as a "labor organization" under Section 2 of
the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152).
"Majority blended ethanol fuel"
means motor fuel that
contains no less than 70% and no more than 90% denatured ethanol and no less
than 10% and no more than 30% gasoline.
"Motor vehicles" means motor vehicles as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code
and watercraft propelled by an internal combustion engine.
"Owner" means any individual, sole proprietorship, limited partnership,
co-partnership, joint venture, corporation, cooperative, or other legal
entity, including its agents, that operates or
will operate a
plant located within the State of Illinois.
"Plant" means a production facility that produces a renewable fuel. "Plant"
includes land, any building or other improvement on or to land, and any
personal
properties deemed necessary or suitable for use, whether or not now in
existence, in the
processing of fuel from agricultural commodities or by-products.
"Renewable fuel" means ethanol, gasohol, majority blended ethanol fuel,
biodiesel
blend fuel,
and biodiesel.
(Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21.)
(20 ILCS 689/15)
Sec. 15. Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program.
(a) The Agency may administer the Illinois Renewable Fuels
Development Program to assist in the construction, modification, alteration, or
retrofitting of renewable fuel plants in Illinois.
The recipient of a grant under
this Section
must:
(1) be constructing, modifying, altering, or     retrofitting a plant in the State of Illinois;
(2) be constructing, modifying, altering, or     retrofitting a plant that has annual production capacity of no less than 5,000,000  gallons of renewable fuel per year; and
(3) enter into a project labor agreement as     prescribed by Section 25 of this Act.
(b) Grant applications must be made on forms provided by and in accordance
with
procedures established by the Agency.
(c) The Agency must give preference to applicants that use Illinois
agricultural products in the production of renewable fuel at the plant for
which the
grant is being requested.
(Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21.)
(20 ILCS 689/20)
Sec. 20. Grants.  Subject to appropriation,
the
Director is authorized to award grants to eligible applicants. The annual
aggregate
amount of grants awarded shall not exceed $20,000,000, except that this amount does not include amounts, up to $4,000,000 per grant, that may be awarded to each eligible applicant who installs advanced technologies for water usage, carbon footprint reduction, and other blending improvements designed to optimize processes at the applicant's renewable fuels facility.
(Source: P.A. 96-173, eff. 8-10-09.)
(20 ILCS 689/25)
Sec. 25. Project labor agreements.
(a) The project labor agreement must include the following:
(1) provisions establishing the minimum hourly wage     for each class of labor organization employee;
(2) provisions establishing the benefits and other     compensation for each class of labor organization employee; and
(3) provisions establishing that no strike or     disputes will be engaged in by the labor organization employees.
The owner of the plant and the labor organizations shall have the authority to
include
other terms and conditions as they deem necessary.
(b) The project labor agreement shall be filed with the Director in
accordance
with procedures established by the Agency. At a minimum, the project labor
agreement must provide the names, addresses, and occupations of the owner of
the plant
and the individuals representing the labor organization employees participating
in the
project labor agreement. The agreement must also specify the terms and
conditions
required in subsection (a).
(Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21.)
(20 ILCS 689/30)
Sec. 30. Administration of the Act; rules. The Agency may 
administer
this Act and shall adopt any rules necessary for that purpose.
(Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21.)
(20 ILCS 689/905)
Sec. 905. 
		(Renumbered).
(Source: Renumbered by P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
(20 ILCS 689/95) (was 20 ILCS 689/905)
Sec. 95.
						
					(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; text omitted.)
(20 ILCS 689/99)
Sec. 99. 
		Effective date. 
		This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)