Illinois Compiled Statutes 415 ILCS 120 Alternate Fuels Act. Section 10

    (415 ILCS 120/10)

    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

    "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.

    "Alternate fuel" means liquid petroleum gas, natural gas, E85 blend fuel, fuel composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80% bio-based methanol, fuels that are at least 80% derived from biomass, hydrogen fuel, or electricity, excluding on-board electric generation.

    "Alternate fuel vehicle" means any vehicle that is operated in Illinois and is capable of using an alternate fuel.

    "Biodiesel fuel" means a renewable fuel conforming to the industry standard ASTM-D6751 and registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    "Car sharing organization" means an organization whose primary business is a membership-based service that allows members to drive cars by the hour in order to extend the public transit system, reduce personal car ownership, save consumers money, increase the use of alternative transportation, and improve environmental sustainability.

    "Conventional", when used to modify the word "vehicle", "engine", or "fuel", means gasoline or diesel or any reformulations of those fuels.

    "Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will and those portions of Grundy County and Kendall County that are included in the following ZIP code areas, as designated by the U.S. Postal Service on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998: 60416, 60444, 60447, 60450, 60481, 60538, and 60543.

    "Director" means the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency.

    "Domestic renewable fuel" means a fuel, produced in the United States, composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80% bio-based methanol, or 20% biodiesel fuel.

    "E85 blend fuel" means fuel that contains 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.

    "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is licensed to drive on public roadways, is predominantly powered by, and primarily refueled with, electricity, and does not have restrictions confining it to operate on only certain types of streets or roads.

    "GVWR" means Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

    "Location" means (i) a parcel of real property or (ii) multiple, contiguous parcels of real property that are separated by private roadways, public roadways, or private or public rights-of-way and are owned, operated, leased, or under common control of one party.

    "Original equipment manufacturer" or "OEM" means a manufacturer of alternate fuel vehicles or a manufacturer or remanufacturer of alternate fuel engines used in vehicles greater than 8500 pounds GVWR.

    "Rental vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is owned or controlled primarily for the purpose of short-term leasing or rental pursuant to a contract.

(Source: P.A. 97-90, eff. 7-11-11.)

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