103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3685
 
Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/5.1015 new
415 ILCS 5/Tit. XVIII heading new
415 ILCS 5/59 new
415 ILCS 5/59.1 new
415 ILCS 5/59.2 new
415 ILCS 5/59.3 new
415 ILCS 5/59.3.5 new
415 ILCS 5/59.4 new
 Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall provide grants to petroleum marketers, petroleum terminal operators, and any other companies that the Office of the State Fire Marshal determines are eligible for grant funding. Provides that eligible expenditures include tank modifications, tanks, piping, and fuel dispensers. Provides that an eligible grant recipient shall not receive more than $1,000,000 in grant funding. Provides that no funding under the program shall be made available to a public body. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, the Comptroller shall order transferred, and the Treasurer shall transfer, $3,000,000 each calendar quarter from the Underground Storage Tank Fund to the Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Fund, unless the Underground Storage Tank Fund has a balance at or below $75,000,000. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Task Force. Sets forth membership and duties of the Task Force. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2024.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1 AN ACT concerning safety.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Section 5.1015 as follows:

6 (30 ILCS 105/5.1015 new)
7 Sec. 5.1015. The Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund.

8 Section 10. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by 
9adding Title XVIII as follows:

10 (415 ILCS 5/Tit. XVIII heading new)
11
TITLE XVIII:  RENEWABLE FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM


12 (415 ILCS 5/59 new)
13 Sec. 59. Creation; administration. The General Assembly 
14hereby establishes the Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Program 
15(RFI Program). The State Fire Marshal shall administer the 
16Renewable Infrastructure Program in accordance with the terms 
17of this Title. Grants may be awarded from the Renewable Fuels 
18Infrastructure Fund to applicants satisfying the application 
19and eligibility requirements established by the Office of the 
20State Fire Marshal.

 
 
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1 (415 ILCS 5/59.1 new)
2 Sec. 59.1. Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund.
3 (a) The Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund is created as 
4a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund may accept 
5moneys from any lawful source. Any interest earned on moneys 
6in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund.
7 (b) Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Office of the 
8State Fire Marshal solely to provide grants to petroleum 
9marketers, petroleum terminal operators, and any other 
10companies that the Office of the State Fire Marshal, by rule, 
11determines are eligible for grant funding under this Title.
12 (c) An eligible grant recipient shall not receive more 
13than $1,000,000 in grant funding under this Title.

14 (415 ILCS 5/59.2 new)
15 Sec. 59.2. Funding. From July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026, 
16the Comptroller shall order transferred, and the Treasurer 
17shall transfer, $3,000,000 each calendar quarter from the 
18Underground Storage Tank Fund to the Renewable Fuel 
19Infrastructure Fund for the purpose of establishing a grant 
20program funding the installation of equipment for the storage 
21and dispensing fuels with higher blends of ethanol or 
22biodiesel feedstock. For the purposes of this Section, "higher 
23blends" means gasoline blends greater than E-10 and biodiesel 
24blends greater than B-10. No transfer shall take place from 
 
 
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1the Underground Storage Tank Fund to the Renewable Fuel 
2Infrastructure Fund in any calendar quarter from July 1, 2024, 
3to June 30, 2026, when the Underground Storage Tank Fund has a 
4balance at or below $75,000,000.

5 (415 ILCS 5/59.3 new)
6 Sec. 59.3. Eligibility. Eligible recipients for grant 
7funding under this Title are exclusively limited to retail 
8petroleum marketers, petroleum terminal operators, and any 
9other related companies identified by the Office of the State 
10Fire Marshal, by rule. No funding shall be made available to 
11any public body pursuant to this Title. Applicants for grant 
12funding under this Title are responsible for covering at least 
1350% of the costs associated with installing the equipment for 
14which grant funding is provided under this Title. A company 
15may not apply for more than $1,000,000 in grant funding under 
16this Title or more than $100,000 for any one site.
17 In this Section, "public body" has the meaning given to 
18that term in Section 1.02 of the Open Meetings Act.

19 (415 ILCS 5/59.3.5 new)
20 Sec. 59.3.5. Task Force. The Office of the State Fire 
21Marshal shall establish the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure 
22Task Force. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall solicit 
23feedback from and consult with, at least annually, 
24representatives from stakeholder groups. The Task Force shall 
 
 
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1be composed of 6 members representing petroleum marketers, 
2petroleum terminal operators, or any other related companies. 
3At least 3 of these 6 members shall hold a valid motor fuel tax 
4license. The Task Force shall also include 2 members 
5representing Illinois corn growers and 2 members representing 
6Illinois soybean growers. Task Force members shall be selected 
7by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The substance of 
8consultations shall include, but may not be limited to, an 
9overall review of the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program, 
10whether the Renewable Infrastructure program is meeting its 
11goals and whether the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program 
12should be renewed beyond June 30, 2026. The Renewable Fuels 
13Infrastructure Task Force shall not have binding 
14decision-making authority.

15 (415 ILCS 5/59.4 new)
16 Sec. 59.4. Expenditures. Eligible expenditures include 
17tank modifications, tanks, piping, fuel dispensers, and any 
18other equipment deemed necessary by the Office of the State 
19Fire Marshal, by rule.