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SB0241 • 2026
EPA-RENEWABLE FUELS PROGRAM
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EPA-RENEWABLE FUELS PROGRAM
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Re-assigned to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
Assigned to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
EPA-RENEWABLE FUELS PROGRAM
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Full Text of SB0241 Home Legislation Full Text SB0241 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0241 Introduced 1/22/2025, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new 415 ILCS 5/Art. Tit. XIX heading new 415 ILCS 5/60 new 415 ILCS 5/60.1 new 415 ILCS 5/60.2 new 415 ILCS 5/60.3 new 415 ILCS 5/60.4 new 415 ILCS 5/60.5 new Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall provide grants to petroleum marketers, petroleum terminal operators, and any other companies that the Department of Agriculture 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 immediately. LRB104 05836 BDA 15867 b A BILL FOR SB0241 LRB104 05836 BDA 15867 b 1 AN ACT concerning safety. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 5 Section 5.1030 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new) 7 Sec. 5.1030. The Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund. 8 Section 10. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by 9 adding Title XIX as follows: 10 (415 ILCS 5/Art. Tit. XIX heading new) 11 ARTICLE Tit. XIX. RENEWABLE FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM 12 (415 ILCS 5/60 new) 13 Sec. 60. Creation; administration. The General Assembly 14 hereby establishes the Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Program 15 (RFI Program). The Department of Agriculture shall administer 16 the Renewable Infrastructure Program in accordance with the 17 terms of this Title. Grants may be awarded from the Renewable 18 Fuels Infrastructure Fund to applicants satisfying the 19 application and eligibility requirements established by the 20 Department of Agriculture, by rule. SB0241 - 2 - LRB104 05836 BDA 15867 b 1 (415 ILCS 5/60.1 new) 2 Sec. 60.1. Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund. 3 (a) The Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund is created as 4 a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund may accept 5 moneys from any lawful source. Any interest earned on moneys 6 in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund. 7 (b) Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of 8 Agriculture solely to provide grants to petroleum marketers, 9 petroleum terminal operators, and any other companies that the 10 Department of Agriculture, by rule, determines are eligible 11 for grant funding under this Title. 12 (c) An eligible grant recipient shall not receive more 13 than $1,000,000 in grant funding under this Title. 14 (415 ILCS 5/60.2 new) 15 Sec. 60.2. Funding. From July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, 16 the Comptroller shall order transferred, and the Treasurer 17 shall transfer, $3,000,000 each calendar quarter from the 18 Underground Storage Tank Fund to the Renewable Fuel 19 Infrastructure Fund for the purpose of establishing a grant 20 program funding the installation of equipment for the storage 21 and dispensing of fuels with higher blends of ethanol or 22 biodiesel feedstock. For the purposes of this Section, "higher 23 blends" means gasoline blends greater than E-10 and biodiesel 24 blends greater than B-10. No transfer shall take place from SB0241 - 3 - LRB104 05836 BDA 15867 b 1 the Underground Storage Tank Fund to the Renewable Fuel 2 Infrastructure Fund in any calendar quarter from July 1, 2025, 3 to June 30, 2027, when the Underground Storage Tank Fund has a 4 balance at or below $75,000,000. 5 (415 ILCS 5/60.3 new) 6 Sec. 60.3. Eligibility. Eligible recipients for grant 7 funding under this Title are exclusively limited to retail 8 petroleum marketers, petroleum terminal operators, and any 9 other related companies identified by the Department of 10 Agriculture, by rule. No funding shall be made available to 11 any public body pursuant to this Title. Applicants for grant 12 funding under this Title are responsible for covering at least 13 50% of the costs associated with installing the equipment for 14 which grant funding is provided under this Title. A company 15 may not apply for more than $1,000,000 in grant funding under 16 this Title or more than $100,000 for any one site. 17 In this Section, "public body" has the meaning given to 18 that term in Section 1.02 of the Open Meetings Act. 19 (415 ILCS 5/60.4 new) 20 Sec. 60.4. Task Force. The Department of Agriculture shall 21 establish the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Task Force. The 22 Department of Agriculture shall solicit feedback from and 23 consult with, at least annually, representatives from 24 stakeholder groups. The Task Force shall be composed of 6 SB0241 - 4 - LRB104 05836 BDA 15867 b 1 members representing petroleum marketers, petroleum terminal 2 operators, or any other related companies or associations. At 3 least 3 of these 6 members shall hold a valid motor fuel tax 4 license. The Task Force shall also include 2 members 5 representing Illinois corn growers and 2 members representing 6 Illinois soybean growers. Task Force members shall be selected 7 by the Director of Agriculture. The substance of consultations 8 shall include, but may not be limited to, an overall review of 9 the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program, whether the 10 Renewable Infrastructure program is meeting its goals and 11 whether the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program should be 12 renewed beyond June 30, 2027. The Renewable Fuels 13 Infrastructure Task Force shall not have binding 14 decision-making authority. 15 (415 ILCS 5/60.5 new) 16 Sec. 60.5. Expenditures. Eligible expenditures include 17 tank modifications, tanks, piping, fuel dispensers, and any 18 other equipment deemed necessary by the Department of 19 Agriculture, by rule. 20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 21 becoming law. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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