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This bill establishes the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFI Program) to provide grants for improving fuel infrastructure, specifically focusing on equipment for storing and dispensing higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. The Department of Agriculture will administer the program, creating a special Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund in the state treasury that will receive $3,000,000 quarterly from the Underground Storage Tank Fund (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027), but only if the Underground Storage Tank Fund maintains a balance above $75,000,000. Eligible grant recipients are limited to private sector entities like petroleum marketers and terminal operators, with strict funding restrictions: no single company can receive more than $1,000,000 in total grants, no more than $100,000 per site, and recipients must cover at least 50% of equipment installation costs. Public bodies are explicitly excluded from receiving funding. The bill also creates a Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Task Force composed of 10 members representing petroleum industry and agricultural groups, which will annually review the program's effectiveness and provide non-binding recommendations. Eligible expenditures include tank modifications, tanks, piping, fuel dispensers, and other equipment deemed necessary by the Department of Agriculture. The program aims to support infrastructure for renewable fuel alternatives.

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https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1897&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104