HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The Environmental Protection Agency has |
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3 | identified gasoline blended with ethanol levels above E10 as |
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4 | being harmful to motor vehicles prior to 2001 models; the EPA's |
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5 | national mandate provides a waiver for E15 gasoline to be used |
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6 | only in motor vehicles manufactured after 2000; and |
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7 | WHEREAS, A study of marine engines, a barometer for engines |
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8 | in pre-2001 motor vehicles, showed that the use of E15 |
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9 | gasoline, levels of ethanol at only half of the E30 fuels that |
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10 | some are encouraging the use of, caused total engine failure, |
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11 | misfires, and poor running quality; test engines were unable to |
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12 | run properly and dependably on E15; and
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13 | WHEREAS, A survey by the American Automotive Association |
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14 | (AAA) found that E15 may cause consumer confusion, void |
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15 | warranties, and contribute to vehicle damage; the AAA survey |
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16 | found that only 12 million out of the 240 million light-duty |
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17 | vehicles on the roads today are approved by manufacturers to |
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18 | use E15; 5 manufacturers stated their warranties would not |
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19 | cover fuel-related claims caused by E15, and 8 additional |
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20 | manufacturers stated that E15 did not comply with fuel |
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21 | requirements in owners' manuals and may void warranty coverage; |
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22 | AAA's automotive engineering experts believe that sustained |
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23 | use of E15 could result in costly problems such as accelerated |
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1 | engine wear and failure, fuel-system damage, and false "check |
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2 | engine" lights in some cars; 95% of consumers surveyed were not |
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3 | familiar with E15, indicating a strong likelihood of consumer |
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4 | confusion leading to misfueling; and |
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5 | WHEREAS, Senate Bill 52, currently pending in the Illinois |
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6 | General Assembly, would exacerbate the proliferation of |
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7 | harmful fuels by creating incentives for the sale of gasohol |
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8 | blended at E20 and E30 levels; the EPA allows the use of E15 |
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9 | gasoline in very limited situations, but E20 and E30 blended |
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10 | fuels are not legal for use in any engines; Senate Bill 52 |
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11 | wrongly encourages the sale and use of a type of fuel that is |
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12 | not legally allowed to be sold and used; and |
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13 | WHEREAS, Both E10 and E85 (for flex-fuel vehicles) blended |
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14 | fuels provide options for consumers that do not cause the |
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15 | problems other forms of fuels do; 95% of gasoline sold in the |
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16 | United States is E10; therefore, be it |
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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18 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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19 | we urge Congress to suspend the sale of gasoline blended with |
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20 | ethanol at levels above E10 until motorists are better |
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21 | protected; and be it further |
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22 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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