35 Ill. Adm. Code 241.130
Clean Fuel Fleet Credit Program
Section 241
Section 241.130Â Clean Fuel
Fleet Credit Program
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Any owner or operator of ten or more fleet vehicles located or
primarily operated in the covered area may participate in the clean fuel fleet
credit program, provided that the owner or operator requests that the Agency
establish a clean fuel fleet credit account and complies with the registration,
operating, emission standards, and recordkeeping and reporting requirements of
Sections 241.112, 241.113(e), 241.115, and 241.142 of this Part, respectively,
and the requirements of this Subpart and, if the vehicle for which credit is
being claimed is converted, complies with the requirements of Section 241.114
of this Part.
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Any owner or operator of a fleet may earn credits by:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquiring more clean fuel vehicles or fractions of clean fuel
vehicles than required in any MY pursuant to Section 241.113 of this Part;
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquiring clean fuel vehicles that meet the ULEV or ZEV
standard;
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquiring clean fuel vehicles which belong to a category of
motor vehicles that are otherwise exempt under Section 241.111 of this Part;
and
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquiring clean fuel vehicles before September 1, 1998, if the
requirements of Section 241.112 of this Part have been met.
c)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Credits will be generated, redeemed, or traded after the owner
or operator submits the information listed in Section 241.140(a) and (b) of
this Part to the Agency for each clean fuel vehicle involved in the credit
transaction, requests that a credit transaction be posted and states the number
of credits added to and subtracted from the credit accounts, and the Agency has
received and reviewed the submittal. Credit transactions must be authorized by
the owner or operator whose account is being reduced. The Agency will review,
and add to and subtract from credit accounts, according to the criteria of this
Subpart and Appendix B of this Part.
d)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Credits shall be designated by the Agency at the time of
issuance as either LDV/LDT credits or HDV credits. LDV/LDT credits may not be
exchanged for HDV credits and HDV credits may not be exchanged for LDV/LDT
credits.
e)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this Section, if a clean
fuel vehicle has ever been used to demonstrate compliance under Subpart B of
this Part, or used to generate credits under this Subpart, such clean fuel
vehicle may never be used by any other person for the purpose of generating
credits under this Subpart.