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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2531
Introduced , by Rep. Gary Hannig SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any municipality with under 15,000 inhabitants must allow persons with a valid driver's license to operate an electric vehicle on roadways under the municipality's jurisdiction. Provides that a municipality may impose a reasonable fee for registering electric vehicles.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2531 |
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LRB096 10653 RLJ 20826 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 11-40-3.2 as follows:
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| (65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new) |
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| Sec. 11-40-3.2. Electric vehicles. Any municipality with |
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| under 15,000 inhabitants must allow persons with a valid |
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| driver's license to operate an electric vehicle on roadways |
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| under the municipality's jurisdiction. An eligible person must |
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| register his or her electric vehicle with the municipality. The |
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| municipality may impose a reasonable fee for registering any |
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| electric vehicle. For the purpose of this Section, "electric |
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| vehicle" means a self-propelled, electronically powered |
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| four-wheeled motor vehicle.
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