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    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
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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 State Finance Act is amended by adding 
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Section 5.719 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.719 new)
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    Sec. 5.719. The Coast Guard Mutual Assistance  Fund.

 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding

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Section 3-684 as follows:


 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-684 new)

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    Sec. 3-684. U.S. Coast Guard license plates.
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    (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the 
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Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications 
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made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may 
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issue special registration plates designated as
U.S. Coast 
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Guard license plates to
residents of Illinois who meet 
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eligibility requirements prescribed by the
 Secretary of State.  
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The special plate issued under this Section shall be
affixed

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only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motor 
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vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 
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pounds, and recreational vehicles as
defined by Section 1-169 
 


 






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of this Code. Plates issued under this Section shall
expire 
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according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by 
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Section
3-414.1 of this Code.

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    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be 
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wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State, except 
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that the U.S. Coast Guard emblem shall appear on the plates.  
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The Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates 
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to be issued as vanity or personalized plates
in accordance 
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with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required

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to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) 
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of Section
3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe 
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the eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, 
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shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided 
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under Section 3-412.

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    (c) An applicant shall be charged a $20 fee for original 
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issuance
in addition to the applicable registration fee.  Of 
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this additional fee,
$15  shall be deposited into the Secretary 
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of State
Special License Plate Fund
and $5 shall be deposited 
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into the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund.  For
each 
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registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in addition to the 
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appropriate
registration fee, shall be charged.  Of this 
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additional fee, $2 shall be
deposited into the Secretary
of 
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State Special License Plate Fund and $18 shall be deposited 
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into the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund.

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    (d) The Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund is created as a 
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special fund
in the State treasury. All moneys in the Coast 
 


 






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Guard Mutual Assistance Fund
shall, subject to
appropriation by 
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the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be
used
as 
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grants for charitable purposes and financial assistance 
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programs sponsored by Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, Inc., a

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recognized charitable organization that meets the requirements 
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of Title 26,
Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Code.