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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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Sections 5.755 and 5.756 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.755 new)
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    Sec. 5.755. The Soil and Water Conservation District Fund.
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.756 new)
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    Sec. 5.756. The St. Jude Children's Research Fund.
 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
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Sections 3-689 and 3-690 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-689 new)
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    Sec. 3-689. Soil and Water Conservation District 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 Soil and Water Conservation District license plates. The 
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special Soil and Water Conservation District plate issued under 
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this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 
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first division and motor vehicles of the second division 
 


 






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weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this 
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Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year 
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procedure established by 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. 
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Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, 
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must accompany each application. The Secretary, in his or her 
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discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as 
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provided under Section 3-412.
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    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
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$40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
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registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the 
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Soil and Water Conservation District Fund and $15 shall be 
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deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate 
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Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the 
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administrative processing costs.
    For each registration renewal 
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period, a $27 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration 
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fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into 
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the Soil and Water Conservation District Fund and $2 shall be 
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deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate 
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Fund.
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    (d) The Soil and Water Conservation District Fund is 
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created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money in 
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the Soil and Water Conservation District Fund shall be paid, 
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subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval 
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by the Secretary, as grants to Illinois soil and water 
 


 






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conservation districts for projects that conserve and restore 
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soil and water in Illinois. All interest earned on moneys in 
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the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund.  The Fund shall not 
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be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks, such as 
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but not limited to those authorized under Section 8h of the 
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State Finance Act.
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-690 new)
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    Sec. 3-690. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 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 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital license plates. The 
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special St. Jude Children's Research Hospital plate issued 
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under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles 
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of the first division and motor vehicles of the second division 
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weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this 
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Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year 
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procedure established by 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. 
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Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, 
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must accompany each application. The Secretary, in his or her 
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discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as 
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provided under Section 3-412.
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    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
 


 






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$40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
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registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the 
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St. Jude Children's Research Fund and $15 shall be deposited 
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into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be 
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used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative 
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processing costs.
    For each registration renewal period, a $27 
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fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be 
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charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the St. Jude 
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Children's Research Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the 
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Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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    (d) The St. Jude Children's Research Fund is created as a 
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special fund in the State treasury. All money in the St. Jude 
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Children's Research Fund shall be paid, subject to 
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appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the 
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Secretary, as grants to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 
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for pediatric treatment and research. All interest earned on 
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moneys in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund.  The Fund 
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shall not be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks, 
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such as but not limited to those authorized under Section 8h of 
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the State Finance Act.