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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
| 5 | Sections 5.755 and 5.756 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (30 ILCS 105/5.755 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 5.755. The 4-H Fund. | ||||||
| 8 | (30 ILCS 105/5.756 new) | ||||||
| 9 | Sec. 5.756. The Ducks Unlimited Fund. | ||||||
| 10 | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||||
| 11 | Sections 3-689 and 3-690 as follows: | ||||||
| 12 | (625 ILCS 5/3-689 new) | ||||||
| 13 | Sec. 3-689. 4-H license plates. | ||||||
| 14 | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and | ||||||
| 15 | applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may | ||||||
| 16 | issue special registration plates designated as 4-H license | ||||||
| 17 | plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be | ||||||
| 18 | affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division and | ||||||
| 19 | motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than | ||||||
| 20 | 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire | ||||||
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| 1 | according to the multi-year procedure established by Section | ||||||
| 2 | 3-414.1 of this Code. | ||||||
| 3 | (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the | ||||||
| 4 | discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate | ||||||
| 5 | documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany | ||||||
| 6 | the application. The Secretary, in his or her discretion, may | ||||||
| 7 | allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates | ||||||
| 8 | under Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall | ||||||
| 9 | prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of | ||||||
| 10 | this Code. | ||||||
| 11 | (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||||||
| 12 | $40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate | ||||||
| 13 | registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the | ||||||
| 14 | 4-H Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State | ||||||
| 15 | Special License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help | ||||||
| 16 | defray the administrative processing costs. | ||||||
| 17 | For each registration renewal period, a $12 fee, in | ||||||
| 18 | addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. | ||||||
| 19 | Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the 4-H Fund and $2 | ||||||
| 20 | shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License | ||||||
| 21 | Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 22 | (d) The 4-H Fund is created as a special fund in the State | ||||||
| 23 | treasury. All money in the 4-H Fund shall be paid, subject to | ||||||
| 24 | appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the | ||||||
| 25 | Secretary of State, as grants to the Illinois 4-H Foundation, a | ||||||
| 26 | tax exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal | ||||||
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| 1 | Revenue Code, for the funding of 4-H programs in Illinois. | ||||||
| 2 | (625 ILCS 5/3-690 new) | ||||||
| 3 | Sec. 3-690. Ducks Unlimited license plates. | ||||||
| 4 | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and | ||||||
| 5 | applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may | ||||||
| 6 | issue special registration
plates designated as Ducks | ||||||
| 7 | Unlimited
license plates. The special plates issued under this | ||||||
| 8 | Section shall be affixed only to
passenger vehicles of the | ||||||
| 9 | first division or motor vehicles of the second
division | ||||||
| 10 | weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this | ||||||
| 11 | Section shall expire according to the multi-year
procedure | ||||||
| 12 | established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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| 13 | (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be | ||||||
| 14 | wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate | ||||||
| 15 | documentation, as determined by the
Secretary, shall accompany | ||||||
| 16 | each application.
The Secretary may allow the plates to be | ||||||
| 17 | issued as vanity plates or
personalized plates under Section | ||||||
| 18 | 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall
prescribe stickers or | ||||||
| 19 | decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
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| 20 | (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||||||
| 21 | $40 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate | ||||||
| 22 | registration fee. Of this
fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
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| 23 | Ducks Unlimited Fund and $15 shall be
deposited into the | ||||||
| 24 | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by
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| 25 | the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing | ||||||
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| 1 | costs.
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| 2 | For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in | ||||||
| 3 | addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. | ||||||
| 4 | Of this fee, $25 shall be
deposited into the
Ducks Unlimited | ||||||
| 5 | Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
Secretary of State | ||||||
| 6 | Special License Plate Fund.
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| 7 | (d) The Ducks Unlimited Fund is created as a special fund | ||||||
| 8 | in the State
treasury. All moneys in the
Ducks Unlimited Fund | ||||||
| 9 | shall be paid, subject to
appropriation
by the General Assembly
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| 10 | and approval by the Secretary, as grants
to fund wetland | ||||||
| 11 | protection, enhancement, and restoration projects in the State | ||||||
| 12 | of Illinois, to fund education and outreach for media, | ||||||
| 13 | volunteers, members, and the general public regarding | ||||||
| 14 | waterfowl and wetlands conservation in the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 15 | and to cover the reasonable cost for Ducks Unlimited special | ||||||
| 16 | plate advertising and administration of the wetland | ||||||
| 17 | conservation projects and education program.
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