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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 | Section 5.811 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (30 ILCS 105/5.811 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5.811. The Public Safety Diver Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Section 3-699 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Sec. 3-699. Public Safety Diver license plates. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | special registration plates designated to be Public Safety | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Diver license plates. The special plates issued under this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | first division, motor vehicles of the second division weighing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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1 | (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly | ||||||
2 | within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate | ||||||
3 | documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany | ||||||
4 | the application. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, | ||||||
5 | allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates | ||||||
6 | in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. | ||||||
7 | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $45 fee for original | ||||||
8 | issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if | ||||||
9 | applicable. Of this fee, $30 shall be deposited into the Public | ||||||
10 | Safety Diver Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary | ||||||
11 | of State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration | ||||||
12 | renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to the appropriate | ||||||
13 | registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be | ||||||
14 | deposited into the Public Safety Diver Fund and $2 shall be | ||||||
15 | deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate | ||||||
16 | Fund. | ||||||
17 | (d) The Public Safety Diver Fund is created as a special | ||||||
18 | fund in
the State treasury. All moneys in the Public Safety | ||||||
19 | Diver Fund shall be
paid, subject to appropriation by the | ||||||
20 | General Assembly and
distribution by the Secretary, to the | ||||||
21 | Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board for the | ||||||
22 | purposes of providing grants based on need for training, | ||||||
23 | standards, and equipment to public safety disciplines within | ||||||
24 | the State of Illinois and to units of local government involved | ||||||
25 | in public safety diving and water rescue services. | ||||||
26 | (e) The Public Safety Diver Advisory Committee shall |
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1 | recommend grant rewards with the intent of achieving reasonably | ||||||
2 | equitable distribution of funds between police, firefighting, | ||||||
3 | and public safety diving services making application for grants | ||||||
4 | under this Section. | ||||||
5 | (f) The administrative costs related to management of | ||||||
6 | grants made from the Public Safety Diver Fund shall be paid | ||||||
7 | from the Public Safety Diver Fund to the Illinois Law | ||||||
8 | Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
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