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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Section 5.866 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.866 new)
7    Sec. 5.866. The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund.
 
8    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
9Section 3-699.14 as follows:
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new)
11    Sec. 3-699.14. Monarch plates.
12    (a)   The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
13applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of

14State, may issue special registration plates designated as 
15Monarch plates. The special plates issued under this Section 
16shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first 
17division or motor vehicles of the second division weighing not 
18more than 8,000 lbs. Plates issued under this Section shall 
19expire according to the multi-year procedure established by 
20Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
21    (b)   The design and color of the special plates shall be 
 
 
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1wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate 
2documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany 
3each application. The Secretary may allow the plates to be 
4issued as vanity plates or personalized plates under Section 
53-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or 
6decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
7    (c)   An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original 
8issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if 
9applicable. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the 
10Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund and $15 shall be deposited into 
11the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. For each 
12registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to the 
13appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, 
14$25 shall be deposited into the Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund 
15and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special 
16License Plate Fund.
17    (d)    The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund is created as a 
18special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Roadside 
19Monarch Habitat Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by 
20the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, as 
21grants to fund roadside monarch and other pollinator habitat 
22development, enhancement, and restoration projects in this 
23State.
 
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
25becoming law.