Rep. Jim Sacia
Filed: 4/28/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1427 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1427 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Section 5.786 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)
7    Sec. 5.786. The Illinois Equine Foundation Fund.
 
8    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
9Section 3-696 as follows:
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/3-696 new)
11    Sec. 3-696. Illinois Equine Foundation license plates.
12    (a)  The Secretary,  upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
13applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may 
14issue special registration
plates designated as Illinois 
 
 
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1Equine Foundation license plates. The special
plates issued 
2under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles

3of the first division or motor vehicles of the second division 
4weighing not
more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this 
5Section shall expire
according to the multi-year procedure 
6established by Section 3-414.1 of this
Code.
7    (b)  The Illinois Equine Foundation may design the special 
8license plates.
The design for the special license plates shall 
9conform to such standards as
may be established by the 
10Secretary and shall be subject to the Secretary's
approval. 
11Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, 
12shall
accompany each application. The Secretary may allow the 
13plates to be issued
as vanity plates or personalized plates 
14under Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
The Secretary shall 
15prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of 
16this Code.
17    (c)  An applicant  for the special plate shall be charged a 
18$40  fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
19registration fee. Of this
fee, $25 shall be deposited into the 
20Illinois Equine Foundation Fund and $15
shall be deposited into 
21the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to
be used 
22by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing

23costs.
24    For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in 
25addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. 
26Of this fee, $25 shall be
deposited into the Illinois Equine 
 
 
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1Foundation Fund and $2 shall be deposited
into the Secretary of 
2State Special License Plate Fund. 
3    (d)  The  Illinois Equine Foundation Fund is created as a 
4special  fund in
the State treasury. All moneys in the Illinois 
5Equine Foundation Fund shall
be paid, subject to appropriation 
6by the General Assembly and approval by the
Secretary, as 
7grants to fund equine protection efforts, research projects in

8the State of Illinois, education and outreach for Illinois 
9universities,
volunteers, horse owners, and the general public 
10regarding horses and the
equine industry in the State of 
11Illinois, and to cover the reasonable cost
for Illinois Equine 
12Foundation special plate advertising and the
administration of 
13equine projects and educational programs. All interest
earned 
14on moneys in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund. The 
15Fund shall
not be subject to administrative charges or 
16chargebacks, such as but not
limited to those authorized under 
17Section 8h of the State Finance Act.".