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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB0227 Introduced , by Rep. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that persons that are not residents of Illinois do not need a water usage stamp to operate a non-powered watercraft in a paddling event or race. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall adopt rules governing the classification of events as paddling events or races. Effective immediately.
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| | HB0227 | | LRB099 02793 RJF 22801 b |
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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 Boat Registration and Safety Act is amended |
| 5 | | by changing Section 3-1.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 45/3-1.5) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3-1.5. Water usage stamp. Any person using a |
| 8 | | non-powered watercraft on the waters of this State shall have a |
| 9 | | valid water usage stamp affixed to an area easily visible |
| 10 | | either on the exterior or interior of the device. The |
| 11 | | Department shall establish rules and regulations for the |
| 12 | | purchase of water usage stamps. Each water usage stamp shall |
| 13 | | bear the calendar year the stamp is in effect. The fee for a |
| 14 | | water usage stamp is $6 per stamp for the first 3 stamps. Any |
| 15 | | person who purchases more than 3 water usage stamps receives |
| 16 | | each subsequent stamp for $3 each. This Section shall not apply |
| 17 | | to a non-resident operating a non-powered watercraft while |
| 18 | | engaged in a paddling event or race. The Department shall adopt |
| 19 | | rules governing the classification of events as paddling events |
| 20 | | or races.
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| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
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| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |