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SB1380 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1380

 

Introduced 2/11/2009, by Sen. John M. Sullivan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 105/5.719 new
625 ILCS 5/3-684 new

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Creates the Ducks Unlimited Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides for the issuance of Ducks Unlimited license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $40 at original issuance and $27 at renewal. Provides that $25 of the additional original issuance fee and the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Ducks Unlimited Fund. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary of State, the moneys in the Ducks Unlimited Fund shall be paid as grants to fund wetland protection, enhancement, and restoration projects in the State of Illinois, to fund education and outreach for media, volunteers, members, and the general public regarding waterfowl and wetlands conservation, and to cover the reasonable cost for Ducks Unlimited special plate advertising and administration of the wetland conservation projects and education program.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.719 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 105/5.719 new)
7     Sec. 5.719. The Ducks Unlimited Fund.
 
8     Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
9 Section 3-684 as follows:
 
10     (625 ILCS 5/3-684 new)
11     Sec. 3-684. Ducks Unlimited license plates.
12     (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
13 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
14 issue special registration plates designated as Ducks
15 Unlimited license plates. The special plates issued under this
16 Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
17 first division or motor vehicles of the second division
18 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
19 Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
20 established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
21     (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be

 

 

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1 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
2 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany
3 each application. The Secretary may allow the plates to be
4 issued as vanity plates or personalized plates under Section
5 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or
6 decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
7     (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
8 $40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
9 registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
10 Ducks Unlimited Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the
11 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by
12 the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing
13 costs.
14     For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in
15 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
16 Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Ducks Unlimited
17 Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
18 Special License Plate Fund.
19     (d) The Ducks Unlimited Fund is created as a special fund
20 in the State treasury. All moneys in the Ducks Unlimited Fund
21 shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly
22 and approval by the Secretary, as grants to fund wetland
23 protection, enhancement, and restoration projects in the State
24 of Illinois, to fund education and outreach for media,
25 volunteers, members, and the general public regarding
26 waterfowl and wetlands conservation in the State of Illinois,

 

 

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1 and to cover the reasonable cost for Ducks Unlimited special
2 plate advertising and administration of the wetland
3 conservation projects and education program.