HB1812 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB1812

Introduced , by Rep. Terri Bryant

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 835/4d new

Amends the State Parks Act. Provides that persons over 65 or persons with disabilities who have been issued a valid decal or license plate by the Secretary of State upon its verification may operate a golf cart on paved roads within the boundaries of a State park and as otherwise authorized by the Department of Natural Resources. Defines "golf cart".

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The State Parks Act is amended by adding Section 4d as follows:

(20 ILCS 835/4d new)

Sec. 4d. Limited use of golf carts in State parks. Persons over 65 or persons with disabilities who have been issued a valid decal or license plate by the Secretary of State under Section 3-616 of the Illinois Vehicle Code upon its verification may operate a golf cart on paved roads within the boundaries of a State park and as otherwise authorized by the Department. For the purposes of this Section, "golf cart" as the same meaning ascribed to it in Section 1-123.9 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.