Full Text of HB4553 096th General Assembly
HB4553eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| 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 Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund.
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| Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
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| Section 3-684 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-684 new)
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| Sec. 3-684. U.S. Coast Guard license plates. | 12 |
| (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | 13 |
| Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications | 14 |
| made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may | 15 |
| issue special registration plates designated as
U.S. Coast | 16 |
| Guard license plates to
residents of Illinois who meet | 17 |
| eligibility requirements prescribed by the
Secretary of State. | 18 |
| The special plate issued under this Section shall be
affixed
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| only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motor | 20 |
| vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 | 21 |
| pounds, and recreational vehicles as
defined by Section 1-169 |
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| of this Code. Plates issued under this Section shall
expire | 2 |
| according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by | 3 |
| Section
3-414.1 of this Code.
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| (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be | 5 |
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within the discretion of the Secretary of State, except | 6 |
| that the U.S. Coast Guard emblem shall appear on the plates. | 7 |
| The Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates | 8 |
| to be issued as vanity or personalized plates
in accordance | 9 |
| with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required
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| to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) | 11 |
| of Section
3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe | 12 |
| the eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, | 13 |
| shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided | 14 |
| under Section 3-412.
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| (c) An applicant shall be charged a $20 fee for original | 16 |
| issuance
in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of | 17 |
| this additional fee,
$15 shall be deposited into the Secretary | 18 |
| of State
Special License Plate Fund
and $5 shall be deposited | 19 |
| into the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund. For
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| registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in addition to the | 21 |
| appropriate
registration fee, shall be charged. Of this | 22 |
| additional fee, $2 shall be
deposited into the Secretary
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| State Special License Plate Fund and $18 shall be deposited | 24 |
| into the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund.
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| (d) The Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund is created as a | 26 |
| special fund
in the State treasury. All moneys in the Coast |
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| Guard Mutual Assistance Fund
shall, subject to
appropriation by | 2 |
| the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be
used
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| grants for charitable purposes and financial assistance | 4 |
| programs sponsored by Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, Inc., a
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| recognized charitable organization that meets the requirements | 6 |
| of Title 26,
Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Code.
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