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90_SB0253
520 ILCS 5/1.29 from Ch. 61, par. 1.29
625 ILCS 5/3-639 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates special
license plates designated as State Migratory Waterfowl
license plates. Provides for an additional $40 fee for
original issuance and a $27 additional fee for each renewal
period. Provides that these fees shall be deposited into the
State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund and the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that money
deposited into the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund from
these plate fees shall be appropriated to the Department of
Natural Resources for certain purposes.
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1 AN ACT concerning license plates, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
5 Section 1.29 as follows:
6 (520 ILCS 5/1.29) (from Ch. 61, par. 1.29)
7 Sec. 1.29. Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund.
8 (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the
9 State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. All fees collected from
10 the sale of State Migratory Waterfowl Stamps shall be
11 deposited into this Fund. These moneys shall be appropriated
12 to the Department for the following purposes:
13 (1) 50% of funds derived from the sale of State
14 migratory waterfowl stamps and from deposits in the Fund
15 from the sale of State Migratory Waterfowl license plates
16 and 100% of all gifts, donations, grants and bequests of
17 money for the conservation and propagation of waterfowl,
18 for projects approved by the Department for the purpose
19 of attracting waterfowl and improving public migratory
20 waterfowl areas within the State, and for payment of the
21 costs of printing State migratory waterfowl stamps, the
22 expenses incurred in acquiring State waterfowl stamp
23 designs and the expenses of producing reprints. These
24 projects may include the repair, maintenance and
25 operation of public migratory waterfowl areas only in
26 emergencies as determined by the State Duck Stamp
27 Committee; but none of the monies spent within the State
28 shall be used for administrative expenses.
29 (2) 25% of funds derived from the sale of State
30 migratory waterfowl stamps and from deposits in the Fund
31 from the sale of State Migratory Waterfowl license plates
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1 will be turned over by the Department to appropriate
2 non-profit organizations for the development of waterfowl
3 propagation areas within the Dominion of Canada or the
4 United States that specifically provide waterfowl for the
5 Mississippi Flyway.
6 (3) 25% of funds derived from the sale of State
7 migratory waterfowl stamps and from deposits in the Fund
8 from the sale of State Migratory Waterfowl license plates
9 shall be turned over by the Department to appropriate
10 non-profit organizations to be used for the
11 implementation of the North American Waterfowl Management
12 Plan. These funds shall be used for the development of
13 waterfowl areas within the Dominion of Canada or the
14 United States that specifically provide waterfowl for the
15 Mississippi Flyway.
16 (b) Before turning over any funds under the provisions
17 of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) the Department
18 shall obtain evidence that the project is acceptable to the
19 appropriate governmental agency of the Dominion of Canada or
20 the United States or of one of its Provinces or States having
21 jurisdiction over the lands and waters affected by the
22 project, and shall consult those agencies and the State Duck
23 Stamp Committee for approval before allocating funds.
24 (c) The State Duck Stamp Committee shall consist of: (1)
25 The State Waterfowl Biologist, (2) The Chief of the Wildlife
26 Resources Division or his designee, (3) The Chief of the Land
27 Management Division or his designee, (4) The Chief of the
28 Technical Services Division or his designee, and (5) Two or
29 more at large representatives from statewide waterfowl
30 organizations appointed by the Director. The Committee's
31 duties shall be to review and recommend all Duck Stamp
32 Projects and review and recommend all expenditures from the
33 State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. The committee shall
34 give due consideration to waterfowl projects that are readily
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1 available to holders of the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
2 wherever they may live in Illinois.
3 (Source: P.A. 86-155; 87-135.)
4 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 adding Section 3-639 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/3-639 new)
7 Sec. 3-639. State Migratory Waterfowl license plate.
8 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
9 in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue
10 special registration plates designated to be State Migratory
11 Waterfowl license plates. The special plates issued under
12 this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of
13 the first division, motor vehicles of the second division
14 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational
15 vehicles as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates
16 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
17 multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
18 Code.
19 (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
20 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
21 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
22 accompany the application. The Secretary may, in his or her
23 discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
24 personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of
25 this Code.
26 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original
27 issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if
28 applicable. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
29 State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund and $15 shall be
30 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
31 Fund, to be used by the Secretary of State to help defray the
32 administrative processing costs. For each registration
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1 renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to the appropriate
2 registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $25 shall
3 be deposited into the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund
4 and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
5 License Plate Fund.