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92_HB0544eng HB0544 Engrossed LRB9201052TAtm 1 AN ACT concerning recreation funding. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is 5 amended by changing Section 45 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 862/45) 7 Sec. 45. Public access sticker. 8 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), after January 9 1, 1998, a person may not operate and an owner may not give 10 permission to another to operate an off-highway vehicle on 11 land or lands or waters in public off-highway vehicle parks 12 paid for, operated, or supported by the grant program 13 established under subsection (d) of Section 15 unless the 14 off-highway vehicle displays an off-highway vehicle public 15 access sticker in a manner prescribed by the Department by 16 rule. 17 (b) An off-highway vehicle does not need a public access 18 sticker if the off-highway vehicle is used on private land or 19 if the off-highway vehicle is owned by the State, the federal 20 government, or a unit of local government. 21 (c) The Department shall issue the public access 22 stickers and shall charge the following fees: 23 (1) $30 for 3 years for individuals. 24 (2) $50 for 3 years for rental units. 25 (3) $75 for 3 years for dealer and manufacturer 26 demonstrations and research. 27 (4) $50 for 3 years for an all-terrain vehicle or 28 off-highway motorcycle used for production agriculture, 29 as defined in Section 3-821 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. 30 (5) $50 for 3 years for residents of a State other 31 than Illinois that does not have a reciprocal agreement HB0544 Engrossed -2- LRB9201052TAtm 1 with the Department, pursuant to subsection (d). 2 (6) $50 for 3 years for an all-terrain vehicle or 3 off-highway motorcycle that does not have a title. 4 The Department, by administrative rule, may make replacement 5 stickers available at a reduced cost. These fees for public 6 access stickers shall be deposited into the Off-Highway 7 Vehicle Trails Fund. 8 (d) The Department is authorized to enter into 9 reciprocal agreements with other states that have a similar 10 off-highway vehicle public access sticker program to allow 11 residents of such states to operate off-highway vehicles on 12 land or lands or waters in public off-highway vehicle parks 13 paid for, operated, or supported by the grant program 14 established under subsection (d) of Section 15 without 15 acquiring an off-highway vehicle public access sticker in 16 this State pursuant to subsection (a). 17 (e) The Department may license vendors to sell 18 off-highway vehicle public access stickers. Issuing fees may 19 be set by administrative rule. 20 (f) Any person participating in an organized competitive 21 event on land or lands in off-highway vehicle parks paid for, 22 operated by, or supported by the grant program established in 23 subsection (d) of Section 15 shall display the public access 24 sticker required under subsection (c) of this Section or pay 25 $5 per event. Fees collected under this subsection shall be 26 deposited into the Fund. 27 (g)(f)The Department is authorized to modify any or all 28 provisions of this Section 45 by rule. 29 (Source: P.A. 90-287, eff. 1-1-98; 91-441, eff. 1-1-00.) 30 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 31 becoming law.