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92_HB3645
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1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
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 5.552 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.552 new)
7 Sec. 5.552. Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Fund.
8 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9 adding Section 3-653 as follows:
10 (625 ILCS 5/3-653 new)
11 Sec. 3-653. Lewis and Clark Bicentennial license plates.
12 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
13 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
14 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
15 State, may issue special registration plates designated as
16 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial license plates to residents of
17 Illinois. The special plate issued under this Section shall
18 be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
19 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
20 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as defined by Section
21 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section shall
22 expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure
23 established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
24 (b) The Secretary of State shall confer with the
25 Governor's Illinois Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission
26 regarding the design, color, and format of the plates. The
27 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
28 be issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with
29 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
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1 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
2 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary, in his or her
3 discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
4 provided under Section 3-412.
5 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original
6 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
7 this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the
8 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $25 shall
9 be deposited into the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Fund. For
10 each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to
11 the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this
12 additional fee, $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
13 State Special License Plate Fund and $25 shall be deposited
14 into the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Fund.
15 (d) The Secretary of State shall issue special license
16 plates under this Section on and before September 1, 2008.
17 The Secretary may not issue special plates under this Section
18 after September 1, 2008.
19 (e) The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Fund is created as
20 a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Lewis
21 and Clark Bicentennial Fund shall, subject to appropriation
22 by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be
23 used by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to
24 promote tourism and education related to the Lewis and Clark
25 Expedition and for historic preservation purposes related to
26 the Expedition.
27 The State Treasurer shall transfer any moneys remaining
28 in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Fund on September 1, 2009
29 and any moneys received for deposit into that Fund on or
30 after September 1, 2009 into the Secretary of State Special
31 License Plate Fund.