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Public Act 097-0243
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| HB0173 Enrolled | LRB097 05177 HEP 45224 b |
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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 |
Section 5.786 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 105/5.786 new) |
Sec. 5.786. The Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund.
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Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
Section 3-696 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-696 new) |
Sec. 3-696. U.S. Air Force License Plates. |
(a) The Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and |
applications made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of |
State, may issue special registration plates designated as
U.S. |
Air Force license plates to
residents of Illinois who meet |
eligibility requirements prescribed by the
Secretary of State. |
The special plate issued under this Section shall be
affixed
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only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motor |
vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 |
pounds, and recreational vehicles as
defined by Section 1-169 |
of this Code. Plates issued under this Section shall
expire |
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according to the multi-year procedure established by Section
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3-414.1 of this Code. |
(b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be |
wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State, except |
that the U.S. Air Force emblem shall appear on the plates. The |
Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be |
issued as vanity or personalized plates
in accordance with |
Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required
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designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of |
Section
3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the |
eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, shall |
approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under |
Section 3-412. |
(c) An applicant shall be charged a $20 fee for original |
issuance
in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of |
this additional fee,
$15 shall be deposited into the Secretary |
of State
Special License Plate Fund
and $5 shall be deposited |
into the Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund. For
each |
registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in addition to the |
appropriate
registration fee, shall be charged. Of this |
additional fee, $2 shall be
deposited into the Secretary
of |
State Special License Plate Fund and $18 shall be deposited |
into the Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund. |
(d) The Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund is created |
as a special fund
in the State treasury. All moneys in the |
Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund
shall be paid, subject |