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| Public Act 099-0723 | ||||
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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 5.875 as follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/5.875 new) | ||||
Sec. 5.875. The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund. | ||||
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 3-699.14 as follows: | ||||
(625 ILCS 5/3-699.14) | ||||
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||
delayed effective date) | ||||
Sec. 3-699.14. Universal special license plates. | ||||
(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | ||||
Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications | ||||
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue | ||||
Universal special license plates to residents of Illinois on | ||||
behalf of organizations that have been authorized by the | ||||
General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special license | ||||
plates. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the | ||||
Secretary, shall accompany each application. Authorized | ||||
organizations shall be designated by amendment to this Section. | ||
When applying for a Universal special license plate the | ||
applicant shall inform the Secretary of the name of the | ||
authorized organization from which the applicant will obtain a | ||
decal to place on the plate. The Secretary shall make a record | ||
of that organization and that organization shall remain | ||
affiliated with that plate until the plate is surrendered, | ||
revoked, or otherwise cancelled. The authorized organization | ||
may charge a fee to offset the cost of producing and | ||
distributing the decal, but that fee shall be retained by the | ||
authorized organization and shall be separate and distinct from | ||
any registration fees charged by the Secretary. No decal, | ||
sticker, or other material may be affixed to a Universal | ||
special license plate other than a decal authorized by the | ||
General Assembly in this Section or a registration renewal | ||
sticker. The special plates issued under this Section shall be | ||
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, | ||
including motorcycles and autocycles, or motor vehicles of the | ||
second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates | ||
issued under this Section shall expire according to the | ||
multi-year procedure under Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | ||
(b) The design, color, and format of the Universal special | ||
license plate shall be wholly within the discretion of the | ||
Secretary. Universal special license plates are not required to | ||
designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of | ||
Section 3-412 of this Code. The design shall allow for the | ||
application of a decal to the plate. Organizations authorized | ||
by the General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special | ||
license plates shall comply with rules adopted by the Secretary | ||
governing the requirements for and approval of Universal | ||
special license plate decals. The Secretary may, in his or her | ||
discretion, allow Universal special license plates to be issued | ||
as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section | ||
3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary of State must make a | ||
version of the special registration plates authorized under | ||
this Section in a form appropriate for motorcycles and | ||
autocycles. | ||
(c) When authorizing a Universal special license plate, the | ||
General Assembly shall set forth whether an additional fee is | ||
to be charged for the plate and, if a fee is to be charged, the | ||
amount of the fee and how the fee is to be distributed. When | ||
necessary, the authorizing language shall create a special fund | ||
in the State treasury into which fees may be deposited for an | ||
authorized Universal special license plate. Additional fees | ||
may only be charged if the fee is to be paid over to a State | ||
agency or to a charitable entity that is in compliance with the | ||
registration and reporting requirements of the Charitable | ||
Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act. Any charitable | ||
entity receiving fees for the sale of Universal special license | ||
plates shall annually provide the Secretary of State a letter | ||
of compliance issued by the Attorney General verifying that the | ||
entity is in compliance with the Charitable Trust Act and the | ||
Solicitation for Charity Act. | ||
(d) Upon original issuance and for each registration | ||
renewal period, in addition to the appropriate registration | ||
fee, if applicable, the Secretary shall collect any additional | ||
fees, if required, for issuance of Universal special license | ||
plates. The fees shall be collected on behalf of the | ||
organization designated by the applicant when applying for the | ||
plate. All fees collected shall be transferred to the State | ||
agency on whose behalf the fees were collected, or paid into | ||
the special fund designated in the law authorizing the | ||
organization to issue decals for Universal special license | ||
plates. All money in the designated fund shall be distributed | ||
by the Secretary subject to appropriation by the General | ||
Assembly.
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(e) The following organizations may issue decals for | ||
Universal special license plates with the original and renewal | ||
fees and fee distribution as follows: | ||
(1) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources. | ||
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the | ||
Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund and $15 to the Secretary | ||
of State Special Plate Fund. | ||
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Roadside Monarch | ||
Habitat Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special | ||
Plate Fund. | ||
(f) The following funds are created as special funds in the | ||
State treasury: | ||
(1) The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund. All moneys to be | ||
paid as grants to the Illinois Department of Natural | ||
Resources to fund roadside monarch and other pollinator | ||
habitat development, enhancement, and restoration projects | ||
in this State. | ||
(Source: P.A. 99-483, eff. 7-1-16.) | ||
Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||
Public Act.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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