96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0179


 
Introduced 1/30/2009, by Sen. David Koehler
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Creates the United Auto Workers' Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides for the issuance of United Auto Workers license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $25 at original issuance and at renewal. Provides that $10 of the additional original issuance fee and $23 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the United Auto Workers' Fund. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary of State, the moneys in the United Auto Workers' Fund shall be paid as grants for charitable purposes supported by the Illinois local unions affiliated with  the United Auto Workers.

















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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 
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Section 5.719 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.719 new)
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    Sec. 5.719. The United Auto Workers' Fund.

 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 3-684 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-684 new)

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    Sec. 3-684. United Auto Workers license plates.
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    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
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applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may 
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issue special registration
plates designated as United Auto 
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Workers
license plates. The special plates issued under this 
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Section shall be affixed only to
passenger vehicles of the 
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first division or motor vehicles of the second
division 
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weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this 
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Section shall expire according to the multi-year
procedure 
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established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

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    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be 
 


 






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wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary.  Appropriate 
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documentation, as determined by the
Secretary, shall accompany 
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each application.
The Secretary may allow the plates to be 
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issued as vanity plates or
personalized plates under Section 
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3-405.1 of this Code.  The Secretary shall
prescribe stickers or 
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decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.

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    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
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$25 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
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registration fee.  Of this
fee, $10 shall be deposited into the

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United Auto Workers' Fund and $15 shall be
deposited into the 
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Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by

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the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing 
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costs.

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    For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in 
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addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.  
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Of this fee, $23 shall be
deposited into the
United Auto 
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Workers' Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
Secretary of 
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State Special License Plate Fund.

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    (d) The United Auto Workers' Fund is created as a special 
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fund in the State
treasury.  All moneys in the
United Auto 
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Workers' Fund shall be paid, subject to
appropriation
by the 
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General Assembly
and approval by the Secretary, as grants
for 
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charitable purposes sponsored by Illinois local unions 
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affiliated with  the United Auto Workers.