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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2798
Introduced 1/28/2010, by Sen. Michael Bond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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30 ILCS 105/5.755 new |
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625 ILCS 5/3-689 new |
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Amends the State Finance Act to create the Share the Road Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Share the Road license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $22 at original issuance and at renewal. Provides that $17 of the additional original issuance fee and $20 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Share the Road Fund. Provides that $5 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, the moneys in the Share the Road Fund shall be paid as grants to the League of Illinois Bicyclists for educational programs instructing bicyclists and motorists on how to legally and more safely share the roadways.
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A BILL FOR
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LRB096 19659 AJT 35057 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 |
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| Section 5.755 as follows:
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| (30 ILCS 105/5.755 new) |
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| Sec. 5.755. The Share the Road Fund.
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| Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 3-689 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-689 new) |
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| Sec. 3-689. Share the Road license plates. |
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| (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the |
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| Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications |
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| made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may |
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| issue Share the Road license plates. The special Share the Road |
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| plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to |
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| passenger vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of |
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| the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates |
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| issued under this Section shall expire according to the |
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| staggered multi year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 |
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| of this Code. |
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| (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be |
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| wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. |
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| Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, |
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| must accompany each application. The Secretary, in his or her |
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| discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as |
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| provided under Section 3-412. |
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| (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a |
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| $22 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate |
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| registration fee. Of this fee, $17 shall be deposited into the |
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| Share the Road Fund and $5 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.
For each registration renewal period, a $22 fee, in |
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| addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. |
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| Of this fee, $20 shall be deposited into the Share the Road |
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| Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State |
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| Special License Plate Fund. |
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| (d) The Share the Road Fund is created as a special fund in |
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| the State treasury. All money in the Share the Road Fund shall |
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| be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and |
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| approval by the Secretary, as grants to the League of Illinois |
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| Bicyclists, a not for profit corporation, for educational |
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| programs instructing bicyclists and motorists how to legally |
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| and more safely share the roadways.
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