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92_SB1552enr
SB1552 Enrolled LRB9211350DHgcA
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 5.570 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.570 new)
7 Sec. 5.570. The Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project 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. Illinois Route 66 license plates.
12 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
13 and applications made in the form prescribed by the
14 Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated
15 as Illinois Route 66 license plates. The special plates
16 issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
17 vehicles of the first division or motor vehicles of the
18 second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
19 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
20 multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
21 Code.
22 (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
23 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The
24 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
25 be issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with
26 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
27 designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
28 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary, in his or her
29 discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
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1 provided under Section 3-412.
2 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
3 a $40 fee for original issuance in addition to the
4 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be
5 deposited into the Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project Fund
6 and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
7 Special License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to
8 help defray the administrative processing costs.
9 For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in
10 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
11 charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
12 Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project Fund and $2 shall be
13 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
14 Fund.
15 (d) The Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project Fund is
16 created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to
17 appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the
18 Secretary, Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project, Inc. shall use
19 all moneys in the Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project Fund for
20 the development of tourism, through education and
21 interpretation, preservation, and promotion of the former
22 U.S. Route 66 in Illinois.
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