093_HB0341
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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 5.596 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.596 new)
7 Sec. 5.596. The Submarine Veterans Fund.
8 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9 adding Section 3.663 as follows:
10 (625 ILCS 5/3-663 new)
11 Sec. 3-663. Submarine Veterans of the United States
12 license plates.
13 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
14 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
15 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
16 State, may issue special registration plates designated as
17 Submarine Veterans of the United States license plates to
18 residents of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements
19 prescribed by the Secretary of State. The special plate
20 issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
21 vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, motor vehicles
22 of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds,
23 and recreational vehicles as defined by Section 1-169 of this
24 Code. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
25 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established
26 by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
27 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
28 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State,
29 except that the words "United States Submarine Veteran" shall
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1 appear on the plates and the U. S. Submarine Seal shall
2 appear in the upper right and upper left corners of the
3 plates. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow
4 the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates in
5 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are
6 not required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in
7 subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary
8 shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in his or
9 her discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or
10 decals as provided under Section 3-412.
11 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $25 fee for original
12 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
13 this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the
14 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $10 shall
15 be deposited into the Submarine Veterans Fund. For each
16 registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in addition to the
17 appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this
18 additional fee, $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
19 State Special License Plate Fund and $23 shall be deposited
20 into the Submarine Veterans Fund.
21 (d) The Submarine Veterans Fund is created as a special
22 fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Submarine
23 Veterans Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the General
24 Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be paid as grants to
25 the United States Submarine Veterans Inc.