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Public Act 92-0694
HB3645 Enrolled LRB9210062DHmb
AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.552 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.552 new)
Sec. 5.552. Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Fund.
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
adding Section 3-653 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-653 new)
Sec. 3-653. Lewis and Clark Bicentennial 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 of
State, may issue special registration plates designated as
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial license plates to residents of
Illinois. The special plate issued under this Section shall
be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as defined by Section
1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section shall
expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
(b) The Secretary of State shall confer with the
Governor's Illinois Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission
regarding the design, color, and format of the plates. The
Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
be issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with
Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary, in his or her
discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
provided under Section 3-412.
(c) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original
issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $25 shall
be deposited into the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Fund. For
each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to
the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this
additional fee, $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund and $25 shall be deposited
into the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Fund.
(d) The Secretary of State shall issue special license
plates under this Section on and before September 1, 2008.
The Secretary may not issue special plates under this Section
after September 1, 2008.
(e) The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Fund is created as
a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Lewis
and Clark Bicentennial Fund shall, subject to appropriation
by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be
used by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to
promote tourism and education related to the Lewis and Clark
Expedition and for historic preservation purposes related to
the Expedition.
The State Treasurer shall transfer any moneys remaining
in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Fund on September 1, 2009
and any moneys received for deposit into that Fund on or
after September 1, 2009 into the Secretary of State Special
License Plate Fund.
Passed in the General Assembly April 24, 2002.
Approved July 19, 2002.
Effective January 01, 2003.
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