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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5Section 5.811 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.811 new)
7    Sec. 5.811. The National Wild Turkey Federation Fund.
 
8    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
9Section 3-699 as follows:
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new)
11    Sec. 3-699. National Wild Turkey Federation license
12plates.
13    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
14applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
15issue special registration plates designated as National Wild
16Turkey Federation license plates. The special plates issued
17under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles
18of the first division or motor vehicles of the second division
19weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
20Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
21established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

 

 

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1    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
2wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary
3may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or
4personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The
5Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under
6Section 3-412 of this Code.
7    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
8$40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
9registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
10National Wild Turkey Federation Fund and $15 shall be deposited
11into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be
12used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative
13processing costs.
14    For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in
15addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
16Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the National Wild
17Turkey Federation Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
18Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
19    (d) The National Wild Turkey Federation Fund is created as
20a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the
21National Wild Turkey Federation Fund shall be paid, subject to
22appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the
23Secretary, as grants to National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc.,
24a tax exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
25Revenue Code, to fund turkey habitat protection, enhancement,
26and restoration projects in the State of Illinois, to fund

 

 

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1education and outreach for media, volunteers, members, and the
2general public regarding turkeys and turkey habitat
3conservation in the State of Illinois, and to cover the
4reasonable cost for National Wild Turkey Federation special
5plate advertising and administration of the conservation
6projects and education program.