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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 Boat Registration and Safety Act is amended
5by changing Section 3-1.5 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 45/3-1.5)
7    Sec. 3-1.5. Water usage stamp. Any person using a
8non-powered watercraft on the waters of this State shall have a
9valid water usage stamp affixed to an area easily visible
10either on the exterior or interior of the device. The
11Department shall establish rules and regulations for the
12purchase of water usage stamps. Each water usage stamp shall
13bear the calendar year the stamp is in effect. The fee for a
14water usage stamp is $6 per stamp for the first 3 stamps. Any
15person who purchases more than 3 water usage stamps receives
16each subsequent stamp for $3 each. This Section shall not apply
17to a non-resident operating a non-powered watercraft while
18engaged in a paddling event or race. The Department shall adopt
19rules governing the classification of events as paddling events
20or races.
21(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.