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91_HB2978

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning Illinois Vietnam Veterans.

 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 5.540 as follows:

 6        (30 ILCS 105/5.540 new)
 7        Sec. 5.540.  The Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund.

 8        Section 10.  The Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 9    adding Section 3-645 as follows:

10        (625 ILCS 5/3-645 new)
11        Sec. 3-645. Illinois Vietnam Veterans license plates.
12        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
13    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
14    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
15    State, may issue special registration  plates  designated  as
16    Illinois  Vietnam  Veterans  license  plates  to residents of
17    Illinois who participated in the United States  Armed  Forces
18    during  the Vietnam conflict.  The special plate issued under
19    this Section shall be affixed only to passenger  vehicles  of
20    the  first  division,  motor  vehicles of the second division
21    weighing  not  more  than  8,000  pounds,  and   recreational
22    vehicles  as  defined  by  Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates
23    issued under this  Section  shall  expire  according  to  the
24    staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
25    of this Code.
26        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
27    wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
28    Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
29    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
 
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 1    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
 2    designate  "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
 3    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
 4    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
 5    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
 6    under Section 3-412.
 7        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 8    issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee.   Of
 9    this  additional  fee,  $13   shall  be  deposited  into  the
10    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $2 shall be
11    deposited  into  the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund.  For each
12    registration renewal period, a $2 fee,  in  addition  to  the
13    appropriate  registration  fee, shall be charged and shall be
14    deposited into the Secretary of State Special  License  Plate
15    Fund.
16        (d)  The  Illinois  Veterans'  Homes Fund is created as a
17    special fund in  the  State  treasury.   All  moneys  in  the
18    Illinois    Veterans'    Homes   Fund   shall,   subject   to
19    appropriation, be used by the Department of Veterans' Affairs
20    to stock the libraries of the  existing  Veterans'  Homes  in
21    Illinois  and  any  additional  Veterans'  Homes  that may be
22    established in the State.
23        (e)  An individual who has been issued  Illinois  Vietnam
24    Veterans license plates for a vehicle and who has claimed and
25    received  a  grant  under  the  Senior  Citizens and Disabled
26    Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act
27    shall pay 50% of the original issuance and the regular annual
28    fee for the registration of the vehicle.  The  50%  reduction
29    shall  not  apply  to  the  additional  fee  for the original
30    issuance  or  the  additional  fee  for  each  renewal  under
31    subsection (c).

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