Sen. Antonio Munoz
Filed: 3/7/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 489 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 489 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 5.675 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.675 new)

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    Sec. 5.675. The Support Our Troops Fund.

 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 3-664 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-664  new)
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    Sec. 3-664. Support Our Troops license plates.
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    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
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applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may 
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issue special registration plates designated as Support Our 
 


 






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Troops license plates. The special plates issued under this 
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Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 
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first division or motor vehicles of the second division 
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weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this 
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Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure 
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established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be 
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wholly within the discretion of the Secretary, except that the 
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emblem of the organization Illinois Support Our Troops, Inc., 
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and its "Support Our Troops!" mark shall appear on the plate.  
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The address of the organization's Internet web site may appear 
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on the plate, and the organization may alternate the mark to 
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"Salute our Heroes!" in a manner that respects inventory.  The 
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field of the plate may be colored. The Secretary may, in his or 
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her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or 
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personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this 
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Code. The plates are not required to designate "Land of 
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Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of 
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this Code. The Secretary, in his or her discretion, shall 
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approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under 
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Section 3-412.
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    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
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$40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
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registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the 
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Support Our Troops Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the 
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Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund to be used by the 
 


 






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Secretary to help defray the administrative processing costs.  
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For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to 
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the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this 
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fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Support Our Troops Fund  
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and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special 
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License Plate Fund.
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    (d) The Support Our Troops Fund is created as a special 
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fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Support Our 
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Troops Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the 
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General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants to 
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Illinois Support Our Troops, Inc., a not-for-profit public 
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purpose charity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), 
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for charitable assistance to the troops and their families in 
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accordance with its Articles of Incorporation.
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".