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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 5.719 as follows:
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| (30 ILCS 105/5.719 new) |
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| Sec. 5.719. The Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund.
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| Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
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| Section 3-684 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-684 new)
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| Sec. 3-684. U.S. Coast Guard license plates. |
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| (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the |
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| Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications |
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| made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may |
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| issue special registration plates designated as
U.S. Coast |
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| Guard license plates to
residents of Illinois who meet |
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| eligibility requirements prescribed by the
Secretary of State. |
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| The special plate issued under this Section shall be
affixed
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| only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motor |
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| vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 |
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| pounds, and recreational vehicles as
defined by Section 1-169 |
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| of this Code. Plates issued under this Section shall
expire |
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| according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by |
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| Section
3-414.1 of this Code.
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| (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be |
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| wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State, except |
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| that the U.S. Coast Guard emblem shall appear on the plates. |
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| The Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates |
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| to be issued as vanity or personalized plates
in accordance |
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| with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required
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| to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) |
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| of Section
3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe |
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| the eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, |
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| shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided |
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| under Section 3-412.
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| (c) An applicant shall be charged a $20 fee for original |
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| issuance
in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of |
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| this additional fee,
$15 shall be deposited into the Secretary |
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| of State
Special License Plate Fund
and $5 shall be deposited |
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| into the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund. For
each |
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| registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in addition to the |
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| appropriate
registration fee, shall be charged. Of this |
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| additional fee, $2 shall be
deposited into the Secretary
of |
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| State Special License Plate Fund and $18 shall be deposited |
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| into the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund.
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| (d) The Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Fund is created as a |
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| special fund
in the State treasury. All moneys in the Coast |
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| Guard Mutual Assistance Fund
shall, subject to
appropriation by |
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| the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be
used
as |
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| grants for charitable purposes and financial assistance |
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| programs sponsored by Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, Inc., a
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| recognized charitable organization that meets the requirements |
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| of Title 26,
Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Code.
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