Public Act 098-0066
 
HB2754 EnrolledLRB098 08457 MLW 38564 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Sections 5.826 and 5.827 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.826 new)
    Sec. 5.826. The National Wild Turkey Federation Fund.
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.827 new)
    Sec. 5.827. The Curing Childhood Cancer Fund.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Sections 3-699 and 3-699.1 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new)
    Sec. 3-699. National Wild Turkey Federation license
plates.
    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
issue special registration plates designated as National Wild
Turkey Federation license plates. The special plates issued
under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles
of the first division or motor vehicles of the second division
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary
may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or
personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The
Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under
Section 3-412 of this Code.
    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
$40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
National Wild Turkey Federation Fund and $15 shall be deposited
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be
used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative
processing costs.
    For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in
addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the National Wild
Turkey Federation Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
    (d) The National Wild Turkey Federation Fund is created as
a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the
National Wild Turkey Federation Fund shall be paid, subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the
Secretary, as grants to National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc.,
a tax exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, to fund turkey habitat protection, enhancement,
and restoration projects in the State of Illinois, to fund
education and outreach for media, volunteers, members, and the
general public regarding turkeys and turkey habitat
conservation in the State of Illinois, and to cover the
reasonable cost for National Wild Turkey Federation special
plate advertising and administration of the conservation
projects and education program.
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.1 new)
    Sec. 3-699.1. Curing Childhood Cancer Plates.
    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
issue special registration plates designated as Curing
Childhood Cancer license plates. The special plates issued
under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles
of the first division or motor vehicles of the second division
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany
each application.
    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
$65 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
registration fee. Of this fee, $50 shall be deposited into the
Curing Childhood Cancer Fund and $15 shall be deposited into
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used
by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing
costs. For each registration renewal period, a $52 fee, in
addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $50 shall be deposited into the Curing Childhood
Cancer Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund.
    (d) The Curing Childhood Cancer Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Curing
Childhood Cancer Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation
by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, in
equal share as grants to the St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital and the Children's Oncology Group for the purpose of
funding scientific research on cancer.