Sen. Michael Noland
Filed: 4/11/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2750 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2750 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 5.708 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.708  new)
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    Sec. 5.708. The Maritime and Underwater Rescue Teams Fund.
 
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    Section 10. The Boat Registration and Safety Act is amended  
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by changing Sections 3-2 and 10-1 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 45/3-2)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 313-2)



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    Sec. 3-2. Identification number application. The owner of 
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each watercraft
requiring numbering by this State shall file an 
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application for number with
the Department on forms approved by 
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it. The application shall be signed by
the owner of the 


 


 






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watercraft and shall be accompanied by a fee as follows:





















































2    A. Class A (all canoes, kayaks, and 
3non-motorized paddle boats).$8.50 $6
4    B. Class 1 (all watercraft less
5than 16 feet in length, except
6canoes, kayaks, and non-motorized paddle boats)...$25 $15
7    C. Class 2 (all watercraft 16
8feet or more but less than 26 feet in length
9except canoes, kayaks, and non-motorized paddle 
10boats).$70 $45
11    D. Class 3 (all watercraft 26 feet or more
12but less than 40 feet in length)..................$100 $75
13    E. Class 4 (all watercraft 40 feet in length
14or more)..........................................$130 $100
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    Upon receipt of the application in approved form, and when 
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satisfied
that no tax imposed pursuant to the "Municipal Use 
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Tax Act" or the "County
Use Tax Act" is owed, or that such tax 
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has been paid, the Department shall
enter the same upon the 
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records of its office and issue to the applicant a
certificate 
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of number stating the number awarded to the watercraft and
the 
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name and address of the owner.

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    For the fee paid for each application under this Section, 
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$2.25 of the fee paid for Class A, $9 of the fee paid for Class 
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1, $22.50 of the fee paid for Class 2, $22.50 of the fee paid 
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for Class 3, and $27 of the fee paid for Class 4 shall be 
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deposited into the Maritime and Underwater Rescue Teams Fund, a 
 


 






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special fund that is created in the State treasury.  Moneys in 
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the Maritime and Underwater Rescue Teams Fund shall be used, 
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subject to appropriation, for the purpose of establishing, 
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training, equipping, and operating maritime and underwater 
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rescue teams throughout the State.  Eligibility for use and 
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support from these funds requires an official affiliation with 
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MABAS and a team's ability to be included as part of the 
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Statewide Fire, EMS, and Special Operations Mutual Aid Flowplan 
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maintaine dby MABAS and utilized by IEMA for Declaration of 
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Disaster responses. Of the remaining fee, $0.25 of the fee paid 
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for Class A, $1 of the fee paid for Class 1, $2.50 of the fee 
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paid for Class 2, $2.50 of the fee paid for Class 3, and $3 of 
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the fee paid for Class 4 shall be deposited into the State 
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Boating Act Fund and shall be used by the Department of Natural 
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Resources, subject to appropriation, for operational expenses 
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in administering the Act.  
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(Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 7-1-03; 94-45, eff. 1-1-06.)

 



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    (625 ILCS 45/10-1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 320-1)



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    Sec. 10-1. Special fund. All revenue received under the 
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provisions of this
Act, including registration fees, fines, or 
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other income of any kind or nature,
shall be deposited in the 
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State Treasury and shall be set apart in a special
fund to be 
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known as the State Boating Act Fund, except as otherwise 
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provided in Section 3-2 and except that revenue from fines

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resulting from citations written by a county sheriff or his 
 


 






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deputy shall be
deposited in a county fund in the county where 
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the citation was written.
Appropriations from the  State Boating 
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Act Fund, excepting those revenues
received as a result of the 
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Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act, shall be
made to the 
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Department, and shall be used for the expenses of the 
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Department in
administering the registration, boat safety, 
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boat safety education, and
enforcement provisions of this Act 
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or for any purpose related or incident
thereto and connected 
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therewith, including the construction and improvement of

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boating facilities, such as access areas, launching sites, 
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harbor facilities,
lakes, and marinas, including plans and 
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specifications, engineering surveys,
and supervision and land 
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acquisition where necessary.  In addition to the
foregoing, 
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appropriations from the State Boating Act Fund, other than 
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revenues
received as a result of the Snowmobile Registration 
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and Safety Act, may be made
to the Department of Natural 
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Resources to pay
operational expenses for recreational boating 
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facilities at McHenry Lock and
Dam in McHenry County and 
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Sinnissippi Dam in Whiteside County.

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(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)".