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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3398
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3398 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 3-815 and 18b-101 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
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7 | Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second | ||||||
8 | division.
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9 | (a) Except
as provided in Section 3-806.3 and 3-804.3, | ||||||
10 | every owner
of a vehicle of the second division registered | ||||||
11 | under Section 3-813, and
not registered under the mileage | ||||||
12 | weight tax under Section 3-818, shall
pay to the Secretary of | ||||||
13 | State, for each registration year, for the use
of the public | ||||||
14 | highways, a flat weight tax at the rates set forth in the
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15 | following table, the rates including the $10 registration fee:
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16 | SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
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1 | REQUIRED BY LAW
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22 | Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | the State Police Vehicle Fund.
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26 | Beginning with the 2014 registration year, a $2 surcharge |
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1 | shall be collected in addition to the above fees for vehicles | ||||||
2 | registered in the 8,000 lb. and less flat weight plate category | ||||||
3 | as described in this subsection (a) to be deposited into the | ||||||
4 | Park and Conservation Fund for the Department of Natural | ||||||
5 | Resources to use for conservation efforts. The monies deposited | ||||||
6 | into the Park and Conservation Fund under this Section shall | ||||||
7 | not be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks unless | ||||||
8 | otherwise authorized by this Act. | ||||||
9 | All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by this | ||||||
10 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be deposited | ||||||
11 | into the Capital Projects Fund. | ||||||
12 | (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination | ||||||
13 | of vehicles of
the second
division registered under Section | ||||||
14 | 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
plastic state or | ||||||
15 | a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
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16 | gross weight limitations in subsection (a) of Section 15-111 | ||||||
17 | for which the
owner of the
vehicle or combination of vehicles | ||||||
18 | has elected to pay, in addition to the
registration fee in | ||||||
19 | subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State
for each
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20 | registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of | ||||||
21 | vehicle as
a Special Hauling Vehicle.
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22 | (a-5) Beginning January 1, 2015, a $10 surcharge shall be | ||||||
23 | collected in addition to the above fees for vehicles in the | ||||||
24 | 12,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate categories as described | ||||||
25 | in subsection (a) to be deposited into the Secretary of State | ||||||
26 | Special License Plate Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify |
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1 | vehicles in the 12,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | categories as a covered farm vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | annual, flat fee that shall be based on an applicant's new or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | existing registration year for each vehicle in the 12,000 lbs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | and less flat weight plate categories. A designation as a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | covered farm vehicle under this paragraph shall not alter a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | vehicle's registration as a registration in the 12,000 lbs. or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | less flat weight category. The Secretary shall adopt any rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | necessary to implement this subsection (a-5). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | trailer,
motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | camper or van camper
used primarily for recreational purposes, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | and not used commercially, nor
for hire, nor owned by a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | commercial business, may be registered for each
registration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment
of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | following table of
fees:
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18 | MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
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25 | CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
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7 | Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3-819.
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8 | (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | own
agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | operations and
not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | transportation for-hire
of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | or vegetables from farm to the
point of first processing,
may | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of
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14 | registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | application
and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | highway use tax
herein specified as follows:
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17 | SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
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7 | In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | registration
as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | weight tax due
hereunder before operating such truck.
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10 | Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | of 42 feet or
less between extreme axles, that are subject to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | the weight limitations in
subsection (a) of Section 15-111 for | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | which the owner of the combination
of
vehicles has elected to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | pay, in addition to the registration fee in subsection
(c), | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | $125 to the Secretary of State for each registration year
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16 | be designated by the Secretary as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
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17 | (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
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19 | (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
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20 | registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 59,500 gross
weight in pounds per vehicle.
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22 | (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | failure to pay
the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | of State as set forth in
the above tables shall be punished as | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | provided for in Section 3-401.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 97-201, eff. 1-1-12; 97-811, eff. 7-13-12; |
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1 | 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)
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2 | (625 ILCS 5/18b-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-101)
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3 | Sec. 18b-101. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise | ||||||
4 | clearly
requires, as used in this Chapter: | ||||||
5 | "Agricultural commodities" means any agricultural | ||||||
6 | commodity, non-processed food, feed, fiber, or livestock, | ||||||
7 | including insects. | ||||||
8 | "Agricultural operations" means the operation of a motor | ||||||
9 | vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting agricultural | ||||||
10 | commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes.
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11 | "Air mile" means a nautical mile, which is equivalent to | ||||||
12 | 6,076 feet or 1,852 meters. Accordingly, 100 air miles are | ||||||
13 | equivalent to 115.08 statute miles or 185.2 kilometers.
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14 | "Commercial motor vehicle" means any self propelled or | ||||||
15 | towed
vehicle used on public highways in interstate and | ||||||
16 | intrastate commerce to
transport passengers or property when | ||||||
17 | the vehicle has a gross vehicle
weight, a gross vehicle
weight | ||||||
18 | rating, a gross combination weight, or a gross combination
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19 | weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds;
or the vehicle is used | ||||||
20 | or designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including
the | ||||||
21 | driver; or the vehicle is designed to carry 15 or fewer | ||||||
22 | passengers and is
operated by a contract carrier transporting | ||||||
23 | employees in the course of their
employment
on a highway of | ||||||
24 | this State; or the vehicle is used or designed to transport | ||||||
25 | between 9 and 15 passengers, including the driver, for direct |
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1 | compensation; or the vehicle is used in the
transportation of | ||||||
2 | hazardous
materials in a quantity requiring placarding under | ||||||
3 | the Illinois Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act. This | ||||||
4 | definition shall not include farm
machinery, fertilizer | ||||||
5 | spreaders, and other special agricultural movement
equipment | ||||||
6 | described in Section 3-809 nor implements of husbandry as | ||||||
7 | defined
in Section 1-130 . ;
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8 | "Covered farm vehicle", for purposes of this Chapter and | ||||||
9 | rule-making under this Chapter, means a straight truck or | ||||||
10 | articulated vehicle, excluding vehicles transporting hazardous | ||||||
11 | materials of a type or quantity that requires the vehicle to be | ||||||
12 | placarded in accordance with the Illinois Hazardous Materials | ||||||
13 | Transportation Act, registered in this State or another state | ||||||
14 | and equipped with a special license plate or other designation | ||||||
15 | by the state in which the vehicle is registered identifying the | ||||||
16 | vehicle as a farm vehicle for law enforcement personnel and: | ||||||
17 | (1) is operated by a farm or ranch owner or operator, | ||||||
18 | or an employee or family member of the farm or ranch owner | ||||||
19 | or operator; and | ||||||
20 | (2) is being used to transport the following to or from | ||||||
21 | a farm or ranch: | ||||||
22 | (A) agricultural commodities; | ||||||
23 | (B) livestock; or | ||||||
24 | (C) machinery or supplies; and | ||||||
25 | (3) if registered in this State, is: | ||||||
26 | (A) registered as a farm truck under subsection (c) |
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1 | of Section 3-815 of this Code; or | ||||||
2 | (B) operated in combination as an articulated | ||||||
3 | vehicle when the truck in the combination is registered | ||||||
4 | for 12,000 lbs. or less as a covered farm vehicle under | ||||||
5 | subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section 3-815 of this Code | ||||||
6 | or subsection (a) of Section 3-818 of this Code and the | ||||||
7 | trailer in the combination is registered as a farm | ||||||
8 | trailer under subsection (a) of Section 3-819 of this | ||||||
9 | Code and displays a farm registration license plate; or | ||||||
10 | (C) a truck registered for 12,000 lbs. or less as a | ||||||
11 | covered farm vehicle under subsections (a) and (a-5) of | ||||||
12 | Section 3-815 of this Code or subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
13 | 3-818 of this Code towing an implement of husbandry as | ||||||
14 | part of a farming operation; and | ||||||
15 | (4) is not used in for-hire motor carrier operations, | ||||||
16 | except for the transport of a landlord's portion of crops | ||||||
17 | by a tenant under a crop share farm lease agreement; and | ||||||
18 | (5) has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), a gross | ||||||
19 | combination weight rating (GCWR), or a gross vehicle weight | ||||||
20 | or gross vehicle combination weight, whichever is greater, | ||||||
21 | that is: | ||||||
22 | (A) 26,001 lbs. or less, for vehicles traveling | ||||||
23 | interstate; or | ||||||
24 | (B) greater than 26,001 lbs., traveling intrastate | ||||||
25 | and registered in this State; or | ||||||
26 | (C) greater than 26,001 lbs. and traveling |
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1 | interstate within 150 miles of the farm or ranch for | ||||||
2 | which the vehicle is being operated, regardless of | ||||||
3 | whether it is registered in this State; or | ||||||
4 | (D) greater than 10,000 lbs. and traveling | ||||||
5 | intrastate. | ||||||
6 | "Direct compensation" means payment made to the motor | ||||||
7 | carrier by the passengers or a person acting on behalf of the | ||||||
8 | passengers for the transportation services provided, and not | ||||||
9 | included in a total package charge or other assessment for | ||||||
10 | highway transportation services . ; | ||||||
11 | "Farm supplies for agricultural purposes" means products | ||||||
12 | directly related to the growing or harvesting of agricultural | ||||||
13 | commodities and livestock feed at any time of the year . ; | ||||||
14 | "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry | ||||||
15 | (including egg-producing poultry), fish used for food, and | ||||||
16 | other animals designated by the Secretary of the United States | ||||||
17 | Department of Transportation (at his or her sole discretion) | ||||||
18 | that are part of a foundation herd (including producing dairy | ||||||
19 | cattle) or offspring . ;
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20 | "Officer" means Illinois State Police Officer . ;
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21 | "Person" means any natural person or individual, | ||||||
22 | governmental body,
firm, association, partnership, | ||||||
23 | copartnership, joint venture, company,
corporation, joint | ||||||
24 | stock company, trust, estate or any other legal entity
or their | ||||||
25 | legal representative, agent or assigns.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 97-795, eff. 1-1-13.)
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.".
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