SB0076 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0076

Introduced 1/30/2009, by Sen. Michael Bond

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/3-684 new
30 ILCS 105/5.719 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Share the Road license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $32 at original issuance and at renewal. Provides that $17 of the additional original issuance fee and $30 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Share the Road Fund. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the moneys in the Share the Road Fund shall be paid as grants to the League of Illinois Bicyclists for educational programs instructing bicyclists and motorists on how to legally and more safely share the roadways. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Share the Road Fund.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Section 3-684 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-684 new)

Sec. 3-684. Share the Road license plates.

(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue Share the Road license plates. The special Share the Road plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the staggered multi year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

(b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, must accompany each application. The Secretary, in his or her discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.

(c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a $32 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $17 shall be deposited into the Share the Road 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 $32 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $30 shall be deposited into the Share the Road Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

(d) The Share the Road Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Share the Road Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants to the League of Illinois Bicyclists, a not for profit corporation, for educational programs instructing bicyclists and motorists how to legally and more safely share the roadways.

Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Section 5.719 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.719 new)

Sec. 5.719. The Share the Road Fund.