HB3180 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3180

Introduced , by Rep. Kathleen Willis

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/5.866 new
625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new

Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Emergency Management Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary may issue Emergency Management license plates. Provides that the fee for these plates shall be $20 for issuance, of which $5 shall go to the Emergency Management Fund and $15 of which shall go to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, and $20 for renewal, of which $18 shall go to the Emergency Management Fund and $2 of which shall go to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that money in the Emergency Management Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation, as grants to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of training and education programs.

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 State Finance Act is amended by adding Section 5.866 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.866 new)

Sec. 5.866. The Emergency Management Fund.

Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Section 3-699.14 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new)

Sec. 3-699.14. Emergency Management 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 Emergency Management 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 $20 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $5 shall be deposited into the Emergency Management 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 $20 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $18 shall be deposited into the Emergency Management Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

(d) The Emergency Management Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Emergency Management Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, as grants to The Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of providing training and education programs.