Public Act 095-0320
 
HB3395 Enrolled LRB095 08478 DRH 28657 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
Section 5.675 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.675 new)
    Sec. 5.675. The Boy Scout and Girl Scout Fund.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 3-664 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-664 new)
    Sec. 3-664. Boy Scout and Girl Scout license plates.
    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in
the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
registration plates designated to be Boy Scout and Girl Scout
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) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the
design and color of the plates shall be wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate documentation, as
determined by the Secretary, shall accompany the application.
    (c) The Secretary may issue Boy Scout plates bearing the
Eagle Scout badge only to an applicant who provides written
proof of Eagle Scout rank, in the form of appropriate
documentation from the National Boy Scout Council. The
Secretary shall make these plates available to qualified
applicants.
    (d) The Secretary may issue Girl Scout plates bearing the
symbol of the Gold Award only to an applicant who provides
written proof of Gold Award status, in the form of appropriate
documentation from the National Office of the Girl Scouts of
the U.S.A. The Secretary shall make these plates available to
qualified applicants.
    (e) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original
issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if
applicable. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Boy
Scout and Girl Scout Fund as created by this Section 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 Boy Scout and Girl Scout Fund and $2 shall be deposited
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
    (f) The Boy Scout and Girl Scout Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Boy Scout
and Girl Scout Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the
General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be paid as
grants, to be divided between the Illinois divisions of the
Boys Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. on a
pro rata basis, according to the number of each type of plate
sold. Grants shall be made to the county division in which the
plates are sold.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2008.