State of Illinois
Public Acts
92^nd General Assembly

Public Act 92-0134

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    AN ACT concerning recreation funding.

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

    Section 5.  The Recreational Trails of  Illinois  Act  is
amended by changing Section 45 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 862/45)
    Sec. 45.  Public access sticker.
    (a)  Except  as provided in subsection (b), after January
1, 1998, a person may not operate and an owner may  not  give
permission  to  another  to operate an off-highway vehicle on
land or lands or waters in public off-highway  vehicle  parks
paid  for,  operated,  or  supported  by  the  grant  program
established  under  subsection  (d)  of Section 15 unless the
off-highway vehicle displays an  off-highway  vehicle  public
access  sticker  in  a manner prescribed by the Department by
rule.
    (b)  An off-highway vehicle does not need a public access
sticker if the off-highway vehicle is used on private land or
if the off-highway vehicle is owned by the State, the federal
government, or a unit of local government.
    (c)  The  Department  shall  issue  the   public   access
stickers and shall charge the following fees:
         (1)  $30 for 3 years for individuals.
         (2)  $50 for 3 years for rental units.
         (3)  $75  for  3  years  for dealer and manufacturer
    demonstrations and research.
         (4)  $50 for 3 years for an all-terrain  vehicle  or
    off-highway  motorcycle  used for production agriculture,
    as defined in Section 3-821 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
         (5)  $50 for 3 years for residents of a State  other
    than  Illinois  that does not have a reciprocal agreement
    with the Department, pursuant to subsection (d).
         (6)  $50 for 3 years for an all-terrain  vehicle  or
    off-highway motorcycle that does not have a title.
The  Department, by administrative rule, may make replacement
stickers available at a reduced cost. These fees  for  public
access  stickers  shall  be  deposited  into  the Off-Highway
Vehicle Trails Fund.
    (d)  The  Department  is   authorized   to   enter   into
reciprocal  agreements  with other states that have a similar
off-highway vehicle public access sticker  program  to  allow
residents  of  such states to operate off-highway vehicles on
land or lands or waters in public off-highway  vehicle  parks
paid  for,  operated,  or  supported  by  the  grant  program
established  under  subsection  (d)  of  Section  15  without
acquiring  an  off-highway  vehicle  public access sticker in
this State pursuant to subsection (a).
    (e)  The  Department  may   license   vendors   to   sell
off-highway vehicle public access stickers.  Issuing fees may
be set by administrative rule.
    (f)  Any person participating in an organized competitive
event on land or lands in off-highway vehicle parks paid for,
operated by, or supported by the grant program established in
subsection  (d) of Section 15 shall display the public access
sticker required under subsection (c) of this Section or  pay
$5  per event.  Fees collected under this subsection shall be
deposited into the Fund.
    (g)(f)  The Department is authorized to modify any or all
provisions of this Section 45 by rule.
(Source: P.A. 90-287, eff. 1-1-98; 91-441, eff. 1-1-00.)

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly May 09, 2001.
    Approved July 24, 2001.