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| Public Act 104-0360 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Cook County Forest Preserve District Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 40 as follows: | ||||
(70 ILCS 810/40) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6443) | ||||
Sec. 40. The corporate authorities of forest preserve | ||||
districts, having the control or supervision of any forest | ||||
preserves, may erect and maintain within such forest | ||||
preserves, under the control or supervision of such corporate | ||||
authorities, edifices to be used for the collection and | ||||
display of animals as customary in zoological parks, and may | ||||
collect and display such animals, or permit the directors or | ||||
trustees of any zoological society devoted to the purposes | ||||
aforesaid to erect and maintain a zoological park and to | ||||
collect and display zoological collections within any forest | ||||
preserve now or hereafter under the control or supervision of | ||||
such forest preserve district, out of funds belonging to such | ||||
zoological society, or to contract with the directors or | ||||
trustees of any zoological society on such terms and | ||||
conditions as may to such corporate authorities seem best, | ||||
relative to the erection, operation and maintenance of a | ||||
zoological park and the collection and display of such animals | ||||
within such forest preserve, out of the tax provided in | ||
Section 41. | ||
Such forest preserve district may charge, or permit such | ||
zoological society to charge an admission fee. The proceeds of | ||
such admission fee shall be devoted exclusively to the | ||
operation and maintenance of such zoological park and the | ||
collections therein. All such zoological parks shall be open | ||
to the public without charge for a period equivalent to 52 days | ||
each year. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory | ||
Act of the 101st General Assembly through June 30, 2022, any | ||
such zoological parks shall be open to the public without | ||
charge for a period equivalent to 52 days. All such zoological | ||
parks shall be open without charge to organized groups of | ||
children in attendance at schools in the State. The managing | ||
authority of the zoological park may limit the number of any | ||
such groups in any given day and may establish other rules and | ||
regulations that reasonably ensure public safety, | ||
accessibility, and convenience, including but not limited to | ||
standards of conduct and supervision. Charges may be made at | ||
any time for special services and for admission to special | ||
facilities within any zoological park for the education, | ||
entertainment or convenience of visitors. | ||
Subject to approval by the forest preserve district board, | ||
the managing authority of the zoological park may sublease or | ||
license no more than 15 acres of land within its boundaries for | ||
recreational use by a governmental entity or a not-for-profit | ||
organization to gain revenue in support of the zoological | ||
park's mission. A sublease or license under this Section shall | ||
expire after 15 years or upon the expiration of the contract | ||
between the forest preserve district and the zoological | ||
society, including renewal terms, whichever occurs first. The | ||
authority to sublease or license under this Section expires | ||
December 31, 2030. | ||
(Source: P.A. 101-640, eff. 6-12-20.) | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||