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    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:
  

 
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    Section 5. The Chicago Park District Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 26.10-12 as follows:
 
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    (70 ILCS 1505/26.10-12 new)
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    Sec. 26.10-12. District enlarged. The Chicago Park 
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District shall accept the following described parcel of land 
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from the Illinois International Port District (IIPD) for public 
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recreational and conservation purposes:
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        Approximately 40 acres of land on the eastern shore of 
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    Lake Calumet that are not used by the IIPD for port or 
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    maritime activities. The eastern shore of Lake Calumet 
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    includes the only pier in Lake Calumet that is completely 
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    devoid of industrial development. The eastern shore of Lake 
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    Calumet is identified and defined in the Calumet Area Land 
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    Use Plan adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission.
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    The transfer must occur as soon as possible, but no later 
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than one year, after the effective date of this amendatory Act 
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of the 96th General Assembly. 
 
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    Section 10. The Illinois International Port District Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 7.7 as follows:
 
 


 






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    (70 ILCS 1810/7.7 new)
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    Sec. 7.7. Transfer of property to the Chicago Park 
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District. The Illinois International Port District (IIPD) is 
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directed to transfer to the Chicago Park District the following 
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described parcel of land for public recreational and 
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conservation purposes:
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        Approximately 40 acres of land on the eastern shore of 
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    Lake Calumet that are not used by the IIPD for port or 
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    maritime activities. The eastern shore of Lake Calumet 
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    includes the only pier in Lake Calumet that is completely 
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    devoid of industrial development. The eastern shore of Lake 
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    Calumet is identified and defined in the Calumet Area Land 
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    Use Plan adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission.
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    The transfer must occur as soon as possible, but no later 
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than one year, after the effective date of this amendatory Act 
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of the 96th General Assembly. 


 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.