Public Act 102-0716
 
HB4785 EnrolledLRB102 24667 AWJ 33906 b

    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 22 as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 810/22)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6425)
    Sec. 22. All general taxes levied by the board of any
forest preserve district shall be levied by general categories
after the first Monday in October and by the first Monday in
December by March 28 annually for all fiscal years in the same
manner as taxes are levied for city and village purposes.
    The board may in each fiscal year levy taxes for general
corporate purposes at a rate not exceeding .06% of the value of
the taxable property therein, as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue. In addition, the board may levy taxes
for constructing, restoring, reconditioning and reconstructing
improvements and for the development of the forests and lands
of such district, the amount of which tax each fiscal year
shall be extended at a rate not in excess of .021% of the value
of the taxable property therein.
    All such taxes and rates are exclusive of the taxes
required for the payment of the principal of and interest on
bonds, and exclusive of taxes levied for employees' annuity
and benefit purposes.
(Source: P.A. 88-506.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 4/29/2022