(70 ILCS 1505/26.10-2) (from Ch. 105, par. 333.23u-2)
Sec. 26.10-2.
It is hereby declared that the transfer of land effected
by this Section is intended for the improvement of certain park facilities,
in order to further the public interest, including the expansion of the
John G. Shedd Aquarium lying within the boundaries of the Chicago Park
District. In furtherance thereof, all right, title and interest that the
State of Illinois has or may have in and to the following described land,
now or heretofore submerged beneath the waters of Lake Michigan, shall be
vested in and is hereby quitclaimed and conveyed in fee to the Chicago Park
District, its successors or assigns: An approximately 2.01 acre irregular
shaped tract of submerged land bounded to the west and south by the toe of
the existing lake wall surrounding the Shedd Aquarium; to the east by a
320' radius taken from a point 113' due east of the center of the existing
Shedd Aquarium building, which radius will intersect a north-south line
184.5 feet due east of the existing north-south lake wall on the north side
of Solidarity Drive. In the event that the reclamation of submerged lands
in association with the expansion of the John G. Shedd Aquarium upon the
above described real property has not begun by January 1, 1997, such right,
title and interest vested in and conveyed hereby to the Chicago Park District,
its successors or assigns, shall revert back to the State of Illinois. The
provisions of this Section shall not affect in any way whatsoever the
requirements of "An Act in relation to the regulation of the rivers, lakes
and streams of the State of Illinois", approved June 10, 1911, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 85-133.)
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