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(70 ILCS 1605/10)
Sec. 10. Creation of Metro-East Park and Recreation District.
(a) The Metro-East Park and Recreation District may be created,
incorporated,
and
managed under this Section and may exercise the powers given to the
District
under this Act.
Any county
may be included in the Metro-East District if the voters in the
county or
counties to be included in the District vote to be included in the District.
Any recreation
system or public parks system that exists within the Metro-East District
created
under this
Section shall remain in existence with the same powers and responsibilities it
had prior to
the creation of the Metro-East District. Nothing in this Section shall be
construed in any
manner to limit or prohibit:
(1) later establishment or cessation of any park or |
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(2) any powers and responsibilities of any park or
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(b) When the Metro-East District is organized, it shall be a body corporate
and
a
political subdivision of this State, and the District shall be known as the
"Metro-East
Park and Recreation District", and in that name may sue and be sued, issue
general
revenue bonds, and impose and collect taxes or fees under this Act.
(c) The Metro-East District shall have as its primary duty the development,
operation, and maintenance of a public system of interconnecting trails and
parks
throughout the counties comprising the District. The Metro-East District shall
supplement
but shall not substitute for the powers and responsibilities of the other parks
and
recreation systems within the Metro-East District and shall have the power to
contract with
the State of Illinois, the United States government, and other parks and recreation systems as well as with the departments or agencies of any of those governmental bodies and with other public and private
entities.
(d) All counties and communities comprising the Metro-East Park and Recreation District shall make available upon written request from the District, at no cost to the District, any and all technical information and data necessary for the implementation of the District's goals.
(Source: P.A. 95-364, eff. 8-23-07.)
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