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Public Act 92-0170
SB12 Enrolled LRB9200669TApcA
AN ACT concerning Illinois Parks.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Parks Designation Act is amended by
changing Section 1 as follows:
(20 ILCS 840/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 468g)
Sec. 1. The following described areas are designated
State Parks and have the names herein ascribed to them:
Apple River Canyon State Park, in Jo Daviess County;
Argyle Lake State Park, in McDonough County;
Beaver Dam State Park, in Macoupin County;
Buffalo Rock State Park, in La Salle County;
Castle Rock State Park, in Ogle County;
Cave-in-Rock State Park, in Hardin County;
Chain O'Lakes State Park, in Lake and McHenry Counties;
Delabar State Park, in Henderson County;
Dixon State Park, in Lee County;
Dixon Springs State Park, in Pope County;
Eagle Creek State Park, in Shelby County;
Eldon Hazlet State Park, in Clinton County;
Ferne Clyffe State Park, in Johnson County;
Fort Creve Coeur State Park, in Tazewell County;
Fort Defiance State Park, in Alexander County;
Fort Massac State Park, in Massac County;
Fox Ridge State Park, in Coles County;
Frank Holten State Park, in St. Clair County;
Funk's Grove State Park, in McLean County;
Gebhard Woods State Park, in Grundy County;
Giant City State Park, in Jackson and Union Counties;
Goose Lake Prairie State Park, in Grundy County;
Hazel and Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park, in
Peoria County;
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, in Bureau, Henry, Rock
Island, Lee and Whiteside Counties;
Horseshoe Lake State Park, in Madison and St. Clair
Counties;
Illini State Park, in La Salle County;
Illinois Beach State Park, in Lake County;
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Park, in the counties
of Cook, Will, Grundy, DuPage and La Salle;
Johnson Sauk Trail State Park, in Henry County;
Jubilee College State Park, in Peoria County, excepting
Jubilee College State Historic Site as described in Section
7.1 of the Historic Preservation Agency Act;
Kankakee River State Park, in Kankakee and Will Counties;
Kickapoo State Park, in Vermilion County;
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park, in Stephenson County;
Lake Murphysboro State Park, in Jackson County;
Laurence C. Warren State Park, in Cook County;
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park, in Macon County;
Lincoln Trail State Park, in Clark County;
Lowden State Park, in Ogle County;
Matthiessen State Park, in La Salle County;
McHenry Dam and Lake Defiance State Park, in McHenry
County;
Mississippi Palisades State Park, in Carroll County;
Moraine View State Park, in McLean County;
Morrison-Rockwood State Park, in Whiteside County;
Nauvoo State Park, in Hancock County, containing Horton
Lake;
Pere Marquette State Park, in Jersey County;
Prophetstown State Park, in Whiteside County;
Pyramid State Park, in Perry County;
Railsplitter State Park, in Logan County;
Ramsey Lake State Park, in Fayette County;
Red Hills State Park, in Lawrence County;
Rock Cut State Park, in Winnebago County, containing
Pierce Lake;
Rock Island Trail State Park, in Peoria and Stark
Counties;
Sam Parr State Park, in Jasper County;
Sangchris Lake State Park, in Christian and Sangamon
Counties;
Shabbona Lake and State Park, in DeKalb County;
Siloam Springs State Park, in Brown and Adams Counties;
Silver Springs State Park, in Kendall County;
South Shore State Park, in Clinton County;
Spitler Woods State Park, in Macon County;
Starved Rock State Park, in La Salle County;
Stephen A. Forbes State Park, in Marion County;
Walnut Point State Park, in Douglas County;
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park, in Franklin County;
Weinberg-King State Park, in Schuyler County;
Weldon Springs State Park, in Dewitt County;
White Pines Forest State Park, in Ogle County;
William G. Stratton State Park, in Grundy County;
Wolf Creek State Park, in Shelby County.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
Section 6z-41 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/6z-41)
Sec. 6z-41. Wildlife Prairie Park Fund. The Wildlife
Prairie Park Fund is hereby created as an interest-bearing
special fund in the State Treasury. Money in the Fund may be
used, pursuant to appropriation, for the support and
maintenance of the Hazel and Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie
State Park Wildlife Prairie Park, or as otherwise provided by
law.
(Source: P.A. 89-611, eff. 1-1-97.)
Section 15. The State Parks Revenue Bond Act is amended
by changing Section 2 as follows:
(30 ILCS 380/2) (from Ch. 105, par. 490.02)
Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following terms have the following meanings:
"Commission" means the State Parks Revenue Bond
Commission or any board or officer succeeding to the powers
now conferred by law upon the State Parks Revenue Bond
Commission.
The State Parks System shall mean and include the
following areas and such additional areas as may be
designated by or pursuant to statute:
Apple River Canyon State Park, in Jo Daviess County;
Argyle Lake State Park, in McDonough County;
Beaver Dam State Park, in Macoupin County;
Black Hawk State Park, in Rock Island County;
Buffalo Rock State Park, in La Salle County;
Cahokia Mounds State Park, in Madison County;
Cave-in-Rock State Park, in Hardin County;
Chain O'Lakes State Park, in Lake County;
Channahon Parkway State Park, in Grundy County;
Dixon Springs State Park, in Pope County;
Ferne Clyffe State Park, in Johnson County;
Fort Chartres State Park, in Randolph County;
Fort Creve Coeur State Park, in Tazewell County;
Fort Kaskaskia State Park, in Randolph County;
Fort Massac State Park, in Massac County;
Fox River Park, in La Salle County;
Fox Ridge State Park, in Coles County;
Gebhard Woods State Park, in Grundy County;
Giant City State Park, in Jackson County;
Grand Marais State Park, in St. Clair County;
Hazel and Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State
Park, in Peoria County;
Illini State Park, in La Salle County;
Illinois Beach State Park, in Lake County;
Johnson Sauk Trail State Park, in Henry County;
Kankakee River State Park, in Kankakee County;
Kickapoo State Park, in Vermilion County;
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park, in Stephenson County;
Lake Murphysboro State Park, in Jackson County;
Lincoln Log Cabin State Park, in Coles County;
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park, in Macon County;
Lincoln Trail State Park, in Clark County;
Lowden State Park, in Ogle County;
Matthiessen State Park, in La Salle County;
Mississippi Palisades State Park, in Carroll County;
Nauvoo State Park, in Hancock County;
Lincoln's New Salem State Park, in Menard County;
Pere Marquette State Park, in Jersey County;
Prophetstown State Park, in Whiteside County;
Ramsey Lake State Park, in Fayette County;
Red Hills State Park, in Lawrence County;
Siloam Springs State Park, in Brown County;
Spitler Woods State Park, in Macon County;
Starved Rock State Park, in La Salle County;
Stephen A. Forbes State Park, in Marion County;
Weldon Springs State Park, in DeWitt County;
White Pines Forest State Park, in Ogle County;
William G. Stratton State Park, in Grundy County.
"Recreational facilities" shall mean and embrace cabins,
lodges, marinas, fishing and boating facilities, swimming
pools (including indoor and outdoor pools), putting greens,
driving ranges, archery ranges, restaurants, commissaries and
other like revenue producing facilities in any state park,
whether presently existing or hereafter acquired, within the
State Park System.
"Bonds" shall mean the revenue bonds issued by the
Commission pursuant to this Act in an aggregate principal
amount of not to exceed $9,000,000 at any one time.
"Project" shall mean, in whole or in part, the
acquisition of land, buildings, the acquisition or
construction or reconstruction of any buildings, piers, docks
or other works, including installation of lighting, heating,
sanitary and water facilities, together with incidental
approaches, structures, furnishings, equipment and
facilities, reasonably necessary and useful in order to
provide and maintain existing, new or improved recreational
facilities.
"Cost of project" shall embrace the cost of all labor,
materials, machinery and equipment, lands, property, rights,
easements and franchises, financing charges, interest prior
to and during construction and for 12 months after the
estimated date of completion of construction, cost of plans
and specifications, surveys and estimates of cost and of
revenues, cost of architectural, engineering, trustees' and
legal services, and all other expenses necessary or incident
to placing the project in operation or necessary or incident
to determining the feasibility or practicability of such
project, administrative expense and such other expenses as
may be necessary or incident to the issuance, sale and
delivery of the bonds herein authorized.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2605.)
(20 ILCS 4029/Act rep.)
Section 90. Repeal. The Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park
Act is repealed.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly May 02, 2001.
Approved July 26, 2001.
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