(65 ILCS 5/11-73-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-73-1)
Sec. 11-73-1.
The corporate authorities of any municipality may levy, annually, a
tax of not to exceed .05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue, of all taxable property therein,
for the current year, to provide for the establishment and maintenance
of a long term forestry program for the propagation and preservation of
community trees and for the removal of dead or diseased trees in the
municipality. This tax shall be in addition to all taxes authorized by
law to be levied and collected in the municipality and shall be in
addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general purposes as
provided by Section 8-3-1.
(Source: P.A. 81-1509.)
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