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county. For the purposes of this Section, "transportation" includes, but is not limited to, the construction, maintenance, operation, and improvement of public highways, any other purpose for which a county may expend funds under the Illinois Highway Code, and passenger rail transportation. For the purposes of this Section, "public facilities purposes" includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, financing, architectural planning, and installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings, structures, and durable equipment and for the acquisition and improvement of real property and interest in real property required, or expected to be required, in connection with the public facilities, for use by the county for the furnishing of governmental services to its citizens, including, but not limited to, museums and nursing homes. (j) The Department may promulgate rules to implement Public Act 95-1002 only to the extent necessary to apply the existing rules for the Special County Retailers' Occupation Tax for Public Safety to this new purpose for public facilities. (Source: P.A. 102-379, eff. 1-1-22; 102-700, eff. 4-19-22; 103-592, eff. 1-1-25; revised 7-7-25.) (55 ILCS 5/5-1006.7) Sec. 5-1006.7. School facility and resources occupation SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468