The resolution authorizing the bonds shall also provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all taxable property in the county sufficient to pay the principal of the bonds at maturity and to pay the interest thereon as it falls due. Such tax shall not exceed .05% of the value of the property as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, but shall not be subject to any other statutory limitations relative to taxes which may be extended for county purposes, and shall not be subject to the limitations provided in Section 5-1020. The tax may be levied without referendum.
55 ILCS 5/6-4003