As provided in this Section, the Department is authorized to make grants to units of local government for the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing, architectural planning, and installation of capital facilities. The grants shall be available only in connection with lands acquired under this Act by the Department in fee simple title. The grants may be made to the units of local government in which the lands are located in an amount equal to 7% of the purchase price of the open space land acquired for qualified projects.
     This Section does not apply to (i) counties with a population greater than 3,000,000 or (ii) counties contiguous to counties with a population greater than 3,000,000.