1 | 1 | | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2315 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 425/4 from Ch. 127, par. 2804 Amends the Build Illinois Bond Act. Authorizes bonds to be issued under the Act for the purpose of making of grants to units of local government, including counties and park districts, through the Illinois Green Infrastructure Grant Program to restore and protect shorelines in the State. LRB104 10464 BDA 20539 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2315 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 425/4 from Ch. 127, par. 2804 30 ILCS 425/4 from Ch. 127, par. 2804 Amends the Build Illinois Bond Act. Authorizes bonds to be issued under the Act for the purpose of making of grants to units of local government, including counties and park districts, through the Illinois Green Infrastructure Grant Program to restore and protect shorelines in the State. LRB104 10464 BDA 20539 b LRB104 10464 BDA 20539 b A BILL FOR |
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2 | 2 | | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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2025 and 2026 SB2315 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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3 | 3 | | 30 ILCS 425/4 from Ch. 127, par. 2804 30 ILCS 425/4 from Ch. 127, par. 2804 |
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4 | 4 | | 30 ILCS 425/4 from Ch. 127, par. 2804 |
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5 | 5 | | Amends the Build Illinois Bond Act. Authorizes bonds to be issued under the Act for the purpose of making of grants to units of local government, including counties and park districts, through the Illinois Green Infrastructure Grant Program to restore and protect shorelines in the State. |
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11 | 11 | | 1 AN ACT concerning finance. |
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12 | 12 | | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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13 | 13 | | 3 represented in the General Assembly: |
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14 | 14 | | 4 Section 5. The Build Illinois Bond Act is amended by |
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15 | 15 | | 5 changing Section 4 as follows: |
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16 | 16 | | 6 (30 ILCS 425/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 2804) |
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17 | 17 | | 7 Sec. 4. Purposes of Bonds. Bonds shall be issued for the |
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18 | 18 | | 8 following purposes and in the approximate amounts as set forth |
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19 | 19 | | 9 below: |
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20 | 20 | | 10 (a) $4,741,094,533 for the expenses of issuance and sale |
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21 | 21 | | 11 of Bonds, including bond discounts, and for planning, |
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22 | 22 | | 12 engineering, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, |
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23 | 23 | | 13 development, improvement, demolition, and extension of the |
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24 | 24 | | 14 public infrastructure in the State of Illinois, including: the |
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25 | 25 | | 15 making of loans or grants to local governments for waste |
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26 | 26 | | 16 disposal systems, water and sewer line extensions and water |
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27 | 27 | | 17 distribution and purification facilities, rail or air or water |
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28 | 28 | | 18 port improvements, gas and electric utility extensions, |
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29 | 29 | | 19 publicly owned industrial and commercial sites, buildings used |
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30 | 30 | | 20 for public administration purposes and other public |
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31 | 31 | | 21 infrastructure capital improvements; the making of loans or |
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32 | 32 | | 22 grants to units of local government for financing and |
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33 | 33 | | 23 construction of wastewater facilities, including grants to |
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37 | 37 | | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2315 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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38 | 38 | | 30 ILCS 425/4 from Ch. 127, par. 2804 30 ILCS 425/4 from Ch. 127, par. 2804 |
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39 | 39 | | 30 ILCS 425/4 from Ch. 127, par. 2804 |
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40 | 40 | | Amends the Build Illinois Bond Act. Authorizes bonds to be issued under the Act for the purpose of making of grants to units of local government, including counties and park districts, through the Illinois Green Infrastructure Grant Program to restore and protect shorelines in the State. |
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49 | 49 | | 30 ILCS 425/4 from Ch. 127, par. 2804 |
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68 | 68 | | 1 serve unincorporated areas; refinancing or retiring bonds |
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69 | 69 | | 2 issued between January 1, 1987 and January 1, 1990 by home rule |
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70 | 70 | | 3 municipalities, debt service on which is provided from a tax |
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71 | 71 | | 4 imposed by home rule municipalities prior to January 1, 1990 |
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72 | 72 | | 5 on the sale of food and drugs pursuant to Section 8-11-1 of the |
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73 | 73 | | 6 Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or Section |
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74 | 74 | | 7 8-11-5 of the Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act; |
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75 | 75 | | 8 the making of deposits not to exceed $70,000,000 in the |
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76 | 76 | | 9 aggregate into the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund to |
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77 | 77 | | 10 provide assistance in accordance with the provisions of Title |
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78 | 78 | | 11 IV-A of the Environmental Protection Act; the planning, |
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79 | 79 | | 12 engineering, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, |
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80 | 80 | | 13 alteration, expansion, extension and improvement of highways, |
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81 | 81 | | 14 bridges, structures separating highways and railroads, rest |
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82 | 82 | | 15 areas, interchanges, access roads to and from any State or |
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83 | 83 | | 16 local highway and other transportation improvement projects |
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84 | 84 | | 17 which are related to economic development activities; the |
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85 | 85 | | 18 making of loans or grants for planning, engineering, |
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86 | 86 | | 19 rehabilitation, improvement or construction of rail and |
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87 | 87 | | 20 transit facilities; the planning, engineering, acquisition, |
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88 | 88 | | 21 construction, reconstruction and improvement of watershed, |
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89 | 89 | | 22 drainage, flood control, recreation and related improvements |
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90 | 90 | | 23 and facilities, including expenses related to land and |
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91 | 91 | | 24 easement acquisition, relocation, control structures, channel |
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92 | 92 | | 25 work and clearing and appurtenant work; the planning, |
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93 | 93 | | 26 engineering, acquisition, construction, reconstruction and |
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104 | 104 | | 1 improvement of State facilities and related infrastructure; |
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105 | 105 | | 2 the making of Park and Recreational Facilities Construction |
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106 | 106 | | 3 (PARC) grants; the making of grants to units of local |
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107 | 107 | | 4 government for community development capital projects; the |
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108 | 108 | | 5 making of grants for improvement and development of zoos and |
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109 | 109 | | 6 park district field houses and related structures; and the |
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110 | 110 | | 7 making of grants for improvement and development of Navy Pier |
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111 | 111 | | 8 and related structures. |
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112 | 112 | | 9 (b) $3,554,636,967 for fostering economic development and |
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113 | 113 | | 10 increased employment and fostering the well being of the |
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114 | 114 | | 11 citizens of Illinois through community development, including: |
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115 | 115 | | 12 the making of grants for improvement and development of |
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116 | 116 | | 13 McCormick Place and related structures; the planning and |
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117 | 117 | | 14 construction of a microelectronics research center, including |
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118 | 118 | | 15 the planning, engineering, construction, improvement, |
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119 | 119 | | 16 renovation and acquisition of buildings, equipment and related |
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120 | 120 | | 17 utility support systems; the making of loans to businesses and |
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121 | 121 | | 18 investments in small businesses; acquiring real properties for |
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122 | 122 | | 19 industrial or commercial site development; acquiring, |
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123 | 123 | | 20 rehabilitating and reconveying industrial and commercial |
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124 | 124 | | 21 properties for the purpose of expanding employment and |
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125 | 125 | | 22 encouraging private and other public sector investment in the |
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126 | 126 | | 23 economy of Illinois; the payment of expenses associated with |
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127 | 127 | | 24 siting the Superconducting Super Collider Particle Accelerator |
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128 | 128 | | 25 in Illinois and with its acquisition, construction, |
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129 | 129 | | 26 maintenance, operation, promotion and support; the making of |
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140 | 140 | | 1 loans for the planning, engineering, acquisition, |
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141 | 141 | | 2 construction, improvement and conversion of facilities and |
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142 | 142 | | 3 equipment which will foster the use of Illinois coal; the |
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143 | 143 | | 4 payment of expenses associated with the promotion, |
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144 | 144 | | 5 establishment, acquisition and operation of small business |
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145 | 145 | | 6 incubator facilities and agribusiness research facilities, |
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146 | 146 | | 7 including the lease, purchase, renovation, planning, |
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147 | 147 | | 8 engineering, construction and maintenance of buildings, |
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148 | 148 | | 9 utility support systems and equipment designated for such |
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149 | 149 | | 10 purposes and the establishment and maintenance of centralized |
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150 | 150 | | 11 support services within such facilities; the making of grants |
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151 | 151 | | 12 for transportation electrification infrastructure projects |
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152 | 152 | | 13 that promote use of clean and renewable energy; the making of |
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153 | 153 | | 14 capital expenditures and grants for broadband development and |
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154 | 154 | | 15 for a statewide broadband deployment grant program; the making |
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155 | 155 | | 16 of grants to public entities and private persons and entities |
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156 | 156 | | 17 for community development capital projects; the making of |
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157 | 157 | | 18 grants to public entities and private persons and entities for |
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158 | 158 | | 19 capital projects in the context of grant programs focused on |
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159 | 159 | | 20 assisting economically depressed areas, expanding affordable |
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160 | 160 | | 21 housing, supporting the provision of human services, |
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161 | 161 | | 22 supporting emerging technology enterprises, fostering the |
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162 | 162 | | 23 advancement of quantum information science and technology, and |
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163 | 163 | | 24 supporting minority owned businesses; and the making of grants |
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164 | 164 | | 25 or loans to units of local government for Urban Development |
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165 | 165 | | 26 Action Grant and Housing Partnership programs. |
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176 | 176 | | 1 (c) $2,785,076,600 for the development and improvement of |
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177 | 177 | | 2 educational, scientific, technical and vocational programs and |
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178 | 178 | | 3 facilities and the expansion of health and human services for |
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179 | 179 | | 4 all citizens of Illinois, including: the making of grants to |
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180 | 180 | | 5 school districts and not-for-profit organizations for early |
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181 | 181 | | 6 childhood construction projects pursuant to Section 5-300 of |
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182 | 182 | | 7 the School Construction Law; the making of grants to |
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183 | 183 | | 8 educational institutions for educational, scientific, |
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184 | 184 | | 9 technical and vocational program equipment and facilities; the |
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185 | 185 | | 10 making of grants to museums for equipment and facilities; the |
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186 | 186 | | 11 making of construction and improvement grants and loans to |
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187 | 187 | | 12 public libraries and library systems; the making of grants and |
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188 | 188 | | 13 loans for planning, engineering, acquisition and construction |
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189 | 189 | | 14 of a new State central library in Springfield; the planning, |
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190 | 190 | | 15 engineering, acquisition and construction of an animal and |
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191 | 191 | | 16 dairy sciences facility; the planning, engineering, |
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192 | 192 | | 17 acquisition and construction of a campus and all related |
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193 | 193 | | 18 buildings, facilities, equipment and materials for Richland |
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194 | 194 | | 19 Community College; the acquisition, rehabilitation and |
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195 | 195 | | 20 installation of equipment and materials for scientific and |
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196 | 196 | | 21 historical surveys; the making of grants or loans for |
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197 | 197 | | 22 distribution to eligible vocational education instructional |
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198 | 198 | | 23 programs for the upgrading of vocational education programs, |
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199 | 199 | | 24 school shops and laboratories, including the acquisition, |
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200 | 200 | | 25 rehabilitation and installation of technical equipment and |
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201 | 201 | | 26 materials; the making of grants or loans for distribution to |
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212 | 212 | | 1 eligible local educational agencies for the upgrading of math |
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213 | 213 | | 2 and science instructional programs, including the acquisition |
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214 | 214 | | 3 of instructional equipment and materials; miscellaneous |
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215 | 215 | | 4 capital improvements for universities and community colleges |
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216 | 216 | | 5 including the planning, engineering, construction, |
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217 | 217 | | 6 reconstruction, remodeling, improvement, repair and |
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218 | 218 | | 7 installation of capital facilities and costs of planning, |
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219 | 219 | | 8 supplies, equipment, materials, services, and all other |
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220 | 220 | | 9 required expenses; the making of grants or loans for repair, |
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221 | 221 | | 10 renovation and miscellaneous capital improvements for |
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222 | 222 | | 11 privately operated colleges and universities and community |
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223 | 223 | | 12 colleges, including the planning, engineering, acquisition, |
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224 | 224 | | 13 construction, reconstruction, remodeling, improvement, repair |
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225 | 225 | | 14 and installation of capital facilities and costs of planning, |
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226 | 226 | | 15 supplies, equipment, materials, services, and all other |
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227 | 227 | | 16 required expenses; and the making of grants or loans for |
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228 | 228 | | 17 distribution to local governments for hospital and other |
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229 | 229 | | 18 health care facilities including the planning, engineering, |
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230 | 230 | | 19 acquisition, construction, reconstruction, remodeling, |
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231 | 231 | | 20 improvement, repair and installation of capital facilities and |
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232 | 232 | | 21 costs of planning, supplies, equipment, materials, services |
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233 | 233 | | 22 and all other required expenses. |
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234 | 234 | | 23 (d) $277,873,000 for protection, preservation, restoration |
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235 | 235 | | 24 and conservation of environmental and natural resources, |
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236 | 236 | | 25 including: the making of grants to soil and water conservation |
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237 | 237 | | 26 districts for the planning and implementation of conservation |
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248 | 248 | | 1 practices and for funding contracts with the Soil Conservation |
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249 | 249 | | 2 Service for watershed planning; the making of grants to units |
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250 | 250 | | 3 of local government for the capital development and |
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251 | 251 | | 4 improvement of recreation areas, including planning and |
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252 | 252 | | 5 engineering costs, sewer projects, including planning and |
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253 | 253 | | 6 engineering costs and water projects, including planning and |
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254 | 254 | | 7 engineering costs, and for the acquisition of open space |
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255 | 255 | | 8 lands, including the acquisition of easements and other |
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256 | 256 | | 9 property interests of less than fee simple ownership; the |
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257 | 257 | | 10 making of grants to units of local government, including |
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258 | 258 | | 11 counties and park districts, through the Illinois Green |
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259 | 259 | | 12 Infrastructure Grant Program to protect water quality, and |
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260 | 260 | | 13 mitigate flooding, and restore and protect shorelines in the |
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261 | 261 | | 14 State; the acquisition and related costs and development and |
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262 | 262 | | 15 management of natural heritage lands, including natural areas |
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263 | 263 | | 16 and areas providing habitat for endangered species and nongame |
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264 | 264 | | 17 wildlife, and buffer area lands; the acquisition and related |
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265 | 265 | | 18 costs and development and management of habitat lands, |
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266 | 266 | | 19 including forest, wildlife habitat and wetlands; and the |
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267 | 267 | | 20 removal and disposition of hazardous substances, including the |
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268 | 268 | | 21 cost of project management, equipment, laboratory analysis, |
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269 | 269 | | 22 and contractual services necessary for preventative and |
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270 | 270 | | 23 corrective actions related to the preservation, restoration |
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271 | 271 | | 24 and conservation of the environment, including deposits not to |
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272 | 272 | | 25 exceed $60,000,000 in the aggregate into the Hazardous Waste |
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273 | 273 | | 26 Fund and the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund for improvements |
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