HB6830 Summary

• Appropriates $2,596,359,147 total for Illinois Department of Transportation ordinary and contingent expenses for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, comprised of $83,335,000 in General Funds, $2,508,610,384 in Other State Funds, and $4,413,763 in Federal Funds.

• Allocates funds to nine regional districts (Schaumburg, Dixon, Ottawa, Peoria, Paris, Springfield, Effingham, Collinsville, and Carbondale) for highway operations, plus central administration, traffic safety, aeronautics, and public transportation divisions.

• Distributes $615,000,000 from Motor Fuel Tax Fund to counties ($215,300,000), municipalities ($302,025,000), and road districts ($97,675,000) according to statutory formulas.

• Provides $413,070,000 for public and rail transportation programs, including grants to Regional Transportation Authority for reduced fares, Chicago Transit Authority capital projects, and downstate transit operating assistance to 37 different transit systems.

• Establishes comprehensive highway safety programs with $19,755,200 allocated across traffic safety, commercial motor vehicle safety, impaired driving prevention, and alcohol traffic safety initiatives involving multiple state agencies.