HB2681 Summary

• Appropriates $517,332,800 total for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2021 ($436,067,700 from state funds and $81,265,100 from federal funds)

• Funds major agency programs including air pollution control ($41.6 million), land pollution control ($75.2 million), water bureau ($84.6 million), and laboratory services ($3.7 million)

• Establishes funding for specialized programs including underground storage tank remediation ($52.9 million), hazardous waste management ($17.1 million), solid waste management ($12.3 million), and vehicle inspection ($23.3 million)

• Appropriates $50 million for coal combustion residual surface impoundment closure activities and $89.1 million total for Volkswagen settlement environmental mitigation actions

• Takes effect July 1, 2021