HB2710 Summary

• Appropriates $3,799,036,542 total for Illinois Department of Transportation ordinary and contingent expenses for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, funded by $3,733,935,005 in state funds and $65,101,537 in federal funds.

• Allocates $780,894,800 for department-wide personal services, including $442,612,600 for salary costs distributed across nine districts, central administration, and support bureaus, plus $267,708,400 for state employee retirement contributions and $36,573,800 for Social Security.

• Appropriates $437,090,800 from Public Transportation Fund to Regional Transportation Authority for transit assistance, plus $452,730,200 from Downstate Public Transportation Fund for operating assistance grants to mass transit districts across Illinois.

• Provides $394,250,000 distributed through Motor Fuel Tax funds to counties, municipalities, and road districts for highway maintenance and local transportation projects.

• Reappropriates $440,579,242 in Article 2 from unexpended balances as of June 30, 2021, for equipment purchases, vehicles, planning studies, and safety programs; bill takes effect July 1, 2021.