HB5705 Summary

• Appropriates $935,196,482 total to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, comprising $533,172,838 in state funds and $402,023,644 in federal funds.

• Allocates funding across major program areas including air pollution control ($57.3 million), water bureau operations ($97.5 million), land pollution control ($58.8 million), laboratory services ($4.5 million), and vehicle inspection ($24.6 million).

• Provides $268.8 million from EPA Energy Projects Fund for HOMES and HEEHRA home energy rebate programs authorized by the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

• Appropriates $32 million from Motor Fuel Tax Fund for vehicle inspection operations and $50 million from Coal Combustion Residual fund for closure activities.

• Reappropriates $80 million from Volkswagen Settlement Environmental Mitigation Fund and $6.2 million from Energy Efficiency Trust Fund for environmental projects and mitigation actions from previous unexpended appropriations.