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Report: Rauner's $7.8B capital budget mostly funds transportation, commerce, environmental protection projects

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Under Gov. Bruce Rauner's $7.8 billion capital budget proposal, the Illinois Department of Transportation would receive $2.7 billion and two other agencies would receive more than $1 billion each toward capital projects.

A state analysis of Rauner's proposed capital budget outlines appropriations for projects in 23 agencies. In addition to the multibillion-dollar budget for IDOT projects, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity would receive $1.3 billion and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency would receive $1.2 billion.

Combined, the three agencies would receive two-thirds of Rauner's total budget.

Funding would come from a variety of sources, according to the analysis performed by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, including about $126 million from federal funds, about $4.1 billion from state funds and about $3.6 billion in bonds. 

The governor also proposed more than $9 billion in "reappropriations" for ongoing projects.

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Governor's FY 2019 Capital Expenditure Plan

Agency totals are based on projects requiring new appropriations and do not include reappropriations for ongoing capital projects.

AgencyAppropriation
Transportation$2,711,000,000
Commerce and Economic Opportunity$1,344,000,000
Environmental Protection Agency$1,158,000,000
Capital Development Board$913,000,000
Higher Education$465,000,000
Natural Resources$408,000,000
Innovation and Technology $290,000,000
Community College Board$152,000,000
State Board of Education$68,000,000
Secretary of State$65,000,000
Military Affairs$58,000,000
Veterans Affairs$51,000,000
Agriculture$32,700,000
Corrections$31,000,000
Central Management Services$21,000,000
Public Health$16,000,000
Children and Family Services$10,000,000
Emergency Management Agency$7,000,000
Historic Preservation$4,000,000
Human Services$4,000,000
Mathematics and Science Academy$3,700,000
Revenue$3,700,000
State Police$2,300,000
TOTAL$7,818,400,000
Source: Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Capital Plan Analysis FY 2019, released April 2018

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