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Capital Development Board would receive $913M for capital projects under Rauner budget

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Nearly 12 percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Capital Development Board projects, according to a state analysis.

In all, the budget includes $912.7 million for the board.

Funding sources include $818 million from the capital development fund, $30 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund and $50 million from a school construction account.


Capital Development Board Chairman James Reilly

The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability analysis lists Gov. Bruce Rauner's funding priorities and analyzes how it would affect the state's long-term debt. Rauner included $7.8 billion for capital projects for 23 agencies.

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Capital Development Board capital projects

This list includes projects requiring new appropriations and do not include reappropriations for ongoing capital projects.

Program DescriptionAppropriation
Statewide: deferred maintenance at State facilities$400,000,000
Agencies, Authorities, Boards & Commissions for capital facilities$160,000,000
Statewide: Higher Education grants and deferred maintenance$121,000,000
Chicago Board of Education: vocational construction

& renovation 

$75,000,000
Statewide: grants to School Districts for Lead Abatement$50,000,000
Statewide: Higher Education escalation and emergencies$25,000,000
Educational, scientific, technical and vocational purposes$20,000,000
Open Spaces, recreational, conservation & Water Resource Management$19,700,000
Capital improvements at Quincy Veterans Home & other State facilities$15,000,000
Statewide: Early Childhood Education, including Metropolitan Family Services$10,300,000
eProcurement & ERP, framework and blueprinting$9,500,000
Facilities for childcare, mental & public health,

disabled veterans

$2,600,000
Art in Architecture projects$2,100,000
State Police technology purchases$1,500,000
Grants to local governments$400,000
Statewide: timekeeping and payroll system$300,000
Energy Efficiency, ADA upgrades, Hazardous

Materials Abatement

$300,000
TOTAL$912,700,000
Source: Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Capital Plan Analysis FY 2019, released April 2018

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