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HB 3520

$BUILD IL BOND FUND

104th Regular Session Introduced by Dave Vella

Allocates $1.5B from Build Illinois Bond Fund to DNR for recreation site construction/maintenance and to DCEO for convention center capital grants, effective July 1, 2025.

Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 3520

HB 3520 — $BUILD IL BOND FUND (Introduced Feb 28, 2025)

Overview / Purpose

HB 3520 is an appropriations bill that directs $1.5 billion from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to two state agencies for capital projects. Its declared purpose is to fund construction and maintenance of recreation facilities managed by the state and to provide grants for capital improvements to convention centers. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025.

Key provisions

  • Appropriates $1,000,000,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for construction and maintenance of State‑owned, leased, and managed recreation sites.
  • Appropriates $500,000,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) for grants for capital improvements to convention centers.
  • Each appropriation is stated as “or so much of that amount as may be necessary,” allowing partial use if full amounts are not required.
  • Effective date: July 1, 2025.

Funding source

  • Both appropriations come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund, a state bond fund intended for capital projects. The bill does not itself authorize the issuance of new bonds; it appropriates money from that fund.

Who would be affected

  • Department of Natural Resources: additional capital for development, renovation, and maintenance of state recreation properties (parks, trails, shoreline and other managed recreation sites).
  • Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity: ability to award grants to convention centers for capital improvements (eligible local or regional convention centers would be prospective grant recipients).
  • Local governments, contractors, suppliers, and communities that host or rely on recreation sites and convention center facilities—through capital investment, construction contracts, and potential tourism/economic activity.

Legislative status & timeline

  • Introduced by Rep. Dave Vella; companion bill: SB 2319.
  • House actions: Passed the House and reported engrossed (May 2025).
  • Senate actions: Referred to various committees, considered in public hearings, reported favorably without amendment(s), and on 2025-07-01 was placed under Rule 19(b) and re‑referred to the Rules Committee.
  • Next procedural steps: committee consideration in Rules, possible placement on a Senate calendar for floor consideration, then (if passed) enrollment and transmittal to the Governor.

Potential impacts (brief)

  • Commits $1.5 billion of Build Illinois resources to recreation and convention center capital projects—could accelerate facility repairs and construction and stimulate related construction activity.
  • Fiscal impact depends on existing Build Illinois fund balances and any related bond issuance or debt service obligations; the bill itself is an appropriation rather than an explicit bond authorization.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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