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HB 3182

$DCEO-FOREST PRESERVE

104th Regular Session Introduced by Omar Williams

HB 3182 appropriates $709,500 General Revenue to DCEO to grant the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for administering Greencorps Chicago and Forest Preserve Experience.

Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 3182

HB 3182 — $DCEO‑FOREST PRESERVE (2025)

Purpose

HB 3182 would appropriate state funds to support two programs operated by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County: Greencorps Chicago and Forest Preserve Experience, both administered as part of the state Conservation Corps program. The appropriation is intended to fund administration and operation of those programs.

Key provisions

  • Appropriates $709,500 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO).
  • Directs DCEO to provide that amount as a grant to the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for the administration and operation of:
    • Greencorps Chicago, and
    • Forest Preserve Experience, both operated within the Conservation Corps program framework.
  • Language includes the standard “or so much of that amount as may be necessary.”
  • Effective date: July 1, 2025.

Who is affected

  • Primary recipient: Forest Preserve District of Cook County (grant recipient).
  • Administrator: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (to receive the appropriation and award the grant).
  • Program participants and staff of Greencorps Chicago and Forest Preserve Experience (benefit from funded operations and administration).
  • State General Revenue Fund: a one-time appropriation of $709,500 reduces available General Revenue funds for other uses.

Legislative status and timeline

  • Filed/introduced by Rep. Jawaharial Williams (bill text dated Feb. 18, 2025; bill record shows filing on Feb. 6 and introduction activity in Feb. 2025).
  • Committee referral and actions:
    • Referred initially to Rules Committee; later to Appropriations—Public Safety & Infrastructure and Ways & Means; sent to Fiscal Impact Subcommittee.
    • Committee substitute considered and reported favorably as substituted (committee actions through May 1, 2025).
    • Placed on the General State Calendar; read second time May 15, 2025 (postponed).
  • Current status (as of July 1, 2025): Rule 19(b) / Re‑referred to Rules Committee.
  • Companion bill: SB 2622.

Fiscal note

  • Direct appropriation: $709,500 from the General Revenue Fund (one appropriation specified in the bill). The bill does not specify multi‑year funding or additional contingent appropriations.

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

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