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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5331

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

Appropriates $43,000,000 from the Illinois State Toll Highway
Authority Fund and $8,047,500 from the Metro Pier and Exposition Authority
Trust Fund for: (i) $3,200,000 to the Department of Agriculture for grants
under the Illinois Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program; (ii)
$25,000,000 to the Department of Agriculture for competitive grants to
county and municipal governments, as well as nonprofit organizations, for
programming funding to support projects, including agriculture-related
education, workforce development, farmers markets, local food programs,
community gardens, and community events, with 10% to counties,
municipalities, and organizations in Cook County and collar counties; and
(iii) $22,847,500 to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
for grants to county and municipal governments to fund capital improvement
projects to benefit the agricultural industry, including, but not limited
to, road improvements on agricultural transportation routes, farmers
market facility improvements, agricultural showcase facility improvements,
and energy, water, and broadband infrastructure improvements to rural
areas, with 10% to counties and municipalities in Cook County and collar
counties. Effective July 1, 2026.
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AN ACT concerning appropriations.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The amount of $3,200,000, or so much of that
5
amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Metro
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Pier and Exposition Authority Trust Fund to the Department of
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Agriculture for grants under the Illinois Local Food
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Infrastructure Grant Program.

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Section 10.
The amount of $2,500,000, or so much of that
10
amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois
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State Toll Highway Authority Fund to the Department of
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Agriculture for competitive grants to the governments of Cook
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County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry
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County, and Will County and municipal governments in those
15
counties, as well as nonprofit organizations in those
16
counties, for programming funding to support projects,
17
including agriculture-related education, workforce
18
development, farmers markets, local food programs, community
19
gardens, and community events.

20

Section 15.
The amount of $22,500,000, or so much of that
21
amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois
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State Toll Highway Authority Fund to the Department of

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Agriculture for competitive grants to county and municipal
2
governments, as well as nonprofit organizations, not including
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the governments of Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County,
4
Lake County, McHenry County, and Will County, municipal
5
governments in those counties, and nonprofit organizations in
6
those counties, for programming funding to support projects,
7
including agriculture-related education, workforce
8
development, farmers markets, local food programs, community
9
gardens, and community events.

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Section 25.
The amount of $2,284,750, or so much of that
11
amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Metro
12
Pier and Exposition Authority Trust Fund to the Department of
13
Commerce and Economic Opportunity for grants to the
14
governments of Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
15
County, McHenry County, and Will County and municipal
16
governments in those counties to fund capital improvement
17
projects to benefit the agricultural industry, including, but
18
not limited to, road improvements on agricultural
19
transportation routes, farmers market facility improvements,
20
agricultural showcase facility improvements, and energy,
21
water, and broadband infrastructure improvements to rural
22
areas.

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Section 30.
The amount of $2,562,750, or so much of that
24
amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Metro

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Pier and Exposition Authority Trust Fund to the Department of
2
Commerce and Economic Opportunity for grants to county and
3
municipal governments, not including the governments of Cook
4
County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry
5
County, and Will County and municipal governments in those
6
counties, to fund capital improvement projects to benefit the
7
agricultural industry, including, but not limited to, road
8
improvements on agricultural transportation routes, farmers
9
market facility improvements, agricultural showcase facility
10
improvements, and energy, water, and broadband infrastructure
11
improvements to rural areas.

12

Section 35.
The amount of $18,000,000, or so much of that
13
amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois
14
State Toll Highway Authority Fund to the Department of
15
Commerce and Economic Opportunity for grants to county and
16
municipal governments, not including the governments of Cook
17
County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry
18
County, and Will County and municipal governments in those
19
counties, to fund capital improvement projects to benefit the
20
agricultural industry, including, but not limited to, road
21
improvements on agricultural transportation routes, farmers
22
market facility improvements, agricultural showcase facility
23
improvements, and energy, water, and broadband infrastructure
24
improvements to rural areas.

25

Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect July 1,

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2026.

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