* From US Rep. Krishnamoorthi’s office…
Hi, Rich –
Raja Krishnamoorthi sits on the House Oversight Committee that has jurisdiction over the portions of the COVID relief bill pertaining to aid to state/local governments.
We wanted to provide you with the bill text and a committee one pager, as well as the associated allocation estimates (attached). Please note that the allocation estimates are approximations, not guarantees. The nonentitlement municipality estimates are particularly subject to change due to data reporting variances.
The House Oversight Committee press team is preparing graphics with state-by-state relief fund totals that we will forward to you after we receive them.
Bill text is here.
The associated allocation estimates are here. The State of Illinois would get $7.549 billion under this plan. Local governments would receive $5.684 billion. Total: $13.232 billion.
* And here’s the one-pager…
State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Support: $350 billion
The bill would create new State and Local Coronavirus Relief Funds to keep first responders, frontline health workers, and other providers of vital services safely on the job as states, local governments, Tribes, and territories roll out vaccines and fight to rebuild Main Street economies. Sixty percent of the funds would go to States and 40% to localities. Local governments of every size would receive dedicated allotments. Funds are available until expended, awarded directly from Treasury within 60 days of enactment, and subject to eligible uses including to replace revenue lost, delayed, or decreased as a result of the pandemic.
• States and the District of Columbia: $195.3 billion
o $25.5 billion equally divided — every state receives at least $500 million
o $169 billion based on the state share of total unemployed workers
o The District of Columbia would be made whole after being treated as a territory in previous coronavirus funding Acts
• Local governments: $130.2 billion divided evenly between cities and counties.
o $65.1 billion to cities using a modified Community Development Block Grant formula
o $45.57 billion for municipalities with populations of at least 50,000 o $19.53 billion for municipalities with populations of less than 50,000
o $65.1 billion to counties based on population • Territories: $4.5 billion
o $2.25 billion divided equally and $2.25 billion based on population
• Tribes: $20 billion to federally recognized Tribal governments.
o $1 billion divided equally
o $19 billion divided as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury
Emergency Leave for Federal and Postal Workers: $570 million
The bill would provide emergency paid leave for civilian federal employees and postal workers. Employees would be eligible for up to 600 hours of leave when forced to quarantine or ill with COVID, when caring for a child whose school or place of care has been closed or is conducting virtual learning, or when caring for a family member incapable of self-care whose care provider is unavailable due to COVID. Leave would be available until September 30, 2021 and employees would be required to first use any other paid sick leave when applicable.
Oversight of Funds: $117 million
The bill would provide additional funds to oversight entities to promote transparency and accountability of all federal coronavirus relief funds.
• Government Accountability Office: $77 million
• Pandemic Response and Accountability Committee: $40 million
- Frank talks - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 12:07 pm:
Well let’s see if the GOP congress critters call it a bailout? I’m guessing a lot of downstate communities have been hit extremely hard and I’m sure their mayors and county boards would love that revenue?
- LP Skeptic - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 12:19 pm:
@ Frank talks
They will and they won’t vote for it. And then they’ll show up at events taking credit for jobs saved and infrastructure created.
- Captain Obvious - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 12:51 pm:
Uncle Sugar to the rescue. Hence no need for a state tax increase.
- Mama - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 1:28 pm:
Will the downstate counties that call COVID-19 a hoax take the money?
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 1:36 pm:
Boy, IPI and Wirepoints must have heads exploding left and Right.
Nothing is done until it’s signed.
Will the Illinois Trumpkins in the US House be against such help for Illinois?
- Seats - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 1:52 pm:
Obviously good news for the state that never happens without two wins in Georgia. Is the amount more or less than was anticipated after both Georgia victories?
- Downstate Guy - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 2:40 pm:
Anyone else take a look at the spreadsheet of allocated estimates that was included? Those are some big numbers for cities (not that anyone should complain). Springfield, for example, is allocated $31M. And Capitol Township (which includes most of Springfield) has an allocation of either $21M or $25M, depending on the column. I’m sure there is more to this story… and it is clear these are just estimates.
- Chatham Resident - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 3:23 pm:
=Springfield, for example, is allocated $31M.=
Hopefully city government will choose to spend it wisely, instead of on the latest far-fetched downtown project idea of the month that seems to get TIF money all the time (recent ones include the Y block, the proposed hotel in the current Club Station bar/city parking deck, building renovations for upscale apartments, Public Market, and on and on).
- don the legend - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 3:23 pm:
Elections clearly have consequences.
No way would this state and local help be in discussion. At least not for those “corrupt” blue states.
- DuPage Guy - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 3:34 pm:
Illinois has $5.3 billion in backlogged bills. You think they can apply for refund interception like the State can?
- Taxedoutwest - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 3:51 pm:
It really is sickening. Run a state in the ground and let the USA bail you out. Not one AFSCME/SEIU member has missed a paycheck, but not many have been working. Have to love Biden bailing out the unions….
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 3:54 pm:
=== It really is sickening. Run a state in the ground and let the USA bail you out. Not one AFSCME/SEIU member has missed a paycheck, but not many have been working. Have to love Biden bailing out the unions….==
Shorter; I don’t like unions.
You think the munis getting monies to help their budgets wouldn’t be grateful?
We could say we don’t want it, like “defund the police”… but fur real.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 3:55 pm:
===Local governments would receive $5.684 billion.===
You can decide that needed monies help… or decide to defund the police, fire, services…
- Left of the Lake - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 4:20 pm:
Elections have consequences. Such good news for the state.
- LP Skeptic - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 6:15 pm:
@ Taxedoutwest
Well, the AFSCME and SEIU members in acute care and long-term care settings who have died from contracting COVID at work have definitely stopped receiving paychecks, if you’re so concerned.
- Advocate - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 6:23 pm:
Anyone who thinks SEIU and AFSCME members haven’t been working during the pandemic hasn’t been paying attention. They may not have been working from their offices. But neither have I. And probably neither have most people posting here.
- Former State Worker - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 7:04 pm:
Fantastic news for the state. We desperately need this money.
- Essential State Employee - Wednesday, Feb 10, 21 @ 8:06 pm:
=Anyone who thinks SEIU and AFSCME members haven’t been working during the pandemic hasn’t been paying attention. They may not have been working from their offices.=
All Secretary of State employees have been back in the office since last June 1st. When the second wave arrived last fall and the drivers facilities (but not the Springfield offices) closed to the public the rest of the year, some employees in non-social distant cubicle settings started doing alternating work-at-home/in-office schedules every other day (in one day, out the next). But not everyone.
- Blue Dog - Thursday, Feb 11, 21 @ 12:56 am:
My thoughts on where these dollars should go.
1. Reimburse landlords for past due rent because of eviction moratorium. 2. Pay the property tax bills of businesses forced to shutter or reduce services during mitigation. 3. Pay the property tax bills of employees laid off due to mitigation.
- Chicagonk - Thursday, Feb 11, 21 @ 6:41 am:
Good news as long as Springfield uses it to pay down the bill backlog and get the budget right.