July 3, 2003

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois House of Representatives

93^rd General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(d) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby veto and return several appropriation items included in House Bill 3745, entitled “AN ACT making appropriations,” having taken the actions set forth below.

This veto message reduces the total appropriation in House Bill 3745 by $414,162, including a reduction of $257,262 in technical changes for reappropriations based upon the items’ June 30, 2003 unspent balances (reducing the reappropriations for actual spending through June 30, 2003), and a reduction of $156,900 for errors and items for which provisions are included in SB 1239, which is still under review. 

Item Vetoes

I hereby veto the following appropriations items:

Reduction Vetoes

I hereby reduce the following appropriation items and approve each item in the amount set forth in the “Reduced Amount” column below:

In addition to these specific item and reduction vetoes, I hereby approve all other appropriation items in House Bill 3745.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor