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 reduce and return several appropriation items included in House Bill 3796, entitled “AN ACT regarding appropriations,” having taken the actions set forth below.

This veto message reduces the total appropriation in House Bill 3796 by $1,221,300, representing reduction vetoes for substantive programs.

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 reduction vetoes, I hereby approve all other appropriation items in House Bill 3796.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor