June 30, 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 an appropriation item included in House Bill 2730, entitled “AN ACT making appropriations,” having taken the actions set forth below.

Reduction Veto

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

In addition to this reduction veto, I hereby approve all other appropriation items in House Bill 2730.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor