July 1, 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 3790, entitled “AN ACT making appropriations,” having taken the actions set forth below.

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 vetos, I hereby approve all other appropriation items in House Bill 3790.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor