Rod Blagojevich

Governor

August 14, 2003

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

93^rd General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return Senate Bill 216, entitled “AN ACT in relation to civil procedure”, with the following specific recommendations for change:

            on page 1, line 11, by replacing “for station” with the following: “for the acquisition of rights-of-way and related property necessary for the construction and operation”; and

            on page 1, by deleting line 12; and

            on page 1, line 13, by deleting “development initiatives in support”.

With these changes, Senate Bill 216 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

Rod R. Blagojevich

Governor