August 12, 2005

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

94th General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(b) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby veto

Senate Bill 2087, entitled “AN ACT concerning State Government.”   Senate Bill 2087 allows the Addison Creek Restoration Commission to accept loans, incur debt, and issue and sell bonds.  It also creates a taxing mechanism to pay for such debt.   While I generally support the Commission’s endeavors, I am not convinced that granting new taxing authority for these purposes is currently necessary.

            For this reason, I hereby veto and return Senate Bill 2087.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor