Full Text of SB1221 96th General Assembly
July 13, 2009
July 13, 2009
To the Honorable Members of
the
Illinois Senate
96th General Assembly
Today I return Senate Bill
1221 with item and reduction vetoes in the amount of $3,466,183,100.
This bill appropriates funds
for projects as part of the Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program. Every
single appropriation relating to the capital plan becomes law today. These
measures are an important step towards revitalizing our State’s economy and
putting people back to work. I commend the members of the General Assembly for
passing these appropriations and, today, I become the first Governor in a
decade to be able to say that there is a vibrant, expansive, and transparent
capital plan in place for our State.
This bill also links other
State spending, including appropriations to the State retirement systems and to
my office, side by side with the capital expenditures. My actions today make a
series of technical modifications that anticipate the General Assembly acting
on separate appropriations to fund state operations and contributions to the
pension systems.
The appropriations in this bill
to the pension systems are unnecessary and I veto those appropriations to avoid
a duplicative appropriation at the expense of the State's General Revenue
Fund.
I also veto, in its entirety,
the appropriation made to my office in Article 15, Section 5 of $2,230,000,000.
This appropriation to my office is not supported by available revenue. I
anticipate that the General Assembly will act this week on a bill that will provide
over $3,000,000,000 to be spent in a prudent, responsible manner. That bill is
an important stopgap that addresses our present situation and renders the
appropriation to my office moot.
Therefore, pursuant to
Article IV, Section 9(d) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return
Senate Bill 1221, entitled “AN ACT concerning appropriations” with reduction
and item vetoes in appropriations totaling $3,466,183,100.
Item Vetoes
I hereby veto the
appropriations items listed below:
Article
|
Section
|
Page
|
Line(s)
|
Amount
Enacted
|
15
|
5
|
990
|
2
|
-
|
11
|
|
2,230,000,000
|
16
|
5
|
993
|
17
|
-
|
21
|
|
747,577,000
|
16
|
10
|
994
|
1
|
-
|
10
|
|
1,600,000
|
16
|
25
|
995
|
2
|
-
|
6
|
|
120,550,000
|
16
|
35
|
995
|
13
|
-
|
22
|
|
289,677,100
|
16
|
40
|
996
|
1
|
-
|
4
|
|
37,925,000
|
16
|
45
|
996
|
5
|
-
|
9
|
|
2,800,000
|
Reductions
I hereby reduce
the appropriation item listed below and approve each item in the amount set
forth in the “Reduced Amount” column below:
Article
|
Section
|
Page
|
Line(s)
|
Amount
Enacted
|
Reduced Amount
|
16
|
20
|
994
|
17
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
175,054,000
|
139,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In addition to these specific
item vetoes and reductions, I hereby approve all other appropriation items in
Senate Bill 1221.
Sincerely,
Pat Quinn
GOVERNOR
|