August 17, 2007

 

 

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

95th General Assembly

 

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

Senate Bill 46, entitled “AN ACT concerning government.” with the following specific recommendations for change:

 

on page 2, line 10 through 11, by replacing “Lieutenant Governor is the chair” with “Governor shall appoint a chair or co-chairs”; and

 

on page 2, line 11, by inserting “constitutional officer or” before “director”; and

 

on page 2, line 12, by inserting “constitutional offices or” before “State”; and

 

on page 2, line 13, by inserting “the Lieutenant Governor” after “Council:”; and

 

on page 2, line 22 through 23, by replacing “Office of the Lieutenant Governor” with “Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Central Management Services”; and

 

on page 2, line 23 through 25, by deleting “A minimum of one staff position in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be dedicated to the Green Governments Illinois”; and

 

on page 3, line 1, by deleting “program.”; and

 

on page 9, line 24, by replacing “member” with “members”; and

 

on page 10 line 1, by replacing “Lieutenant Governor’s Office” with “Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Central Management Services”.

 

With these changes, Senate Bill 46 will have my approval. I respectfully request your concurrence. 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor