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