April 29,
2010
The
Honorable Michael Mauro
Secretary
of State
L O C A L
Dear Mr.
Secretary:
I hereby transmit House File 2525, an Act relating to and making appropriations involving state government, by providing for agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and including effective and applicability date provisions. House File 2525 is approved on this date, with the exceptions noted below, which I hereby disapprove.
I am unable to approve Section 13 of House File 2525 in its
entirety. This section eliminates the positions
of the Chief and Assistant Chief of the Law Enforcement Bureau of the
Department of Natural Resources. I am disapproving this language because these
two positions are critical
to the Department’s mission and public safety. Both of these positions
are funded with Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund monies and elimination of these
two positions will not save any General Fund dollars. Furthermore, Section 13 is an unnecessary
infringement on Executive Branch authority.
I am also unable to approve Section 14 in its
entirety. This section makes the
elimination of the positions of Chief and Assistant Chief of the Law
Enforcement Bureau of the Department of Natural Resources effective upon
enactment of House File 2525. Since I am
disapproving Section 13, which would have eliminated these two positions, this
language in Section 14 is, therefore, unnecessary.
For the above reasons, I hereby respectfully disapprove the
designated items in accordance with Article III, Section 16 of the Constitution
of the State of
Sincerely,
Governor
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Chief Clerk of the House
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