Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 299. Natural Resources § 299.12

WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to promote coordination, cooperation, and efficiency among Michigan's environmental protection programs; and

WHEREAS, Act 185 of the Public Acts of 1987, shifts appropriations for the Toxic Substance Control Commission from the Department of Management and Budget to the Department of Natural Resources; and

WHEREAS, Article 5, Section 2, of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 empowers the governor to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch or assignment of functions among its units which are necessary for efficient administration;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES J. BLANCHARD, Governor of the State of Michigan, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963, do hereby order the following:

In fulfillment of the requirements of Article 5, Section 2, of the Constitution of 1963, this order shall become effective on April 30, 1988.