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June 20, 2008

RICHMOND - Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling today was appointed by
Attorney General Bob McDonnell to serve as Co-Chair of the Attorney
General's Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force. In addition,
McDonnell announced that Bolling will chair a newly created Working Group
on Infrastructure in Virginia. The announcement was made at a full meeting
of the Task Force, now operating in its second year. The meeting was held
at the State Capitol in Richmond.

Lieutenant Governor Bolling's Working Group on Infrastructure in Virginia
will begin by examining regulations within the Virginia Department of
Transportation. The group will then focus on other key areas of
infrastructure needs, such as the cost of construction of educational
facilities. The group will be free to work on any issues it determines are
necessary to speed the development and reduce the cost of infrastructure
in Virginia. Further, the Lieutenant Governor will be free to broaden the
work of the group to encompass broader policy areas as he deems
appropriate. The members of this Working Group will be announced at a
later date.

Speaking about the announcement of Lieutenant Governor Bolling as Co-Chair
of the Task Force and head of the new Working Group on Infrastructure in
Virginia, Attorney General McDonnell noted, "The regulatory and statutory
burdens to promptly building roads, bridges, college buildings and other
educational facilities must be evaluated. It takes too much time and money
to build infrastructure in the modern age. Lieutenant Governor Bolling has
agreed to chair this important working group and to Co-Chair the
Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force. I look forward to working
with the Lieutenant Governor and continuing to work with Chairman Jack
Rust as we go through the Virginia Administrative Code to identify and
eliminate excessive, redund ant and unnecessary government regulations. We
are methodically improving our regulatory process in Virginia in order to
make it better for both business and consumers so that Virginia's progress
will continue free from unnecessary government burdens. This is a
long-term project, but it will have long-term results. Bill Bolling is
committed to a government that is streamlined, efficient and effective and
I know he will bring strong leadership, energy and experience to this
effort."

Lieutenant Governor Bolling remarked, "I am honored that Attorney General
McDonnell has asked me to co-chair the Regulatory Reform Task Force and
lead the Working Group on Infrastructure in Virginia. Bob McDonnell has
been a leader in government reform and I am proud to work with him to look
for ways to streamline regulations and their impact on Virginia's families
and businesses. The work of the Regulatory Reform Task Force is very
important. Government is intended to work for the people of Virginia, not
against them; but that is not always the case. Sometimes misguided
regulations, or regulations that become antiquated over time, can serve as
an impediment to building a better Virginia. I look forward to working
with the members of the Task Force to weed out unnecessary and overly
burdensome regulations and make certain that government is working for the
people of Virginia."

Bolling continued, stating, "Likewise, the work of the new Working Group
is very important. This new group will be focused on helping us find
solutions to the challenges we face in Virginia today, with a particular
emphasis on innovations in education and transportation infrastructure.
By looking for ways to enact regulatory changes in these areas we can do
more to make certain that our tax dollars are being spent wisely and
efficiently when it comes to building infrastructure in Virginia."

"I look forward to working with the Attorney General, Chairman Rust and
members of the Task Force and Advisory Council to help increase regulatory
efficiency in these and other areas in the months to come. The work we do
here will be an important part of helping us put together our blueprint
for a better Virginia and make certain that Virginia remains the best
managed state in the nation."

Attorney General McDonnell's Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force
was announced in August of 2006. It is conducting a systematic review of
state regulations with the goal of minimizing adverse impacts on commerce
and society while preserving the important public safety, health and
welfare protections that many of the regulations provide. To date, the
Task Force has recommended 236 regulations for elimination or
streamlining. The Task Force continues to seek citizen input. Any citizen
who has a problem with a specific regulation, or a recommendation for the
Task Force is encouraged to email: regreform@oag.state.va.us.