CHEYENNE - Although he doesn't support spending a lot of money to redo the state Capitol Building, Gov. Dave Freudenthal vetoed only parts of a bill designed to overhaul the old structure.

Before signing into law Senate File 87, Freudenthal vetoed the parts that set what he described as "unrealistic construction timetables and bypassed existing state facility construction planning processes."

in his letter to Secretary of State Max Maxfield explaining his vetoes, Freudenthal wrote, "At the outset, I acknowledge that I do not generally support massive spending to redo the State Capitol Building,"

"As a practical matter, it is hard to justify huge expenditures on office space for politicians given the other pressing needs of the state," he added.

He left in the bill a task force and funding "because some members of the Legislature are strongly committed to the project,"

The bill creates a joint legislative and executive task force to carry out a full rehabilitation and restoration of the Capitol Building. It also creates a $37 million account for the project.

Freudenthal vetoed part of the bill that requires completion of design and planning by Dec. 31, 2012 as "unreasonable."

He said he was concerned about the timing because it is impossible to predict when a new office building will be constructed to house the elected officials, their staffs and the staffs of the Attorney General and the Legislative Service Office who will have to vacate the Capitol Building during remodeling.

The new office building will be constructed on the site of the old St. Mary's School which will be demolished after the new school is completed.

The governor vetoed two other parts of the bill that allowed the task force to by pass the historical State Building Commission and the construction management section created in 2004.