The following are some proposals' highlights: Education Governor Pataki proposed consolidating 11 school aid categories and giving local districts far greater latitude in spending the money.
Mr. Paterson also proposes consolidating or shrinking three other youth centers.
In addition to carving out new agencies, it proposed consolidating government into four "supercabinet" departments.
In June, the Obama administration proposed consolidating some bank regulation duties, but leaving the Fed's powers intact.
To bolster training and other services for jobless workers, the Obama administration recently proposed consolidating two programs.
The Obama administration has proposed consolidating risk regulation under the Fed, while some in Congress want to strip away its oversight authority.
In 1973, the Department of Defence proposed consolidating all the satellite navigation projects into one that combined the best features of the existing systems.
The Air Force has proposed consolidating five B-1 units into two bases: Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, President Bush's home state, and Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, represented by the Senate majority leader, Tom Daschle.
At a time when Gov. John Rowland has proposed consolidating the state's 11 regional tourism offices into fewer than a half-dozen to further cut government costs, tourism officials are seeking opportunities to increase revenues.
When President Bush proposed consolidating and simplifying various savings plans in 2003, Mr. Sweetnam spoke at a lunch meeting of benefits plan administrators and someone threw a bread roll at him.
