The directors of five state agencies say they were stunned and perplexed when Gov. Mary Fallin recommended in her State of the State speech that their agencies be consolidated into the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation.

The governor neither consulted with them nor gave them a heads up about her intentions, they said.

The head of tourism wasn't consulted, either, said a spokeswoman for that agency.

“We did not know about the proposed consolidation until we saw the governor's executive budget,” said spokeswoman Leslie Blair. “This is not a request from the Tourism Department, but we will do what the governor and the Legislature direct us to do.”