Complex sentence: In January 2001, Governor of New Jersey Christine Whitman signed a bill to create the Lake Hopatcong Commission, a state-funded governing body with an annual budget to maintain, upgrade and protect the lake.
Split into simpler sentences: In January 2001, Governor of New Jersey Christine Whitman signed a bill into law creating the Lake Hopatcong Commission. The commission is a state-funded governing body with an annual budget to maintain, upgrade and protect the lake.