ST. LOUIS (AP) — The director of national intelligence says he doesn’t plan to overturn a subordinate’s preliminary decision to build a federal spy agency’s new regional headquarters in St. Louis rather than relocate to Illinois.

James Clapper said Monday that he has “no basis” to reject the recommendation by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s director.

Illinois officials continue to lobby for a reversal of NGA director Robert Cardillo’s choice. A final decision is expected by early June.

The agency plans to move from its current location near the Anheuser-Busch brewery south of downtown St. Louis to a site on the city’s impoverished north side.