Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: 1996 and Beyond

The first year of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act was greeted with great expectations in much of the intergovernmental community. State and local governments did, in fact, realize some important victories in the Congress, both in softening the impact of new mandates and in reversing some existing o...

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Published in:Publius 1997-04, Vol.27 (2), p.53-71
Main Author: Posner, Paul L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commercial regulation
Cost estimates
Federal legislation
Federal states
Federalism
Government mandates
Historical analysis
Industrial regulation
Intergovernmental relations
Law
Legislation
Local government
Lower chamber
Mandate
Political aspects
Political parties
Political regulation
Reform
Regulatory reform
State government
U.S.A
Unfunded mandates
United States
United States environmental policy
United States federal budget
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Summary:The first year of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act was greeted with great expectations in much of the intergovernmental community. State and local governments did, in fact, realize some important victories in the Congress, both in softening the impact of new mandates and in reversing some existing ones. Viewed historically, these achievements certainly break with established trends. Yet, 1996 did not prove to be a watershed year. Significant new mandates and preemptions were passed, while state and local victories were largely achieved in modifying how new mandates were to be implemented, not in determining whether new mandates would be enacted.
ISSN:0048-5950
1747-7107
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a029914