Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

Mandate

Main Provisions of the Act

• federal agency must provide a general notice of when the rule was published
• include a Fed. mandate that states funds by S.L.T.G. may be > $100mill/year
• written statement includes legal authority, 
• a cost-benefit assessment,
• details of the macro-economics effects, and solutions to S.L.T.G. concerns

What called for the Act?

Untitled Slide

• nationwide social reform in the 1950s led to passing of mandates by gov't
• Acts such as the Clean Air (1963)
• Voting Rights (1965)
• The Americans with Disabilities (1990)
• Nat'l gov't was trying to promote the environment, social equality, welfare

Why is this important?

• prior to the U.F.M.R.A., the federal gov passed many mandates to states
• these regulations were not funded and caused state/local gov to pay
• which usually lead to a raise in local taxes
• when states pay out of pocket, they use funds that could go toward schools,
• and other local organizations

Effect

• passing the U.M.R.A. led to the communication from state to federal gov't
• curved the passing of unfunded mandates by the fed. gov't w/o legislative 
• envolvement