Unfunded Mandates
Published on Dec 08, 2015
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An unfunded mandate is a statute or regulation that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements.
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As of 1992, there were 172 federal mandates that obligated state or local governments to fund programs to some extent. Beginning with the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and 1964, as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the United States federal government has designed laws that require spending by state and local governments in order to promote national goals. During the 1970s, the national government promoted education, mental health, and environmental programs by implementing grant projects at a state and local level; the grants were so common that the federal assistance for these programs made up over a quarter of state budgets.
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A prime example of an unfunded mandate is a national election. Each state administers the election for its residents. Though these elections end with the appointment of federal officials, it is the individual states that pay the cost of running the local elections.
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When a federal government imposes a law or regulation without necessary funding, it becomes the responsibility of the state or local government to pay for the implementation of the law. In the end, it is local taxpayers who end up footing the bill.
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The rise in federal mandates led to more mandate regulation.During the Reagan Administration, Executive Order 12291 and the State and Local Cost Estimate Act of 1981 were passed, which implemented a careful examination of the true costs of federal unfunded mandates. More reform for federal mandates came in 1995 with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act , which promoted a Congressional focus on the costs imposed onto intergovernmental entities and the private sector because of federal mandates.
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Some politicians complain that a large portion of a city's budget is determined by the federal government, rather than by the local government. They assert that unfunded mandates create such localized financial stress that local governments are unable to create many beneficial programs or reduce taxes for residents.
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In terms of interest groups, there aren't any that specifically advocate for unfunded mandates, but instead represent certain mandates like disability rights commission who fought for the American with disabilities act.
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In my point go view, Unfunded mandates are necessary to provide efficiency in federal and state relations, but should be limited to keep from excessive taxation to the people.
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