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2013 SESSION
SB 827 Federal statutes or regulations; implementation of regulatory stringency standard.
Introduced by: Thomas A. Garrett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Regulatory stringency standard. Requires any state agency that is authorized to implement a comparable federal program to receive statutory authorization to promulgate any regulation that is more stringent than the federal statute or regulation. By July 1, 2014, these agencies are required to complete a review of their regulations to determine whether each regulation (i) is more stringent than the comparable federal law or regulation and (ii) whether there is statutory authorization for the regulation that is found to be more stringent. When an agency determines that a more stringent regulation has not been authorized by a state statute, the agency is required to amend the regulation to bring it into compliance with the federal law or regulation or the General Assembly has to enact legislation authorizing the more stringent standard. If neither condition has been met within one year of the agency's determination that its regulation is more stringent than the comparable federal law or regulation, the regulation is deemed to be null and void.
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HISTORY
- 12/28/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100718D
- 12/28/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/04/13 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)