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An Assessment of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act in 1997 [i] (February 1998)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo06372 and id is 1 raw text is: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT IN 1997 February 1998 Preface This paper reviews the activities of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) during 1997 in carrying out the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. It also examines how the law has worked and some proposals for reforming Congressional treatment of unfunded mandates. The paper was prepared by Theresa Gullo, Chief of CBO's State and Local Government Cost Estimates Unit, under the supervision of Paul N. Van de Water and Robert Sunshine, and by Elliot Schwartz, Chief of CBO's Commerce Unit, under the supervision of Jan Paul Acton. The paper was edited by Christian Spoor and proofread by Melissa Burman. Angela McCollough and Rae Wiseman prepared the final version; Rae Wiseman and Brenda Trezvant typed the early drafts. Laurie Brown prepared the electronic version for CBO's World Wide Web site (http://www.cbo.gov/). June E. O'Neill Director February 1998 Contents INTRODUCTION AN OVERVIEW OF UMRA'S SECOND YEAR COSTS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM 1997 LEGISLATION Mandates Enacted into Law Other Legislation Affecting State and Local Governments PROPOSALS TO CHANGE UMRA Defining Intergovernmental Mandates Proposed New Procedures for Private-Sector Mandates

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