Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB799 by Capriglione (Relating to a study conducted by the Legislative Budget Board on the impact to state agencies of federal regulations and mandates enacted by federal law.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would direct the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) to conduct a single study for each state agency on the effects to each agency of federal regulations and mandates enacted by federal law. The bill would require the LBB to conduct the studies in accordance with a schedule adopted by the LBB. The bill would require that each study must include the following for each agency: (1) a cost-benefit analysis of the impact of agency compliance with federal regulations which includes a comparison of the direct and indirect cost for regulator compliance with the amount of federal funds received by the agency for the purpose of regulatory compliance; (2) a list of all federal mandates, including federal regulations, for which the federal government does not provide sufficient reimbursement to cover the cost of compliance incurred by the agency; and (3) recommendations for reducing the federal regulatory burden on the agency and citizens of the state, including proposals for state or federal legislation or litigation against specific federal agencies. The bill would require the LBB to report the findings of the study and recommendations to the legislature.
This analysis assumes there would be minimal costs for the LBB associated with implementing the provisions of the bill.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.