History and Evaluation of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

The paper analyzes the impact of the “model budget” on the problems of intergovernmental relations in the Russian Federation: a high proportion of expenditure obligations of regional and local budgets and a high degree of interregional inequality in fiscal capacity and socio-economic development. It was concluded that the planned broader use of the “model budget” will not solve the problem of unfunded mandates and will lead first to a significant reduction in incentives for regional authorities to develop the territorial revenue base, and then to economic slowdown in the country. As an alternative approach to improving intergovernmental relations, options are being considered for adjusting the parameters of the equalization transfers distribution formula, the procedure for determining their total volume and calculating the budget expenditure index. In solving the problem of unfunded mandates, an equally important role is given to the procedure for preparing a financial and economic rationale for draft laws.

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Federalism. Intergovernmental Relations. Congress Requires a Separate, Recorded Vote for Any Provision Establishing an Unfunded Mandate. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-4, 109 Stat. 48

Harvard Law Review ◽

10.2307/1342226 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 109 (6) ◽

pp. 1469 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Keyword(s):

Intergovernmental Relations ◽

Unfunded Mandates ◽

Unfunded Mandate

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4 Civil Rights and Unfunded Mandates: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975

Congress and the Classroom ◽

10.1515/9780271056524-007 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 89-100

Keyword(s):

Civil Rights ◽

Education For All ◽

Handicapped Children ◽

Unfunded Mandates

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Environmental Regulatory Reform and the Unholy Trinity: Unfunded Mandates, Risk Assessment, and Property Rights

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics ◽

10.1017/s1074070800009524 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 108-116

Author(s):

Craig L. Infanger

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Property Rights ◽

State Legislatures ◽

Regulatory Reform ◽

Environmental Policies ◽

Policy Debate ◽

Regulatory Takings ◽

Unfunded Mandates ◽

Core Issue ◽

Research And Education

AbstractMajor regulatory reform issues which involve environmental policy include issues of unfunded mandates, risk assessment, and property rights. Each of these proposed reforms involves major changes in environmental policies with impacts on different groups. Property rights is the core issue in Congress and state legislatures, with both regulatory takings and just compensation being the major parameters. Economists can participate effectively in this policy debate with successful research and education programs addressing the divisive issues.

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