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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 25 — Unfunded Mandates Reform

§ 1533. Small government agency plan

Statutory text

(a)

Effects on small governments

Before establishing any regulatory requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect small governments, agencies shall have developed a plan under which the agency shall—

(1)

provide notice of the requirements to potentially affected small governments, if any;

(2)

enable officials of affected small governments to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory proposals containing significant Federal intergovernmental mandates; and

(3)

inform, educate, and advise small governments on compliance with the requirements.

(b)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to each agency to carry out the provisions of this section and for no other purpose, such sums as are necessary.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    Pub. L. 104–4 title II § 203 · 109 Stat. 48

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1533

    (Pub. L. 104–4, title II, § 203, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 65.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 104–4, title II, § 203, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 65.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 203. SMALL GOVERNMENT AGENCY PLAN. (a) Effects on Small Governments.— Before establishing any regulatory requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect small governments, agencies shall have developed a plan under which the agency shall— (1) provide notice of the requirements to potentially affected small governments, if any; (2) enable officials of affected small governments to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory proposals containing significant Federal intergovernmental mandates; and (3) inform, educate, and advise small governments on compliance with the requirements. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to each agency to carry out the provisions of this section and for no other purpose, such sums as are necessary.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 104–4, title II, § 203, , 109 Stat. 65.)

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