Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 25 — Unfunded Mandates Reform
§ 1551. Baseline study of costs and benefits
Statutory text
In general
No later than 18 months after , the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Advisory Commission”), in consultation with the Director, shall complete a study to examine the measurement and definition issues involved in calculating the total costs and benefits to State, local, and tribal governments of compliance with Federal law.
Considerations
The study required by this section shall consider—
the feasibility of measuring indirect costs and benefits as well as direct costs and benefits of the Federal, State, local, and tribal relationship; and
how to measure both the direct and indirect benefits of Federal financial assistance and tax benefits to State, local, and tribal governments.
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.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Pub. L. 104–4 title III § 301 · 109 Stat. 48
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1551
(Pub. L. 104–4, title III, § 301, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 67.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 104–4, title III, § 301, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 67.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 301. BASELINE STUDY OF COSTS AND BENEFITS. (a) In General.— No later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (hereafter in this title referred to as the “Advisory Commission”), in consultation with the Director, shall complete a study to examine the measurement and definition issues involved in calculating the total costs and benefits to State, local, and tribal governments of compliance with Federal law. (b) Considerations.— The study required by this section shall consider— (1) the feasibility of measuring indirect costs and benefits as well as direct costs and benefits of the Federal, State, local, and tribal relationship; and (2) how to measure both the direct and indirect benefits of Federal financial assistance and tax benefits to State, local, and tribal governments.
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