Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029101",
  "term": "Unfunded Mandates Reform Act",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "To curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations, and for other purposes.",
  "references": [
    "P.L. 104-4"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/unfunded-mandates-reform-act/"
}