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2008 Policy Book

#68 REGULATORY REFORM AND REDUCTION

We strongly support regulatory reform. The current rule-making process in Michigan is broken. We support the following actions:

• Rule-making authority should be limited by legislative actions.
• Regulations should be understandable and easy to comply with. Any penalties should fit the violation.
• State agencies should be required to conduct standardized risk assessments, cost/benefit analyses, and economic impact statements of all proposed regulations.

New regulations should expire after a defined period of time unless a review finds substantial reasons to continue the programs.

We urge Michigan Farm Bureau to encourage legislators to assist agricultural processors, elevators and related industries with EPA and the Department of Environmental Quality issues which are unwarranted or reach back in years to penalize past practices that were previously permitted.