commission may submit recommendations to an agency recommending
changes in existing regulations if it finds the existing
regulations to be contrary to the public interest under the
criteria established in section 5.2. The commission may also
make recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor
for statutory changes if the commission finds that any existing
regulation may be contrary to the public interest. Unless
prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth, at the time an
agency promulgates a new regulation, the agency shall identify
at least two existing regulations for repeal.
Section 3. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 12.2. Independent Office of the Repealer.
(a) There is established a nonpartisan Independent Office of
the Repealer within the Independent Regulatory Review
Commission.
(b) The office shall have the following powers and duty to:
(1) Adopt logical, quantitative and qualitative rules to
determine whether an existing statute or regulation of the
Commonwealth is:
(i) Unreasonable, unduly burdensome, detrimental to
economic well-being, duplicative, onerous, defective or
in conflict with another statute or regulation.
(ii) Defying a common sense approach to government.
(2) Perform a systematic review of existing statutes and
regulations of this Commonwealth in accordance with the rules
adopted for review under this act.
(3) Identify existing statutes and regulations which may
be appropriate for legislative and executive agency
modification, revision or repeal.
(4) Establish as soon as practical a system with a
publicly accessible Internet website that allows the office
to receive:
(i) Suggestions and comments, along with supporting
documentation, for modification, revision or repeal from
citizens, businesses, government agencies or others.
(ii) Reports on allegations of wasteful governmental
practices.
(5) Determine and implement internal policies, standards
and procedures as may be necessary for the orderly and
efficient execution of the mission of the office.
(6) Implement a tracking system to follow all
submissions and actions taken on a recommendation made by the
director which includes progress of modification, revision or
repeal.
(7) By June 30 of each year, report to the General
Assembly and the Governor on:
(i) Recommended changes to statutes and regulations.
(ii) Recommended changes to increase efficiency and
eliminate wasteful practices.
(iii) Progress of the revision, repeal or abrogation
of statutes and regulations.
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