§ 745.5b. Criteria for review of regulations
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 71 P.S. State GovernmentEffective: August 28, 2012
Effective: August 28, 2012
71 P.S. § 745.5b
§ 745.5b. Criteria for review of regulations
(a) In determining whether a proposed, final-form, final-omitted or existing regulation is in the public interest, the commission shall, first and foremost, determine whether the agency has the statutory authority to promulgate the regulation and whether the regulation conforms to the intention of the General Assembly in the enactment of the statute upon which the regulation is based. In making its determination, the commission shall consider written comments submitted by the committees and current members of the General Assembly, pertinent opinions of Pennsylvania's courts and formal opinions of the Attorney General.
(b) Upon a finding that the regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the agency and with the intention of the General Assembly in the enactment of the statute upon which the regulation is based, the commission shall consider the following in determining whether the regulation is in the public interest:
Credits
1982, June 25, P.L. 633, No. 181, § 5.2, added 2002, Dec. 6, P.L. 1227, No. 148, § 3, effective in 60 days. Amended 2011, July 7, P.L. 277, No. 60, § 3, effective in 60 days [Sept. 6, 2011]; 2012, June 29, P.L. 657, No. 76, § 4, effective in 60 days [Aug. 28, 2012].
71 P.S. § 745.5b, PA ST 71 P.S. § 745.5b
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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