A. The Commission shall have the powers and duties to:
1. Review proposed rules and regulations of any agency during thepromulgation or final adoption process and determine whether or not the ruleor regulation is authorized by statute and complies with legislative intent.
2. Review the impact of the rule or regulation on the economy, protection ofthe Commonwealth's natural resources pursuant to Article XI, Section 1 of theConstitution of Virginia, government operations of the State and localities,and affected persons.
3. File with the Registrar and the agency promulgating the regulation anobjection to a proposed or final adopted regulation.
4. Suspend the effective date of any portion or all of a final regulationwith the concurrence of the Governor as provided in subsection B of §2.2-4014.
5. Make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly for action basedon its review of any proposed rule or regulation.
6. Review any existing agency rule, regulation, practice or the failure of anagency to adopt a rule and recommend to the Governor and the General Assemblythat a rule be modified, repealed or adopted.
B. If the Commission decides to seek suspension of a final rule orregulation, it shall deliver a statement to the Governor, signed by amajority of the members of the Commission, asking the Governor to concur indelaying the effective date of a portion or all of the final regulation untilthe end of the next regular legislative session as provided in §§ 2.2-4014and 2.2-4015.
C. Based upon its review of (i) any final rule or regulation during thepromulgation or final adoption process or (ii) any existing agency rule,regulation, practice or failure to adopt a rule or regulation, the Commissionmay prepare and arrange for the introduction of a bill to clarify the intentof the General Assembly when it enacted a law or to correct anymisapplication of a law by an agency.
A. The Commission shall have the powers and duties to:
1. Review proposed rules and regulations of any agency during thepromulgation or final adoption process and determine whether or not the ruleor regulation is authorized by statute and complies with legislative intent.
2. Review the impact of the rule or regulation on the economy, protection ofthe Commonwealth's natural resources pursuant to Article XI, Section 1 of theConstitution of Virginia, government operations of the State and localities,and affected persons.
3. File with the Registrar and the agency promulgating the regulation anobjection to a proposed or final adopted regulation.
4. Suspend the effective date of any portion or all of a final regulationwith the concurrence of the Governor as provided in subsection B of §2.2-4014.
5. Make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly for action basedon its review of any proposed rule or regulation.
6. Review any existing agency rule, regulation, practice or the failure of anagency to adopt a rule and recommend to the Governor and the General Assemblythat a rule be modified, repealed or adopted.
B. If the Commission decides to seek suspension of a final rule orregulation, it shall deliver a statement to the Governor, signed by amajority of the members of the Commission, asking the Governor to concur indelaying the effective date of a portion or all of the final regulation untilthe end of the next regular legislative session as provided in §§ 2.2-4014and 2.2-4015.
C. Based upon its review of (i) any final rule or regulation during thepromulgation or final adoption process or (ii) any existing agency rule,regulation, practice or failure to adopt a rule or regulation, the Commissionmay prepare and arrange for the introduction of a bill to clarify the intentof the General Assembly when it enacted a law or to correct anymisapplication of a law by an agency.
A. The Commission shall have the powers and duties to:
1. Review proposed rules and regulations of any agency during thepromulgation or final adoption process and determine whether or not the ruleor regulation is authorized by statute and complies with legislative intent.
2. Review the impact of the rule or regulation on the economy, protection ofthe Commonwealth's natural resources pursuant to Article XI, Section 1 of theConstitution of Virginia, government operations of the State and localities,and affected persons.
3. File with the Registrar and the agency promulgating the regulation anobjection to a proposed or final adopted regulation.
4. Suspend the effective date of any portion or all of a final regulationwith the concurrence of the Governor as provided in subsection B of §2.2-4014.
5. Make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly for action basedon its review of any proposed rule or regulation.
6. Review any existing agency rule, regulation, practice or the failure of anagency to adopt a rule and recommend to the Governor and the General Assemblythat a rule be modified, repealed or adopted.
B. If the Commission decides to seek suspension of a final rule orregulation, it shall deliver a statement to the Governor, signed by amajority of the members of the Commission, asking the Governor to concur indelaying the effective date of a portion or all of the final regulation untilthe end of the next regular legislative session as provided in §§ 2.2-4014and 2.2-4015.
C. Based upon its review of (i) any final rule or regulation during thepromulgation or final adoption process or (ii) any existing agency rule,regulation, practice or failure to adopt a rule or regulation, the Commissionmay prepare and arrange for the introduction of a bill to clarify the intentof the General Assembly when it enacted a law or to correct anymisapplication of a law by an agency.
