Sec 41-1048. Committee review of duplicative or onerous statutes, rules, practices alleged to constitute rules and substantive policy statements

A. The committee shall receive complaints concerning statutes, rules, agency practices alleged to constitute rules and substantive policy statements that are alleged to be duplicative or onerous. The committee may review any statutes, rules, agency practices alleged to constitute rules or substantive policy statements alleged to be duplicative or onerous and may hold hearings regarding the allegations. The committee may comment to an agency, the attorney general, the council or the legislature on whether the statutes, rules, agency practices alleged to constitute rules or substantive policy statements are duplicative or onerous. The comments may include committee recommendations for alleviating the duplicative or onerous aspects of the statutes, rules, agency practices alleged to constitute rules and substantive policy statements.

B. The committee shall prepare a report to the legislature by December 1 of each year recommending legislation to alleviate the effects of duplicative or onerous statutes, rules, agency practices alleged to constitute rules and substantive policy statements.

C. This section applies to all statutes, rules, agency practices alleged to constitute rules and substantive policy statements, regardless of whether the statutes, rules, agency practices alleged to constitute rules or substantive policy statements were enacted or made before or after January 1, 1996.