Governor Tom Vilsack says there are too many state government regulations, sohe’s directing state agencies to review all regulations — and ax the badones.Vilsack today issued four executive orders, all aimed at paring downout-dated and redundant regulations and making the ones that are in forceclearer.University of Iowa professor Arthur Bonfield is chairman of a committeeVilsack assembled earlier this year to tackle the problem.One of the task force recommendations is to require a cost/benefit analysisfor all PROPOSED rules to find out if the rule is worth the cost tobusinesses and individuals.Vilsack is setting up a system to allow Iowans and businesses to seekwaivers from rules. Vilsack is giving state agencies until March 1st, 2002,to complete their review and re-write of all rules and regs.
