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Montana bill would scrap nine routine agency reports; agencies say staff time saved
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Representative Julie Darling introduced House Bill 562 to eliminate nine agency reports that state agencies and the lieutenant governor called redundant or outdated; supporters said the information remains available on request and that modest amendments were proposed to avoid gaps.
Representative Julie Darling introduced House Bill 562 to the House State Administration Committee, saying the measure would eliminate nine agency reports that agencies and legislative staff now consider redundant or out of date. "There are nine reports that they would like to eliminate from required reporting… a lot of it’s redundant," Darling told the committee and asked for a do-pass recommendation.
Agency officials who testified called the changes a form of ‘‘red tape relief.’” Chris Dorrington, the director of the Department of Transportation, said some reporting requirements were sensible when created but no longer yield useful committee discussion and consume staff time.…
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