Regulatory requirements impose millions of dollars of cost on job providers. When regulations in Michigan exceed federal standards, the cost of operating in Michigan exceeds that of our competitors. We must improve the efficiency of regulatory processes and remove regulatory barriers to allow Michigan manufacturers to compete on the basis of cost in the global economy.

MMA will pursue all of the following pro-manufacturing regulatory reform measures:

• Ensure New Regulations Do Not Exceed Federal Standards Without Legislative Approval
• Advocate for Efficiency Improvement Mechanisms in Regulatory Programs
• Require All New Regulations to Meet a Rigorous Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Advocate for Benchmarking of State Regulatory Programs
• Require Environmental, Health and Safety Standards to be Based on Sound Science
• Oppose the Use of Operational Memoranda as Regulatory Tools
• Oppose Mandatory Ergonomic Standards
  
• Repeal the Annual Wastewater Report