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The Legislature Enacts the Law through the Political Process Establishing the “Independent Regulatory Agency” Specifying the Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Agency Delegating the Agency the Necessary Authority to Implement and Enforce the Law Imposing Standards for Agency Conduct Providing for Agency Oversight
How is the Framework Supposed to Work?
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Typically, an Independent Regulatory Agency is Delegated Broad Authority to: Interpret & Implement the Law through the Promulgation of Regulations (Quasi-Legislative Power) Monitor Compliance and Enforce the Law (Quasi- Executive Power) Apply the Law to Facts to Determine whether the Law has been Offended and Assess Sanctions (Quasi- Judicial Power)
Agency Authority &
Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities
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