Mike Levin: “We should allow them to be honest when it comes to the cost of an intergovernmental mandate. That is all I am saying. It…”

“We should allow them to be honest when it comes to the cost of an intergovernmental mandate. That is all I am saying. It is an honesty amendment. By the way, it will allow the Senate to legislate a lot better. We will not be gaining useful information if we force someone to make an estimate which is impossible to make. We are not doing ourselves a favor legislatively. Believe me, we are not legislating in a knowledgeable way, which is one of the purposes of this bill, and I have to say I totally agree with, that we know, where feasible, the cost of these estimates to State and local governments. By the way, where it is not feasible to know it, that it is a pretty good argument for not imposing.”