Roads Network Protection Agency
The organic statute
The Roads Network Protection Agency Act of 2013 is a federal law in the United States that has been designed to control the road network in the United States. The Act aims at ensuring that all roads in the United States are well maintained and all facilities have been put in place. This is to ensure that rates of accidents in the country as a result of poor roads are reduced to the lowest level possible. The agency is in charge of ensuring that it follows on accidents that occur as a result of poor status of a road. It will also act as an advisory to the government on how it is supposed to monitor its roads in the nation.
Fictional Rule
No incidence or accident on the US roads network shall be handled on reference to the Act without verification that it was as a result of poor road status.
Rule-Making process
The first step is for the rule to bide with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (Rosenbloom, 2003). This is the body that makes the basic requirement for a rule from agencies to become law.
The second step is the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (Rosenbloom, 2003). This provides an opportunity for the public comment on the proposed rule before final ruling of it as law.
The third stage is the pubic docket where public comments over the rule are analyzed. Public comments are farther analyzed for excellent conclusion.
The fourth stage is Logical outgrowth test. The APA has to be convinced through the comments of the public that there is need of making the rule applicable to the American public.
The fifth stage is the final rule. This comes after the close of the comment period and the comments are already reviewed an analyzed (Barry & Whitcomb, 1981). It determines whether the process is to proceed to rule making as proposed.
The sixth stage is the publication of the rule where a copy is placed along with any supporting documents in the rulemaking docket.
Effective date is the last stage where the rule cannot be effective in less than 30 days after its publication (Barry & Whitcomb, 1981).
However, there are exemptions where business or other entities can petition for exemptions form the final rule.
References
Barry, D. D., & Whitcomb, H. R. (1981).The legal foundations of public administration. St. Paul, Minn.: West Pub. Co..
Rosenbloom, D. H. (2003). Administrative law for public managers. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press.
