Burgum creates Red Tape Reduction Working Group to reduce burdens, lower costs of regulation

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum in the present day issued an govt order making a Pink Tape Discount Working Group to bolster ongoing efforts to determine antiquated, pointless and burdensome rules, guidelines and insurance policies that might be modified or eradicated to scale back burdens and decrease prices for North Dakota residents and the personal sector and make state authorities extra environment friendly, efficient and nimble.

The working group will collaborate throughout all cupboard businesses and collaborating non-cabinet businesses to overview rules, restrictions, necessities, purple tape and coverage that has grow to be outdated, burdensome and inefficient.

Every collaborating company will designate a Pink Tape Discount Officer who will report again to the complete working group on their progress. The working group will overview suggestions for adjustments to the North Dakota Century Code and state Administrative Code and put together a complete Pink Tape Discount Act for consideration by the 68^th Legislative Meeting in 2023.

“Prioritizing innovation over regulation has been an indicator of our administration, and in the present day’s motion will construct upon these efforts by scrutinizing rules and insurance policies on an agency-by-agency foundation to determine pointless, duplicative and burdensome purple tape,” Burgum mentioned. “Decreasing the variety of rules and streamlining people who stay will decrease prices, promote freedom and make it simpler for North Dakota residents, innovators and entrepreneurs to achieve their fullest potential.”

Concepts from residents to scale back purple tape will likely be accepted by way of the Governor’s Workplace web site. North Dakota’s greater than 150 state-level boards and commissions additionally will likely be invited and inspired to take part.