House Bill No. [insert bill number] aims to repeal the Federal Mandates Act and revise certain reporting requirements within the Montana Code Annotated (MCA). The bill proposes the repeal of several sections, specifically 2-1-401, 2-1-403, 2-1-404, 2-1-405, 2-1-406, 2-1-407, and 2-1-408, while also deleting section 2-1-402 and section 2-1-409. The bill includes new directives for the Code Commissioner to renumber sections 2-1-409 and 2-1-402 into new sections within Title 5, Chapter 11, Part 1 of the MCA.

The legislation reflects a significant shift in how federal mandates are managed at the state level, eliminating previous requirements for state programs to implement federal statutes and the associated reporting on federal mandates. By repealing these sections, the bill seeks to streamline state operations and reduce the regulatory burden associated with federal compliance.