It is supposed to be used when the government establishes new regulations, like appliance efficiency standards, or fuel economy standards.
Under the law, which was overwhelmingly supported by members of both political parties, the department of revenue must establish new regulations on edibles by 1 January 2016.
Following the disastrous 1911 Triangle shirtwaist factory fire in New York City, league members conducted a four-year investigation of factory conditions that helped establish new regulations.
As a result of the controversy over its plans to change its wetlands permitting process, the corps failed to establish new regulations by the end of last year, as it had intended.
That would allow the agency to establish new regulations over financial institutions, putting into effect elements of the financial regulatory overhaul that was one of the administration's main achievements in Congress.
Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican who strongly opposes abortion, approved a series of restrictions, most notably establishing new regulations on clinics that nearly forced two of the three abortion providers in the state to shut down before a federal judge blocked them.
At the federal level, meanwhile, the process the Environmental Protection Agency follows to establish new regulations or kill existing ones will make it difficult to dismantle the Obama administration's climate legacy.
Wheeler tried to thread the legal needle by establishing new regulations prohibiting broadband providers from discriminating against online data but not specifically outlawing charging some sites for faster delivery of their content, a concept known as paid prioritization.
Under current law, all state agencies, including the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, must follow the state's Administrative Procedure Act when establishing new regulations, which ensures they meet public notice and hearing requirements.
Senate President Pro Tem Kevin De León (D-Los Angeles) has introduced legislation that would task a state agency with establishing new regulations, making it unlawful for broadband companies to block or limit access to internet services in California.
