The goal of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act was to
A)encourage private-sector employers to obey unfunded mandates by offering a series of lucrative tax incentives for timely compliance.
B)give state legislatures veto power over any unfunded mandate passed by the federal government.
C)prevent Congress from ever imposing another unfunded mandate on private-sector employers.
D)limit the costs associated with unfunded mandates by ensuring that Congress knows how much it is expecting of state and local governments and the private sector.

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The Unfunded Mandate Reform Act aimed to limit the burden of unfunded mandates on state and local governments, as well as the private sector, by requiring Congress to assess the costs of any such mandate and consider alternative approaches. This was done to ensure that the costs of unfunded mandates did not unfairly fall on those who were expected to implement them. Therefore, Choice D is the correct answer. None of the other choices accurately reflect the goals of the Act.

The Goal of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act Was to