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Show .. CONGRESSIONAL REPORT guidelines. Mr. Bush has advised the public that these 91 regulations regula-tions are not "by a long shot" the last which will be ' targeted for review, rather they represent the beginning of a process aimed at limiting limit-ing the federal government's control over our personal lives and businesses. ;' Regulatory relief is a .major part of the overall economic recovery program designed to put this nation back to work, increase our productivity and cut inflationary infla-tionary red tape caused by a heavy-handed government. I commend the Administration for its efforts in this trouble -some area and for its sensitivity sen-sitivity toward the needs of America. - A Washington, D.Ci publi-7 cation-"called-the "Washing- ton -Report" ..recently. re ' ported: v: an incident which demonstrates : the absurdity of many-, federal . '.and state . ' 'regulations' forced on Amer -7 ica's businesses.'-;'. -v;''.'.,' ' - . , The story described . the'' predicament "'the Sierra Ski Ranch,.' located: higli :.iri the : mountains of northern Calir ' fornia, faced because' of a--state mobility; barriers law. '' - The'. ;resort?s Vowners re luctantly .y'e:'inltc:,.tne -de -' " . mands of. ;the -stated Voca. tiohaT Rehabilitation Depart i':;" ment and efliiipped its. rest i' rooms; 'with facilities that are.': . acessible- by wheelchair, A . The , owners' had' sought , .relief from' ' .the'Aletter : '-:pf this law . (modeled .'after : theiv federal ;. Rehabilitation ' Act)' , . which yrequires' that ;at' least ' ' one toilet. .for men ;and one: for . women7. be;, 'designed; to.7 be usuable. ',Bjr : the. handl- . capped.' ; ; ' .-7;,;;' ',i)v .' '. It's; not ' 'ftit;.the7resor.i'',' managers haven't-; any, com -passion for thedisabled; butv'v since '.'the i rresprtytself; isj-; . reachable; (inly :by 'stii 'they'., felt the' requirem.ent.unrea-, "J .sonable.f ;7;-(7; ; ' ''''. ';"''','; The .i state; however.,1' 'was' ; adamant '; in its' Vstahd and ',; , the resort is how ecjiupped .; wlth.wheelchair--accessible' ' toilets--ohe for men and one .' for .women-'- which costs $400 each". r; '-':i';'f''r ' Chuck Flemmirigjphead of '.: the - departmeht's. Mobility : Barriers ' Sectiohi".' was '. re- ported as -:havihg':;'s;aid that". ' any public ' area: --TegSrdless. of where It ls'.-must- comply . with the r'egyiationsv v. :-; V...;.. , A slmjTa.: . told of many 'rural 'schools which even though they haye 5 never had a handicapped student, stu-dent, any.vmay.Jwerinever' ha ve one-, " have been forced to spend ''thousands-.'.'.&f.'.'jta.-x . payer's dollars to '' install , special bathroom; facilities 7 and elevators. . Such blahketlegislation 7 seldom solves .problem s , ' ; rather it .creates a financial dilemma .. for; businesses, -'; particularly small business-es, business-es, which is often'.'ai" major '." factor determining1: Whether they can make : a-, profit 'and , compete effec,tively.t; . .."; In fe'cognition'jf the grow-.-ing concern' by the American i public7 of this-.m'!iIlt).tude- .of .-' complex- and -.voyerlapping. regulat'i6ns,.'1:the Reag'an.'Ad; -' ministratlohy unarthe dir- ; ' cti6n of Vice -.President : .George Bush,- hassihgled . out - 91 specific, regulations . for review."' 'and .' possible modification; : ," 7 1. Thii . 'regulations 1 under ' '' .scrutiny range' from the con -' trovefSlalTltleTl: 'Athletic',; Policy ' requiring tijual ex - :; : penditu'res for ; women-s cot-; legiate athletic-programs;. as'-:, Jmenlfftosexija'lh'arrassm.ent', |