We told him that there must be greater consultation with state and local officials on the costs of federally imposed mandates.

Among residents of the rugged woodland areas, there is great suspicion of government in general and of federally imposed solutions.

Western states resent being asked to help pay for a federally imposed cleanup, since they neither produce nor are affected by acid rain.

The federally imposed cod moratorium which was instituted in 1992 had a heavy impact on the fishing industry as a whole.

Wyoming officials also adamantly oppose some federally imposed protections and refuse to adopt them, which is why animals there aren't proposed for delisting.

But the recent, federally imposed quotas on salmon and halibut has slowed the town's charter-boat business.

Almost three decades ago, many Western states resisted the federally imposed energy-conservation speed limit of 55 miles per hour - and for understandable reasons.

The new governor also lobbied for increases to the federally imposed limits to the territorial government's budget.

Federally imposed wage and price controls prohibited manufacturers and other employers from raising wages enough to attract workers.

And new legislation in Congress would end federally imposed speed limits, a change that could encourage higher-speed driving and further cut fuel efficiency.