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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFederal regulation of amusement park rides is nonexistant. Thanks St. Ronnie!
Consumer Product Safety Commission hasn't had the power to oversee amusement parks for 35 years, after Congress stripped its authority in 1981 as part of a package of deregulatory budget cuts.
Here's the Kansas state statute concerning amusement park rides. It calls for self-inspection by a qualified inspector once a year. There is no license requirement for an inspector.
http://law.justia.com/codes/kansas/2015/chapter-44/article-16/
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Federal regulation of amusement park rides is nonexistant. Thanks St. Ronnie! (Original Post)
lapucelle
Aug 2016
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Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)1. Blaming Reagan doesn't make much sense.
Why didn't Clinton do anything about it? What about Obama? Are they to blame as well?
lapucelle
(18,378 posts)4. Here's the history of federal and state regulation,
Last edited Tue Aug 9, 2016, 07:05 PM - Edit history (1)
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2005/05/who_regulates_our_nations_amusement_parks.htmlHere's a link to the most recent attempt to get federal regulation for fixed park rides.
The bill died in committee.
Here's a list of (some of) the attempts to get the legislation passed.
https://www.loc.gov/search/?in=&q=consumer+product+safety+commission+amusement+rides&new=true&st=
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)2. Americans should be free to ride on unsafe rides!!!!
while open carrying guns and drinking alcohol.
Rex
(65,616 posts)3. Yep. Reagan deregulated so much that it endangered the social safety net.
One of the worst POTUS in history.
lapucelle
(18,378 posts)5. Reagan tried to abolish the Consumer Product Safety Commission