If the federal government imposed an obligation on Texas to retrofit all its oil and gas pipelines with modern technology to eliminate any leaking of materials, but provided no funding for Texas to do so, this would be called
a. an unfunded mandate.
b. a federal directive.
c. a block grant.
d. a subsidized program.
Answer: a. an unfunded mandate.
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