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H.R. 944, a bill to reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes 1 (April 22, 2015)

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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
            COST ESTIMATE


April 22, 2015


                                 H.R. 944
           A bill to reauthorize the National Estuary Programs,
                           and for other purposes

   As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
                               on April 14, 2015


SUMMARY

H.R. 944 would authorize the appropriation of $27 million annually over the 2016-2020
period for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) National Estuary Program.
The legislation also would amend the Clean Water Act to require that grants awarded to
state, local, and private entities by EPA are awarded in a competitive manner. CBO
estimates that implementing this legislation would cost $116 million over the 2016-2020
period, assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts.

Enacting H.R. 944 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply.

H.R. 944 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (UMRA), and any costs incurred by state, local, or tribal
governments, including matching contributions, would result from participation in a
voluntary federal program.


ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The estimated budgetary effect of this legislation is shown in the following table. The
costs of this legislation fall within budget function 300 (natural resources and
environment).

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