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H.R. 83, a Bill to Require the Secretary of the Interior to Assemble a Team of Technical, Policy, and Financial Experts to Address the Energy Needs of the Insular Areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the Development of Action Plans Aimed at Reducing Reliance on Imported Fossil Fuels and Increasing Use of Indigenous Clean-Energy Resources, and for Other Purposes 1 (July 29, 2013)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo11228 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE July 29, 2013 H.R. 83 A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 17, 2013 H.R. 83 would require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to develop action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing the use of clean-energy sources in the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and the Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau). In establishing the team, DOI would be required to consider including regional utility organizations. Both the team and DOI would report to the Congress on their findings annually. DOI currently spends $1.2 million annually to establish energy action plans for insular areas. Based on information from the agency, CBO expects that under H.R. 83, DOI would need to spend about $2 million more annually to hire additional staff to handle the increased technical support called for under the bill. Thus, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost about $10 million over the 2014-2018 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. Enacting H.R. 83 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. H.R. 83 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments. The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Maggie Morrissey and Matthew Pickford. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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