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H.R. 862, an Act to Authorize the Conveyance of Two Small Parcels of Land within the Boundaries of the Coconino National Forest Containing Private Improvements That Were Developed Based upon the Reliance of the Landowners in an Erroneous Survey Conducted 1 (December 20, 2013)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo1433 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
COST ESTIMATE
December 20, 2013
H.R. 862
An act to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within
the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private
improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the
landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
on November 21, 2013
H.R. 862 would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain federal lands located
within the Coconino National Forest. Based on information provided by the Forest Service,
CBO estimates that implementing the act would have a negligible impact on the federal
budget. Implementing the legislation would increase offsetting receipts and associated
direct spending; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that
those changes would have no significant impact on future budget deficits. Enacting
H.R. 862 would not affect revenues.
H.R. 862 would authorize the Secretary to sell 19 small parcels of federal land totaling less
than 3 acres to a representative of several private homeowners. The act would require the
homeowners to pay a total of $20,000 for the parcels and to cover any administrative costs
associated with the sale. The Secretary has the authority to sell the lands under current law;
however, the act would allow the Secretary to sell the parcels in a single transaction rather
than through separate transactions with each affected homeowner. The act also would
allow the Forest Service to retain and spend proceeds from the sale, without further
appropriation, to acquire other lands. CBO estimates that the agency would spend those
proceeds within the next three years.
H.R. 862 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal
governments.
On May 15, 2013, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 862 as ordered reported by the
House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013. The two versions of the
legislation are similar, and the CBO cost estimates are the same.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jeff LaFave. The estimate was approved by

Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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