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S. 1336, South Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act 1 (June 1, 2015)

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                 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
                            COST ESTIMATE

                                                                    June 1, 2015


                                   S.  1336
          South  Pacific Fisheries Convention   Implementation Act

          As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,
                       and Transportation on May 20, 2015


S. 1336 would implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High
Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (Convention). CBO estimates that
implementing the legislation would cost less than $500,000 a year over the 2016-2020
period, assuming availability of appropriated amounts. Because enacting the legislation
would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.

Under the bill, all parties to the Convention would be required to apply specific
conservation and management principles and approaches to promote the conservation and
sustainable use of fisheries resources located in the South Pacific Ocean between South
America and Australia. Based on information provided by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of State, CBO
estimates that carrying out the new Convention would cost less than $500,000 a year over
the 2016-2020 period. Those funds would be used to cover costs for annual dues, staff
time, travel, and programmatic activities.

CBO  has not reviewed S. 1336 for intergovernmental or private-sector mandates. Section 4
of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act excludes from the application of that act any
legislative provisions that are necessary for the ratification or implementation of
international treaty obligations. CBO has determined that the bill falls within that
exclusion.

The CBO  staff contacts for this estimate are Jeff LaFave (for federal costs), Jon Sperl (for
intergovernmental mandates), and Amy Petz (for private-sector mandates). The estimate
was approved by Theresa Gullo, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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