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H.R. 774, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 1 (June 12, 2015)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo2308 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 0 COST ESTIMATE June 12, 2015 H.R. 774 Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2015 H.R. 774 would provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with additional tools to enforce fisheries laws and combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The bill would establish uniform enforcement policies and procedures under the many federal statutes that govern the regulation of commercial fishing. The bill also would allow NOAA to implement two international fishing agreements previously entered into by the United States. Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 774 would cost $2 million over the 2016-2020 period. Because enacting the bill could increase revenues (from civil and criminal penalties) and associated direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that such increases in penalties and spending would be less than $500,000 annually and would offset each other in most years. CBO has reviewed title I of H.R. 774 and determined that it contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). Section 4 of UMRA 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 Titles II and III fall within that exclusion because they would implement international fishing treaties. Enforcement of Fisheries Laws Title I would authorize the appropriation of $450,000 a year for NOAA to expand the scope of information considered for identifying IUU vessels and require the agency to keep a list of countries with vessels engaged in IUU fishing in the preceding three years. Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that carrying out those activities would cost about $2 million over the 2016-2020 period. Title I also would provide NOAA with greater authority to combat IUU fishing. While the bill would not explicitly mandate an increase in NOAA's enforcement efforts, the enhanced enforcement authorities could result in additional costs if those authorities

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