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H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act 1 (September 15, 2015)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo2528 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 15, 2015 H.R. 2358 Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 11, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 2358 would allow electric utilities to submit to the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) long-term plans that would guide vegetation management and maintenance activities on or adjacent to rights-of-way containing electrical infrastructure on federal lands. Under the bill, the affected agencies would be required to review and respond to each plan within 90 days. The bill also could exempt electric utilities that have notified those agencies of vegetation that could come into contact with a transmission line from legal liability in the event of a subsequent wildfire. Based on information provided by the affected agencies and assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $12 million over the 2016-2020 period. Because enacting H.R. 2358 would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. H.R. 2358 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments. ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The estimated budgetary effect of H.R. 2358 is shown in the following table. The costs of this legislation fall within budget function 300 (natural resources and environment). By Fiscal Year, in Millions of Dollars 2016- 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION Estimated Authorization Level 3 3 2 2 2 12 Estimated Outlays 3 3 2 2 2 12

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