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S. 2383, Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act 1 (August 10, 2016)

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                  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

U                             COST ESTIMATE
                                                                 August 10, 2016



                                   S. 2383
         Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention
                         and Temporary Closure Act

    As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
                                 on July 13, 2016


S. 2383 would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to exchange 98,000 acres
of federal lands in Utah for at least 84,000 acres of land and mineral estate administered by
Utah's School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA). The bill also would
impose certain requirements on how BLM would manage 700,000 acres of federal lands
near a military training range operated by the U.S. Air Force.

Because S. 2383 could affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However,
CBO estimates that any net change in direct spending would not be significant over the
2017-2026 period. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues.

CBO estimates that enacting S. 2383 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget
deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.

The bill would require BLM to convey 98,000 acres of federal land in western Utah to
SITLA in exchange for at least 84,000 acres of state lands. CBO expects that the value of
the federal lands would equal or exceed the value of the state lands. If the value of the state
lands is less than the value of the federal lands, the state would be required to convey
additional lands in order to equalize values of the exchange. The federal lands that would
be conveyed to SITLA are not located near mineral resources that are expected to generate
receipts for the federal government under current law. Conveying those lands would
reduce offsetting receipts from grazing on the affected lands and could reduce receipts
from the development of geothermal resources; however, CBO estimates that the amount
of lost receipts would not be significant and could be partially offset by proceeds from
grazing on the state lands that BLM would acquire in the exchange.

S. 2383 also would prohibit mineral development on 700,000 acres of federal land located
adjacent to the Utah Test and Training Range and could limit BLM's ability to grant new
use permits or rights-of-way on those lands. Limiting those activities in the future could
reduce offsetting receipts over the next 10 years; however, based on information from
BLM, CBO estimates that any loss of receipts would be negligible.

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