About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

S. 546, RESPONSE Act of 2016 1 (September 21, 2016)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo3167 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 21, 2016 S. 546 RESPONSE Act of 2016 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 14, 2016 S. 546 would establish the Railroad Emergency Services subcommittee under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) National Advisory Council (NAC). The act would direct the subcommittee to evaluate several aspects of the ability of emergency personnel to respond to hazardous materials incidents involving trains. S. 546 would require the subcommittee to provide recommendations to the NAC on methods to improve response to such incidents within one year of enactment of S. 546. Under the legislation, the subcommittee would terminate within nine months of submitting the recommendations to the NAC. Subsequently, the act also would require FEMA to provide to the Congress a report detailing the implementation of those recommendations in each of the following two years. Based on an analysis of information provided by FEMA, CBO estimates that implementing S. 546 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2017-2021 period to establish and staff the committee and to prepare the recommendations. Any such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Enacting S. 546 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting S. 546 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027. S. 546 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 March 18, 2015, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S. 546, the RESPOSE Act of 2015, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 4, 2015. That version of S. 546 also would establish the Railroad Emergency Services subcommittee and would permit it to operate for up to five years following enactment. Differences in CBO's estimates of spending subject to

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most