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1 H.R. 1144, PUGET SOS Act, as Ordered Reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 24, 2021 1 (April 21, 2021)

handle is hein.congrec/pugtss0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Budget Office
Cost Estimate

April 21, 2021

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H.R. 1144 would authorize the appropriation of $50 million annually over the 2022-2026
period for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and operate the Puget
Sound Recovery National Program Office. The office would coordinate EPA activities to
support the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound, provide grants and technical
assistance for projects, and conduct research. Under the bill, the office would establish a task
force composed of several federal agencies that would develop a federal action plan to
support the recovery and ecological health of the Puget Sound, coordinate federal activity,
review restoration and protection activities, and provide technical support. Lastly, the Office
of Management and Budget would need to report every five years about federal funding for
restoration and protection activities for the Puget Sound.
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1144 would cost $223 million over the 2021-2026
period and $27 million after 2026, assuming appropriation of the specified amounts.
Estimated outlays are based on spending patterns for similar programs, though estimated
spending in the first year is lower to account for the time required to establish the office. The
costs of the legislation, detailed in Table 1, fall within budget function 300 (natural resources
and environment).
See also CBO's Cost Estimates Explained, www.cbo.gov/publication/54437;
How CBO Prepares Cost Estimates, www.cbo.gov/publication/53519; and Glossary, www.cbo.gov/publication/42904.

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