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1 S. 1092, Interstate Transport Act of 2018 1 (September 4, 2018)

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                   CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

       0                      COST   ESTIMATE
                                                        Revised September  4, 2018


                                     S. 1092
                        Interstate Transport   Act  of 2018

     As reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
                                 on August 27, 2018


S. 1092 would allow people to transport a knife between jurisdictions where it is legal to
possess and carry such a knife if certain conditions are met. (That authority would not
apply to people who are otherwise prohibited from lawfully possessing, transporting,
shipping, or receiving knives.)

CBO  estimates that enacting S. 1092 would not affect the federal budget. Using
information from the Department of Homeland Security, CBO expects that the bill would
not affect federal spending related to transportation security or the enforcement of laws
related to possessing and transporting knives. (Such spending is subject to appropriation.)
S. 1092 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply.

CBO  estimates that enacting S. 1092 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget
deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029.

S. 1092 would impose an intergovernmental mandate as defined in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform  Act (UMRA)   by preempting some state and local laws related to
possessing and transporting knives. Laws regulating knives vary from state to state. If
enacted, the bill would allow people to possess knives in states where they are illegal if
the person is traveling to and from states where the knife is legal, so long as the knife is
secured, or if the knife is a safety blade designed for cutting seatbelts. The costs for state
and local governments to comply with that mandate would include the cost to change
protocols and train law enforcement officers. CBO estimates the total costs for state and
local governments would be small and would not exceed the threshold established in
UMRA   ($80 million in 2018, adjusted annually for inflation).

S. 1092 contains no private-sector mandates as defined in UMRA.

This revised cost estimate for S. 1092 supersedes CBO's previous estimate, transmitted
on August 6, 2018, which incorrectly indicated that the legislation would repeal the
Federal Switchblade Act. That error in CBO's description of the bill does not affect our

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