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S. 3193, the Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012
cost estimate December 17, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 5, 2012
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H.R. 752, the Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
cost estimate December 14, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 5, 2012
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H.R. 6364, the Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act
cost estimate December 07, 2012H.R. 6364 would establish a commission to plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War. The 12-member commission would be required to submit various reports to the Congress on its activities and recommendations for commemorating the event. The commission would terminate July 28, 2019. All commission members would serve without pay but would be reimbursed for travel expenses. In addition, the commission could hire staff and use personnel detailed from other federal agencies to complete its work.
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H.R. 4194, a bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes
cost estimate November 26, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4194 would cost $30 million over the 2013-2022 period. Because those costs would increase direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting the legislation would not affect revenues or spending subject to appropriation.
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H.R. 3973, Native American Energy Act
cost estimate September 18, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2012
H.R. 3973 would make several changes related to environmental laws, energy programs, and the management of mineral resources on Native American reservations. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $58 million over the 2013-2017 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts.
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H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012
cost estimate September 11, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012
H.R. 6060 would extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to spend, without further appropriation, certain proceeds collected from the sale of hydroelectric power by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) for fish recovery programs in the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6060 would not affect the federal budget. Because the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to the bill.
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H.R. 2706, Billfish Conservation Act of 2011
cost estimate September 06, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012
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H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act
cost estimate August 29, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012
H.R. 5544 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange unspecified national forest lands for 86,000 acres of land owned by the state of Minnesota, located within the federal Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Based on information provided by the Forest Service, CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would increase direct spending by $6 million over the 2014-2022 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting H.R. 5544 would not affect revenues.
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H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012
cost estimate August 13, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012
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H.R. 5319, Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act
cost estimate August 08, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012
H.R. 5319 would require the National Park Service (NPS) to study segments of the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Based on information provided by the NPS, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost about $300,000 over the next three years, assuming availability of appropriated funds. Enacting H.R. 5319 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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H.R. 4100, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2011
cost estimate July 31, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012
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H.R. 5987, the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act
cost estimate July 25, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012
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H.R. 4606, a bill to authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes
cost estimate July 25, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012
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H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act
cost estimate July 22, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012
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H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan
cost estimate July 19, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 18, 2012
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H.R. 4484, Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act
cost estimate July 17, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012
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H.R. 5958, a bill to name the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in honor of James L. Buckley
cost estimate July 12, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012.
CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. H.R. 5958 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
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H.R. 3706, a bill to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes
cost estimate July 08, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
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H.R. 3210, RELIEF Act
cost estimate July 04, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3210 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting the legislation could reduce revenues from civil penalties collected under the Lacey Act (a law that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold); thus, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any such reduction would be minimal. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending.
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H.R. 4043, Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act.
cost estimate June 28, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2012
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H.R. 1103, American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act
cost estimate June 24, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
H.R. 1103 would direct the National Park Service (NPS) to develop and operate an annex on the island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as an extension of the American Memorial Park in Saipan. The annex would provide information related to the World War II Marianas Campaign and storage for World War II artifacts and would be located on public land at a site to be determined by the NPS and the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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H.R. 4073, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right-of-way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the Mt. Manit
cost estimate June 20, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
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H.R. 3388, Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act
cost estimate June 19, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
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H.R. 1171, Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012
cost estimate June 18, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
H.R. 1171 would reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $4.9 million annually through 2015 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to carry out activities to reduce the amount of marine debris (such as plastic and lost fishing gear) in oceans and coastal areas.
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H.R. 4400, a bill to designate the Salt Pond Visitor Center at the Cape Cod National Seashore as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Salt Pond Visitor Center," and for other purposes
cost estimate June 18, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
H.R. 4400 would designate the Salt Pond Visitor Center at the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts as the Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Salt Pond Visitor Center. The bill also would authorize the National Park Service (NPS) to post an interpretive sign at the visitor center containing information about Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.
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H.R. 3100, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act
cost estimate June 14, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
H.R. 3100 would expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in Texas to include approximately 151 additional acres. Of the proposed 151-acre expansion, 132 acres are currently owned by the National Park Service (NPS) or are being donated to the park. The remaining 19 acres would continue to be managed under a cooperative agreement with the city of San Antonio and Bexar County, which own the property.
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H.R. 4234, Grazing Improvement Act of 2012
cost estimate June 13, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4234 would affect offsetting receipts (a credit against direct spending); therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any such effects would be minimal over the 2013-2022 period. We also estimate that implementing the legislation would have no significant impact on discretionary spending. Enacting H.R. 4234 would not affect revenues.
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S. 997, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend a water contract between United States and the East Bench Irrigation District
cost estimate June 12, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
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S. 270, La Pine Land Conveyance Act
cost estimate June 13, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
S. 270 would direct the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to convey, without consideration, 910 acres of land in Oregon to certain local governments. Based on information provided by BLM, CBO estimates that implementing S. 270 would have no significant impact on discretionary spending. Enacting the act would affect direct spending; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any such effects would be negligible. Enacting the act would not affect revenues.
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H.R. 4094, Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act
cost estimate June 13, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
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