As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 17, 2014
H.R. 5266 would authorize the appropriation of $27 million annually over the 2015-2018 period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) National Estuary Program. The legislation also would amend the Clean Water Act to require that grants awarded to state, local, and private entities by EPA are awarded in a competitive manner. CBO estimates that implementing this legislation would cost $104 million over the 2015-2019 period, assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts.
Enacting H.R. 5266 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
H.R. 5266 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. Any costs incurred by state, local, or tribal governments, including matching contributions, would result from participation in a voluntary federal program.
