S. 3429 would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish the Alaska Salmon Research Task Force to review existing research on Pacific salmon, identify areas where additional research is necessary, and support sustainable management of salmon in Alaska. The task force also would be required to establish at least one working group to study salmon migration in particular regions of western Alaska.
Within one year of the task force’s establishment, the task force would be required to report to the Congress on its findings and any recommendations for additional areas of research that would benefit salmon sustainability. The bill would require that each member of the task force serve without compensation.
Using information about the cost of similar activities, CBO estimates that implementing S. 3429 would increase costs by less than $500,000 over the 2022-2027 period because we expect that most activities of the task force would be completed without federal assistance.
