congressional_record: CREC-2002-12-16-pt1-PgE2149
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| CREC-2002-12-16-pt1-PgE2149 | 2002-12-16 | 107 | 2 | COST ESTIMATE FOR H.R. 4912 | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | ALLOTHER | E2149 | E2149 | [{"name": "James V. Hansen", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "107", "type": "HR", "number": "4912"}, {"congress": "107", "type": "HR", "number": "4912"}] | 148 Cong. Rec. E2149 | Congressional Record, Volume 148 Issue 153 (Monday, December 16, 2002) [Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 153 (Monday, December 16, 2002)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2149] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COST ESTIMATE FOR H.R. 4912 ______ HON. JAMES V. HANSEN of utah in the house of representatives Monday, December 16, 2002 Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I request that the attached cost estimate for H.R. 4912 be submitted for the Record under General Leave. U.S. Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, October 25, 2002. Hon. James V. Hansen, Chairman, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4912, a bill to increase the penalties to be imposed for a violation of fire regulations applicable to public lands, National Park System lands, or National Forest System lands when the violation results in damage to public or private property, to specify the purpose for which collected fines may be used, and for other purposes. If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contacts are Megan Carroll (for federal costs), and Annie Bartsch (for revenues). Sincerely, Barry B. Anderson, (For Dan L. Crippen, Director). Enclosure. H.R. 4912--A bill to increase the penalties to be imposed for a violation of fire regulations applicable to the public lands, National Park System lands, or National Forest System lands when the violation results in damage to public or private property, to specify the purposes for which collected fines may be used, and for other purposes. CBO estimates that H.R. 4912 would not significantly affect the federal budget. The bill would increase both revenues and direct spending, but by less than $500,000 a year. H.R. 4912 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 4912 would increase fines and imprisonment terms for violating fire regulations on certain federal lands. The bill would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to spend, without further appropriation, amounts received from such fines to reimburse the appropriate department for certain costs incurred to respond to fires, rehabilitate damaged lands, and increase public awareness of legal requirements regarding the use of fire on public lands. Under current law, collections of such fines are recorded in the budget as governmental receipts (revenues) and are deposited in the Crime Victims Fund and later spent. Based on information from the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service, CBO estimates that increasing those fines and authorizing the agencies to spend them would increase revenues and direct spending by less than $500,000 annually. We also estimate that any increased costs for prison operations, which would be subject to appropriation, would not be significant. The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Megan Carroll (for federal costs), and Annie Bartsch (for revenues). This estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. ____________________ |