[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 37 (Monday, March 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2248-S2249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                   CBO ANALYSIS OF UNFUNDED MANDATES

 Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, pursuant to Public Law 104-4, I 
am submitting for the information of the Senate a CBO analysis of 
unfunded mandates of bills reported by the Senate Energy and Natural 
Resources Committee currently on the Senate Calendar. As further 
information is available, it will also be provided to the Senate. The 
analysis follows:

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                   Washington, DC, March 15, 1996.
     Hon. Frank Murkowski,
     Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. 
         Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: In previous correspondence dated 
     February 8, 1996, regarding The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
     of 1995 (Public law 104-4), the Congressional Budget Office 
     (CBO) included two lists of the legislation on the calendar 
     as of January 23, 1996. The lists assessed intergovernmental

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     mandates and private-sector mandates for legislation under 
     your committee's jurisdiction. The bills were grouped into 
     three categories: those that do not contain mandates as 
     defined in Public Law 104-4; those that contain mandates but 
     the direct costs are below the relevant thresholds; and 
     legislation that needed further review to make a 
     determination concerning mandates. CBO has completed its 
     analysis of those bills on the lists requiring further 
     review.
       CBO finds that the following bills would impose no new 
     private-sector mandates as defined in Public Law 104-4:
       S. 92, Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations 
     Refinancing Act.
       S. 363, Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1995.
       S. 444, An act to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act to authorize purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet 
     region.
       S. 587, An act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the Old Spanish Trail for inclusion in the National 
     Trails System.
       S. 852, Public Rangelands Management Act of 1995.
       S. 884, Utah Public Lands Management Act of 1995.
       S. 907, A bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit 
     Act of 1986.
       S. 1459, A bill to provide for uniform management of 
     livestock grazing on federal land.
       H.R. 536, An act to prohibit the use of Highway 209 within 
     the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area by certain 
     commercial vehicles.
       CBO also finds that the following bill would impose no new 
     intergovernmental mandates, as defined in Public law 104-4:
       S. 92, Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations 
     Refinancing Act.
       If you wish further details on this analysis, we will be 
     pleased to provide them. The CBO contacts are Patrice Gordon 
     (226-2940) for private-sector mandates and Marjorie Miller 
     (225-3220) for intergovernmental mandates.
           Sincerely,
                                                  June E. O'Neill,
     Director.

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