[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 105 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1526]
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         CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE FOR S. 1576

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                         HON. RICHARD W. POMBO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 7, 2004

  Mr. POMBO. Mr. Speaker, I request that the attached cost estimate for 
S. 1576, the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Boundary Revision 
Act of 2003, be submitted for the Record.


               CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

 S. 1576--Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act 
                                of 2003

    As reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 14, 2004

       S. 1576 would expand the boundary of the Harpers Ferry 
     National Historical Park in West Virginia by about 1,240 
     acres. The act would authorize the National Park Service 
     (NPS) to acquire the added acreage by purchase, donation, or 
     exchange, except that lands that are already owned by the 
     federal government would be acquired by transfer. Finally, 
     the act would authorize the appropriation of whatever amounts 
     are necessary for these purposes.
       Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO 
     estimates that implementing S. 1576 would cost the federal 
     government about $5 million over the next year or two. Of 
     this amount, we estimate that $4 million would be used to 
     purchase about 190 acres of private property, and $1 million 
     would be used to develop that land. The remaining acreage 
     that would be added to the park is either already owned by 
     the federal government or would be donated by the nonprofit 
     Civil War Preservation Trust. CBO estimates that additional 
     costs to operate and maintain those additional lands would be 
     less than $200,000 a year. This estimate is based on 
     information provided by the NPS.
       S. 1576 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
     mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
     would have no significant impact on the budgets of state, 
     local, or tribal governments.
       On March 25, 2004, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S. 
     1576 as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources on March 9, 2004. The two versions of 
     the legislation are identical, as are the estimated costs.
       The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis, 
     who can be reached at 226-2860. This estimate was approved by 
     Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget 
     Analysis.

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