BILL
TITLE: Wildland Fire Management Reimbursement Authority
BILL
PURPOSE: Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture to reimburse the Fish and Wildlife Service and
the National Marine Fisheries Service for consultations on wildland
fire management required under the Endangered Species Act.
OMB
ESTIMATE: OMB estimates that the new reimbursement authority will
expedite spending of funds already appropriated, thereby increasing
spending in 2001 and reducing it by the same amount in 2002.
(Fiscal
years; in millions of dollars)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Net
costs....................................
3
-3
0
0
0
0
CBO
ESTIMATE:
(Fiscal
years; in millions of dollars)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Net
costs....................................
3
-3
0
0
0
0
EXPLANATION
OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OMB AND CBO ESTIMATES:
OMB and CBO have the same estimates.
CUMULATIVE
EFFECT OF DIRECT SPENDING AND REVENUE LEGISLATION ENACTED TO DATE:
(Fiscal
years; in millions of dollars)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Outlay
effect..............
3
12,187
14,545
15,740
16,853
0
Receipt
effect............
0
-3,863
-3,920
-3,596
-3,820
0
Net
costs....................
3
16,050
18,465
19,336
20,673
0
NOTE:
The cumulative effect of direct spending and revenue legislation
enacted to date is currently estimated to result in an end-of-session
sequester. The Administration looks forward to working with the
Congress to ensure that an unintended sequester does not occur.
