S. 1674 would require the Long Island Sound office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the impact of climate change on the Long Island Sound watershed, develop conservation strategies, and increase public education about the watershed. In addition, the bill would authorize appropriations through 2020 for activities related to those purposes and for EPA to operate the Office of the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study.
Assuming appropriation of the authorized and estimated amounts, CBO estimates that implementing this legislation would cost $310 million over the 2016-2021 period.
Because enacting S. 1674 would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting S. 1674 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.
S. 1674 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 governments.
