H.R. 2053 would authorize the appropriation of $10 million a year over the 2018-2024 period for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to fund research and demonstration projects related to the environmental effects of coal mining. The bill also would require the agency to allocate at least 70 percent of those funds to institutions of higher education with accredited mining or mineral engineering programs.
Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2053 would cost $41 million over the 2018-2022 period and $29 million after 2022. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
CBO estimates that enacting the bill would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
H.R. 2053 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
