HR 872
Based on information from EPA, CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would have
no significant impact on the federal budget.
Any administrative savings to EPA that
might result from issuing fewer permits would be negligible because EPA has delegated
the authority to issue most NPDES permits to states.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/121xx/doc12100/hr872.pdf
HR 910
In subsequent years, it is not certain whether EPA would pursue additional activities to
meet requirements related to regulating GHGs under current law or whether current
activities would be maintained. However, assuming funding levels in those years would
remain close to the 2012 level with adjustments for inflation,
CBO estimates that
enacting the legislation would result in savings of $250 million over the 2012-2016
period, if appropriations for EPA over that period were reduced accordingly.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/121xx/doc12122/HR910.pdf
HJ Res 37
H.J. Res. 37 would invoke a legislative process established by the Congressional Review
Act (Public Law 104-121) to disapprove the open Internet rule.
If H.J. Res. 37 is enacted,
the published rule would have no force or effect. Based on information from the FCC, CBO
estimates that voiding this rule would have no effect on the budget. Enacting H.J. Res. 37
would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not
apply.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/121xx/doc12121/hjres37.pdf
HR 2018
accounted for a significant fraction of the annual resources devoted to implementing the
CWA. (For example, since the inception of the CWA in 1972, EPA has vetoed permitting
decisions by the Army Corp of Engineers 13 times, and EPA has never withdrawn a
state’s delegated program.)
Therefore, CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would
not have a significant impact on EPA’s budget to implement the CWA.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/122xx/doc12280/hr2018.pdf
HR1315
Based on information from the Treasury, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1315 would not significantly affect direct spending and would not affect revenues. Because enacting H.R. 1315 could affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/122xx/doc12203/hr1315.pdf
This is the first 5, and if one were to read the CBO reports on these bills, they have little or no impact,
on the budget, nor do they have any impact on EPA's or the departments abilities to regulate.
In order not to make this so long, of course, I would invite the rest of those on this thread to
look how these bills score with the CBO. As to their ability to create jobs, all of that
is pure speculation, based on economic theory which if applied over the last decade would not
seem to stand up to well. While yes it's true burdensome regulations do tend to discourage
job creation, so to do does no regulations provide incentives for companies to risk
the environment, one only needs to look at days of rivers in Cleveland catching on fire and
the inability to see in L.A. to understand that. On a personal level, Govt. should,create the
atmoshere for business to thrive and stand in the way of those who wish to take advantage.So
for example if a business expressed a desire to hire , and build American, then the Govt.
should do as much as they can to make that happen, and if they seek to do otherwise then
those companies should be left in the waiting room.
