CBO Cost Estimate on S.668

The Congressional Budget Office has released its Cost Estimate for S.668, The Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009 which was reported favorably with amendments on July 8 by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


The Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative, which protects and restores the marine resources of the northwest coast of Washington State and northern Puget Sound is estimated to cost $2 million dollars per year for 2010-2014.

Read the CBO Cost Estimate here. [PDF]

Read a press release about the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act from Senator Patty Murray.