S. 2245, a bill to amend the Digital Coast Act to improve the acquisition, integration, and accessibility of data of the Digital Coast program and to extend the program
Cost Estimate
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on October 21, 2025
S. 2245, a bill to amend the Digital Coast Act to improve the acquisition, integration, and accessibility of data of the Digital Coast program and to extend the program
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on October 21, 2025
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2026
2026-2030
2026-2035
Direct Spending (Outlays)
0
0
0
Revenues
0
0
0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
0
0
0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)
2
17
20
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2036?
No
Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?
No
Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2036?
S. 2245 would authorize the appropriation of $4 million each year from 2026 through 2030 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to operate the Digital Coast program. Under that program, NOAA makes geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices regarding the management of coastal areas available on a public website. Under current law, that authority expired at the end of fiscal year 2025.
The bill also would extend the authority for NOAA to collect and spend fees for training, workshops, and conferences related to the program. The authority to collect those fees and the subsequent spending would be subject to appropriation. CBO estimates that the net effect on the federal budget of those collections and spending would be negligible, because the collections probably would be spent soon after they are received.
For this estimate, CBO assumes that the bill will be enacted early in calendar year 2026 and that the authorized amounts will be provided each year. Based on historical spending patterns for similar activities, CBO estimates that implementing S. 2245 would cost $17 million over the 2026-2030 period and $3 million after 2030.
The costs of the legislation, detailed in Table 1, fall within budget function 300 (natural resources and environment).
Table 1.
Estimated Increases in Spending Subject to Appropriation Under S. 2245
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2026-2030
Authorization
4
4
4
4
4
20
Estimated Outlays
2
3
4
4
4
17
On October 23, 2025, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 4256, the Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 17, 2025. The two bills are similar, and CBO’s estimates of their budgetary effects are the same.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Emilia Oliva. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.
