H.R. 2768, Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

March 27, 2026

Cost Estimate

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 5, 2026

H.R. 2768, Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 5, 2026
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars		2026	2026-2031	2026-2036
Direct Spending (Outlays)		0	0	0
Revenues		0	0	0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit		0	0	0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)		*	*	*
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2037?	No	Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?		No
	No	Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2037?	No	Contains intergovernmental mandate?		No
	No	Contains private-sector mandate?		No
* = between zero and $500,000.

On January 6, 2026, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S. 1376, the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025, as reported by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on October 27, 2025. The two bills are similar, and CBO’s estimates of their costs are the same.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

Phillip L. Swagel Director, Congressional Budget Office

Phillip L. Swagel

Director, Congressional Budget Office