Report No: 535
Date: 12/07/2000

OMB COST ESTIMATE
FOR PAY-AS-YOU-GO CALCULATIONS

1. LAW NUMBER: P.L.106-425 (S. 2917)



2. BILL TITLE: Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act of 2000



3. BILL PURPOSE: (1) Removes the cloud on titles to land in the State of New Mexico resulting from the claims of the Pueblo of Santo Domingo against the United States and third parties; (2) restores certain lands to the Pueblo and confirms its boundaries; (3) clarifies governmental jurisdiction over the lands within the Pueblo's land claim area; (4) ratifies a settlement agreement between the United States and the Pueblo; and (5) extinguishes certain land claims of the Pueblo against the United States, the State of New Mexico, and other landowners.
4. OMB ESTIMATE: P.L. 106-425 ratifies a settlement agreement entered into by the Departments of Justice, the Interior, and Agriculture with the Pueblo of Santo Domingo. Under the agreement, the Federal Government will pay $8 million to the tribe from the Judgment Fund in 2001. Congressional approval of the settlement is necessary for this payment.

	(Fiscal years; in millions of dollars)
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Net costs...............	0	8	0	0	0	0

5. CBO ESTIMATE:

	(Fiscal years; in millions of dollars)
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Net costs...............	0	8	0	0	0	0

6. EXPLANATION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OMB AND CBO ESTIMATES:




OMB and CBO have the same estimates.




7. CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF DIRECT SPENDING AND REVENUE LEGISLATION ENACTED TO DATE:

NOTE: The cumulative effect of direct spending and revenue legislation enacted to date is currently estimated to result in an end-of-session sequester. The Administration looks forward to working with the Congress to ensure that an unintended sequester does not occur.

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