[Senate Report 114-70]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 126
114th Congress } { Report
SENATE
1st Session } } 114-70
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2016
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June 23, 2015.--Ordered to be printed
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Ms. Murkowski, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 1645]
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1645)
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior,
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, reports favorably
thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.
Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2016
Total of bill as reported to the Senate................. $31,131,289,000
Amount of 2015 appropriations........................... 30,105,720,000
Amount of 2016 budget estimate.......................... 33,324,129,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
2015 appropriations................................. +1,025,569,000
2016 budget estimate................................ -2,192,840,000
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CONTENTS
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Page
Summary of Bill.................................................. 4
Major Changes Recommended in the Bill........................ 4
Reprogramming Guidelines..................................... 9
Title I:
Department of the Interior:
Land and Water Resources: Bureau of Land Management...... 10
Fish and Wildlife and Parks:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service........................... 16
National Park Service.................................... 24
Energy and Minerals:
U.S. Geological Survey................................... 30
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management........................ 33
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement........... 34
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement..... 35
Indian Affairs: Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian
Education.................................................. 36
Departmental Offices:
Office of the Secretary.................................. 41
Insular Affairs.......................................... 41
Office of the Solicitor.................................. 42
Office of Inspector General.............................. 43
Office of Special Trustee for American Indians........... 43
Department-wide Programs:
Wildland Fire Management................................. 43
Central Hazardous Materials Fund......................... 44
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration....... 44
Working Capital Fund..................................... 44
General Provisions: Department of the Interior............... 44
Title II:
Environmental Protection Agency:
Science and Technology................................... 49
Environmental Programs and Management.................... 51
Office of Inspector General.............................. 57
Buildings and Facilities................................. 57
Hazardous Substance Superfund............................ 57
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.............. 58
Inland Oil Spill Program................................. 58
State and Tribal Assistance Grants....................... 58
Administrative Provisions................................ 59
Title III:
Related Agencies:
Department of Agriculture: Forest Service................ 60
Administrative Provisions................................ 69
Department of Health and Human Services:
Indian Health Service................................ 69
Contract Support Costs............................... 71
National Institutes of Health........................ 71
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry..... 72
Other Related Agencies:
Executive Office of the President.................... 72
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of
Environmental Quality.............................. 72
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board....... 72
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation.......... 73
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
Culture and Arts Development....................... 73
Smithsonian Institution.............................. 74
National Gallery of Art.............................. 76
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts....... 76
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars..... 77
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities:
National Endowment for the Arts.................. 77
National Endowment for the Humanities............ 78
Commission of Fine Arts.............................. 78
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs........... 79
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation............ 79
National Capital Planning Commission................. 80
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.............. 80
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission............. 81
Title IV: General Provisions..................................... 82
Title V: Wildfire Disaster Funding............................... 84
Compliance with Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the
Senate......................................................... 85
Compliance with Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 87
Compliance with Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 87
Budgetary Impact of Bill......................................... 99
Comparative Statement of Budget Authority........................ 100
SUMMARY OF BILL
For this bill, estimates totaling $31,131,289,000 in new
obligational authority are provided for the programs and
activities of the agencies and bureaus of the Department of the
Interior, except the Bureau of Reclamation, and the following
related agencies:
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Agriculture: Forest Service
Department of Health and Human Services:
Indian Health Service
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental
Quality
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and
Arts Development
Smithsonian Institution
National Gallery of Art
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities:
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Commission of Fine Arts
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
National Capital Planning Commission
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
Major Changes Recommended in the Bill
This bill includes revisions to the budget estimate for the
2016 fiscal year.
A comparative summary of funding in the bill is shown by
agency or principal program in the following table:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Chairman's
Chairman's recommendation
Budget estimate recommendation compared with
budget estimate
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management.............................. 1,230,896 1,187,801 -43,095
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service......................... 1,575,510 1,441,201 -134,309
National Park Service.................................. 3,047,707 2,729,027 -318,680
United States Geological Survey........................ 1,194,782 1,058,503 -136,279
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...................... 74,235 74,235 .................
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement......... 82,464 88,464 +6,000
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement... 160,462 150,135 -10,327
Bureau of Indian Affairs............................... 2,924,968 2,693,026 -231,942
Departmental Offices................................... 696,007 620,580 -75,427
Department-wide Programs............................... 1,099,204 1,183,623 +84,419
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Total, Title I--Department of the Interior....... 12,086,236 11,226,595 -859,640
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TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Science and Technology................................. 769,088 703,958 -65,130
Environmental Programs and Management.................. 2,841,718 2,561,498 -280,220
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund........ 7,368 3,786 -3,582
Office of Inspector General............................ 50,999 41,489 -8,610
Buildings and Facilities............................... 51,507 42,317 -9,190
Hazardous Substance Superfund.......................... 1,153,834 1,106,809 -47,025
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund............ 95,326 91,485 -3,841
Inland Oil Spill Program............................... 23,378 18,078 -5,300
State and Tribal Assistance Grants..................... 3,599,400 3,027,937 -571,463
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Total, Title II--Environmental Protection Agency. 8,591,718 7,597,357 -994,361
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TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
Department of Agriculture: Forest Service.............. 5,780,410 5,977,877 +197,467
Department of Health and Human Services:
Indian Health Service.............................. 5,102,985 4,779,311 -323,674
National Institutes of Health: National Institute 77,349 77,349 .................
of Environmental Health Sciences..................
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry... 74,691 74,691 .................
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of 3,015 3,000 -15
Environmental Quality.................................
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board......... 12,271 10,700 -1,571
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation............ 8,400 7,341 -1,059
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 11,619 11,619 .................
and Arts Development..................................
Smithsonian Institution................................ 935,825 819,541 -116,284
National Gallery of Art................................ 152,660 138,500 -14,160
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts......... 36,400 32,800 -3,600
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars....... 10,420 10,500 +80
National Endowment for the Arts........................ 147,949 146,021 -1,928
National Endowment for the Humanities.................. 147,942 146,021 -1,921
Commission of Fine Arts................................ 2,653 2,653 .................
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs............. 2,000 2,000 .................
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.............. 6,080 6,080 .................
National Capital Planning Commission................... 8,348 7,948 -400
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum................ 54,959 52,385 -2,574
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission............... 70,200 1,000 -69,200
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Total, Title III--Related Agencies............... 12,646,176 12,307,337 -338,839
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Grand Total...................................... 33,324,129 31,131,289 -2,192,840
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LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
The following table displays appropriations from the Land
and Water Conservation Fund.
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year
Agency/program -------------------------------- Chairman's
2015 enacted 2016 estimate recommendation
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Federal Land Acquisition:
Bureau of Land Management................................... 19,746 38,000 18,922
Fish and Wildlife Service................................... 47,535 58,500 48,887
National Park Service....................................... 50,843 64,339 51,275
Forest Service.............................................. 47,500 63,000 38,440
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Subtotal, Federal Land Acquisition........................ 165,624 223,839 157,524
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National Park Service, State Assistance......................... 48,117 53,161 55,000
Forest Legacy Program........................................... 53,000 61,000 59,800
Cooperative Endangered Species Fund............................. 27,400 50,000 21,817
Office of Valuation Services.................................... 12,000 12,000 12,000
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Total, Land and Water Conservation Fund................... 306,141 400,000 306,141
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WILDLAND FIRE BUDGETING REFORMS
This bill provides a total of $4,664,664,000 for wildland
fire programs for the Forest Service and Department of the
Interior, including a total amount of $2,564,251,000 for
wildland fire suppression activities, of which $1,054,578,000
is designated as emergency. The recommendation also includes an
important reform proposal that amends the Budget Control Act of
2011 (Public Law 112-25) to allow certain wildland fire
suppression activities to be funded through a disaster cap
adjustment consistent with other natural disasters, as detailed
below. This recommendation is a modification of the proposal
included in the fiscal year 2016 budget request, and the
subject of bipartisan legislation introduced in both the House
and the Senate. Legislative language to enact this proposal is
included in title V, but under congressional budgeting rules,
this bill cannot both create a new cap adjustment to the
statutory discretionary spending limits and appropriate funding
under that cap. Therefore, the funds requested through the
disaster cap adjustment have been designated as a one-time
emergency spending requirement for the purposes of this bill.
Historically, budgeting for wildland firefighting is determined
by the 10-year average of suppression costs. The proposal
continues this practice and only provides access to the cap
adjustment when regular fire suppression amounts are exhausted.
The aim of this proposal is to finally put an end to the
fire borrowing and repayment cycle. These changes are
critically important because of the frequency with which the
agencies exhaust firefighting funds and are required to
transfer funds from other programs to continue their
suppression operations. And since fiscal year 2002, the Forest
Service and Department of the Interior collectively have
``borrowed'' more than $3,200,000,000 from discretionary,
mandatory, and permanent accounts to pay for fire suppression
costs. These fire transfers have been highly disruptive to
natural resource programs, and borrowed funds have not always
been repaid by Congress. As importantly, the effects of fire
borrowing are not only felt within the land management
agencies. While the historical method for reimbursing transfers
was through emergency supplementals, $1,000,000,000 has been
provided over the last 3 years to repay firefighting transfers
from within the subcommittee's regular discretionary
allocation. The result has been that with the ever-increasing
cost of fire being directly shouldered by this bill, the other
agencies funded by the subcommittee are being asked to forego
important priorities to make room for fire. This bill
authorizes bold action that will put an end to this
unpredictable mechanism to pay for fire suppression needs and
will greatly enhance the efficiency of the Forest Service and
the Department of the Interior, where managers in traditional
non-fire programs must frequently curtail contracts early in
the field season because of the likelihood of fire borrowing.
The legislative text also includes auditing and reporting
requirements to track expenditures of funds from the disaster
cap.
This is not a ``blank check'' for additional spending. To
complement the new structure proposed in title V for fire
suppression, this bill invests in funding for prevention
activities and post-fire rehabilitation, in order to tackle the
fire problem from both ends, which can dramatically decrease
the suppression costs when fires do occur. The Forest Service
and Department of the Interior are provided with a 4-percent
increase for hazardous fuels reduction activities, to protect
communities by treating high-priority areas in the wildland-
urban interface and the backcountry. By employing all of these
tools, this bill provides a multifaceted approach to combat the
increasing cost of fighting wildfire. Without the additional
resources made available for Federal wildland fire management
within this bill to attack the problem before, during, and
after a wildfire event, it is evident that the Federal land
management agencies will not get ahead of the disastrous curve
on catastrophic fire, and suppression costs and the economic
costs to communities nationwide will continue to rise.
MULTI-AGENCY DIRECTIVES
Wildlife Data Coordination.--The Department of the Interior
and U.S. Forest Service are expected to prioritize continued
coordination with other Federal agencies and State wildlife
agencies to utilize State fish and wildlife data and analyses
as an applicable source to inform land use, land planning, and
related natural resource decisions. Federal agencies should not
unnecessarily duplicate raw data, but when appropriate,
evaluate existing analysis of data prepared by the States and
reciprocally, share data with State wildlife managers, to
ensure that the most complete data set is available for
decision support systems.
Dead and Downed Trees.--The Committee is concerned by the
substantial increase in the number of dead and downed trees as
a result of drought and invasive pests on public lands in the
West managed by the Forest Service, National Park Service, and
Bureau of Land Management. Given the increased potential for
devastating wildfires, the Committee directs the Forest
Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management
to work with State and local governments in drought-stricken
regions to facilitate the prompt removal of these trees and to
prioritize funding for projects that reduce fire threats to
communities, drinking water supplies, utilities, and groves of
ancient trees.
Land Grants, Acequias and Community Ditches.--The Committee
urges the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture to recognize and respect the traditional use of
State recognized land grants, acequias and community ditches in
the American Southwest, during the land use planning process.
Land grants, acequias and community ditches have a unique
history in this region, in that they pre-date the Federal land
management agencies and are central to the local communities'
culture and heritage.
Multi-Agency Transparency.--The Committee expresses support
for increasing transparency within all agencies of the
Department of the Interior, the U.S. Forest Service and the
Environmental Protection Agency. The agencies are encouraged to
disclose costs associated with analyses required by the
National Environmental Policy Act.
Social Cost of Carbon.--The Administrator should not
promulgate any regulations in fiscal year 2016 using the May
2013 estimates for the social cost of carbon until a new
working group is convened. The working group should include the
relevant agencies and affected stakeholders, re-examine the
social cost of carbon using the best available science, and
revise the estimate using an accurate discount rate and
domestic estimate in accordance with Executive Order 12866 and
OMB Circular A-4. To increase transparency, the working group
should solicit public comments prior to finalizing any updates.
Sportsman/Recreational Access.--The Committee provides new
funding to the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife
Service for recreational access while maintaining funding to
the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service for
these purposes. The Committee believes increasing access to our
public lands is important and it is expected the agencies will
prioritize projects that significantly enhance access to
existing public lands that have inadequate access for hunting,
fishing, and other recreational activities. The Committee
expects the agencies to report within 30 days of enactment of
this act on how this funding will be spent. Further, in future
congressional budget justifications, the agencies will include
a description and explanation on the use of funds for this
purpose.
Land and Water Conservation Fund.--The Committee is
concerned about the prioritization of projects. The Committee
urges agencies to prioritize Federal land acquisition projects
with available funding in fiscal year 2016 and in future budget
requests where the acquisition of Federal land parcels create
management efficiencies or are accompanied by related land and
easement acquisitions made by State, local, or non-Federal
entities. The Committee also encourages the agencies to
consider geographic distribution, historic sites, wilderness
inholdings, and the national trail system when prioritizing
projects.
Paper Reduction Efforts.--The Committee is concerned about
the millions of taxpayer dollars spent on wasteful printing
practices each year and the lack of clear printing policies
within each of the agencies. While progress has been made to
better utilize the cloud and digitize records, little progress
has been made to reform in-house printing practices. The
Committee urges each agency funded by this bill to work with
the Office of Management and Budget to reduce printing and
reproduction by 34 percent and directs each agency report to
the Committee within 60 days of enactment of this act on what
steps have been taken to reduce printing volume and costs. The
report should specifically identify how much money each agency
will be saving.
Reprogramming Guidelines
The Chairman retains the reprogramming guidelines contained
in the Statement of Managers accompanying the Conference Report
for the Fiscal Year 2012 Interior, Environment, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act (Public Law 112-74).
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
LAND AND WATER RESOURCES
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management [Bureau] manages over 245
million acres of public lands, primarily in 11 Western States
and Alaska. The Bureau also has responsibility for 700 million
acres of federally owned sub-surface mineral estate. The Bureau
is mandated to administer these lands for multiple uses,
including recreation, wildlife habitat, mineral and energy
production, timber harvesting, and rangeland grazing, while
managing natural, cultural, and historical resources.
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $970,016,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 1,067,466,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 1,045,562,000
The bill provides a total appropriation of $1,045,562,000
for the Management of Lands and Resources account. This amount
is $75,546,000 above the enacted level. Program changes to the
enacted level are detailed in the following budget activity
narratives. Funding levels for each sub-activity can be found
in the table that accompanies this statement. The request
included transfer of funds from various budget line items into
the National Landscape Conservation System, which the Committee
rejects. The Committee encourages the Bureau to submit an
accurate representation of funds required to support the
National Landscape Conservation System in the fiscal year 2017
budget request.
The United States, as an Arctic Nation, has broad interest
in the region that includes meeting security needs, protecting
the environment, responsibly managing resources, supporting
indigenous communities, promoting scientific research and
strengthening international cooperation. In April, the United
States assumed the chairmanship of the Arctic Council, which
offers the Nation the opportunity to make significant progress
on policy objectives in the President's 2009 National Security
Directive and the 2013 National Strategy for the Arctic Region.
The Department of the Interior is the lead agency for five
efforts under the 2013 National Strategy to: (1) ensure the
safe and responsible development of non-renewable energy
resources; (2) advance Integrated Arctic Management; (3)
understand the effects of climate change on terrestrial
ecosystems; (4) investigate the role of wildland fires in the
Arctic; and (5) identify and assess invasive species impacts
and risks. The Bureau, as the largest Federal landholder in the
Arctic region of Alaska, is directed to work cooperatively with
local stakeholders to enhance economic opportunities for the
people who live and work in the region. The Committee
understands the importance of the need for research conducted
by the Department, but also believes that improving the lives
of the local people through responsible resource management and
other economic development is equally as important.
Land Resources.--The bill provides $248,412,000 for land
resources, an increase of $2,638,000 above the enacted level.
The Committee rejects the budget request proposal to implement
a new grazing administration fee. Within the funds provided for
Rangeland Management, the Committee directs the Bureau to
prioritize activities related to Secretarial Order 3336 on
Rangeland Fire Prevention, Management and Restoration and
managing the spread of invasive plants. As the Bureau
implements the order, it is encouraged to find ways to
strategically incorporate public and private firefighting
assets into fighting wildland fire.
Within the amount provided for wild horse and burro
management, the Bureau should continue to implement reforms
based on the findings and recommendations outlined in the
National Academy of Sciences June 2013 report. The Committee
remains concerned about the well-being of animals on the range
due to drought conditions and population trends, as well as
about the resulting impacts to rangeland and riparian areas.
The Bureau is directed to achieve appropriate management levels
in Herd Management Areas, with priority given to those areas
that overlap priority sage-grouse habitat.
The Committee recognizes the need to combat invasive plant
species through the protection, restoration and enhancement of
native plants, including those that are endangered or
threatened, and has identified the Native Plant Materials
Development Program as one through which these efforts could be
expanded. The Committee encourages the Secretary to continue
support for native plant conservation efforts throughout the
Department and urges the Secretary to actively integrate and
coordinate the plant conservation effort across Offices, to
develop a plan that is an integrated, comprehensive approach to
native plant issues and restoration. The Bureau is urged to
make available its yearly estimated seed needs by variety, to
be more transparent with the science supporting its policy, and
to insure there has been ample opportunity for public comment
and collaboration regarding the National Seed Strategy, as well
as coordination with related initiatives, including the
President's Pollinator Strategy. Furthermore, the Department is
encouraged to rely more heavily on existing research being
conducted at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Material
Centers to avoid additional expense and duplication of effort.
The Committee directs the Bureau, to the greatest extent
possible, to make vacant grazing allotments available to a
holder of a grazing permit or lease when lands covered by the
holder of the permit or lease are unusable because of drought
or wildfire.
Wildlife and Fisheries.--The bill provides $101,911,000 for
wildlife and fisheries, which is $37,043,000 above the enacted
level. Of the funds provided, no less than $37,043,000 is for
on-the-ground activities to improve sage-grouse habitat,
including removal of conifers, creating fire breaks, seeding,
reducing fuels, removing invasive species and post-fire
restoration activities.
Threatened and Endangered Species.--The bill provides
$21,567,000 for threatened and endangered species conservation,
an increase of $109,000 above the enacted level.
Recreation Management.--The bill provides $65,461,000 for
recreation management, a decrease of $1,500,000 below the
enacted level. The Committee is concerned that despite the
funding prohibition on Secretarial Order 3310, the Bureau has
taken the recommendations of the order and implemented them in
contravention to the intent of Congress. The Committee reminds
the Bureau to be cognizant that well-managed and reclaimed
lands may be rehabilitated to achieve wilderness
characteristics and do not necessarily merit protection under
the Wilderness Act. Of the funds provided, $14,264,000 is for
wilderness management and $51,197,000 is for recreation
management activities to reflect the direction of the Committee
to prioritize recreation management over the creation of lands
to be managed as wilderness.
Energy and Minerals Management.--The bill provides
$163,543,000 for oil, gas, coal, and other minerals management,
an increase of $19,992,000 above the enacted level. The
detailed allocation of funding by program is included in the
table that accompanies this statement. The increased funding
reflects changes made to the oil and gas program by the Carl
Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) and
the need to increase program capacity. The Committee rejects
the creation of a new inspection and enforcement fee, but
provides the full $48,000,000 the Bureau cited as necessary to
address deficiencies identified in Government Accountability
Office reports to improve production accountability to better
ensure proper revenue collection.
The Committee is concerned about the current downward
leasing trends on public lands as well as the cumulative impact
of actions undertaken by the Bureau and the Department that
could result in furthering the competitive disadvantage of
conventional resource development on public lands when compared
to non-Federal lands. The Committee directs the Bureau to
refrain from taking regulatory actions, including raising
royalty rates, likely to result in discouraging responsible
development of resources on public lands. Additionally, the
Bureau shall return to the practice of publishing oil and gas
statistics quarterly.
In addition to the appropriation, the Bureau will receive
$40,375,000 in collections from fees for applications for
permits [APD] to drill. The Committee is aware APD fee
collections will transition from discretionary funding to
mandatory funding. In prior years, APD fees were appropriated
and available for expenditure in advance of collections;
however, beginning in 2016, the Bureau can access the fees only
as they are collected. The reliance on realized collections may
result in a shortfall in funding early in the fiscal year,
particularly in the first year of the transition. The Committee
believes this transition can be appropriately accommodated
given the flexibility to use base appropriated funding in the
Oil and Gas Management program for APD permitting program
operations. The Committee does not support the proposal to
establish a new budget line for these activities and instead
provides sufficient funding within Oil and Gas Management to
maintain the current level of APD program support. The
Committee believes continuation of the current budget
structure, sufficient appropriated funding for processing
activities, and the ability to reprogram funds as needed, will
enable the Bureau to cover operating costs in early fiscal year
2016.
When the Bureau chooses to defer leasing on lands that have
been nominated and are otherwise available for oil and gas
activity under resource management plans, the Bureau shall
submit, within 60 days of said deferral, a report to the
Committee containing an explanation for the deferral.
The Committee directs the Bureau of Land Management to work
cooperatively with the Alaska State Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission and the royalty owners to resolve the outstanding
issue of measurement of production in the National Petroleum
Reserve-Alaska in a manner that provides a fair return for
taxpayers and does not discourage the commencement of
production.
The Committee finds that the Bureau continues to be
significantly behind on processing APDs, particularly on Indian
Reservation lands. Any coordinating office created by the
Bureau in partnership with other oil and gas related permitting
agencies shall closely coordinate with the Fort Berthold tribal
authorities.
The Committee rejects the proposal to repeal Section 224(b)
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
The Committee recognizes the Federal Government has an
ongoing interest in collecting royalties from production of
Federal oil and gas resources. The Committee directs the Bureau
to work with States to explore options to streamline the
permitting process in instances where Federal subsurface
minerals account for less than half of the spacing unit or in
instances when the Federal Government does not own or lease the
surface rights within the drilling spacing unit in a manner
that ensures the Federal Government receives all relevant
royalties from its mineral interests.
Placer Mining Reclamation Activities.--The Bureau is
instructed to develop a definition of ``re-vegetation'' that
fully accounts for the various ecological constraints on re-
vegetation regionally within Alaska and results in economically
viable requirements for the purposes of evaluating reclamation
plans for placer mining activities. In the interim, the Bureau
is instructed to assign required personnel to swiftly review
and make reclamation plan determinations, with priority given
to those areas where evidence of re-growth exists.
Realty and Ownership Management.--The bill provides
$67,658,000 for public land realty and ownership management
activities, equal to the enacted level. Upon completion of the
inventory of contaminated Alaska Native lands in need of
remediation, the Committee directs the Bureau to coordinate
with all responsible Federal agencies to expedite the cleanup
process, including the Department of Defense and the Forest
Service, so that the lands meet appropriate environmental
standards at the earliest possible date.
The Bureau is encouraged to make funds available to offset
State expenses in situations where a conveyance error by the
Bureau necessitates re-conveyance to settle conveyances under
the Alaska Native Allotment Act of 1906, the Alaska Statehood
Act of 1958, and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of
1971.
Resource Protection and Maintenance.--The bill provides
$108,008,000 for resource protection and maintenance, an
increase of $11,959,000 above the enacted level. Of the funds
provided for Law Enforcement activities, $6,000,000 is for
marijuana eradication programs.
Of the funds provided for Resource Management Planning, no
less than $8,000,000 is to complete planning and evaluation
activities required to implement on-the-ground projects funded
through increases to the wildlife management program.
The Bureau is expected to defer any final decision-making
regarding land use plans as part of the Oklahoma, Kansas, and
Texas Resource Management Plan Revision until appropriate
surveys have been conducted to determine ownership along the
Red River or a legislative solution is enacted. The Bureau is
encouraged to consider recurring recreational events carefully
as land use plans are revised or updated.
Transportation and Facilities Maintenance.--The bill
provides $65,937,000 for transportation and facilities
maintenance, an increase of $305,000 above the enacted level.
Workforce and Organizational Support.--The bill provides
$163,833,000 for workforce organization and support, equal to
the enacted level.
Challenge Cost Share.--The bill provides $2,413,000 for
challenge cost share partnership projects, equal to the enacted
level.
National Landscape Conservation System.--The bill provides
$36,819,000 for major units of the National Landscape
Conservation System, an increase of $5,000,000 above the
enacted level. Within the funds provided, $5,000,000 is
provided to initiate foundational efforts at newly designated
national monuments. While monument designations are made at the
Presidential level, the Committee reminds the Bureau and the
Department of its belief that monument designations should only
be made in circumstances where there is robust support on the
local, State and Federal level.
Mining Law Administration.--The bill provides $39,696,000
for mining law administration. This amount is equal to the
budget request and the enacted level and is fully offset by
collections from mining claims fees.
Greater Sage-Grouse.--The Committee acknowledges that the
Department has directed the Fish and Wildlife Service to
announce whether the greater sage-grouse should be listed under
the Endangered Species Act during fiscal year 2015. The
Committee notes that the Department takes this action in direct
contravention of the intent of Congress. Language included in
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of
2015 was designed to prevent such an announcement from being
made in fiscal year 2015. The delay in decision-making was
intended to give the 11 States with greater sage-grouse
populations adequate time to demonstrate that State-developed
sage-grouse management plans can provide adequate sage-grouse
conservation when coupled with the improved management of
public lands. This model has been proven effective by the
manner in which the Wyoming Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation
Plan is incorporated in the recently released land use plan
amendments for the conservation of greater sage-grouse proposed
by the Bureau and the Forest Service. However, Wyoming is the
only State that has been completely afforded this opportunity.
States have invested an unprecedented level of time and
taxpayer resources to prepare conservation and management plans
for the conservation of the greater sage-grouse and its
habitat. These investments, made at the invitation of the
Department, should be given time to work. The Bureau should
dedicate funding for collaboration with States on the
implementation of State plans designed to promote sustainable
sage-grouse populations.
The Committee is also concerned about the yet unknown
consequences of the above-mentioned plan amendments on
recreation, renewable and conventional energy development,
transmission, grazing and a variety of other multiple-use
activities on public lands. For example, plan amendments
recommend mineral withdrawals totaling approximately 11 million
acres. The level of acreage proposed for withdrawal is far
greater than the acres of potentially impacted essential sage-
grouse habitat. This calls into question the necessity of the
withdrawals because most development would be required to
include mitigation activities.
Sage-grouse conservation activities should be driven by the
quality of outcomes and the default should not always be
restricting land use. The Committee appreciates the desire of
the Bureau and Forest Service to preserve the ability to modify
allowable uses on federally managed lands, but is concerned
that the plan amendments only allow modification toward more
restrictive uses, regardless of whether the bird is listed. If
the expectation is that agency actions will provide for species
recovery, the Committee rejects the notion that flexibility in
allowable changes to land status should only be granted in
cases of more restrictions on land uses. If species
conservation and recovery were determined by degree of
regulation, the Endangered Species Act recovery rate would be
higher. The Committee believes State plans and on-the-ground
sagebrush steppe habitat management investments made by this
bill should be given an opportunity to work outside both the
Endangered Species Act and overly restrictive actions taken by
the Bureau and the Forest Service.
LAND ACQUISITION
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $19,746,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 38,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 18,922,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $18,922,000 for land
acquisition, a decrease of $824,000 below the enacted level,
and the Committee provides $3,000,000 for recreational access.
The amount provided within this bill is available for the
following distribution of funds and projects requested by the
administration:
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Budget Bill
State Project estimate (Discretionary)
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COUpper Rio Grande: Blanca $6,346,000 $6,346,000
Wetlands ACEC/SRMA
NMUpper Rio Grande: Rio Grande del 2,900,000 2,900,000
Norte NM
WYNorth Platte River SRMA 1,310,000 1,310,000
ORSandy River ACEC/Oregon National 750,000 750,000
Historic Trail
AZIronwood Forest 1,000,000 1,000,000
Other Projects 18,078,000 ...............
Sportsman/Recreational Access 4,000,000 3,000,000
Acquisition Management 2,000,000 2,000,000
Inholdings, Emergencies, and 1,616,000 1,616,000
Hardships
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Total, Land Acquisition 38,000,000 18,922,000
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OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $113,777,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 107,734,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 105,621,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $105,621,000 for
Oregon and California Grant Lands, a decrease of $8,156,000
below the enacted level.
range improvements
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 10,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 10,000,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $10,000,000 for range
improvements, an amount equal to the enacted level.
service charges, deposits, and forfeitures
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $32,465,000
Offsetting collections.................................. -32,465,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 31,050,000
Offsetting collections.................................. -31,050,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 31,050,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $31,050,000 for
service charges, deposits, and forfeitures. The appropriation
is fully offset by the collection of fees to pay for reasonable
administrative and other costs.
miscellaneous trust funds
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $24,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 24,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 24,000,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $24,000,000 for
miscellaneous trust funds, equal to the enacted level.
FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal
agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing
fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats. The Service
manages more than 150 million acres in the National Wildlife
Refuge System, which encompasses 563 national wildlife refuges,
thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas
and Marine National Monuments. It also operates 72 national
fish hatcheries, 65 fish and wildlife management offices, and
80 ecological services field stations. The Agency enforces
Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act,
manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally
significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat
such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their
conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance
program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in
excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to State fish and
wildlife agencies.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $1,207,658,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 1,326,832,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 1,203,545,000
The bill provides $1,203,545,000 for resource management.
This amount is a decrease of $4,113,000 below the fiscal year
2015 enacted level.
Ecological Services.--$284,712,000 is provided for
Ecological Services activities. The Service's proposal to
consolidate the budget structure for Ecological Services into
three subactivities: Listing; Planning and Consultation; and
Conservation and Restoration, is not accepted. Within the
ecological services program, funding is provided as follows:
Endangered Species.--$172,131,000 is provided for
endangered species, $880,000 below the fiscal year 2015 level.
Within the Endangered Species budget, the Committee encourages
the Service to allocate equal resources to listing and
delisting efforts. In next year's budget request, the Service
is directed to include detailed information about the amount of
resources dedicated to (1) listing and (2) delisting efforts so
the Committee can understand how the Service is allocating its
resources internally.
Candidate Conservation.--$14,150,000 is provided for
candidate conservation, $2,120,000 above the fiscal year 2015
level. Within candidate conservation, an additional $2,000,000
is provided for conservation of the sagebrush steppe ecosystem.
The Service is directed to use those funds to work with States
and private landowners to implement science-based, flexible
conservation efforts for to protect the sage-grouse.
Listing and Critical Habitat.--$17,515,000 is provided for
ESA listings and critical habitat activities, $3,000,000 below
the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. Consistent with the
request, legislative caps for petition processing, for listing
activities related to foreign species, and for critical habitat
designations have been maintained in an effort to limit the
impact of petitions and lawsuits on the remainder of the
Service's budget. The Committee has provided $1,501,000 for
petition activities, $1,504,000 for listing of foreign species,
and $1,605,000 for critical habitat designations.
The Committee remains concerned that the deadlines imposed
by the Service's 2011 multispecies litigation settlements and
other settlement agreements on specific species limit the
Service's ability to allow impacted State and local governments
to work on conservation efforts to protect species. Given the
limited budget resources and the importance of allowing on-the-
ground conservation efforts to succeed, in instances where
impacted State and local governments are working on
conservation measures to protect species, the Service is
directed to seek deadline extensions as necessary.
The Committee is concerned that there is not adequate
transparency for impacted stakeholders when the Service chooses
to enter into a settlement agreement on an endangered species
listing petition. This is particularly troubling in the context
of multiple species--as happened in the 2011 multispecies
litigation settlement agreements. Before entering into any
settlement agreement involving more than one species, the
Service is directed to provide notice to the Governor of each
State where the species are located at least 30 days prior to
finalizing the settlement agreement.
The Committee is also concerned about the extent to which
data that is used in listing determinations and critical
habitat designations is made available to the public.
Specifically, the Committee is concerned that there are
instances where that data is not made available to the public,
including to State and local governments who are directly
impacted by these listing decisions. As such, the Committee
directs the Service to provide plans to improve transparency of
the data for all species determinations. This includes making a
determination about the feasibility of publishing data for all
species on the Internet.
Consultation and HCPs.--The bill provides $62,550,000 for
consultation and HCPs. This is equal to the fiscal year 2015
enacted level.
Recovery.--$77,916,000 is provided for planning and
consultation activities. This is equal to the fiscal year 2015
level. Within the funds provided, $2,500,000 is for the State
of the Birds program. The Service is directed to use $1,000,000
of the amount provided to reinstate the wolf-livestock loss
demonstration program as authorized by Public Law 111-11.
States with de-listed wolf populations shall continue to be
eligible for funding, provided that those States continue to
meet the eligibility criteria contained in Public Law 111-11.
Additionally, the Service is directed to prioritize the
recovery of the California condor and provide the necessary
funding to enable the longstanding public-private partnership
to continue to support the wild population through captive
propagation, releases, and management, as the Service and the
States work to address the continued environmental threats to
the species, including lead.
Habitat Conservation.--As described above, the Committee
rejects the proposal to move Habitat Conservation in the
budget, and $103,024,000 is provided for habitat conservation
activities. This is $189,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted
level. Within this amount, $52,103,000 is provided for the
Partners for Fish and Wildlife and $13,293,000 is provided for
coastal programs. Within Conservation Planning and Assistance,
the Committee has provided $4,860,000 is provided for renewable
energy activities.
Environmental Contaminants.--$9,557,000 is provided for
Environmental Contaminants. This is equal to the fiscal year
2015 enacted level.
National Wildlife Refuge System.--$475,218,000 is provided
for the National Wildlife Refuge System, an increase of
$1,016,000 over the fiscal year 2015 level. Within this amount,
$1,000,000 is provided for inventory and monitoring of sage-
grouse habitat. Additionally, $2,500,000 is provided for the
Urban Wildlife Conservation Program. Funding for the
subsistence program has been provided at the request level, and
$9,726,000 has been provided for invasive species.
The Committee directs that no funds are provided for the
Service to conduct a caribou hunt on Kagalaska island in the
State of Alaska. Additionally, the Committee directs that no
funds are provided to the Service for efforts to remove cattle
on Chirikof and Wosnesenski Islands in the State of Alaska.
The Committee recognizes the importance of the bottomland
hardwood research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service on the
Sharkey Restoration Research and Demonstration Site (commonly
referred to as the Brown Tract), which is under ownership of
the Service. In order to preserve the research activities on
the Brown Tract, which have been conducted by the U.S. Forest
Service through the Southern Research Station, Center for
Bottomland Hardwoods Research, since 1994, the Committee
encourages the Service and U.S. Forest Service to enter into a
memorandum of understanding to continue this research and to
ensure the Brown Tract is not considered an appropriate area
for future land swaps or exchanges carried out by Service.
Conservation and Enforcement.--$129,648,000 has been
provided for Conservation and Enforcement, which is $1,937,000
above the enacted level in fiscal year 2015. Consistent with
the Administration's request, Science Support has been shifted
out of Conservation and Enforcement into its own activity.
Within Conservation and Enforcement, the Committee
recommends $46,355,000 for the migratory bird management
program, $68,690,000 for law enforcement, and $14,603,000 for
international affairs.
The illegal trade in rhinoceros horns and elephant ivory
from Africa is of concern. To help address this concern, the
Committee has provided $5,500,000 for efforts to combat
wildlife trafficking, a $2,000,000 increase above the amount
provided in fiscal year 2015. The Committee directs the Service
to use this funding for the highest priority work related to
intentional, illegal trafficking. These activities include
increasing the Service's information analysis capability,
better collaborating with other Federal, local, State, and
foreign governments, and improving forensic processes.
Further, the Committee is concerned that there remains
considerable uncertainty for individuals, nonprofit
organizations, and businesses that are in possession of
products containing a small amount of ivory because the Service
is still operating under Director's Order 210 as opposed to a
rulemaking that gives stakeholders notice and the opportunity
to comment. The Committee understands the Service has been
working on such a rulemaking since the release of Director's
Order 210 on February 25, 2014, and urges the Service to
complete this rulemaking in an expeditious manner. Further,
within that rulemaking, the Committee urges the Service to
consider providing de minimis exemptions for trade and
transport of some items, as well as potential exceptions for
antiques and allowances for U.S. by sports hunters.
Fish and Aquatic Conservation.--$156,071,000 is provided
for Fish and Aquatic Conservation, an increase of $8,623,000
above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. Adequate funding is
provided to ensure that no fish hatcheries will close in fiscal
year 2016.
Within the Fish and Aquatic Conservation program, funding
is provided for national fish hatchery system operations,
maintenance and equipment, and aquatic habitat and species
conservation as follows:
National Fish Hatchery System Operations.--$53,418,000 is
provided for National Fish Hatchery System Operations, an
increase of $558,000 above the fiscal year 2015 level.
It is recognized that the Service has entered into
reimbursable agreements with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Department of Interior's
Central Utah Project, and the Bonneville Power Administration
in order to ensure the continued operation of mitigation
hatcheries. So that operations at these hatcheries are not
disrupted, future budget requests must ensure that Federal
partners have committed to making sufficient funding available
to reimburse the Service before the Service proposes to
eliminate funding for mitigation hatcheries.
Maintenance and Equipment.--$19,402,000 is provided for
maintenance and equipment expenses related to the National Fish
Hatchery System, an increase of $2,000,000 above the fiscal
year 2015 enacted level. A portion of the funding provided for
National Fish Hatchery Maintenance and Equipment should be
allocated to hatcheries where partner agencies fund mitigation
work.
Aquatic Habitat and Species Conservation.--$80,733,000 is
provided for aquatic habitat and species conservation, an
increase of $4,065,000 over the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
Within aquatic habitat and species conservation, funding is
provided as follows:
Habitat Assessment and Restoration.--$29,141,000 is
provided for habitat assessment and restoration activities, an
increase of $820,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
Within this amount, $3,000,000 has been provided for work
related to implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration
Agreement and related settlement agreements. Recognizing the
critical role that tribes can play in cooperative resource
management and ecosystem restoration efforts, the Service is
encouraged to seek opportunities to partner and collaborate
with the tribes on habitat restoration work, including
opportunities to partner in ways that create jobs and economic
activity for tribal members. The Committee also provides
$13,748,000 for the National Fish Passage Program, $1,000,000
above the amount provided in fiscal year 2015.
Population Assessment and Cooperative Management.--
$30,828,000 is provided for population assessment and
cooperative management activities, an increase of $7,000 over
the fiscal year 2015 enacted level and equal to the President's
request. Funding is provided for fisheries subsistence.
Aquatic Invasive Species.--$15,249,000 is provided for
aquatic invasive species activities, an increase of $3,193,000
above the fiscal year 2015 level. Within this amount,
$7,900,000 is provided for Asian Carp activities and $2,045,000
is provided for invasive species prevention.
The Committee is aware that work is ongoing in several
regions to address the threats posed by aquatic invasive
species and directs the agency to continue to make available
competitive grant funding for projects to eliminate these
destructive, non-native species, which include Asian carp,
quagga-zebra mussels, and variable-leaf watermilfoil. The
Committee encourages the Service to support research,
monitoring, and mitigation efforts, as well as efforts to
disseminate such work, in all regions.
The Committee appreciates the Service's work to prevent the
spread of aquatic invasive species. However, the Committee is
concerned with the Service's proposed Categorical Exclusion
Rule and its potential to interrupt the transfer of water
supply across State borders. Fast-track listing of invasive
species under the Lacey Act, with regard to quagga mussels, or
any other species potentially associated with water supply,
could severely impact cross-border water supply transfers in
the Southwestern United States including the permitting and
management of water supply infrastructure overseen by the Army
Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. In developing
its final rule on Categorical Exclusion, the Committee urges
the Fish and Wildlife Service to include an exclusion for water
supply transfers, especially when a listed species is already
present on both sides of a State border.
Cooperative Landscape Conservation.--Cooperative landscape
conservation is funded at $7,344,000. This is $6,644,000 below
the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. Within that amount,
$700,000 is provided for Gulf Coast restoration. The decrease
in funding is due to higher priorities elsewhere in the
Service's budget.
Science Support.--Consistent with the President's request,
science support becomes a new activity in fiscal year 2016 and
$12,192,000 is provided. This represents a decrease of
$4,793,000 from fiscal year 2015. Adaptive science is funded at
$5,724,000, of which $931,000 is for Gulf Coast restoration
activities. Service science is funded at $6,468,000. Within
service science, $2,500,000 is provided for white nose syndrome
research.
General Operations.--$140,360,000 is provided for general
operations, a decrease of $1,561,000 below the fiscal year 2015
enacted level.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $15,687,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 20,812,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 23,687,000
A total appropriation of $23,687,000 has been provided for
the Construction account. This amount is $8,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The amount provided within the
bill is available for the following distribution of funds and
projects requested by the administration:
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Budget Chairman's
State Project estimate recommendation
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OR Clark R. Bavin National Fish and 450,000 450,000
Wildlife Forensics Lab
IL Crab Orchard NWR 600,000 600,000
IL Crab Orchard NWR 362,000 362,000
CA San Pablo Bay NWR 1,125,000 1,125,000
NM Valle de Oro NWR 3,458,000 3,458,000
OR Warm Springs NFH 736,000 736,000
GA Warm Springs NFH 1,800,000 1,800,000
OR Julia Butler Hansen NWR 842,000 842,000
N/A Branch of Dam Safety 215,000 215,000
KY Wolf Creek NFH 1,168,000 1,168,000
SD Gavins Point NFH 600,000 600,000
OK Tishomingo NFH 60,000 60,000
AZ Williams Creek NFH 60,000 60,000
AZ Williams Creek NFH 78,000 78,000
Other Previously Authorized N/A 3,000,000
Refuge projects
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Total 11,554,000 14,554,000
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land acquisition
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $47,535,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 58,500,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 48,887,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $48,887,000 for land
acquisition, an increase of $1,352,000 above the enacted level.
The Committee provides $1,000,000 for a new recreational access
line for these purposes. The Committee continues to support the
work of the Highlands Conservation Act grants to protect and
preserve the priority projects in PA, NJ, NY, and CT and
expects the Service to include the program in the fiscal year
2017 budget if there are eligible projects. The amount provided
within this bill is available for the following distribution of
funds and projects requested by the administration:
fish and wildlife service
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State Project estimate (Discretionary)
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HI Island Forests at Risk: Hakalau $8,589,000 $8,589,000
Forest NWR
ND/SD Dakota Grassland CA 6,500,000 6,500,000
CO/NM Upper Rio Grande: Sangre de 1,000,000 1,000,000
Cristo CA
ND/SD Dakota Tallgrass Prairie WMA 3,000,000 3,000,000
ID High Divide: Camas NWR 280,000 280,000
MT High Divide: Red Rocks Lake NWR 1,000,000 1,000,000
FL Everglades Headwaters CA 2,091,000 2,091,000
VA Rivers of the Chesapeake: 1,600,000 1,600,000
Rappahannock NWR
MD Rivers of the Chesapeake: 1,511,000 1,511,000
Blackwater NWR
FL Everglades Headwaters CA 2,500,000 2,500,000
ID National Trails System: Gray's 2,500,000 2,500,000
Lake NWR
Other Projects 5,340,000 ...............
Acquisition Management 12,773,000 10,000,000
Land Protection Planning 465,000 465,000
Inholdings/Emergencies/ 5,351,000 5,351,000
Hardships
Exchanges 1,500,000 1,500,000
Sportsman/Recreational Access 2,500,000 1,000,000
Highlands Conservation .............. ...............
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Total, Land Acquisition 58,500,000 48,887,000
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cooperative endangered species conservation fund
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $50,095,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 50,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 42,417,000
The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund
program has been provided $42,417,000. This amount is a
decrease of $7,678,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted
level. Funds are to be distributed as follows: $10,508,000 for
endangered species conservation grants to States and
territories; $7,390,000 for habitat conservation planning
grants; $7,640,000 for species recovery land acquisition
grants; $14,177,000 for habitat conservation land acquisition
grants; and $2,702,000 for program administration.
national wildlife refuge fund
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $13,228,000
Budget estimate, 2016...................................................
Chairman's recommendation............................... 13,228,000
The National Wildlife Refuge Fund has been provided
$13,228,000. This amount is equal to the fiscal year 2015
enacted level.
north american wetlands conservation fund
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $34,145,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 34,145,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 35,145,000
The North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program has
been provided $35,145,000. This amount is $1,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
Settlement Agreement Funds.--The Committee is aware of the
method by which the funds are being distributed from the North
American Wetlands Conservation Fund as a result the BP Guilty
Plea Agreement (Count 13) and is concerned that substantial
funding has been allocated for projects outside of the gulf
coast region. Although the Committee appreciates the need to
fund important migratory bird habitat throughout flyways, funds
as a result of the BP Guilty Plea Agreement (Count 13) are
available as a result of the tragic oil spill that happened in
the Gulf of Mexico. As such, when considering how to allocate
this funding, the Service should work with its partners on the
North American Wetlands Conservation Council and give
preference to projects that occur in States that border the
Gulf of Mexico. No later than 90 days after distribution of
these funds, the Service shall provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
work plan including the following information: (1) a detailed
description of the rating system used to evaluate projects; (2)
delineation of how these funds were allocated, including the
name and location of each project; (3) a summary of the work to
be accomplished by each project; and (4) a list of all projects
that were considered but did not receive funding, including an
explanation of the specific reasons each project was considered
as being less competitive for an allocation of funds.
neotropical migratory bird conservation fund
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $3,660,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 4,160,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 3,660,000
The recommendation for the neotropical migratory bird
conservation fund is $3,660,000, equal to both the fiscal year
2015 enacted level.
multinational species conservation fund
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $9,061,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 11,061,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 10,061,000
The multinational species conservation fund programs have
been provided $10,061,000, $1,000,000 above the fiscal year
2015 enacted level. Funds are distributed as follows:
$2,082,000 for African elephant conservation; $2,940,000 for
rhinoceros and tiger conservation; $1,557,000 for Asian
elephant conservation; $1,975,000 for great ape conservation;
and $1,507,000 for marine turtle conservation. The budget
increase reflects the Committee's commitment to the protection
of iconic species with on-the-ground conservation efforts. In
future budget requests, the Service should identify
opportunities for on-the-ground conservation efforts that may
limit the need for additional regulatory activities.
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $58,695,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 70,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 60,571,000
The State and tribal wildlife grants program has been
provided $60,571,000. This amount is $1,876,000 above the
fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The recommended level provides
$51,000,000 for State and tribal apportioned grants; $4,084,000
for competitive grants for tribes; and $5,487,000 for
competitive grants for States.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The bill continues several administrative provisions from
previous years.
National Park Service
Since the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872,
the National Park System has grown to encompass 401 sites
spanning more than 84 million acres in all 50 States, the
District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico,
Saipan, and the Virgin Islands. The National Park Service,
created in 1916, is charged with preserving these sites
``unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.'' The
Service and its more than 20,000 employees also contribute to
the protection of other historical, cultural and recreational
resources through a variety of grant and technical assistance
programs.
operation of the national park system
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $2,275,773,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 2,515,131,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 2,323,273,000
The Committee recommends $2,323,273,000 for the operation
of the national park system, an increase of $47,500,000 above
the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The National Park Service
will celebrate its centennial in fiscal year 2016 and in
acknowledgement of this milestone the Administration requested
significant additional funding for the agency. The Committee
strongly supports the work of the Service and its unique
mission to manage and conserve some of our Nation's most
significant Federal lands, and to interpret and preserve
America's history and culture. However, given budgetary
constraints, not all aspects of the request could be
accommodated. The recommendation does support funding for new
and expanded park activities and has consolidated these
activities within the Park Support line item. Other program
changes are detailed below and in the table that accompanies
the Committee report.
Resource Stewardship.--The Committee recommends
$318,707,000 for resource stewardship, an increase of
$1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The
increase provided shall be used to complete ongoing landscape
restoration projects at newly established park units. Within
the amounts provided, the Committee expects the Service to
continue its marijuana eradication programs at no less than the
fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
Visitor Services.--The Committee recommends $242,986,000
for visitor services, which is equal to the enacted level.
Within the funds provided, the Service shall maintain funding
for the National Capital Area Performing Arts program at the
enacted level.
Facility Operations and Maintenance.--The Committee
recommends $727,312,000 for facility operations and
maintenance, an increase of $30,000,000 above the fiscal year
2015 enacted level. These additional funds are part of the
proposed Centennial Initiative to address the maintenance
backlog and shall be allocated equally between the cyclic
maintenance and repair and rehabilitation programs.
Park Support.--The Committee recommends $505,462,000 for
park support, an increase of $16,000,000 above the fiscal year
2015 enacted level. The increase above the enacted level
supports the Service's Centennial Initiative and shall be used
to fund new park units and monuments, including support for the
Pullman and Honouliuli national monuments, and to fund other
critical operating needs. The final allocation of these funds
shall be provided to the Committee as part of the Service's
annual operating plan, which is due 60 days from enactment of
this act. Consistent with the request, the recommendation
supports the transfer of funding for the Valles Caldera
National Preserve to the Service to reflect its new status as a
national park unit. Within the amounts provided, the Committee
expects that the Service will maintain funding for the Preserve
at no less than its fiscal year 2015 operating level. The
amount provided includes the requested amount to support the
new Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. The
Service is directed to enter into and fund cooperative
agreements with the local coordinating entity for the
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, as
authorized by Public Law 113-291, to assist in the management
of the park.
External Administrative Costs.--The Committee recommends
$180,004,000 for external administrative costs, which is equal
to the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
Ste. Genivieve Special Resource Study.--The Committee urges
the National Park Service to work towards timely completion of
the Ste. Genevieve Special Resource Study. The study has been
ongoing since 2010 and the community is eager to see its
completion.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways.--The Service is directed
to work collaboratively with affected parties to ensure that
implementation of the General Management Plan for the Ozark
National Scenic Riverways addresses the legitimate concerns of
affected stakeholders including, but not limited to local
communities and businesses.
Sewall-Belmont House.--The Committee is pleased that a
recent reconnaissance study prepared by the Service affirms
that the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum is suitable for
inclusion in the national park system because of its historic
status and place in the history of the women's suffrage and
equal rights movements. The Committee is also pleased that the
study calls for the Service to assume additional management
responsibilities, including more support to address deferred
maintenance needs and to ensure that the site remains open to
the public. Given that conversion to a national park system
unit can be a lengthy process, however, the Committee expects
the Service to use funding included within the Park Support
line item to expand the Service's ongoing support of the site
until a long-term management solution is reached.
Virgin Islands National Park.--The Service notes a proposed
marina development in Coral Bay, St. John, U.S.V.I., has the
potential to create resource impacts on the species and
habitats conserved by the park. Therefore, the Committee urges
the Service to continue its efforts to coordinate with the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers to analyze environmental impacts of the
proposed development and to provide input during the permitting
process for the project.
National Scenic Trails.--The Committee is concerned that
the Park Service has recognized certain national scenic trails
as units of the national park system, while not recognizing the
North Country, the Ice Age and New England scenic trails. The
Service is directed to reconsider whether conferring unit
status to these three national scenic trails would provide
improved access to funding or program opportunities. The
Service shall provide the Committee with a report regarding its
findings and proposed management actions within 90 days of
enactment of this act.
National Mall and Memorial Parks Concessions.--The
Committee notes that the Service has yet to submit its long-
term plan for renewal of the concessions contract on the
National Mall, as previously directed in the fiscal year 2015
Omnibus Appropriations Act. The Committee reiterates its
direction that the Service provide the report to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days
after enactment of this act.
Bill Language.--The Committee has included bill language
concerning the Roosevelt-Campobello International Park to
address concerns relating to the budget submission for the
Park. Language is also included which will allow donations made
to the Park Service to earn interest on bonds issued by the
United States. This provision will encourage more private
donations to the agency and reduce the cost of important
projects nationwide.
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $63,117,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 54,199,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 63,132,000
The Committee recommends $63,132,000 for national
recreation and preservation programs, an increase of $15,000
above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
Natural Programs.--As requested, a total of $2,014,000 is
included for the Chesapeake Gateways and Trails program.
Heritage Partnership Programs.--The Committee recommends
$20,321,000 for heritage partnership programs, which is equal
to the enacted level. This level of funding provides
$19,339,000 for grants to national heritage areas and $982,000
to administer the program.
The Committee recognizes Snow College's Mormon Pioneer
Heritage Institute [MPHI] in Ephraim, Utah as the center for
the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area [MPNHA], and its
efforts to create a locally sustained program. The National
Park Service shall encourage MPHI's efforts to ensure the long-
term viability of the MPNHA by working cooperatively to bolster
State, local and private investment in Heritage Areas.
In order to provide stable funding sources for all areas,
the bill provides funding for longstanding areas at fiscal year
2015 funding levels; provides a total of $300,000 to national
heritage areas with recently approved management plans, known
as tier 2 areas; and provides $150,000 to each tier 1 area that
has been authorized and is still in the process of having its
management plan approved.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $56,410,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 89,910,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 61,410,000
The Committee recommends $61,410,000 for the historic
preservation fund, an increase of $5,000,000 above the fiscal
year 2015 enacted level.
The Committee recommendation provides $46,925,000 for
grants-in-aid to States and territories and $8,985,000 for
grants-in-aid to tribes, which is equal to the enacted level
for both programs.
The Committee has provided $5,000,000 in support of the
Civil Rights in America portion of the Centennial Initiative.
These funds shall be for competitive grants to document,
interpret, and preserve the stories and sites associated with
the Civil Rights Movement, with priority given to projects
focused on the near-decade of the Movement from August 1955 to
July 1963. Prior to execution of these funds, the National Park
Service shall submit a spend plan to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Bill language has been included to implement this grant
program.
construction
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $138,339,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 250,967,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 192,937,000
The bill includes $192,937,000 for construction
requirements for the national park system, an increase of
$54,598,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
The following table details the line item construction
activity for specific projects requested by the administration.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION
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Chairman's
State Project Budget request recommendation
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FL Dry Tortugas NP, Fort Jefferson 6,618,000 6,618,000
stabilization
NY Gateway NRA, electrical upgrades 5,594,000 5,594,000
OH Perry's Victory & International 8,561,000 8,561,000
Peace Memorial, exterior
repairs
NY Vanderbilt Mansion NHS, repair 5,275,000 5,275,000
foundation and support walls
WY Yellowstone NP, Mammoth Hotel 8,668,000 8,668,000
stabilization
PR San Juan NHS, Santa Elena/San 1,947,000 1,947,000
Agustin preservation
DC C & O Canal NHP, rehabilitate 4,235,000 4,235,000
lift lock #3
MT Glacier NP, Glacier Hotel health 7,156,000 7,156,000
and safety repairs
CA Golden Gate NRA, repairs to 9,954,000 9,954,000
Alcatraz exterior walls
CA Yosemite NP, sewer system 4,886,000 4,886,000
rehabilitation
AK Katmai NP, floating bridge 2,235,000 2,235,000
replacement completion
WY Grand Teton NP, replace water/ 13,948,000 13,948,000
waste systems
DC National Mall, water systems 11,183,000 11,183,000
rehabilitiation
CA Yosemite NP, water system 1,720,000 1,720,000
replacement
MS Vicksburg NMP, stabilization to 1,502,000 1,502,000
protect National Cemetery
CO Mesa Verde NP, waste water 2,456,000 2,456,000
facilities reconstruction
NM Bandelier NP, replace section of 5,138,000 5,138,000
electrical system
NC Cape Hatteras NS, Wright 6,824,000 6,824,000
Brothers visitor center
rehabilitation
AR Buffalo National River, replace 1,697,000 1,697,000
waste water treatment plant
CO Curecanti NRA, visitor safety/ 1,958,000 1,958,000
accessibility needs
AL Horseshoe Bend NMP, musuem 1,105,000 1,105,000
rehabilitation
AK Denali NP, rehabilitate Toklat 3,616,000 3,616,000
utility infrastructure
Other requested projects 37,068,000 ..............
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Total 153,344,000 116,276,000
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land and water conservation fund
(RESCISSION)
Appropriations, 2015.................................... -$28,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... -30,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... -28,000,000
The bill includes a rescission of $28,000,000 in annual
contract authority provided by 16 U.S.C. 460l-10a. This
authority has not been used in recent years and there are no
plans to use it in fiscal year 2016.
land acquisition and state assistance
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $98,960,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 117,500,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 106,275,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $106,275,000 for land
acquisition and State assistance, an increase of $7,315,000
over the fiscal year 2015 enacted level of which $51,275,000 is
for land acquisition and $55,000,000 is for State assistance.
The Committee provides $1,000,000 for a new recreational access
activity for the Park Service. The Committee is aware of
efforts by non-Federal agencies in helping the Federal
Government leverage funds in order to maximize funding for the
management and acquisition of lands for the Ice Age, North
Country, and New England Scenic Trails. The funding provided by
the Committee for recreation access may be available to acquire
land to close gaps in the National Scenic Trails. Additionally,
the Committee has already expressed concerns about the
prioritization of projects and the funding requested for this
fiscal year, which included only one National Scenic Trail
project with no recommendations for the upper Midwest. The
Committee urges the Service to consider geographic distribution
and to ensure investments for the trail system are reflected in
project prioritization. The amount provided within this bill is
available for the following distribution of funds and projects
requested by the administration:
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Budget Bill
State Project estimate (Discretionary)
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HI Island Forests at Risk: Hawaii 6,000,000 6,000,000
Volcanoes NP
TN Obed Wild and Scenic River 1,204,000 1,204,000
NY Saratoga National Historical 740,000 740,000
Park
AL Little River Canyon National 625,000 625,000
Preserve
CO/NM Upper Rio Grande: Great Sand 6,852,000 6,852,000
Dunes NP
WA Ebey's Landing National 1,450,000 1,450,000
Historical Reserve
AK Lake Clark National Park and 943,000 943,000
Preserve
FL Timucuan Ecological and 110,000 110,000
Historic Preserve
MT High Divide: Big Hole National 300,000 300,000
Battlefield
GA Chattahoochee River National 2,123,000 2,123,000
Recreation Area
FL Fort Caroline National 324,000 324,000
Monument
WI Saint Croix National Scenic 223,000 223,000
Riverway
DE Rivers of the Chesapeake: 2,237,000 2,237,000
Captain John Smith Chesapeake
NHT
NM Pecos National Historical Park 386,000 386,000
AZ Saguro National Park 1,348,000 1,348,000
MA National Trails System: New 875,000 875,000
England NST
Other Projects 9,078,000 ...............
Acquisition Management 9,679,000 7,679,000
Emergencies, Hardships, 3,928,000 3,928,000
Relocations and Deficiencies
Inholdings, Exchanges, 4,928,000 4,928,000
Donations
American Battlefield 8,986,000 8,000,000
Protection Grant Program
Sportsman/Recreational Access 2,000,000 1,000,000
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Total, Land Acquisition 64,339,000 51,275,000
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State Assistance Grants, 45,000,000 48,883,000
Discretionary
State Assistance Grants, 5,000,000 3,000,000
Competitive
Administrative Expenses 3,161,000 3,117,000
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Total, State Assistance 53,161,000 55,000,000
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Total, Land Acquisition 117,500,000 106,275,000
and State Assistance
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CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 50,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 10,000,000
The recommendation includes $10,000,000, equal to the
fiscal year 2015 level for the Centennial Challenge program.
This funding will be used to continue a program begun under
Public Law 110-161 that provides dedicated Federal funding to
leverage partnerships for signature projects and programs for
the national park system, including critical infrastructure
investments. These funds shall be used to complement increases
provided in the Operations of the National Park Service
appropriation to enhance the visitor experience and better
protect cultural and natural resources at national park system
units in anticipation of the Service's 2016 centennial
celebration. While a 1-to-1 matching requirement is required by
law for projects to qualify for these funds, the Service is
urged to give preference to projects that demonstrate
additional leveraging capacity from its partners.
ENERGY AND MINERALS
U.S. Geological Survey
Established in 1879, the U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
serves as the Earth and natural science research bureau for the
Department of the Interior and is the only integrated natural
resources research bureau in the Federal Government. USGS
conducts research, monitoring, and assessments to contribute to
understanding America's lands, water, and biological resources.
Its research and data products support the Department's
resource and land management needs and also provide the water,
biological, energy, and mineral resources information needed by
other Federal, State, tribal, and local government agencies to
guide planning, management, and regulatory programs. More than
9,000 scientists, technicians, and support staff of the USGS
are located in nearly 400 offices in every State and in several
foreign countries throughout the world. The USGS leverages its
resources and expertise in partnership with more than 2,000
agencies of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments; the
academic community; nongovernmental organizations; and the
private sector.
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $1,045,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 1,194,782,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 1,058,503,000
The bill provides $1,058,503,000 for Surveys,
Investigations, and Research, an increase of $13,503,000 over
the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. Unless otherwise stated in
this report, where increases and decreases among projects
within a subactivity in the aggregate do not change the overall
amount available for that subactivity, the redirections can be
assumed.
Ecosystems.--The bill provides $158,041,000 for Ecosystems
programs, which is an increase of $1,000,000 from the enacted
level. Within the invasive species program, $500,000 has been
included to address new and emerging species of national
concern. Within the wildlife program an additional $500,000 is
provided to continue White Nose Syndrome studies. The Committee
expects the additional $2,000,000 included in fiscal year 2015
will continue to be used to address Asian carp issues in the
Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi River.
The Committee is aware of the work USGS is performing in
critical landscapes such as the Arctic, Puget Sound, California
Bay Delta, Great Lakes, Columbia River, and the Chesapeake Bay
here as well as in other areas throughout USGS, and expects
this work to continue. The Committee also appreciates the
research that USGS is conducting regarding the Columbia River's
flow regimes and understands the value of such research in
light of the Columbia River Treaty. The Committee urges such
flow regime research to be conducted in partnership with
academic partners that have an advanced-technology observation
and prediction system in this Estuary.
The Committee acknowledges the high quality of research
that USGS performs for all the relevant Department of Interior
agencies, but is concerned that some scientific activities are
duplicative and outside of the core mission of USGS. While it
appears USGS is adapting to new demands by expanding research
capacity, there are concerns that some program areas such as
Ecosystems and Climate Landuse Change are advancing at a rapid
pace while not enough resources are being devoted to important
areas such as Energy and Mineral Resources. The Committee wants
to ensure that the USGS is taking a balanced approach towards
its program areas and directs the USGS to report back within
180 days of enactment of this act on what new studies and
projects over $500,000 have been initiated within the last 1-3
fiscal years under the various program areas. The Committee
also directs USGS to consult with other agencies and report
back to the Committee within 180 days of enactment of this act
with a detailed report about how USGS scientific research,
analysis, and support is unique and not duplicative of research
being done by agencies within the Department of Interior.
Climate and Land Use Change.--The bill provides
$135,975,000 for the Climate and Land Use Change program, an
amount equal to the enacted level. Program adjustments have
been made to the subactivities to provide an increase of
$4,300,000 for the Landsat system to stay on track with the
NASA operation and plan. Within the Land Remote Sensing
Subactivity, a programmatic decrease has been made instead of
the recommended decrease to the National Civil Applications
Program. The Committee does not provide funding for an
additional free flying thermal infrared instrument.
Energy, Minerals and Environmental Health.--The bill
provides $95,511,000 for Energy, Minerals, and Environmental
Health programs, an increase of $3,240,000 above the enacted
level including an increase of $2,400,000 for the Critical
Minerals Program. The Committee does not accept the proposed
$2,000,000 decrease for sunsetting activities and directs the
Survey to continue the geologic mapping initiatives. The
Committee remains very concerned that there are regions of the
country that have high quality mineral and energy resources
that remain unmapped at a useable scale. Geologic mapping and
understanding is the basis for resource discovery and without
it the mineral potential is largely unknown, therefore, the
Committee not only rejects the proposal to end these
activities, but provides an additional $1,000,000 for the
Mineral Resources Program to continue this important work. The
Committee does accept the proposed reduction of $200,000 for
publications.
Natural Hazards.--The bill includes $138,286,000 for
Natural Hazards programs, an increase of $3,100,000 above the
enacted level. Within the Earthquake Hazards program, the
Committee does not accept the requested cut of $1,502,000 to
the early earthquake warning event characterization activity
and includes an additional $1,000,000 for this work.
Earthquakes have enormous potential to cause catastrophic
casualties, damage, economic loss, and disruption. Many
urbanized areas across the country, including in the Pacific
Northwest, Alaska, and California, are at particular risk of
significant damage should an earthquake hit. The Committee is
concerned about the lack of real time instrumentation available
especially for the Cascadia Subduction zone. The Committee
understands the National Science Foundation [NSF] has supported
temporary seismometer deployments across the United States for
the EarthScope USArray project and for the Cascadia initiative
run by the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
[IRIS]. The Committee is aware the seismometers may then be
available for regional networks, States, and other entities to
adopt after the project concludes. The Committee directs the
USGS to conduct a cost benefit proposal and spending plan for
the adoption of seismic stations to be included as part of the
USGS Advanced National Seismic System [ANSS] for research and
possible inclusion in the earthquake early warning system. The
information and data collected may be helpful to understanding
earthquakes and the ocean environment which could help the
earthquake early warning system.
The Committee is encouraged by the work to restore
monitoring networks on high-threat volcanos and the Committee
expects the $2,000,000 provided last year for the Volcano
Hazards Program [VHP] and the additional $1,000,000 in fiscal
year 2016 will be used to continue deferred network maintenance
of volcano hazard monitoring stations. Several monitors remain
inoperable and maintenance is needed to continue rapid
detection for public safety dissemination, including
information critical to civil and military air routes. Funding
should continue to be prioritized for the highest risk
volcanoes as described in USGS's most recent nationwide volcano
assessment.
USGS's Landslide Hazards program has been an important
partner in the delivery of emergency assessments of debris flow
hazards following several major fires in Colorado and
California. This important public safety program is encouraged
to continue and strengthen its partnerships with other Federal
agencies, such as the U.S. Forest Service, as well as State and
local emergency managers, in order to increase the
dissemination of information and enhance coordination among
them.
The Committee is concerned that the lahar warning system on
Mount Rainier, Washington, monitors only two of the six river
valleys off the mountain and that the technology has reached
its end of life. The Committee applauds the joint efforts to
protect life and property that began in 1998 by USGS's Cascades
Volcanic Observatory and the Pierce County Management
Department and encourages these efforts to continue until all
six impacted river valleys achieve the same level of coverage.
Within USGS's Global Seismographic Network [GSN],
$1,600,000 has been included for the GSN primary sensory
deployment.
In agreement with the request, a $700,000 reduction has
been taken for the precision monitoring activity.
Water Resources.--The bill includes $212,608,000 for Water
Resources, an increase of $1,341,000 above the enacted level.
The Committee accepts the USGS proposal to realign the Water
Resources Mission Area budget structure, which collapses seven
existing programs into four. Program increases include
$41,182,000 for the new Water Availability and Use Science
Program, including $2,000,000 for groundwater resource studies
to assess transboundary aquifers as authorized by Public Law
109-488 and regions within the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain
which are experiencing variability in groundwater systems and
$301,000 for drought forecasting; $72,135,000 for the new
Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, including an
additional $1,000,000 for the groundwater network, $928,000 for
the streamflow information and streamgages, and $500,000 for
work with tribes on water rights; and $92,791,000 for the new
National Water Quality Program. Funding for Water Resources
Research Act activities remain at the enacted level of
$6,500,000. The bill includes the recommended reductions and
internal transfers taken for the new budget restructure with
the expectation that within this structure the activities
associated with the Cooperative Water Program [CWP] will
receive $58,210,000.
Core Science Systems.--The bill includes $112,050,000 for
Core Science Systems, an increase of $4,822,000 from the
enacted level. Program levels include: $3,000,000 for 3D
elevation activities; $500,000 for 3D elevation: coastal lidar
and $1,322,000 to fund the Alaska mapping program. The National
Geologic Cooperative Mapping program is funded at $24,397,000
and the Science, Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program is
funded at $24,299,000, equal to the enacted level.
The Committee disagrees with the U.S. Board of Geographic
Names' continued reliance on Policy I regarding applications
for geographic name changes. This policy was originally adopted
in 1981 by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names to prevent
confusion by possible conflicting actions of Congress and the
Board, but instead has been used as a tool to indefinitely
delay and prevent consideration by the Board of applications
for geographic name changes. Leaving these applications in
limbo indefinitely is unfair to the applicants who deserve a
decision on their applications. If the Congress disagrees with
the decision of the Board it retains the authority to take
action on the name change through legislation.
Science Support.--The bill includes $105,611,000 for
Science Support programs, an amount equal to the enacted level.
Facilities.--The bill includes $100,421,000 for facilities,
deferred maintenance and capital improvement, which is an
amount equal to the enacted level. The Committee understands
that critical infrastructure repairs are necessary to resume
activities related to avian influenza research at the National
Wildlife Health Center. USGS is urged to undertake these
repairs immediately and may submit a reprogramming request if
necessary. USGS is also encouraged to accelerate plans to
modernize the Center, which was last renovated in 1985, and to
budget for such activities in fiscal year 2017.
The table that accompanies this statement displays the full
allocation of funds among USGS's various activities.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is responsible for
resource evaluation, environmental review, leasing activities,
and lease management for the Nation's offshore energy and
minerals resources.
OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $169,770,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 170,857,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 170,857,000
The bill provides $170,857,000 for the Ocean Energy
Management account, commensurate with the budget request and
$1,087,000 above the enacted level. This amount will be
partially offset with the collection of offsetting rental
receipts and cost recovery fees totaling $96,622,000. The
Committee concurs with the agency's budget restructuring which
removes the general support services activity and allocates
theses funds to the remaining budget lines.
Renewable Energy.--The bill provides $24,278,000 for
renewable energy activities, an increase of $1,174,000 above
the enacted level. The Bureau should continue to work with the
Department of Energy to identify and permit a national offshore
wind test site and to exchange information with the Department
and the coastal States about the development of new technology
related to the structural material, environmental, and design
safety criteria, as well as design and performance standards,
of transitional depth and floating wind turbines. The Bureau is
also expected to continue working with coastal States and other
stakeholders to study new wind energy areas, including in
shallow, transitional, and deep (over 200 feet) waters.
Conventional Energy.--The bill provides $59,869,000 for
conventional energy activities, an increase of $10,236,000
above the enacted level. The Bureau is reminded to continue to
provide quarterly reports on the status of exploration and
development plans to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations as required under the approval of the
reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement.
Environmental Assessment.--The bill provides $68,045,000
for environmental assessment activities, an increase of
$2,333,000 above the enacted level.
Executive Direction.--The bill provides $18,665,000 for
executive direction of the Bureau, including the Office of the
Director, an increase of $2,346,000 above the enacted level.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is
responsible for regulating and enforcing safety, environmental,
and conservation compliance during the development of the
Nation's ocean energy and mineral resources on the Outer
Continental Shelf, and oil spill research.
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $189,726,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 189,772,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 189,772,000
The bill provides $189,772,000 for the Offshore Safety and
Environmental Enforcement account, commensurate with the budget
request and $46,000 above the enacted level. This amount will
be partially offset with the collection of offsetting rental
receipts, cost recovery fees, and inspection fees, totaling
$116,207,000.
The Committee concurs with the agency's budget
restructuring which removes the general support services
activity and allocates these funds to the appropriate remaining
budget lines.
Operations, Safety and Regulation.--The bill provides
$151,768,000 for operations, safety, and regulation activities,
an increase of $18,171,000 above the enacted level, primarily
due to the budget restructuring.
Administrative Operations.--The bill provides $18,268,000
for administrative operations, an increase of $2,592,000 above
the enacted level.
Executive Direction.--The bill provides $19,736,000 for
executive direction of the Bureau, including the Office of the
Director, an increase of $1,509,000 above the enacted level.
Other.--On April 17, 2015, the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement [BSEE] published a notice of proposed
rulemaking regarding the requirements for offshore Blowout
Preventer Systems and Well Control. The Committee understands
that this new proposal is in response to the Deepwater Horizon
tragedy and addresses recommendations following that incident.
However, the Committee is concerned that given the complexity
and technical nature of this proposal a number of factors
should be further examined by BSEE and provided to this
Committee as well as the Committees of policy jurisdiction
before the rulemaking proceeds further. The Committee believes
any rulemaking, especially one as technical and complex as this
one, benefits from robust analysis and encourages BSEE to
conduct this examination to ensure the proposal addresses the
intent of the regulation in a cost-effective manner.
oil spill research
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $14,899,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 14,899,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 14,899,000
The bill provides $14,899,000 for oil spill research, as
requested and equal to the enacted level.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
[OSMRE] was established in 1977 to oversee and carry out the
requirements of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
[SMCRA] in concert with States and Indian tribes. OSMRE's
primary objectives are to ensure coal mining activities are
conducted in a manner that protects citizens and the
environment during mining, ensure the land is properly
reclaimed, and mitigate effects of past mining by reclaiming
abandoned coal mines. OSMRE addresses its mission with a mix of
grants to States and tribes to carry out their own regulatory
and reclamation programs, and the administration of OSMRE's
regulatory and reclamation programs.
The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments
of 2006 (Public Law 109-432) revised the mine reclamation fee
distribution mechanism beginning in fiscal year 2008. State and
tribal reclamation grants are now provided under mandatory
appropriations instead of through this bill.
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $122,713,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 128,388,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 122,747,000
The bill provides a total appropriation of $122,747,000 for
Regulation and Technology, $34,000 above the fiscal year 2015
enacted level.
Since fiscal year 2011, the Administration has proposed to
reduce grants to State programs. This proposal has been
rejected by the full Congress each year and is once again
rejected this year. The bill funds regulatory grants at
$68,590,000, which is equal to the fiscal year 2015 enacted
level. Similarly, the Committee rejects the Administration's
proposal to increase funding by $3,486,000 for State Program
Evaluation. The Committee also rejects the request for $200,000
for additional solicitor support.
Stream Buffer Zone Rule.--The Committee is concerned about
the work at OSMRE on the Stream Buffer Zone rule and notes that
more than half of the States who agreed to work as
participating agencies have withdrawn from the process. The
Committee is concerned that OSMRE is not working with important
State partners in an effective manner and believes that OSMRE
should reengage State partners in a meaningful manner before
further action is taken on the Stream Buffer Zone rule. To
achieve the best outcome possible, OSM should provide the
States with all documents, technical reports, data,
information, analyses, comments received, and working drafts
relative to the environmental reviews, draft and final
environmental impact statements, and meet with any State with
primacy during such process at the request of the State.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $27,399,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 32,074,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 27,388,000
The bill provides a total appropriation of $27,388,000 for
the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, $11,000 below the fiscal
year 2015 enacted level. The table that accompanies this
statement reflects the distribution of funds for activities
within this account.
The Committee rejects the Administration's request for an
additional $150,000 for solicitors support and the request for
$1,400,000 to reevaluate the Abandoned Mine Lands program.
INDIAN AFFAIRS
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education
The Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA] was founded in 1824 to
uphold a Government-to-government relationship between the
Federal Government and tribal entities. The Federal Government
retains trust responsibility for individual Indians and tribes
as a result of formal treaties and agreements with Native
Americans.
The Bureau provides services directly or through contracts,
grants, or compacts to a population of 1.9 million American
Indians and Alaska Natives who are members of 566 federally
recognized Indian tribes in the lower 48 States and Alaska.
Programs administered by the BIA and tribes include an
education system for almost 48,000 elementary and secondary
students; 28 tribal colleges, universities and post secondary
schools; social services; natural resource management on 56
million acres of trust land; economic development; law
enforcement; administration of tribal courts; implementation of
land and water claim settlements; replacement and repair of
schools; repair and maintenance of roads and bridges; and
repair of structural deficiencies on high hazard dams.
operation of indian programs
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $2,429,236,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 2,660,591,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 2,232,419,000
The bill provides a total of $2,232,419,000 for the
Operations of Indian Programs account, a decrease of
$196,817,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. This
amount does not include funding for contract support costs and
for the Indian Self-Determination Fund, as these have been
moved to a separate account. Fixed costs have been included
throughout the core programs based upon actual expenditures for
the enacted fiscal year and internal transfers have been
accepted.
Tribal Government.--The bill provides $301,517,000 for
tribal government programs. The recommendation includes
$464,000 for new tribes and notes the challenge of reconciling
the timing of the tribal recognition process with the annual
budget formulation process. If additional tribes are recognized
during fiscal year 2016 beyond those contemplated in the budget
request, the Bureau is urged to support their capacity building
efforts to the extent feasible.
Human Services.--The bill includes $146,004,000 for human
services programs, an increase of $3,370,000 above the enacted
level. Program increases include funding to continue the Tiwahe
initiative.
Trust--Natural Resources Management.--The recommendation
includes $189,846,000 for trust and natural resources programs,
an increase of $4,994,000 above the enacted level. Within that
amount, program increases include funding to support a level of
$37,638,000 for rights protection implementation programs and
an additional $2,000,000 for forest thinning activities.
Trust--Real Estate Services.--The bill provides
$127,486,000 an increase of $484,000 above the enacted level
for trust-real estate services programs. The Committee
recognizes natural gas flaring has been an ongoing issue in
places of energy development, including on tribal lands. The
Committee also recognizes the challenge of attracting
investment and building infrastructure and understands that
rights-of-way approvals are an important component to reduce
natural gas flaring. The Committee is aware there are
significant delays in getting rights-of-way approvals and
encourages the Department to move forward with reservation-wide
fair market appraisals that provide fair market values to all
parties affected for future rights-of-way applications on
energy-affected tribal lands with natural gas flaring.
Education.--The bill includes $824,934,000 for educational
programs, an increase of $14,403,000 above the enacted level.
Within these funds, the Committee has included an increase
above the enacted level for the Johnson O'Malley assistance
grants to support a program level of $17,376,000. The Committee
also provides $64,395,000 for administrative cost grants, an
increase of $2,000,000 over the enacted level. For Post-
Secondary programs, the Committee includes an additional
$5,000,000 to forward fund tribal technical colleges. This one-
time increase provides a transition to forward funding,
consistent with funding practices for most other tribal
colleges, by covering both the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school
years. This funding addresses the long-standing concerns of
tribal college leaders by providing greater financial security
to plan for the academic year through forward funding. The
Committee believes there should be parity on the way all tribal
colleges that receive assistance throught the bill are funded
and encourages the administration to look for ways for all the
tribal colleges to be put on the same funding schedule.
The administration is commended for its continued focus on
tribal education programs, including efforts to improve
collaboration between the Departments of the Interior and
Education and to implement Executive Order 13592 to improve
educational outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native
students. It is noted that the administration is proposing
significant reforms to the Bureau of Indian Education [BIE] to
improve the quality of education offered and address the
persistent performance gap of students educated at BIE-funded
schools. These proposed changes will require a restructuring of
the Bureau that is not currently reflected in the fiscal year
2016 budget request and will necessitate continued consultation
with tribes, as well as the Committees on Appropriations and
the authorizing committees of jurisdiction.
The Committee is concerned the Office of the Assistant
Secretary-Indian Affairs, which includes the Bureau of Indian
Education [BIE], has not addressed the findings or implemented
the recommendations in recent Government Accountability Office
[GAO] reports and testimonies (GAO-13-774, GAO-14-121, GAO-15-
389T, and GAO-15-539T). These reports outline systemic problems
with management of BIE schools, such as lack of oversight over
school spending and facilities, including construction,
operation, maintenance, and basic repair and upgrades needed to
improve the condition of schools that serve Indian Country. The
Committee stands ready to work with the administration on the
appropriate steps forward and directs the Office of the
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs to report back within 60
days after enactment of this act on how this Office is
implementing the GAO recommendations. As part of this report,
the Committee expects a detailed description of the
administrative functions of each entity that has or will have a
decisionmaking role in supporting and overseeing school
facilities, including construction, maintenance, operation, and
relevant activities for BIE schools.
The administration's emphasis on education must be
complemented by efforts to improve interagency coordination for
the multiplicity of programs that affect the wellbeing of
Native children. In addition to education, these include
healthcare, social service, child welfare and juvenile justice
programs. The Committee would like to note the recent Senate
passage of S24, the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff
Commission on Native Children. The Committee encourages the
Bureau to work with other relevant Federal, State, local, and
tribal organizations to begin the process of identifying ways
to make programs more effective in serving Native Children.
Within the funding provided for the Early Child and Family
Development Program, the Bureau shall not reduce funding for
currently operating Family and Child Education programs. The
Bureau, working with the Indian Health Service as appropriate,
is also urged to consider integrating school-based preventative
health services such as dental care into elementary schools in
order to improve health outcomes of tribal students.
Public Safety and Justice.--The bill includes $377,405,000
for public safety and justice programs, an increase of
$24,555,000 above the enacted level. The program increases
support a level of $197,504,000 for criminal investigations and
police services, $16,245,000 for tribal justice support,
$11,305,000 for tribal law enforcement and special initiatives,
and $28,173,000 for Tribal Courts.
Consistent with the recommendations of the Indian Law and
Order Commission report ``A Roadmap For Making Native America
Safer'' as required by the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and
to address the added tribal responsibilities outlined in the
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. Within the
increases provided for tribal justice support, the Committee
includes $10,000,000 for the Office of Tribal Justice Support
to work with Indian tribes and tribal organizations to assess
needs, consider options, and design, develop, and pilot tribal
court systems for tribal communities including those
communities subject to full or partial State jurisdiction under
Public Law 83-280.
Community and Economic Development.--The bill provides
$36,119,000 for community and economic development programs, an
increase of $123,000 above the enacted level.
Executive Direction and Administrative Services.--The bill
includes $229,108,000 for executive direction and
administrative services, an increase of $1,416,000 above the
enacted level.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
Appropriations, 2015....................................................
Budget estimate, 2016...................................................
Chairman's recommendation............................... $277,000,000
Contract Support Costs.--The Committee has included new
language establishing an indefinite appropriation for contract
support costs estimated to be $277,000,000, which is an
increase of $26,000,000 above the fiscal year 2015 level. The
budget request proposed to fund these costs within the
``Operation of Indian Programs'' account through Contract
Support and the Indian Self Determination Fund budget lines.
Under the Committee's new budget structure, the full amount
tribes are entitled to will be paid and other programs will not
be reduced in cases where the agency may have underestimated
these payments when submitting its budget. Additional funds may
be provided by the agency if its budget estimate proves to be
lower than necessary to meet the legal obligation to pay the
full amount due to tribes, but this account is solely for the
purposes of paying contract support costs and no transfers from
this account are permitted for other purposes. Similar to the
President's request for calculating contract support costs,
this provision also applies to new and expanded Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements funded
through the Indian Self-Determination Fund activity.
construction
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $128,876,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 188,973,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 135,204,000
The bill includes a total appropriation of $135,204,000 for
the Construction account. This amount is an increase of
$6,328,000 above the enacted level and fixed costs based upon
actual expenditures have been included and internal transfers
have been accepted. Within this funding, $23,115,000 is
included for replacement school construction and $2,000,000 has
been included for replacement facility construction. The
Committee understands the significant infrastructure needs and
strongly urges the administration to work with tribal leaders
in a transparent manner on developing the new school
construction list. Further, the Committee stands ready to work
with the administration and tribes to develop a strategy that
provides safe, functional, and accessible facilities for
schools. The Committee also includes an increase for the
Construction Program Management activity to support a program
level of $7,907,000.
Details of the recommendation are contained in the table
that accompanies this statement.
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO
INDIANS
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $35,655,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 67,656,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 40,655,000
The bill provides a total appropriation of $40,655,000 for
the Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements account. This
amount is an increase of $5,000,000 above the enacted level.
The Committee appreciates the importance of settling the
numerous land and water settlements and directs the Department
to submit a spending plan to the Committee within 90 days of
enactment of this act for how it plans to allocate the funds
provided by this bill for the specific settlements.
indian guaranteed loan program account
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $7,731,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 7,748,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 7,748,000
The bill includes a total appropriation of $7,748,000 for
the Indian Guaranteed Loan account. This amount is an increase
of $17,000 above the enacted level. The total loan principal
provided is $113,804,510.
Departmental Offices
Office of the Secretary
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $265,263,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 327,939,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 265,263,000
The bill includes a total appropriation of $265,263,000 for
the Office of the Secretary account. This amount is equal to
the enacted level.
Leadership and Administration.--The recommendation includes
an appropriation of $122,885,000 for the leadership and
administration activity, equal to the enacted level.
Management Services.--The bill provides an appropriation of
$20,747,000 for the management services activity, equal to the
enacted level.
Natural Resources Revenue.--The bill includes an
appropriation of $121,631,000 for the natural resources revenue
activity, equal to the enacted level.
The Committee is aware that the Office of Natural Resources
Revenue is in the process of revising the existing valuation
method for Federal Oil and Gas and Federal and Indian coal.
This is proposed in 80 Fed. Reg. 608, dated January 6, 2015,
and would amend the existing regulations in 30 C.F.R. part
1206. To help inform this process, the Committee requests that
the Government Accountability Office report to the Congress on
the effectiveness of the existing regulations, including
whether there is evidence of substantial, intentional
underpayment of coal royalties under the current system.
Insular Affairs
The Office of Insular Affairs [OIA] was established on
August 4, 1995, through Secretarial Order No. 3191, which also
abolished the former Office of Territorial and International
Affairs. OIA has administrative responsibility for coordinating
Federal policy in the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands [CNMI], and oversight of Federal programs and
funds in the freely associated states of the Federated States
of Micronesia [FSM], the Republic of the Marshall Islands
[RMI], and the Republic of Palau.
Following the expiration of the first Compact of Free
Association in 2003, a new Compact of Free Association was
negotiated between the United States and the states of FSM and
RMI. Under the Compact, the status of free association
recognizes each Freely Associated State as a sovereign state
with the capacity to conduct foreign affairs consistent with
the terms of the Compact. The Compact places full
responsibility for defense with the United States. The Compact
also provides grant funds and Federal program assistance,
principally through the Department of the Interior.
assistance to territories
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $85,976,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 99,660,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 85,976,000
The bill includes $85,976,000 for assistance to
territories, an amount equal to the fiscal year 2015 enacted
level.
Within these amounts, the bill includes a total of
$3,000,000 to continue discretionary grants to mitigate the
impact of Compact-related migration on affected jurisdictions,
as authorized by section 104(e) of Public Law 108-188. This
amount is equal to the fiscal year 2015 level. As in previous
years, the Department shall allocate these grants in
conjunction with other currently authorized mandatory grants in
order to help offset educational costs incurred by these
jurisdictions. The recommendation also includes a total of
$3,500,000 for brown tree snake removal activities.
American Samoa Operations Grants/American Samoa
Construction.--The bill provides $22,752,000 for grants to
American Samoa, equal to the enacted level.
CNMI/Covenant Grants.--The recommendation includes
$27,720,000 for covenant grants, equal to the enacted level.
compact of free association
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $16,465,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 3,318,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 16,465,000
The bill includes $16,465,000 for Compact of Free
Association programs, equal to the fiscal year 2015 enacted
level. Within the funds provided, the Committee has provided
$500,000 for Enewetak support, in agreement with the request.
Language has been included in the title I general
provisions section to extend the eligibility for the Republic
of Palau to receive Federal aid until a new Compact of Free
Association is enacted by Congress.
Office of the Solicitor
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $65,800,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 69,888,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 63,800,000
The bill provides a total appropriation of $63,800,000 for
the Office of the Solicitor, $2,000,000 below the enacted
level.
Office of Inspector General
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $50,047,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 52,224,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 50,047,000
The bill provides a total appropriation of $50,047,000 for
the Office of Inspector General, equal to the enacted level.
Office of Special Trustee for American Indians
The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
holds responsibility for approximately 56 million acres of
land, with more than 10 million acres belonging to individual
Indians and 46 millions acres held in trust for Indian tribes.
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $139,029,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 142,978,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 139,029,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $139,029,000 for the
``Federal Trust Programs'' account, equal to the fiscal year
2015 level. The recommendation includes a total appropriation
of $22,120,000 for historical accounting activities.
Department-wide Programs
wildland fire management
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Department's Wildland Fire Management account funds
fire prevention, readiness, suppression, and rehabilitation
activities performed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of
Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the
National Park Service.
Appropriations, 2015\1\................................. $896,779,000
Budget estimate, 2016\2\................................ 1,005,495,000
Chairman's recommendation\3\............................ 1,108,745,000
\1\Includes $92,000,000 appropriated under the FLAME Wildfire
Suppression Reserve Account.
\2\Includes $200,000,000 for suppression designated as disaster pursuant
to pending congressional action.
\3\Includes $200,000,000 for suppression designated as emergency.
The bill provides a total appropriation of $1,108,745,000
for wildland fire management, an increase of $211,966,000 above
the enacted level. This includes $200,000,000 provided with an
emergency designation, for additional suppression resources.
Funding levels for each subactivity can be found in the table
at the end of this statement and in the following budget
activity narrative.
Fire Operations.--The bill provides $707,358,000 for
wildfire preparedness and suppression, an increase of
$96,731,000 above the enacted level. This amount includes
$323,685,000 for preparedness and $383,673,000 for fire
suppression operations. As noted, the bill provides
$200,000,000, with an emergency designation, for additional
suppression resources that the Department can access in lieu of
the President's budget proposal to provide this amount within
the disaster cap. These emergency funds are only available if
discretionary funds for suppression are exhausted.
Other Operations.--The bill provides $201,387,000 for other
wildland fire management operations, an increase of $7,235,000
above the enacted level. This includes $170,000,000 for
hazardous fuels reduction, $18,970,000 for burned area
rehabilitation, $6,427,000 for fire facilities, and $5,990,000
for joint fire science. Within the amount provided for
hazardous fuels reduction, $10,000,000 is available for
resilient landscape activities.
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $10,010,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 10,011,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 10,011,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $10,011,000 for the
Central Hazardous Materials Fund, commensurate with the budget
request and $1,000 above the enacted level.
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $7,767,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 9,236,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 7,767,000
The bill provides a total appropriation of $7,767,000 for
the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund, an amount equal to
the enacted level. The detailed allocation of funding by
activity is included in the table at the end of this
explanatory report.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $57,100,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 74,462,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 57,100,000
The bill provides a total appropriation of $57,100,000 for
the Working Capital Fund. This amount is equal to the fiscal
year 2015 enacted level.
General Provisions
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Title I of the bill includes ``General Provisions,
Department of the Interior'', which are various legislative
provisions affecting the Department. Several of these
provisions have been carried in previous years and others are
newly proposed this year. The provisions are:
Sec. 101. Provides secretarial authority for the intra-
bureau transfer of program funds for expenditures in cases of
emergency when all other emergency funds are exhausted.
Sec. 102. Provides for the department-wide expenditure or
transfer of funds by the Secretary in the event of actual or
potential emergencies including forest fires, range fires,
earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, storms, oil spills,
grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks, and surface mine
reclamation emergencies.
Sec. 103. Provides for use of appropriated funds by the
Secretary for contracts, rental cars and aircraft, certain
library memberships, and certain telephone expenses.
Sec. 104. Provides for the transfer of unobligated balances
from the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Office of Special
Trustee for American Indians for expenditure or transfer for
Indian trust management activities.
Sec. 105. Permits the redistribution of tribal priority
allocation and tribal base funds to alleviate funding
inequities.
Sec. 106. Authorizes the acquisition of lands for the
purpose of operating and maintaining facilities that support
visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands.
Sec. 107. Authorizes Outer Continental Shelf inspection
fees to be collected by the Secretary of the Interior.
Sec. 108. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to
continue the reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement.
Sec. 109. Provides the Secretary of the Interior with
authority to enter into multi-year cooperative agreements with
nonprofit organizations for long-term care of wild horses and
burros.
Sec. 110. Requires reissuance of final rules regarding the
gray wolf.
Sec. 111. Addresses the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's
responsibilities for mass marking of salmonid stocks.
Sec. 112. Extends a provision limiting funding for any
proposal to approve specified rights-of-way or similar
authorizations on the Mojave National Preserve or lands managed
by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management.
Sec. 113. Extends authorization for certain payments to the
Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2016.
Sec. 114. Requires statewide variances to be granted with
respect to the Bureau of Land Management's final rule on
hydraulic fracturing.
Sec. 115. Continues prohibition on Secretarial Order No.
3310.
Sec. 116. Expands the National Park Service's ability to
implement the Volunteers in Parks program in anticipation of
increased volunteer activity related to the Service's
centennial in 2016.
Sec. 117. Allows the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of
Indian Education to more efficiently and effectively perform
reimbursable work.
Sec. 118. Addresses National Heritage Areas.
Sec. 119. Retains provision addressing issuance of rules
for sage-grouse.
Sec. 120. Extends certain offshore pay authority to hire
and maintain qualified personnel.
Sec. 121. Extends certain onshore pay authority to hire and
maintain qualified personnel.
Sec. 122. Addresses funding for National Park Service
affiliated areas.
Sec. 123. Allows certain funds to continue to be used for
waterfowl conservation.
Sec. 124. Provides authority for the Department of the
Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit
organizations designated under the Older Americans Act.
Sec. 125. Technical correction related to section 3096 of
title XXX--Natural Resources Related General Provisions of the
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015.
Sec. 126. Provides for the direct submission of the budget
for the Roosevelt Campobello International Park.
Sec. 127. Authorizes land exchange between the State of
Alaska and the Department of the Interior for the purpose of
construction of a one-lane, life-saving road from King Cove to
Cold Bay, Alaska.
Sec. 128. Prohibits funds to implement or enforce the
threatened species listing of the lesser prairie chicken.
TITLE II
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Program Description
The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] was created
through Executive Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, designed
to consolidate certain Federal Government environmental
activities into a single agency. The plan was submitted by the
President to the Congress on July 8, 1970, and the EPA was
established as an independent agency in the executive branch on
December 2, 1970, by consolidating 15 components from 5
departments and independent agencies.
A description of EPA's pollution control programs by media
follows:
Air.--The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 authorize a
national program of air pollution research, regulation,
prevention, and enforcement activities.
Water Quality.--The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended, provides the framework for protection of the Nation's
surface waters. The law recognizes that it is the primary
responsibility of the States to prevent, reduce, and eliminate
water pollution. The States determine the desired uses for
their waters, set standards, identify current uses and, where
uses are being impaired or threatened, develop plans for the
protection or restoration of the designated use. They implement
the plans through control programs such as permitting and
enforcement, construction of municipal waste water treatment
works, and nonpoint source control practices. The act also
regulates discharge of dredge or fill material into waters of
the United States, including wetlands.
Drinking Water.--The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as
amended in 1996, charges EPA with the responsibility of
implementing a program to assure that the Nation's public
drinking water supplies are free of contamination that may pose
a human health risk, and to protect and prevent the
endangerment of ground water resources which serve as drinking
water supplies.
Hazardous Waste.--The Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act of 1976 [RCRA] mandated EPA to develop a regulatory program
to protect human health and the environment from improper
hazardous waste disposal practices. The RCRA Program manages
hazardous wastes from generation through disposal.
EPA's responsibilities and authorities to manage hazardous
waste were greatly expanded under the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of 1984. Not only did the regulated universe of
wastes and facilities dealing with hazardous waste increase
significantly, but past mismanagement practices, in particular
prior releases at inactive hazardous and solid waste management
units, were to be identified and corrective action taken. The
1984 amendments also authorized a regulatory and implementation
program directed to owners and operators of underground storage
tanks.
The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act
of 2012 amended subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to
establish an electronic means of tracking wastes subject to
RCRA regulation. Appropriations to the Hazardous Waste
Electronic Manifest Fund support development, operation,
maintenance, and upgrading of the hazardous waste electronic
manifest system.
Pesticides.--The objective of the pesticide program is to
protect the public health and the environment from unreasonable
risks while permitting the use of necessary pest control
approaches. This objective is pursued by EPA under the Food
Quality Protection Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and
the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012
through three principal means: (1) review of existing and new
pesticide products; (2) enforcement of pesticide use rules; and
(3) research and development to reinforce the ability to
evaluate the risks and benefits of pesticides.
Radiation.--The radiation program's major emphasis is to
minimize the exposure of persons to ionizing radiation, whether
from naturally occurring sources, from medical or industrial
applications, nuclear power sources, or weapons development.
Toxic Substances.--The Toxic Substances Control Act
establishes a program to stimulate the development of adequate
data on the effects of chemical substances on health and the
environment, and institute control action for those chemicals
which present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the
environment. The act's coverage affects more than 60,000
chemicals currently in commerce, and all new chemicals.
Multimedia.--Multimedia activities are designed to support
programs where the problems, tools, and results are cross media
and must be integrated to effect results. This integrated
program encompasses the EPA's research, enforcement, and
abatement activities.
Superfund.--The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 established a national
program to protect public health and the environment from the
threats posed by inactive hazardous waste sites and
uncontrolled spills of hazardous substances. The original
statute was amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986. Under these authorities, EPA
manages a hazardous waste site clean-up program including
emergency response and long-term remediation.
Brownfields.--The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 as amended by the Small
Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of
2002 establishes a national program to assess, cleanup, and
provide support to States, tribes, local communities, and other
stakeholders to work together to develop Brownfields.
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks.--The Leaking Underground
Storage Tank [LUST] Program addresses petroleum releases from
federally regulated underground storage tanks. It was created
in 1986 when Congress amended subtitle I of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act. EPA implements the LUST response program
primarily through cooperative agreements with the States. In
2005, the Energy Policy Act expanded eligible uses of the Trust
Fund to include certain leak prevention activities.
Inland Oil Spill.--The Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
as amended by section 4202 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
established a national program to help prepare for, and respond
to, any oil spill affecting the inland waters of the United
States.
Science and Technology
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $734,648,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 769,088,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 703,958,000
The bill provides $703,958,000 for science and technology
activities with an additional $16,217,000 to be paid from
Hazardous Substance Superfund to fund ongoing research
activities authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended. This amount
is $30,690,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. A
detailed allocation of funding by program is included in the
table that accompanies this report. Additional changes to the
request are detailed below
Clean Air and Climate.--$105,982,000 is provided for clean
air and climate activities. This amount is $10,559,000 below
the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
Indoor Air and Radiation.--$6,255,000 is provided for
indoor air and radiation activities. This amount is an increase
of $258,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The
proposed elimination of radon activities has been rejected.
Homeland Security.--$36,285,000 is provided for homeland
security activities. This amount is a decrease of $825,000
below the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The Committee
supports the continuation of the Water Security Initiative to
ensure that there is an effective system in place for timely
detection and appropriate response of water contamination.
Pesticides Licensing.--$6,054,000 is provided for pesticide
program activities. This amount is an increase of $27,000 above
the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
Research: National Priorities.--The bill provides
$4,100,000, which shall be used for extramural research grants,
independent of the Science to Achieve Results [STAR] grant
program, to fund high-priority water quality and availability
research by not-for-profit organizations who often partner with
the Agency. Because these grants are independent of the STAR
program, the Agency should strive to award grants in as large
an amount as is possible to achieve the most scientifically
significant research. Funds shall be awarded competitively with
priority given to partners proposing research of national scope
and who provide a 25-percent match. The Agency is directed to
allocate funds to grantees within 180 days of enactment of this
act.
Research: Air, Climate, and Energy.--$90,400,000 is
provided for the air, climate, and energy research program.
This amount is a decrease of $1,506,000 below the fiscal year
2015 enacted level. The funding requested to engage in
additional research related to hydraulic fracturing with the
Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior is not
provided.
Research: Safe and Sustainable Water Resources.--
$104,912,000 is provided for safe and sustainable water
resources research. This amount is $2,522,000 below the fiscal
year 2015 enacted level. In fiscal year 2016, the Agency is
directed to complete the hydraulic fracturing study that
examines whether there is a relationship between hydraulic
fracturing activities and drinking water. While the Committee
appreciates the Agency's work to address this important topic,
more than $25,000,000 has been provided for this study since it
was first requested in 2010. As such, the Committee believes
the study should be completed by the end of fiscal year 2016.
No additional funding for hydraulic fracturing research is
provided.
Research: Sustainable Communities.--$135,110,000 has been
provided for research activities for sustainable communities.
This amount is $14,865,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted
level. Reductions in this area are consistent with reductions
proposed in the President's fiscal year 2016 budget
justification.
Research: Chemical Safety and Sustainability.--$125,948,000
is provided for the chemical safety and sustainability program.
This amount is a reduction of $982,000 below the fiscal year
2015 enacted level.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee has provided the
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided
under this account.
Integrated Risk Information System.--The Committee
appreciates the work of the Agency to implement the 2011
National Academy of Science's Chapter 7 recommendations for the
Integrated Risk Information System [IRIS], but is concerned
that the recommendations have not been fully implemented.
Specifically, the concerns relate to: transparent frameworks
for problem formulation; processes for study selection,
particularly data quality and relevance; use of a robust weight
of the evidence process for applying scientific findings; and,
apparent continued reliance on default linear modeling
approaches to hazard determinations. In an effort to ensure
that the IRIS program uses the best available science, the
Committee encourages the Agency to implement the Chapter 7
recommendations as soon as possible.
Nanomaterial Research.--The FDA has developed increased
capabilities to study environment, health, and the safety of
nanomaterials [nanoEHS] within FDA's Jefferson Laboratory
Campus, including the National Center for Toxicological
Research, and its consolidated headquarters at White Oak,
Maryland. EPA and the FDA are encouraged to continue
collaborative research efforts and, where possible, seek to
expand and maximize the impact of their respective research
program related to nanotechnology and safe and sustainable
molecular design.
Public Access to Research.--In February 2013, the Office of
Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the
President issued guidelines on increasing public access to the
results of federally funded scientific research. Given the
importance of research funded by EPA, the Agency is encouraged
to comply expeditiously.
Validation of Scientifically Significant Studies.--The
National Academy of Sciences has acknowledged that
reproducibility of research results is fundamental to the
scientific process. The Committee understands that EPA is
likely to include the findings of the Zhang et al (Cancer
Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; Jan; 19(1):80-88) study for
scientifically significant decisions in fiscal year 2016. The
study, however, has drawn criticisms about its methods and
interpretations. Given the public health importance of the
findings of this study, validation of the findings is
important. The Agency is directed to ensure that the Science
Advisory Board Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee [SAB
CAAC] specifically addresses the strengths and limitations of
the Zhang et al. study during their peer review and takes this
evaluation into account in their review of the total body of
evidence for the carcinogenicity of formaldehyde.
Environmental Programs and Management
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $2,613,679,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 2,841,718,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 2,561,498,000
The bill provides $2,561,498,000 for environmental programs
and management activities. This amount is a decrease of
$52,181,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. A
detailed allocation of funding by program is included in the
table that accompanies this report. Additional changes to the
request are detailed below.
Brownfields.--$27,562,000 has been provided for the
Brownfields program. This amount is an increase of $1,969,000
above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
Clean Air and Climate.--$248,590,000 has been provided for
clean air and climate programs. This amount is a decrease of
$24,518,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The
Committee has not included the Administration's requests for
funding increases and for additional employees related to the
Clean Power Plan. Within the funds provided, the Agency is
directed to develop a publicly available data base that
provides information about when State Implementation Plans are
submitted under the Clean Air Act and the date by which the
Agency has responded to each State Implementation Plan.
Enforcement.--The bill provides $233,178,000 for
enforcement, $7,459,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted
level.
Environmental Protection: National Priorities.--The bill
provides $15,000,000 for a competitive grant program to provide
technical assistance for improved water quality or safe
drinking water to rural and urban communities or individual
private well owners. The Agency is directed to provide
$13,000,000 for grants to qualified not-for-profit
organizations, on a national or multi-State regional basis, for
the sole purpose of providing on-site training technical
assistance for water systems in rural or urban communities. The
Agency is also directed to provide $2,000,000 for grants to
qualified not-for-profit organizations for technical assistance
for individual private well owners, with priority given to
organizations that provide technical and educational assistance
to individual private well owners. The Agency shall require
each grantee to provide a minimum 10 percent match, including
in-kind contributions. The Agency is directed to allocate funds
to grantees within 180 days of enactment.
Geographic Programs.--The bill provides $432,493,000 for
Geographic Programs, an increase of $4,756,000 above the fiscal
year 2015 enacted level. Funding levels for the specific
geographic programs are as follows:
--$300,000,000 for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
--$73,000,000 for the Chesapeake Bay program.
--$4,819,000 for the San Francisco Bay program.
--$29,998,000 for the Puget Sound program.
--$1,340,000 for the South Florida program.
--$3,940,000 for the Long Island Sound program.
--$8,110,000 for the Gulf of Mexico program.
--$4,399,000 for the Lake Champlain program.
--$5,000,000 for the Southern New England Estuaries program.
--$948,000 for the Lake Pontchartrain program.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.--A long-term goal of
GLRI articulated in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Action Plan calls for land use, recreation and economic
activities that are managed to ensure that nearshore aquatic,
wetland and upland habitats will sustain the health and
function of natural communities. The Committee is aware that
Metropolitan Planning Organizations in the region are working
on site-specific land-use and economic development projects
with local communities bordering the Great Lakes that can help
advance this effort. The Agency is encouraged to work with
these groups to advance this long term goal as they allocate
funding under the GLRI.
Chesapeake Bay.--The Committee recommends $73,000,000 for
the Chesapeake Bay program. From within the amount provided,
$6,000,000 is for nutrient and sediment removal grants and
$6,000,000 is for small watershed grants to control polluted
runoff from urban, suburban and agricultural lands.
Indoor Air and Radiation.--$28,255,000 has been provided
for indoor air and radiation activities, an increase of
$618,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The
Administration's request for additional funding for the ongoing
rulemaking related to uranium mill tailings is not provided.
The proposed elimination of the radon program has been rejected
and $3,105,000 has been provided.
Information Exchange.--$121,004,000 has been provided for
information exchange programs. This amount is a decrease of
$5,534,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. Within
that amount, the environmental education program is funded at
$4,351,000. Additional funding is as follows: $4,000,000 for
the Administrator's immediate office; $7,300,000 for the Office
of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs; and $4,000,000
for the Office of Public Affairs. The Committee is disappointed
that funds were used during a rulemaking to facilitate a social
media campaign in support of a proposed rule. This occurred at
the same time Congress was considering legislation related to
the proposed rule. A prohibition on such activity exists in
this bill and must be followed.
Legal/Science/Regulatory/Economic Review.--The
recommendation provides $104,291,000, a reduction of $7,123,000
below the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. Funding for the Civil
Rights/Title VI compliance program is $11,467,000, an increase
of $397,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The
Committee has not included the Administration's requests for
funding increases and for additional employees in this account.
Operations and Administration.--$478,090,000 is provided
for operation and administration.
Pesticides Licensing.--$105,304,000 is provided for
pesticides licensing activities, an increase of $2,941,000
above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.--The recommendation
provides $108,827,000, an increase of $3,950,000 above the
fiscal year 2015 enacted level. An additional $2,842,000 is
included within this program area to provide support for Tribal
waste management activities as requested by the Administration.
Toxics Risk Review and Prevention.--$88,764,000 is provided
for toxics risk review and prevention activities, a decrease of
$3,757,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. Within
funding provided to the Agency, EPA is required to maintain
funding for the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics at
not less than the fiscal year 2015 level.
Water: Ecosystems.--$47,788,000 has been provided for water
ecosystem programs, equal to the fiscal year 2015 enacted
level. Within the amount provided, $27,310,000 has been
provided for National Estuary Program grants as authorized by
section 320 of the Clean Water Act. This amount is an increase
of $587,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level and is
sufficient to provide each of the 28 national estuaries in the
program with a grant of $600,000.
Water: Human Health Protection.--$97,454,000 has been
provided for water-related human health protection activities
equal to the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The proposed
elimination of the beach program has been rejected and funding
restored to the fiscal year 2015 level.
Water Quality Protection.--$195,291,000 has been provided
for water quality protection. This is $15,126,000 below the
fiscal year 2015 enacted level. Within that amount, $5,000,000
is provided for implementation of the Water Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Act as requested by the Administration.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee has provided the
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided
under this account.
Combined Sewer Overflows.--The Committee supports the EPA
's mission to improve water quality and protect the Great
Lakes, the drinking water source for millions of Americans.
This Committee notes that many communities around the entire
Great Lakes Basin have made great strides to update wastewater
infrastructures since the Agency's last report to Congress on
Combined Sewer Overflows [CSO] in the lake Michigan Basin, as
directed by Congress in HR. Rep. No. 108-674 at 101(September
9, 2004). Despite the progress made, the Committee remains
concerned that billions of gallons of untreated water and
contaminants from a variety of sources, including combined
sewage overflows from wastewater treatment facilities, are
dumped into the Great Lakes every year.
Within the funds provided, the Committee directs the EPA to
report to Congress on the status of combined sewer overflows
into the Great Lakes Basin and identify steps the Agency is
taking to minimize such overflows. Specifically, the report
should include the cause of sewer overflows, where these
overflows are occurring, the total annual volume, as well as,
the average historic volume at the locations where these
overflows occur. The Agency should also outline what steps are
being taken to work with States and local stakeholders to
quickly notify the public about anticipated and unanticipated
discharge events, including the volume and state of the
treatment of the discharge, the date and time of the discharge,
expected duration, the location of the discharge to the maximum
level of specificity practicable and the cause of the
discharge. Additionally, the Agency is directed to provide a
report indicating, for each CSO community in the Great Lakes
Basin, the implementation status of each CSO long term control
plan. Further, the Committee directs the EPA to outline how the
Agency is collaborating with other Federal agencies using
existing data to advance water quality protections that are
both timely and measurable.
Within 60 days of passage of this act, the EPA should
provide the Committee on Appropriations in the House and the
Senate with a plan for completing this study.
Community Affordability.--Within the funds provided, the
Committee directs the EPA to contract with the National Academy
of Public Administration--an independent, nonpartisan,
nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress--to
conduct an independent study to create a definition and
framework for ``community affordability.'' The Academy shall
consult with the EPA, States and localities, and such
organizations, including, but not limited to the National
Association of Counties, the National League of Cities, and the
U.S. Conference of Mayors; review existing studies of the costs
and benefits associated with major regulations under such laws
as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking
Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, and the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act; and determine how different localities can
effectively fund municipal projects. The Academy shall submit a
report with its findings, conclusions, and recommendations no
later than 1 year after the date of contract with EPA.
Drinking Water Supply Support.--The chemical spill along
the Elk River in January 2014 was a sobering reminder of the
many ways in which we must work to safeguard our drinking
water. It is the Committee's understanding that interstate
water pollution control agencies within the Ohio River Basin
have begun the necessary steps toward improving monitoring
programs for the protection of drinking water. EPA is
encouraged to partner with these agencies to promote and
enhance these efforts that will help protect drinking water
supplies.
Lead Test Kit.--In 2008, EPA adopted the Lead Renovation,
Repair and Painting rule which included criteria by which the
Agency could certify a test kit that contractors could use
onsite to comply with the rule. The Committee is concerned that
7 years later, no kit has been developed that meets these
standards. The Agency was directed in the fiscal year 2015
Consolidated Appropriations Act to prioritize efforts with
stakeholders to identify solutions that would allow for a test
kit to meet the criteria within the 2008 rule to reduce costs
for consumers, remodelers and families to comply with the rule.
The Agency has interpreted this requirement to be satisfied by
holding a public meeting during fiscal year 2015. The Committee
is concerned that this action is not adequate and is concerned
that progress is not being made to identify a solution to this
issue. If no solution is reached by the end of the fiscal year,
EPA should reopen the rule and determine whether it is possible
to include an opt-out provision until a test kit is certified
that can comply with the rule.
Methane.--The Committee is concerned about the Agency's
efforts to regulate methane emissions beyond the New Source
Performance Standard [NSPS] OOOO rule, which were finally
implemented in January 2015. The Committee notes that EPA has
reported that methane emissions from hydraulically fractured
natural gas wells have declined by 79 percent since 2005. Given
that the NSPS OOOO has been implemented for such a limited
amount of time and that emissions are declining without further
EPA regulation, the Committee is concerned that additional
regulation of methane emissions is premature. Before finalizing
additional regulation, the Committee urges the Agency to ensure
the NSPS OOOO rule is fully implemented and contains at least 1
year of data to better inform future decisions.
Ozone Layer Protection.--The use of HCFC-22, a gas
principally used in refrigeration and air-conditioning systems,
is currently being phased-down by the Agency under the Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone layer. While the
Agency prohibits the sale of new air-conditioning units that
are pre-charged with HCFC-22, it permits the sale of un-charged
condensing equipment. To pursue the goal of an orderly phase
down of HCFC-22, the Committee urges the Agency to continue
evaluating the sale and performance of un-charged HCFC-22
condensing units in order to gauge the environmental and
economic impact of the continued sale of this equipment.
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act.--The Committee
appreciates the work of the EPA and its partners to implement a
sensible registration service fee system for applications for
pesticide registration. The Committee urges the Agency to
ensure that its review of applications complies with the
predictable evaluation process and specific decision review
periods contemplated in the legislation to the maximum extent
possible.
Response to Congressional Requests.--The Committee is
concerned that the Agency has not provided Congressional
Committees with underlying scientific data to confirm certain
statements made by the administration. Providing underlying
data to support assertions made is an important component of a
transparent debate. As such, the Agency should respond to such
requests in a timely and thorough manner.
Significant New Alternatives Policy (``SNAP'') Program.--
The Committee is aware that the Agency has proposed to change
the listing status of certain substitutes used in domestic and
commercial refrigeration and foam-blowing sectors pursuant to
the SNAP program. The Committee has concerns about the costs,
technology requirements, and compressed compliance periods
associated with that proposal. It has also been suggested that
the timeframe conflicts with the Department of Energy's energy
conservation standards. The Committee notes that EPA's proposal
is not being driven by any statutory deadline, and, therefore,
encourages the EPA to ensure its proposal takes into
consideration the Department of Energy's energy conservation
standards as well as concerns related to costs and technology
compliance.
St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway Project.--The
Committee is aware that the St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid
Floodway Project, authorized by Congress in 1954 and again in
1986, has yet to be completed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
[USACE] has completed numerous Environmental Impact Statements
[EIS] on this project and is in the process of completing yet
another EIS involving a blue-ribbon panel of third-party
experts to address concerns voiced by EPA, the Fish and
Wildlife Service [FWS], and others. The most recent EIS
involved an interagency working group comprised of EPA and FWS
personnel meeting over the past 6 years. In spite of the fact
that the USACE is proposing significant environmental
enhancements to the project, the Committee is aware the EPA and
FWS have recently shared correspondence with the USACE opposing
to the project. On many past occasions, Congress has urged the
completion of this project, which provides vital flood
protection to the citizens of New Madrid and Mississippi
Counties in Southeast Missouri. Therefore, the Committee again
expresses its support for the completion of the St. Johns Bayou
and New Madrid Floodway Project and strongly discourages EPA
from using any authority under the Clean Water Act, including
authorities in section 404(c), to prohibit the project from
moving forward.
Uranium Mill Tailings.--The Committee is concerned that the
Agency has proposed new groundwater standards for facilities
that produce uranium by in situ recovery [ISR] without
consulting State regulators or the industry that will be
regulated by the rule. The proposed standards include
significant new requirements, such as the requirement for 30
years of groundwater monitoring, without providing any evidence
that such a requirement is necessary to protect public health
or that existing Federal and State regulatory programs are not
sufficiently restoring groundwater. The Agency is directed to
provide information to the Committee regarding its outreach
efforts to State regulators in States where ISR currently
exists or is proposed. Additionally, before finalizing the
rule, the Agency should engage State regulators and impacted
parties to ensure that the standards proposed are necessary to
protect public health.
HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRIC MANIFEST SYSTEM FUND
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $3,674,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 7,368,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 3,786,000
The bill provides $3,786,000 for the Hazardous Waste
Electric Manifest System Fund. This amount is an increase of
$112,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
Office of Inspector General
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $41,489,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 50,099,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 41,489,000
The bill provides $41,489,000 for the Office of Inspector
General. This amount is equal to the fiscal year 2015 enacted
level. A detailed allocation of funding by program is included
in the table that accompanies this report.
Buildings and Facilities
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $42,317,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 51,507,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 42,317,000
The bill provides $42,317,000 for buildings and facilities
programs. This amount is an equal to the fiscal year 2015
enacted level. A detailed allocation of funding by program is
included in the table that accompanies this report.
Hazardous Substance Superfund
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $1,088,769,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 1,153,834,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 1,106,809,000
The bill provides $1,106,809,000 for Superfund programs.
This amount is an increase of $18,040,000 above the enacted
level. A detailed allocation of funding by program is included
in the table that accompanies this report. Additional changes
to the request are detailed below.
Homeland Security.--$33,751,000 is provided for homeland
security activities, a reduction of $2,611,000 below the fiscal
year 2015 enacted level. This recommendation is consistent with
reductions proposed by the Administration.
Research: Sustainable Communities.--$12,220,000 is provided
for the sustainable and healthy communities program, a
reduction of $1,812,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted
level. This recommendation is consistent with reductions
proposed by the Administration.
Superfund Cleanup.--$732,607,000 is provided for Superfund
cleanup activities, an increase of $21,540,000 above the fiscal
year 2015 enacted level. Within that amount, a $1,714,000
increase is provided for emergency response and removal
activities and a $19,615,000 increase is provided for remedial
activities. The Agency is directed to factor community
acceptance into its Superfund remedial cleanup remedy selection
process and, when supported by a community, consider remedial
cleanup remedies that provide green space as part of a remedial
action that is protective of human health and the environment.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee has provided the
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided
under this account:
Lead at Superfund Sites.--Using the funds provided, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a
study of the sources of lead in the environment at each
designated Superfund site that is proximal to a historic
surface lead mining district. The study shall focus on whether
naturally occurring lead, lead-based paint, and the consumer
use of products containing lead are significant sources of lead
at such sites. The Administrator shall transmit to Congress a
report containing the results of the study not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this act.
Sediment Guidance.--There remains a significant number of
large cleanups involving contaminated sediment in rivers and
ports across the country. Within 90 days of the enactment of
this act, the Agency shall provide the Committee an analysis of
the degree to which sediment guidance and adaptive management
policies are being applied in a consistent basis at sediment
sites currently undergoing investigation and/or remediation.
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $91,941,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 95,326,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 91,485,000
The bill provides $91,485,000 for leaking underground
storage tank trust fund activities. This amount is $456,000
below the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. A detailed allocation
of funding by program is included in the table that accompanies
this statement.
Inland Oil Spill Program
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $18,209,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 23,378,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 18,078,000
The bill provides $18,078,000 for inland oil spill
programs. This amount is a decrease of $131,000 below the
fiscal year 2015 enacted level. A detailed allocation of
funding by program is included in the table that accompanies
this statement.
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $3,545,161,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 3,599,400,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 3,027,937,000
The bill provides $3,027,937,000 for State and tribal
assistance grants. This amount is $517,224,000 below the fiscal
year 2015 enacted level. A detailed allocation of funding by
program is included in the table that accompanies this
statement. Additional changes to the request are detailed
below.
Infrastructure Assistance.--$1,852,896 has been provided
for infrastructure assistance. The amount provided includes
$1,047,000,000 for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund [CWSRF]
program and $775,896,000 for the Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund [DWSRF] program. The Committee strongly supports the State
Revolving Funds [SRFs] and regrets less funding is available
for these funds than was available in fiscal year 2015. While
that is the case, the Committee notes that more funding has
been provided in the SRFs than was proposed by the
Administration in fiscal year 2015 when its budget proposal
abided by the spending limits required in law.
More than $23,000,000,000 has been appropriated to the
State Revolving Funds since fiscal year 2009. While this amount
is substantial, the need is even greater. The EPA estimates
more than $334,000,000,000 is needed for public water systems
that are eligible to receive funding from the DWSRF program and
more than $298,000,000,000 is needed for water systems that are
eligible for the CWSRF program. Given the tremendous need, the
Committee believes that the Agency should continue to look for
innovative financing opportunities.
Targeted Airshed Grant.--$15,000,000 has been provided for
Targeted Airshed Grants. These grants have traditionally been
distributed on a competitive basis to non-attainment areas that
EPA determines are ranked as the top five most polluted areas
relative to annual ozone or particulate matter 2.5 standards in
the past. For fiscal year 2016, the Committee has provided
funding in addition to base funds so that additional grants can
be made on a competitive basis to particulate matter 2.5 non-
attainment areas where wood stoves are a major cause of the
non-attainment. Funds distributed in this manner should be used
for a wood stove change out program or programs supporting the
conversion of residential boilers to achieve attainment.
Categorical Grants.--For categorical grants to States and
other environmental partners for the implementation of
delegated programs, the bill provides $1,060,041,000. The
Committee continues to reject the elimination of the Radon
program and the Beaches Protection program and funding is
provided at fiscal year 2015 enacted levels for both programs.
Categorical Grant: Nonpoint Source (Sec. 319).--The
Committee has provided $164,195,000 in Nonpoint Source grants.
The Committee urges the Agency to examine the allocation
formula to ensure that resources are being spent in areas with
the most pressing need.
Categorical Grant: State and Local Air Quality Management
Grant Program.--For fiscal year 2016 and beyond, the Committee
believes that, in accordance with EPA's recommendations, the
formula determining the allocation of Air Quality Grant's
should be modified to take into account recent population and
demographic shifts.
administrative provisions
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)
The bill continues several administrative provisions from
previous years.
TITLE III
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
The U.S. Forest Service, a bureau of the Department of
Agriculture, manages 193 million acres in 44 States and
territories. In addition, the Service maintains a system of
research stations and experimental forests and ranges
throughout the country. The Agency also provides technical and
financial assistance to private landowners, States, and
communities to help sustain the Nation's urban and rural
forests.
forest and rangeland research
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $296,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 291,982,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 291,904,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $291,904,000 for
forest and rangeland research. This amount is $78,000 below the
budget request and $4,096,000 below to the enacted level.
Forest Inventory and Analysis.--The bill provides
$80,000,000 for forest inventory and analysis, $13,000,000
above the enacted level.
Research and Development Programs.--The bill provides
$211,904,000 for base research activities. The Committee
recognizes the role of the forests products sector in the U.S.
economy and supports work at the Forest Products Laboratory to
research the use of wood building materials in the domestic
construction industry; and wood-based material usage such as
fiber-based productions, cellulose nanomaterials, chemical feed
stocks, and bioenergy. Because demand is expected to increase
substantially for wood as a sustainable raw material and for
associated technical expertise in the design of timber, wood
and wood products in architecture and engineering, and other
sustainable, renewable, and recyclable material and products,
the Committee directs the Forest Products Laboratory to support
work conducted at Land Grant Universities intended to
accelerate the growth of the domestic finished wood products
industry.
The Forest Products Laboratory, which conducts innovative
wood and fiber utilization research that contributes to
conservation and forest resource productivity, is provided
$27,000,000 to advance ongoing work and collaborative
partnerships that will optimize the research for the
commercialization of high value, high volume biomass uses while
helping eliminate hazardous fuels in our Nation's forests.
White Nose Syndrome.--The Forest Service's leading role in
the fight against white nose syndrome in bats is to be
commended, but as a greater focus is placed on the need for
conservation measures on our Nation's private and public
forestlands, the Forest Service must continue to play an
important role in the implementation of its National Science
Strategy on White Nose Syndrome. The Forest Service is expected
to prioritize white nose syndrome in bats.
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $232,653,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 236,611,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 226,655,000
The bill provides a total appropriation of $226,655,000 for
State and private forestry programs, a decrease of $5,998,000
below the enacted level. Program changes to the enacted level
are detailed in the following budget activity narratives and
funding levels for each subactivity can also be found in the
table at the end of this report.
Landscape Scale Restoration.--The bill provides an
appropriation of $12,000,000 for the landscape scale
restoration line item, an amount $2,000,000 below the enacted
level. The Committee recommends that the funding spent on the
State and Private Forestry Redesign efforts, under the
Landscape Scale Restoration Program [LSR] budget line item, be
awarded to States to address priorities in Forest Action Plans.
The goal would be to create a competitive process to fund the
best cross-boundary, landscape-scale projects that are
innovative, meet priority needs, and are outcome driven.
Forest Health Management.--The bill provides $98,594,000
for forest health management activities, an amount $5,983,000
below the enacted level. This includes $58,750,000 for
activities on Federal lands and $39,844,000 on cooperative
lands. Within the funds provided for forest health management
activities, $3,700,000 is to combat the threat of invasive
plants and species.
Cooperative Forestry.--The bill provides $108,061,000 for
cooperative forestry activities, an increase of $1,985,000
above the enacted level. This includes $22,575,000 for forest
stewardship, $2,000,000 for community forest and open space
conservation, and $23,686,000 for urban and community forestry.
Forest Legacy.--The bill provides $59,800,000 for the
forest legacy program commensurate with the budget request and
an increase of $6,800,000 above the enacted level. The amount
provided within this bill is available for the following
distribution of funds and projects requested by the
administration:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget Bill
State Project estimate (Discretionary)
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MTTrumbull Creek Watershed $6,500,000 $6,500,000
GALentile Longleaf Pine Tract 3,500,000 3,500,000
IDHall Mountain-Kootenai Valley 3,300,000 3,300,000
FLSilver Springs Watershed 3,700,000 3,700,000
NYRensselaer Plateau Working 5,455,000 5,455,000
Forest
MEBig Six Forest 3,800,000 3,800,000
WAMt. St. Helens Forest Phase 2 3,800,000 3,800,000
UTZion-Orderville Gulch 2,630,000 2,630,000
TNSherwood Forest 3,345,000 3,345,000
OREast Moraine Wallowa Lake 3,000,000 3,000,000
NCEast Fork of French Broad 2,800,000 2,800,000
Headwaters Phase III
CTWhip-Poor-Will Woods 1,430,000 1,430,000
ARPine-Flatwoods Recovery 1,150,000 1,150,000
Initiative
HIHelemano Wilderness Area 3,000,000 3,000,000
PAThe Northeast Connection 2,985,000 2,985,000
TXLongleaf Ridge 2,000,000 2,000,000
SCChestnut Ridge Extension 1,005,000 1,005,000
Other projects 1,200,000 ...............
Administration 6,400,000 6,400,000
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Total, Forest Legacy 61,000,000 59,800,000
Program
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Forestry.--The bill provides $8,000,000 for
international forestry activities, an amount equal to the
enacted level.
national forest system
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $1,494,330,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 1,648,314,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 1,516,764,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $1,516,764,000 for
national forest system operations, an increase of $22,434,000
above the enacted level and $131,550,000 below the budget
request. Program changes to the enacted level are detailed in
the following budget activity narratives and funding levels for
each subactivity can also be found in the table at the end of
this statement.
Integrated Resource Restoration [IRR].--The Committee notes
that for the fifth consecutive fiscal year the budget request
has included a major restructuring in which several programs
are combined to form the Integrated Resource Restoration [IRR]
budget line. The Committee rejects this consolidation. The
Forest Service has yet to provide to the Committee tangible
accomplishments, true management efficiencies and
accountability achieved by the proposal through the IRR pilot
projects. The Committee warns the Forest Service that in
absence of adequate demonstrable benefits provided to the
Committee prior to the fiscal year 2017 budget submission, IRR
could be permanently rejected.
Land Management Planning, Inventory and Monitoring.--The
bill provides $36,998,000 for Land Management Planning and
$147,998,000 for Inventory and Monitoring, a decrease of
$756,000 and $3,021,000 below the enacted level, respectively.
The Committee rejects the proposal to consolidate these two
line items.
Grazing Management.--The bill provides $56,856,000 for
grazing management programs, $1,500,000 above the enacted
level. The Committee rejects the proposed new grazing fees.
The Committees directs the Forest Service, to the greatest
extent possible, to make vacant grazing allotments available to
a holder of a grazing permit or lease when lands covered by the
holder of the permit or lease are unusable because of drought
or wildfire. The Committee recognizes the importance of grazing
on Forest Service lands not only because of its economic
impacts and ability to be used as management tool, but also for
its role in the heritage of the Western States.
Forest Products.--The bill provides $359,805,000 for forest
products, $20,675,000 above the enacted level. The Committee
directs the Forest Service to report program outputs from the
Forest Products line item by counting only commercial products,
including sawlogs, pulpwood, commercial biomass, and commercial
firewood. Personal use firewood should be reported separately
and should not be used to calculate program costs or
efficiencies.
The Committee notes that over the last 10 years the timber
supply in Region 10 has been constrained to less than 10
percent of the allowable sale quantity in the current land
management plan. As a result, numerous mills have closed. In an
effort to restore confidence in the timber supply and foster
and allow investment in new facilities, the Forest Service
pledged to prepare and offer four 10-year timber sales each
with a volume of 150-200 million board feet. The agency
recently converted the first two timber sales to smaller
stewardship projects. These projects will neither restore
confidence, nor will they allow investment in new facilities.
The Committee directs the Forest Service to prepare and offer,
within 2 years, the four 10-year timber sales as promised.
Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness.--The bill provides
$261,719,000 for recreation, heritage, and wilderness, an
amount equal to the enacted level. In recent years the Alaska
Region has seen its recreation, trails and facilities funding
shrink at a disproportionately higher rate when compared to
other regions. The Committee urges the Forest Service to
prioritize funding for recreation, trails and facilities in the
Tongass National Forest and to bring investments in Region 10
more in-line with funding nationwide. This can be accomplished
by returning to using regional priorities to allocate funds
rather than models that use inputs that favor certain regions
over others.
The Committee is concerned about the impacts of Executive
Order 13658 on outfitters operating in national forests. The
Committee understands that the Forest Service attempted to work
with the Department of Labor to craft an exemption for
outfitters operating in national forests and is disappointed
that those efforts were rejected by the Department of Labor.
The Committee urges the Forest Service to seek an alternative
remedy.
Vegetation and Watershed Management.--The bill provides
$190,116,000 for vegetation and watershed management
activities, which is $5,400,000 above the enacted level. The
Committee expresses concern with the pace and scale of the
Forest Service's use of the authorities granted by section 8204
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 to perform critically needed
treatments of insect and disease infested trees on National
Forests. The Committee provides no less than $5,400,000 to
fully and promptly implement this authority.
Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management.--The bill provides
$140,466,000 for wildlife and fish habitat management, an
amount equal to the enacted level.
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund [CFLR].--
The bill provides $40,000,000 for collaborative forest
landscape restoration projects. The Committee notes that the
CFLR was intended to leverage non-Federal resources to carry
out collaborative projects across a mixed ownership landscape.
The Committee has become aware of the lack of apparent
transparency relating to funds required to carry out the CFLR
program to-date. During fiscal year 2014, the Forest Service
spent more than $79,000,000 in non-CFLR dollars with in CFLR
project boundaries. If this spending trend were to continue,
for every additional $10,000,000 in additional CFLR funding,
the Forest Service would spend nearly $20,000,000 in additional
non-CFLR funds within CFLR project areas. While the Committee
supports collaboration, it is concerned about the impact this
resource consumption has on lands outside project boundaries,
particularly coupled with questions about the tangible benefits
of the program. As such, the Committee rejects the proposal to
increase funds for the program at this time. The Committee also
directs the Forest Service to accurately portray the true cost
of the CFLR program in future budget submissions and to make
future requests reflective of such amounts as would be
necessary to carry out all activities within project
boundaries.
Minerals and Geology Management.--The bill provides
$78,423,000 for minerals and geology management, $2,000,000
above the enacted level.
Law Enforcement.--The bill provides $126,653,000 for law
enforcement activities, an amount equal to the enacted level.
Of the funds provided, up to $13,000,000 is for marijuana
eradication activities.
Tongass National Forest.--The Committee is concerned about
the Forest Service's implementation strategy in Region 10 with
respect to the timber program and its ability to preserve a
viable timber industry. The Committee notes that in order to
preserve a viable timber industry, the Forest Service must
provide a reliable supply of economically viable timber from
the national forest system that includes both old growth and
young growth. To that end, the Committee expects the Forest
Service to meet the requirements of section 705(a) of the
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 539
d(a)). In addition, the Committee directs the Forest Service to
make available funds previously set-aside for activities
related to the proposed Transition Framework for assistance in
Region 10 to conduct a comprehensive inventory of young growth
to include the stand-level field work on young growth,
recommended by the Tongass Advisory Committee, to ground-proof
and refine inventory and growth data and improve inventory
accuracy. Unless and until the comprehensive inventory is
completed, the Forest Service shall not issue a Record of
Decision for any Forest Plan Amendments to the 2008 Tongass
Land Management Plan that includes transition to young growth
management.
Mark Twain National Forest.--The Committee is aware of
commitments made by the Forest Service to study the economic
impact and success associated with prescribed burning in the
Missouri Pine-Oak Woodlands Collaborative Forest Landscape
Restoration project area and on the Mark Twain National Forest,
in general. The Forest Service is directed to refrain from
using prescribed burns in the study area until such study is
complete. Additionally, the Forest Service is directed to offer
timber sales that will allow salvageable dying oak to be
harvested prior to it losing its economic value.
Stewardship Contracting.--The Forest Service is directed to
expeditiously prepare and publish draft rulemaking to establish
a small business set-aside program for timber contracts
undertaken using stewardship contracting authority that is
consistent with previous commitments made by the Service and
the Department of Agriculture on this matter.
Groundwater Directive.--The Forest Service is encouraged to
withdraw the Groundwater Directive in light of agency
acknowledgement of the challenges associated with implementing
the directive.
Interdisciplinary Teams.--The Committee is concerned that
there needs to be dramatic improvement in Federal forest
management, to improve forest health, reduce hazardous fuels,
increase timber production, and restore forest jobs. The
Committee urges the Forest Service to make investments to
improve efficiency and expedite the backlog of planning work,
and encourages the agencies to prioritize such hiring,
including additional interdisciplinary teams, with appropriated
funds, with a focus on areas where collaboratively developed
management plans can contribute to forest restoration and also
maintain infrastructure that could be critical to the Service's
ability to manage and restore lands in the future.
Bighorn Sheep Conservation.--The Committee directs the
Forest Service to take prompt action to seek and enact
multiple-use solutions to ensure our Nation does not continue
to lose substantial portions of either our domestic sheep
industry or our bighorn sheep conservation legacy. The
Committee encourages the Forest Service to continue
quantitative, science-based analyses of the risk of
transmission of disease from domestic to bighorn sheep at the
appropriate jurisdictional scale. In addition, the Committee
encourages the Forest Service to work with partners to convene
a roundtable discussion of diverse stakeholders including
Federal land management agencies, domestic sheep industry
representatives, grazing permittees, State wildlife management
agencies, tribes, wild sheep conservation organizations, and
other parties interested in collaboration on strategies and
solutions to address risk of disease transmission. The
Committee directs the Forest Service to brief the Committee on
progress regarding the results from the roundtable prior to the
submission of the fiscal year 2017 budget request.
Greater Sage-Grouse.--The Committee's direction on greater
sage-grouse can be found in the report language for the Bureau
of Land Management.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $360,374,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 341,924,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 358,164,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $358,164,000 for
capital improvement and maintenance programs, a decrease of
$2,210,000 below the enacted level. As in previous years, this
amount is offset with a $16,000,000 scoring credit related to
the Roads and Trails Fund.
Facilities.--The bill provides $71,390,000, including
$55,369,000 for maintenance and $16,021,000 for construction, a
total decrease of $210,000 below the enacted level.
Roads.--The bill provides $181,094,000, including
$154,454,000 for maintenance and $26,640,000 for construction,
a total increase of $13,000,000 above the enacted level.
Trails.--The bill provides $77,530,000, including
$70,830,000 for maintenance and $6,700,000 for construction, an
amount equal to the enacted level. The Committee directs the
Forest Service to use $250,000 of the funds provided for trail
maintenance for use by Ranger Districts for the purpose of
entering into contracts with willing private outfitting,
recreational services or nonprofit organizations in trail
maintenance activities.
Deferred Maintenance.--The bill provides $3,150,000 for
deferred maintenance, an amount equal to the enacted level.
Legacy Road and Trail Remediation.--The bill provides
$25,000,000 for the legacy road initiative, a decrease of
$15,000,000 below the enacted level. The Forest Service is
expected to allocate this funding in a manner proportionate to
the distribution of roads in need of attention across the
system and to direct funds to regions most in need of road
remediation.
land acquisition
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $47,500,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 63,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 38,440,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $38,440,000 for land
acquisition. This amount is a decrease of $9,060,000 below the
enacted level.
The Committee has provided $3,000,000 for recreational
access and the Forest Service is directed to prioritize
recreational access projects that significantly enhance access
to existing public lands that have inadequate access for
hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities. Further,
the Committee expects the Service to report within 30 days of
enactment of how this funding will be spent and include a
description and explanation on the use of funds in future
congressional budget justifications.
The amount provided within this bill is available for the
following distribution of funds and projects requested by the
administration:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget Bill
State Project estimate (Discretionary)
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COUpper Rio Grande: Rio Grande NF $5,000,000 $5,000,000
CAHurdygurdy: Six Rivers NF 700,000 700,000
UTWasatch Watersheds-Bonneville 2,320,000 2,320,000
Shoreline Trail: Uinta-Wasatch-
Cache NF
NCNorth Carolina's Threatened 1,250,000 1,250,000
Treasures: Pisgah NF
NCNorth Carolina's Threatened 450,000 450,000
Treasures: Uwharrie NF
MTHigh Divide: Beaverhead- 1,525,000 1,525,000
Deerlodge NF
IDHigh Divide: Caribou-Targhee NF 1,625,000 1,625,000
MTHigh Divide: Gallatin NF 2,000,000 2,000,000
IDHigh Divide: Frank Church River 425,000 425,000
of No Return Wilderness
IDHigh Divide: Sawtooth NF 2,500,000 2,500,000
CASierra Nevada Checkerboard: 1,400,000 1,400,000
Tahoe NF
COToll Properties: Roosevelt NF 800,000 800,000
TNTennessee Mountains: Cherokee NF 1,635,000 1,635,000
MOCurrent River: Mark Twain NF 2,070,000 2,070,000
VARivers of the Chesapeake: George 1,990,000 1,990,000
Washington and Jefferson NF
Other Projects 21,560,000 ...............
Acquisition Management 8,500,000 7,500,000
Cash Equalization 250,000 250,000
Critical Inholdings/Wilderness 2,000,000 2,000,000
Sportsman/Recreational Access 5,000,000 3,000,000
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Total, Land Acquisition 63,000,000 38,440,000
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acquisition of lands for national forests, special acts
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $950,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 1,950,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 950,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $950,000, which is
equal to the enacted level. These funds are derived from
receipts at certain forests.
acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $216,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 216,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 216,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $216,000, which is
equal to the enacted level. This amount is derived from funds
deposited by State, county, and municipal governments or public
school authorities pursuant to the act of December 4, 1967, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 484a).
range betterment fund
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $2,320,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 2,320,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 2,320,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $2,320,000, which is
equal to the request. This amount is for range rehabilitation,
protection, and improvement, and is derived from fees received
for livestock grazing on national forests pursuant to section
401(b)(1) of Public Law 94-579, as amended.
gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $45,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 45,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 45,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $45,000, which is
equal to the budget request. This amount is derived from the
fund established under 16 U.S.C. 1643(b).
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $2,500,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 2,441,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 2,500,000
The bill provides an appropriation of $2,500,000, equal to
the enacted level. This account provides for carrying out the
Forest Service's responsibilities for subsistence under the
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
wildland fire management
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2015\1\................................. $2,636,358,000
Budget estimate, 2016\2\................................ 3,208,607,000
Chairman's recommendation\3\............................ 3,555,919,000
\1\Includes $303,060,000 appropriated under the FLAME Wildfire
Suppression Reserve Account.
\2\Includes $854,578,000 for suppression designated as disaster pursuant
to pending congressional action.
\3\Includes $854,578,000 for suppression designated as emergency.
The bill provides a total appropriation of $3,555,919,000
for wildland fire management, an increase of $919,561,000 above
the enacted level. This includes $854,578,000 provided with an
emergency designation, for additional suppression resources.
Funding levels for each subactivity can also be found in the
table at the end of this statement. Of the funds provided,
$2,000,000 is for the Southwest Ecological Restoration
Institutes to continue to enhance the Forest Service's capacity
to execute science-based forest restoration treatments to
reduce the risk of wildfires and improve the health of dry
forest ecosystems.
Fire Operations.--The bill provides $2,208,620,000 for
wildfire preparedness and suppression operations, $354,780,000
above the enacted level. This amount includes $1,082,620,000
for preparedness and $1,126,000,000 for suppression. As noted
earlier, the bill provides $854,578,000 with an emergency
designation for additional suppression resources that are only
available if regular discretionary funds for suppression are
exhausted.
Other Operations.--The bill provides $492,721,000 for other
wildland fire management operations, an increase of $13,263,000
above the enacted level. The bill provides $375,000,000 for
hazardous fuels reduction, of which up to $15,000,000 may be
used for biomass utilization grants, which the Forest Service
is expected to use for the development of bioenergy and bio-
based products, such as nanotechnology, that will expand
commercial markets for low value wood to facilitate increased
removal of biomass beyond traditional fuels treatment.
Investing in the research and development of advanced woody
biomass uses will help reduce excessive hazardous fuels on our
Nation's forestlands while creating new economic markets and
opportunity for taxpayers. The bill also provides $19,795,000
for fire plan research and development, $6,914,000 for joint
fire science, $78,012,000 for State fire assistance, and
$13,000,000 for volunteer fire assistance.
Fire Suppression Aviation.--The Committee acknowledges the
importance of ensuring all available resources are on hand to
fight the wildfires that ravage the Nation's forests, and
understands how critical private industry is in these efforts.
The Committee also recognizes the investment of the Forest
Service in developing the Next Generation Large Air Tanker
Modernization Strategy and the need to ensure a sufficient
number of available aircraft and the proper mix of Federal and
private equipment to adequately respond to the needs of the
agencies fighting wildfires. Due to Congressional action, the
Forest Service can expect to take possession of seven,
Government-owned C-130H aircraft beginning this year, as well
as to pursue the acquisition of new aircraft with funding
provided in fiscal year 2015. The Forest Service is directed to
evaluate and provide to the Committee evidence of cost-savings
expected to result from the acquisition of Federal aircraft.
This evaluation should include not only costs charged to the
Forest Service, but costs charged to other agencies so the
Committee has an accurate accounting of the actual cost of
Federal ownership compared with utilization of private
contractors.
Wildland Urban Interface.--The Committee understands the
significant threat of severe wildland fires to communities and
natural resources within the Wildland Urban Interface. The
Committee believes that limited Federal budgets require
innovative approaches that directly improve the capacity and
capability of firefighters and communities to respond and fight
wildland fires. The Committee supports the plan to utilize
regional partnerships to implement 50 percent cost-shared
approaches to install fire suppression response and suppression
infrastructure, as well as coordinating programs that emphasize
collaborative management of such programs. Priority shall be
given to ongoing programs that have demonstrated the ability to
implement such approaches.
Greater Sage-Grouse.--The Committee's direction on Greater
sage-grouse can be found in the report language for the Bureau
of Land Management.
Wildland Fire Science Partnership.--The Committee
appreciates the work of the Wildland Fire Science Partnership
and expects funds within joint fire science to be used to study
current wildland firefighting operations and the safety and
health impacts of such operations on wildland firefighters.
Administrative Provisions
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The bill continues several administrative provisions from
previous years.
In order to improve transparency and communication between
the Forest Service and the Committee, the Forest Service is
directed to improve methods by which spending statistics can be
reported by region, State and forest.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service [IHS] is the agency within the
Department of Health and Human Services that has responsibility
for providing Federal health services to approximately 2.2
million American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of
health services to tribes grew out of the special relationship
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes that was
established in 1787, based on article I, section 8 of the
Constitution, and given form and substance by numerous
treaties, laws, Supreme Court decisions, and Executive orders
that followed. Most notable among these is the Snyder Act of
1921, which provides the basic authority for most Indian health
services provided by the Federal Government to Native Americans
and Alaska Natives.
IHS services are provided directly and through tribally
contracted and operated programs in over 600 health care
facilities located throughout the United States, primarily in
rural and isolated areas. Health care is also purchased from
more than 9,000 private providers annually. The Federal system
consists of 28 hospitals, 61 health centers, and 34 health
stations. Through Public Law 93-638, the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Act, tribes and tribal
organizations compact and contract health programs to manage 17
hospitals, 249 health centers and 70 health stations. In
addition, grants to 34 nonprofit urban Indian health
organizations provide a variety of health and referral
services.
indian health services
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $4,182,147,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 4,463,260,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 3,539,523,000
The Committee recommends $3,539,523,000 for clinical
services programs of the Indian Health Service. This is a
decrease of $642,624,000 below the enacted level. The decrease
reflects the Committee's creation of a new, separate account
for contract support costs. In prior years, funds were
reprogrammed from other important services programs in order to
fully fund these obligations. Under the Committee's new budget
structure which also establishes an indefinite appropriation
for contract support costs, the full amount tribes are entitled
to will be paid and other programs will not be reduced in cases
where the agency may have underestimated these payments when
submitting its budget. Taking the restructuring into account,
the Committee's recommendation for the services appropriation
is $20,346,000 above the level for fiscal year 2015.
Increases above the enacted level in the services account
include $16,222,000 for staffing of newly opened health
facilities, $2,000,000 for the alcohol and substance abuse
program to focus on tribal youth, and $2,000,000 for operating
shortfalls at previously authorized community health clinics.
Funds for the staffing of new facilities are provided solely to
support facilities on the Health Care Facilities Construction
Priority System and Joint Venture construction projects that
have opened in fiscal year 2015 or will open in fiscal year
2016. None of these funds may be allocated to a facility until
such facility has achieved beneficial occupancy status.
Purchased and Referred Care.--The Committee is aware that
certain Indian people in Oregon have not been counted for
purposes of purchased and referred care under current Service
policies and that the Service is currently considering options
to address the situation, including the potential expansion of
service delivery areas. The Committee believes that it is
important that this issue be resolved without impacting
existing purchased and referred care allocations to California
and Oregon. Within 60 days of enactment of this act, the
Service is directed to provide a report to the Committee
detailing its proposed management actions to address the
situation.
Contract Support Costs
Appropriations, 2015....................................................
Budget estimate, 2016...................................................
Chairman's recommendation............................... $717,970,000
The Committee has included new language establishing an
indefinite appropriation for contract support costs estimated
to be $717,970,000, which is an increase of $55,000,000 above
the fiscal year 2015 level. The budget request proposed to fund
this program within the ``Indian Health Services'' account.
Under this heading the Committee has provided the full amount
of the request for contract support costs. By virtue of the
indefinite appropriation, additional funds may be provided by
the agency if its budget estimate proves to be lower than
necessary to meet the legal obligation to pay the full amount
due to tribes. This account is solely for the purposes of
paying contract support costs and no transfers from this
account are permitted for other purposes.
indian health facilities
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $460,234,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 639,725,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 521,818,000
The Committee recommends $521,818,000 for health facilities
operations of the Indian Health Service. This amount is
$61,584,000 above the enacted level. Increases above the
enacted level include $1,584,000 for the staffing of new
facilities; $20,000,000 for facilities maintenance and
improvement; $20,000,000 for sanitation facilities
construction; and $20,000,000 for healthcare facilities
construction in order to make progress on the next facility on
the Service's Health Care Facilities Construction Priority
System. The stipulations included in the ``Indian Health
Services'' account regarding the allocation of funds for the
staffing of new facilities pertain to the funds in this account
as well.
National Institutes of Health
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, an
agency within the National Institutes of Health, was authorized
in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, to conduct
multidisciplinary research and training activities associated
with the Nation's Hazardous Substance Superfund program, and in
section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act of 1968, to conduct training and education of workers who
are or may be engaged in activities related to hazardous waste
removal or containment or emergency response.
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $77,349,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 77,349,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 77,349,000
The bill provides $77,349,000 for the operations of the
``National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences''
account. This amount is equal to the budget request and the
enacted level.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[ATSDR], an agency of the Public Health Service, was created in
section 104(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. The ATSDR's primary
mission is to conduct surveys and screening programs to
determine relationships between exposure to toxic substances
and illness. Other activities include the maintenance and
annual update of a list of hazardous substances most commonly
found at Superfund sites, the preparation of toxicological
profiles on each such hazardous substance, consultations on
health issues relating to exposure to hazardous or toxic
substances, and the development and implementation of certain
research activities related to ATSDR's mission.
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $74,691,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 74,691,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 74,691,000
The bill provides a total appropriation of $74,691,000 for
the operations of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry account. This amount is equal to the budget request
and the enacted level.
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
Executive Office of the President
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
The Council on Environmental Quality [CEQ] and the Office
of Environmental Quality [OEQ] were established by the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [NEPA] and the Environmental
Quality Improvement Act of 1970, respectively. The Council
serves as a source of environmental expertise and policy
analysis for the White House, Executive Office of the
President, and other Federal agencies. CEQ promulgates
regulations binding on all Federal agencies to implement the
procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
and resolves interagency environmental disputes informally and
through issuance of findings and recommendations.
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $3,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 3,015,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 3,000,000
The bill provides $3,000,000 for the operations of the
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental
Quality account. This amount is equal to the enacted level.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board was
authorized by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 to
investigate accidental releases of certain chemicals substances
that result in, or may cause, serious injury, death,
substantial property damage, or serious adverse effects on
human health. It became operational in fiscal year 1998.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $11,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 12,271,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 10,700,000
The bill provides $10,700,000 for salaries and expenses of
the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. This amount
is $300,000 below the enacted level.
The Committee remains focused on activities at the U.S.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. The Inspector
General of the Environmental Protection Agency investigated the
Board and found troubling issues related to records management,
contracting, and personnel management. The Committee is
encouraged by efforts at the Board to remedy these issues, but
remains concerned that more must be done to restore credibility
to an agency with the important responsibility of investigating
industrial chemical accidents. The Committee urges the
administration to take all appropriate steps to address
remaining credibility and personnel issues in an expeditious
manner.
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation was
established by Public Law 93-531. The Office is charged with
planning and conducting relocation activities associated with
the settlement of land disputes between the Navajo Nation and
Hopi Tribe.
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $7,341,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 8,400,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 7,341,000
The bill provides $7,341,000 for the Office of Navajo and
Hopi Indian Relocation, equal to the fiscal year 2015 enacted
level.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development
The Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture
and Arts Development [IAIA] was originally founded in 1962 as a
Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA] high school. The Institute was
moved out of the BIA in 1988 to become a federally chartered 4-
year college governed by a board of trustees appointed by the
President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. Its
mission is to serve as the national center of research,
training, language, and scholarship for Native Americans and
Alaska Natives through the dedicated study, creative
application, preservation, and care of Native cultures and
arts. In addition to its academic programs, the IAIA houses the
National Collection of Contemporary Indian Art and carries the
designation as the National Repository for Native Languages.
The IAIA's operations are funded by direct Federal support and
a diversified private sector approach to foundations,
corporations, tribes, and individual donors.
payment to the institute
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $9,469,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 11,619,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 11,619,000
The bill provides $11,619,000 for the Institute of American
Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Development, which is an
increase of $2,150,000 over the enacted level. The additional
funding will allow the Administration to forward fund the
Institute.
Smithsonian Institution
Congress established the Smithsonian Institution in 1846 to
administer a large bequest left to the United States by James
Smithson, an English scientist, for the purpose of establishing
in Washington, DC, an institution ``. . . for the increase and
diffusion of knowledge among men.'' The act establishing the
Smithsonian provided for the administration of the trust,
independent of the Government itself, by a Board of Regents and
a Secretary, who were given broad discretion in the use of
these funds. The board was to be composed of both private
citizens and members of all three branches of the Federal
Government in order to ensure ``the wise and faithful use'' of
the Institution's funds. The trust funds were permanently
loaned to the U.S. Treasury to be maintained in a separate
account, with the interest from that money used for the
operation of the Institution. Construction of the Smithsonian
Castle was completed in 1855 and collections that the
Government had accepted on behalf of the Institution were moved
into the building. Today, the Smithsonian Institution is the
world's largest museum and research complex, housing
approximately 144 million objects and specimens, and receiving
an estimated 25 million visitors annually.
Its facilities include 19 museums and galleries, the
National Zoo, and nine research facilities--most located in or
near Washington, DC, with others in Massachusetts, New York,
Florida, Arizona, Hawaii, and the Republic of Panama. The
Smithsonian's growth continues as construction proceeds on the
National Museum of African American History and Culture,
authorized by Congress in 2003 and scheduled to open to the
public in 2016.
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $675,343,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 735,825,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 689,566,000
The bill provides $689,566,000 for salaries and expenses of
the Smithsonian Institution. This amount is an increase of
$14,223,000 above the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The
Committee understands the role the Institution has played as a
source of learning and inspiration, and appreciates the
challenges the Institution must overcome to keep the museums
open and available to the public. The Committee also understand
the importance of collaboration and partnerships and strongly
encourages areas, such as the National Zoological Park, to work
with external sources to provide support in pathological
research, services, and training to augment the existing needs
of the National Zoo.
The Committee provides a total of $273,714,000 for
Facilities Services, of which $71,985,000 is for Facilities
Maintenance and $201,729,000 is for Facilities Operations,
Security and Support. Within the funds provided in the Salaries
and Expenses account, it is the Committee's expectation that
any additional staff, activities, or necessary expenses
required may be utilized for the opening of the National Museum
of African American History and Culture in 2016.
The creation of a Museum of the American Latino within the
Smithsonian Institution at some future date continues to be a
strongly supported priority. Until such time, the Smithsonian
Latino Center, which was formed in 1997 with the goal of
promoting the inclusion of Latino contributions in the
Institution's exhibitions, collections and public outreach
programs, should continue this important work. In accordance
with the recommendations provided to Congress and the President
of the United States in the May 2011 report by the National
Museum of the American Latino Commission (created by Public Law
110-229), the Committee urges collaboration between the
Smithsonian and appropriate Federal and local organizations to
increase Latino programming, exhibitions, collections, and
outreach at the Institution. The Committee expects that within
the funds provided for program support and outreach, the
Institution will be able to increase support for this effort.
The Committee is also aware the Asian Pacific American Center
is examining ways in which it could expand its outreach, both
within the Institution and beyond the National Mall. Within the
funds provided for program outreach and support, the Committee
encourages the Institution to find ways to share the
contributions Asian American have contributed to the American
experience.
facilities capital
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $144,198,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 200,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 129,975,000
The bill includes $129,965,000 for the Smithsonian
Institution's Facilities Capital program, $14,223,000 below the
current year enacted level. Within these funds, $89,165,000 is
provided for revitalizations efforts and $40,810,000 for
planning and design efforts. The Committee understands the
Institution will initiate the planning and design phase for
renovations to the National Air and Space Museum within this
funding. The Committee recognizes the Institution's efforts to
comply with Federal initiatives on energy efficiency and
sustainable buildings, and notes that federally supported
museums are an ideal forum for applying advanced building
technologies for the preservation of art and energy efficiency.
Therefore, the Committee encourages federally supported museums
to integrate innovative energy saving building technologies and
design features, such as dynamic glass and other building
efficiency technologies, in its new construction, renovation,
and maintenance plans.
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 by a joint
resolution of Congress accepting Andrew W. Mellon's gift to the
Nation of his art collection. The generosity of the Mellon
family also provided the funds to construct the Gallery's two
landmark buildings, the West Building, designed by Alexander
Pope and completed in 1941, and the East Building, designed by
I.M. Pei and completed in 1978. In 1999, an outdoor sculpture
garden was created with funding from the Cafritz Foundation.
Today, these two buildings and the Sculpture Garden form a
museum complex that houses one of the world's premier art
collections. Since the Gallery's founding, Federal funds have
been appropriated to ensure the operation, maintenance,
protection, and care of its collection. Private contributions
are used by the Gallery for art acquisition and conservation,
scholarly and scientific research, exhibitions, and educational
outreach programs.
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $119,500,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 126,660,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 122,500,000
The bill provides $122,500,000 for salaries and expenses of
the National Gallery of Art. This amount is $3,000,000 above
the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The distribution of funds
among the Gallery's various activities is displayed in the
table that accompanies this report.
repair, restoration, and renovation of buildings
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $19,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 26,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 16,000,000
The bill provides $16,000,000 for major repairs,
restoration and renovation of the Gallery's buildings. This
amount is $3,000,000 below the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Originally established in 1958 as the National Cultural
Center, an independently administered bureau of the Smithsonian
Institution, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
was designated as a living memorial to President Kennedy in
1964. The Kennedy Center building was constructed with a
combination of private contributions, Federal matching funds
and long-term revenue bonds held by the U.S. Department of the
Treasury. Since 1972, Congress has provided funds for the
operations and repair of the presidential monument, initially
through the National Park Service and since 1995 to the Kennedy
Center Board of Trustees. Approximately 87 percent of the
Center's total annual operating budget is derived from
nonappropriated funds such as ticket sales, auxiliary income,
investment income and private contributions that support
performing arts programming and administrative activities.
operations and maintenance
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $22,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 21,660,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 21,660,000
The bill provides $21,660,000 for the operations and
maintenance of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts, the same amount as the administration's fiscal year 2016
request.
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $10,800,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 14,740,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 11,140,000
The bill provides $11,140,000 for the Kennedy Center's
capital repair and restoration program, $340,000 above fiscal
year 2015 enacted.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is the
living national memorial to President Wilson established by
Congress in 1968 and headquartered in Washington, DC. Its
mission is to commemorate the ideals and concerns of the former
president by providing a link between the world of ideas and
the world of policy; and by fostering research, study,
discussion, and collaboration among a full spectrum of
individuals concerned with policy and scholarship in national
and world affairs. The Woodrow Wilson Center is a nonpartisan
institution that is supported by a combination of public and
private funds.
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $10,500,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 10,420,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 10,500,000
The bill provides $10,500,000 for salaries and expenses of
the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the same
amount as the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
Established in 1965 as an independent agency of the Federal
Government, the National Endowment for the Arts [NEA] is the
official arts organization of the United States Government. As
the largest annual funder of the arts in the United States, the
NEA has helped to create regional theater, opera, ballet,
symphony orchestras, museums and other arts organizations that
Americans now enjoy. Since its founding, the National Endowment
for the Arts has awarded more than 120,000 grants that have
brought the arts to Americans in communities both large and
small. The NEA, through its competitive, peer-reviewed grants
process, uses the majority of its annual operating funds to
award grants to nonprofit organizations for arts education,
arts outreach, artistic excellence and partnership agreements.
In addition to those activities, State and jurisdictional arts
agencies are awarded 40 percent of the Endowment's funds.
grants and administration
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $146,021,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 147,949,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 146,021,000
The bill provides $146,021,000 for grants and
administration of the National Endowment for the Arts, equal to
the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The NEA is to be commended
for the work it has done through its Healing Arts Partnerships
with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Fort
Belvoir Community Hospital to incorporate arts therapy into the
treatment plans of active-duty military patients and their
families. The agency is encouraged to explore options on how to
expand this partnership. The Committee also directs State arts
agencies to explore how they can contribute to expanding arts
programs for service members and their families at the local
level. The distribution of funds among the agency's various
activities is displayed in the table that accompanies this
statement.
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH] was
established by the 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and
Humanities Act as an independent Federal agency of the United
States Government dedicated to supporting research, education,
preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Today, it
is the largest funder of humanities programs in the Nation.
NEH's longstanding tradition of a peer-reviewed competitive
grant process is designed to ensure that the most meritorious
projects are funded. Typically, NEH grants are used to support
cultural institutions, such as museums, archives, libraries,
colleges, universities, public television and radio, and
individual scholars. The NEH, through its State-Federal
partnership, also provides grants to State humanities councils
in all 50 States and the 6 territories.
grants and administration
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $146,021,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 147,942,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 146,021,000
The bill provides $146,021,000 for grants and
administration of the National Endowment for the Humanities,
equal to the fiscal year 2015 enacted level. The Committee
encourages the NEH to continue and expand the special
programming for the initiative Standing Together: The
Humanities and the Experience of War through funding provided
for special initiatives. The distribution of funds among the
agency's various activities is displayed in the table that
accompanies this statement.
Commission of Fine Arts
The Commission of Fine Arts was established in 1910 to fill
the need for a permanent agency whose members would be
qualified to make available to the Government expert opinion on
questions of art and architecture. The Commission's mission, as
design proposals are brought before it, is to safeguard and
improve the appearance and symbolic significance of the city as
a capital. The Commission provides knowledgeable advice on
matters pertaining to architecture, landscape architecture,
sculpture, painting, and the decorative arts to all branches
and departments of the Federal and District of Columbia
governments when such matters affect the National Capital. The
Commission also must approve of the site and design of all
commemorative works and memorials erected in the District. The
Commission advises on the design of circulating and
commemorative coinage and must approve the siting and design
for national memorials, both in the United States and on
foreign soil, in accordance with the American Battle Monuments
Act and the Commemorative Works Act.
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $2,524,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 2,653,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 2,653,000
The bill provides $2,653,000 for salaries and expenses of
the Commission of Fine Arts, the same amount as the
administration's fiscal year 2016 request and an increase of
$129,000 over the fiscal year 2015 enacted level.
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
The National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program was
established by Public Law 99-190 to provide grants for general
operating support to District of Columbia nonprofit arts and
other cultural organizations. In fiscal year 1988,
administrative responsibility for the program was transferred
from the National Endowment for the Humanities to the
Commission of Fine Arts. Currently, this program helps support
more than 20 nationally renowned organizations in the Nation's
Capital by providing funding for operating expenses, jobs,
exhibits, and performances that might not have been possible
otherwise.
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $2,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 2,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 2,000,000
The bill provides $2,000,000, the same amount as the fiscal
year 2015 appropriation, to continue support for the National
Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program administered by the
Commission of Fine Arts.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 established
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as an independent
Federal agency. The Council's mission is to promote the
preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our Nation's
historic resources, and advise the President and Congress on
national historic preservation policy. It also provides a forum
for discussion of Federal activities, programs, and policies
that affect historic properties. One of the principal
responsibilities of the Council is to implement Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act, which requires that the
Council be given an opportunity to comment on the impacts of
projects or actions undertaken by other Federal agencies on
sites or structures eligible for inclusion in the National
Register of Historic Places.
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $6,204,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 6,080,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 6,080,000
The bill provides $6,080,000 for the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation, a reduction of $124,000 below the
enacted level.
National Capital Planning Commission
The National Capital Planning Commission [NCPC] was
established in 1924 as a park planning agency. Two years later,
the agency's role was expanded to included more comprehensive
planning. The National Capital Planning Act of 1952 designated
the NCPC as the central planning agency for the Federal
Government in the National Capital Region. Today, major
functions and responsibilities of the NCPC include
comprehensive and coordinated planning for the Nation's
Capital; an annual assessment of all proposed Federal capital
improvements in the national capital region; the review of
proposed Federal development projects; and representation of
the Federal interest in local and regional planning
initiatives.
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $7,948,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 8,348,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 7,948,000
The bill provides $7,948,000 for salaries and expenses of
the National Capital Planning Commission, equal to the fiscal
year 2015 enacted level.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was created by
Congress in 1980 through Public Law 96-388 with the mandate to
operate and maintain a permanent living memorial museum to the
victims of the Holocaust; provide appropriate ways for the
Nation to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust through the
annual national civic observances known as the Days of
Remembrance; and carry out the recommendations of the
President's Commission on the Holocaust. The building that
houses the museum was constructed with private funds and opened
to the public in 1993. Since that time, the museum has
attracted four to five times the number of expected visitors
and has been highly successful in its fundraising efforts. With
private contributions comprising nearly 50 percent of its
annual operating budget, the Holocaust Memorial Museum serves
as a model for the public-private partnership.
holocaust memorial museum
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $52,385,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 54,959,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 52,385,000
The bill provides $52,385,000 for operations of the United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the same amount as the fiscal
year 2015 enacted level.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 2,000,000
Chairman's recommendation............................... 1,000,000
The bill provides $1,000,000 for salaries and expenses of
the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, $1,000,000 below
the administration's fiscal year 2016 request and the same
amount as the fiscal year 2015 enacted level for salaries and
expenses.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2015....................................................
Budget estimate, 2016................................... $68,200,000
Chairman's recommendation...............................................
No funds have been provided in the ``Capital Construction''
account for the memorial. The Committee is concerned that
significant unresolved issues remain among the many
stakeholders involved with the Eisenhower Memorial.
Construction should not commence until there is broad support
among the public, the Eisenhower family, and Congress
concerning the design and construction. However, language has
been included in the bill under title IV, General Provisions,
that extends the memorial's site authority to September 30,
2016. The current authority expires in September 2015.
TITLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Including Transfers of Funds)
Title IV of the bill includes the following general
provisions:
Sec. 401. Provides that appropriations available in the
bill shall not be used to produce literature or otherwise
promote public support of a legislative proposal on which
legislative action is not complete or for publicity or
propaganda purposes in support of administration policies
except to the executive branch or Congress.
Sec. 402. Continues a provision providing for annual
appropriations unless expressly provided otherwise in this act.
Sec. 403. Continues a provision providing restrictions on
departmental assessments unless approved by the Committees on
Appropriations.
Sec. 404. Retains the mining patent moratorium carried in
previous years.
Sec. 405. Continues a provision regarding the payment of
contract support costs.
Sec. 406. Provides that only certain amounts provided in
the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act may be used to fund
contract support costs.
Sec. 407. Continues a provision providing that the
Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered in violation
of certain provisions of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act solely because more than 15 years have
passed without revision of a forest plan, provided that the
Secretary is working in good faith to complete the plan
revision within available funds.
Sec. 408. Prohibits oil, natural gas, and mining-related
activities within current national monument boundaries, except
where such activities are allowed under the presidential
proclamation establishing the monument.
Sec. 409. Restricts funding appropriated for acquisition of
land or interests in land from being used for declarations of
taking or complaints in condemnation.
Sec. 410. Addresses timber sales involving Alaska western
red and yellow cedar.
Sec. 411. Restricts awards of no-bid contracts.
Sec. 412. Requires the public disclosure of certain
reports.
Sec. 413. Continues a provision which delineates the grant
guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sec. 414. Continues a provision which delineates the
program priorities for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sec. 415. Retains certain reporting requirements regarding
the status of appropriations balances.
Sec. 416. Continues a provision on reporting on the use of
climate change funds.
Sec. 417. Prohibits Federal Implementation Plans under the
Clean Air Act in certain cases.
Sec. 418. Continues prohibition of any rules that would
require the regulation of emissions from livestock.
Sec. 419. Continues prohibition on EPA using funds to
implement a mandatory greenhouse gas reporting system for
manure management systems.
Sec. 420. Extends existing authority to collect recreation
fees for one year.
Sec. 421. Prohibits modifying definition of waters under
the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Sec. 422. Extends the authority for the Dwight D.
Eisenhower Memorial Commission by 1 year.
Sec. 423. Continues standards for the use of American iron
and steel for certain infrastructure projects.
Sec. 424. Prohibits funding to update national ambient air
quality standards until certain compliance thresholds have been
achieved.
Sec. 425. Continues prohibition on regulation of fishing
tackle and ammunition under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Sec. 426. Continues certain contracting authorities.
Sec. 427. Extends the Chesapeake Bay Initiative until 2017.
Sec. 428. Prohibition on sewage dumping into the Great
Lakes.
Sec. 429. Stewardship Contracting technical correction.
Sec. 430. Continues provision regarding grazing permits on
Forest Service lands.
Sec. 431. Prohibits expansion of certain regulations under
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act.
Sec. 432. Prohibits funding for greenhouse gas guidance
under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Sec. 433. Technical corrections to Good Neighbor Authority.
TITLE V
WILDFIRE DISASTER FUNDING
Title V of the bill includes language to create a new cap
adjustment to the statutory discretionary spending limits for
wildland fire suppression activities, to combat the most
severe, complex, and threatening fires, and to serve as a
contingency reserve. This mechanism is critically needed to
provide certainty for the Federal agencies tasked with
preventing and responding to the increasing incidence of
catastrophic wildfires throughout the country. In addition, the
language requires specific reporting and cost containment by
the agencies utilizing this new cap adjustment. Further
explanation can be found in the front matter of this statement.
The language in title V is a modification of the proposal
included in the fiscal year 2016 budget request, which is also
the subject matter of bipartisan legislation introduced in both
the House and the Senate.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a
general appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify
each recommended amendment which proposes an item of
appropriation which is not made to carry out the provisions of
an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution
previously passed by the Senate during that session.
Those items are as follows:
--Sums provided to the Bureau of Land Management for
management of lands and resources, land acquisition,
construction and maintenance, and loans to States.
--Sums provided to the Bureau of Land Management to
inventory, manage, and improve rangelands for domestic
livestock grazing pursuant to Public Law 95-514, the
Public Rangeland Improvement Act of 1978.
--$172,131,000 for the endangered species program, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
--Sums provided to the Fish and Wildlife service for coastal
wetlands planning, protection, and restoration.
--Sums provided for the Yukon River Restoration and
Enhancement Fund, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
pursuant to the Fisheries Act of 1995.
--Sums provided to the Fish and Wildlife Service for the
conservation and protection of marine mammals pursuant
to Public Law 103-238, the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Amendments of 1994.
--Sums provided for Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration
grants.
--Sums provided to the Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to
the Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration
Act; Fisheries Restoration Irrigation Mitigation Act;
and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act.
--Sums provided to the U.S. Geological Survey for the
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.
--Sums provided to the Bureau of Indian Affairs pursuant to
The Tribal Colleges or Universities Assistance Act of
1978; The Indian Tribal Justice Act; Indian Child
Protection and Family Violence Act; and The No Child
Left Behind Act.
--$1,106,809,000 for the Hazardous Substance Superfund.
--$20,000,000 for State and tribal assistance grants: Alaska
Native Villages.
--$1,047,000,000 for State and tribal assistance grants:
Clean Water SRF.
--$775,896,000 for State and tribal assistance grants:
Drinking Water SRF.
--Sums provided pursuant to the Clean Air Act, Radon
Abatement Act, Clean Water Act, BEACH Act, Safe
Drinking Water Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act [RCRA],
Toxic Substances Control Act, Pollution Prevention Act,
and the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program
Act.
--$3,000,000 for matching funds for projects of the National
Forest Foundation, U.S. Forest Service.
--$146,021,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts.
--$146,021,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 18, 2015,
the Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior,
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, provided, that the
bill be subject to amendment and that the bill be consistent
with its budget allocation, by a recorded vote of 16-14, a
quorum being present. The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Cochran Ms. Mikulski
Mr. McConnell Mr. Leahy
Mr. Shelby Mrs. Murray
Mr. Alexander Mrs. Feinstein
Ms. Collins Mr. Durbin
Ms. Murkowski Mr. Reed
Mr. Graham Mr. Tester
Mr. Kirk Mr. Udall
Mr. Blunt Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Moran Mr. Merkley
Mr. Hoeven Mr. Coons
Mr. Boozman Mr. Schatz
Mrs. Capito Ms. Baldwin
Mr. Cassidy Mr. Murphy
Mr. Lankford
Mr. Daines
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by
the committee.''
In compliance with this rule, the following changes in
existing law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as
follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black
brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and existing law in
which no change is proposed is shown in roman.
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
Chapter 5B--Wildlife Restoration
Sec. 669b. Authorization of appropriations
(a) In general
* * * * * * *
(b) Investment of unexpended amounts
(2) The interest on obligations held in the fund--
(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(C) shall become available for apportionment under
this chapter at the beginning of fiscal year [2016]
2017.
* * * * * * *
Chapter 87--Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Sec. 6809. Sunset provision
The authority of the Secretary to carry out this chapter
shall terminate on [September 30, 2016] September 30, 2017.
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TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
Chapter 26--Water Pollution Prevention and Control
Subchapter IV--Permits and Licenses
Sec. 1342. National pollutant discharge elimination system
(a) Permits for discharge of pollutants
* * * * * * *
(r) Discharges incidental to the normal operation of
recreational vessels
No permit shall be required under this chapter by the
Administrator (or a State, in the case of a permit program
approved under subsection (b)) for the discharge of any
graywater, bilge water, cooling water, weather deck runoff, oil
water separator effluent, or effluent from properly functioning
marine engines, or any other discharge that is incidental to
the normal operation of a vessel, if the discharge is from a
recreational vessel.
(s) Prohibition on Sewage Dumping Into the Great Lakes.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Bypass.--The term ``bypass'' means an
intentional diversion of waste streams to
bypass any portion of a treatment facility
which results in a discharge into the Great
Lakes.
(B) Discharge.--
(i) In General.--The term
``discharge'' means a direct or
indirect discharge of untreated sewage
or partially treated sewage from a
treatment works into the Great Lakes or
a tributary of the Great Lakes.
(ii) Inclusions.--The term
``discharge'' includes a bypass and a
combined sewer overflow.
(C) Great lakes.--The term ``Great Lakes''
has the meaning given the term in section
118(a)(3).
(D) Partially treated sewage.--The term
``partially treated sewage'' means any sewage,
sewage and storm water, or sewage and
wastewater, from domestic or industrial sources
that--
(i) is not treated to national
secondary treatment standards for
wastewater; or
(ii) is treated to a level less
than the level required by the
applicable national pollutant discharge
elimination system permit.
(E) Treatment facility.--The term
``treatment facility'' includes all wastewater
treatment units used by a publicly owned
treatment works to meet secondary treatment
standards or higher, as required to attain
water quality standards, under any operating
conditions.
(F) Treatment works.--The term ``treatment
works'' has the meaning given the term in
section 212.
(2) Prohibition.--A publicly owned treatment works
is prohibited from performing a bypass unless--
(A)(i) the bypass is unavoidable to prevent
loss of life, personal injury, or severe
property damage;
(ii) there is not a feasible alternative to
the bypass, such as the use of auxiliary
treatment facilities, retention of untreated
wastes, or maintenance during normal periods of
equipment downtime; and
(iii) the treatment works provides notice
of the bypass in accordance with this
subsection; or
(B) the bypass does not cause effluent
limitations to be exceeded, and the bypass is
for essential maintenance to ensure efficient
operation of the treatment facility.
(3) Limitation.--The requirement of paragraph
(2)(A)(ii) is not satisfied if--
(A) adequate back-up equipment should have
been installed in the exercise of reasonable
engineering judgment to prevent the bypass; and
(B) the bypass occurred during normal
periods of equipment downtime or preventive
maintenance.
(4) Immediate notice requirements.--
(A) In general.--The Administrator shall
work with States having publicly owned
treatment works subject to the requirements of
this subsection to create immediate notice
requirements in the event of discharge that
provide for the method, contents, and
requirements for public availability of the
notice.
(B) Minimum requirements.--
(i) In general.--At a minimum, the
contents of the notice shall include--
(I) the exact dates and times
of the discharge;
(II) the volume of the
discharge; and
(III) a description of any
public access areas impacted.
(ii) Consistency.--Minimum
requirements shall be consistent for
all States.
(C) Additional requirements.--The
Administrator and States described in
subparagraph (A) shall include--
(i) follow-up notice requirements
that provide a more full description of
each event, the cause, and plans to
prevent reoccurrence; and
(ii) annual publication
requirements that list each treatment
works from which the Administrator or
the State receive a follow-up notice.
(D) Timing.--The notice and publication
requirements described in this paragraph shall
be implemented not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this subsection.
(5) Sewage blending.--Bypasses prohibited by this
section include bypasses resulting in discharges from a
publicly owned treatment works that consist of effluent
routed around treatment units and thereafter blended
together with effluent from treatment units prior to
discharge.
(6) Implementation.--As soon as practicable, the
Administrator shall establish procedures to ensure that
permits issued under this section (or under a State
permit program approved under this section) to a
publicly owned treatment works include requirements to
implement this subsection.
(7) Increase in maximum civil penalty for
violations occurring after january 1, 2035.--
Notwithstanding section 309, in the case of a violation
of this subsection occurring on or after January 1,
2035, or any violation of a permit limitation or
condition implementing this subsection occurring after
that date, the maximum civil penalty that shall be
assessed for the violation shall be $100,000 per day
for each day the violation occurs.
(8) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to
a bypass occurring after the last day of the 1-year
period beginning on the date of enactment of this
subsection.
* * * * * * *
Subchapter V--General Provisions
Sec. 1377. Indian tribes
* * * * * * *
SEC. 519. ESTABLISHMENT OF GREAT LAKES CLEANUP FUND.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Great Lakes
Cleanup Fund established by subsection (b).
(2) Great lakes; great lakes states.--The terms
``Great Lakes'' and ``Great Lakes States'' have the
meanings given the terms in section 118(a)(3).
(b) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the
``Great Lakes Cleanup Fund'' (referred to in this section as
the ``Fund'').
(c) Transfers to Fund.--Effective January 1, 2035, there
are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund amounts
equivalent to the penalties collected for violations of section
402(s).
(d) Administration of Fund.--The Administrator shall
administer the Fund.
(e) Use of Funds.--The Administrator shall--
(1) make the amounts in the Fund available to the
Great Lakes States for use in carrying out programs and
activities for improving wastewater discharges into the
Great Lakes, including habitat protection and wetland
restoration; and
(2) allocate those amounts among the Great Lakes
States based on the proportion that--
(A) the amount attributable to a Great
Lakes State for penalties collected for
violations of section 402(s); bears to
(B) the total amount of those penalties
attributable to all Great Lakes States.
(f) Priority.--In selecting programs and activities to be
funded using amounts made available under this section, a Great
Lakes State shall give priority consideration to programs and
activities that address violations of section 402(s) resulting
in the collection of penalties.
SHORT TITLE
Sec. [519] 520. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal
Water Pollution Control Act'' (commonly referred to as the
Clean Water Act).
* * * * * * *
Subchapter VI--State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds
Sec. 1387. Authorization of appropriations
[There is] (a) There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the purposes of this subchapter the following sums:
* * * * * * *
(5) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 1994.
(b) Treatment of Great Lakes Cleanup Fund.--For purposes of
this title, amounts made available from the Great Lakes Cleanup
Fund under section 519 shall be treated as funds authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this title and as funds made
available under this title, except that the funds shall be made
available to the Great Lakes States in accordance with section
519.
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TITLE 54--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Subtitle I--National Park System
DIVISION A--ESTABLISHMENT AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 1023--Programs and Organizations
Sec. 102301. Volunteers in park program
(a) Enforcement.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section not more than
[$5,000,000] $10,000,000 for each fiscal year.
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HISTORIC SITES AND NATIONAL MONUMENT,
PUBLIC LAW 93-486
TITLE II
Sec. 204. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this
Act[, but not to exceed $500,000].
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UNITED STATES INSULAR AREAS,
PUBLIC LAW 95-348
AMERICAN MEMORIAL PARK
Sec. 5. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(g) For the development, maintenance, and operation of the
park (but not for any acquisition of land or interests in
lands), there is hereby authorized to be appropriated [not to
exceed $3,000,000] such sums as may be necessary for the
purposes of this Section effective October 1, 1978. Amounts
appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available
until expended.
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BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985, PUBLIC LAW
99-177
PART C--EMERGENCY POWERS TO ELIMINATE DEFICITS IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM
DEFICIT AMOUNT
SEC. 251. ENFORCING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) Enforcement.--
* * * * * * *
(b) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--
(1) Concepts and definitions.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(2) Sequestration reports.--* * *
(A) Emergency appropriations; overseas
contingency operations/global war on
terrorism.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(D) Disaster Funding.--
(i) If, for fiscal years 2012
through 2021, appropriations for
discretionary accounts are enacted that
Congress designates as being for
disaster relief in statute, the
adjustment for a fiscal year shall be
the total of such appropriations for
the fiscal year in discretionary
accounts designated as being for
disaster relief, but not to exceed the
total of--
(I) the average funding
provided for disaster relief
over the previous 10 years,
excluding the highest and
lowest years; [and] plus
(II) the amount, for years
when the enacted new
discretionary budget authority
designated as being for
disaster relief for the
preceding fiscal year was less
than the average as calculated
in subclause (I) for that
fiscal year, that is the
difference between the enacted
amount and the allowable
adjustment as calculated in
such subclause for that fiscal
year[.] ; less
(III) the additional new
budget authority provided in an
appropriation Act for wildfire
suppression operations pursuant
to subparagraph (E) for the
preceding fiscal year.
* * * * * * *
(iv) Appropriations considered
disaster relief under this subparagraph
in a fiscal year shall not be eligible
for adjustments under subparagraph (A)
for the fiscal year.
(v) Beginning in fiscal year 2018,
and for each fiscal year thereafter,
the calculation of the ``average
funding provided for disaster relief
over the previous 10 years'' shall
include, for each year within that
average, the additional new budget
authority provided in an appropriation
Act for wildfire suppression operations
pursuant to subparagraph (E) for the
preceding fiscal year.
(E) Wildfire suppression.--
(i) Definitions.--In this
subparagraph:
(I) Additional new budget
authority.--The term
``additional new budget
authority'' means the amount
provided for a fiscal year in
an appropriation Act that is--
(aa) in excess of
100 percent of the
average costs for
wildfire suppression
operations over the
previous 10 years; and
(bb) specified to
pay for the costs of
wildfire suppression
operations.
(II) Wildfire suppression
operations.--The term
``wildfire suppression
operations'' means the
emergency and unpredictable
aspects of wildland
firefighting, including--
(aa) support,
response, and emergency
stabilization
activities;
(bb) other
emergency management
activities; and
(cc) the funds
necessary to repay any
transfers needed for
the costs of wildfire
suppression operations.
(ii) Additional new budget
authority.--If a bill or joint
resolution making appropriations for a
fiscal year is enacted that specifies
an amount for wildfire suppression
operations in the Wildland Fire
Management accounts at the Department
of Agriculture or the Department of the
Interior, then the adjustments for that
fiscal year shall be the amount of
additional new budget authority
provided in that Act for wildfire
suppression operations for that fiscal
year, but shall not exceed--
(I) for fiscal year 2016,
$1,460,000,000 in additional
new budget authority;
(II) for fiscal year 2017,
$1,557,000,000 in additional
new budget authority;
(III) for fiscal year 2018,
$1,778,000,000 in additional
new budget authority;
(IV) for fiscal year 2019,
$2,030,000,000 in additional
new budget authority;
(V) for fiscal year 2020,
$2,319,000,000 in additional
new budget authority; and
(VI) for fiscal year 2021,
$2,650,000,000 in additional
new budget authority.
(iii) Average cost calculation.--
The average costs for wildfire
suppression operations over the
previous 10 years shall be calculated
annually and reported in the budget of
the President submitted under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, for each fiscal year.
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OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1996, PUBLIC LAW 104-
333
DIVISION II
TITLE II--TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE AREA
SEC. 208. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any
assistance under this title after September 30, [2015] 2021.
* * * * * * *
TITLE III--AUGUSTA CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA
SEC. 310. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any
assistance under this title after September 30, [2015] 2021.
* * * * * * *
TITLE VI--SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR
SEC. 607. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any
assistance under this title after September 30, [2015] 2021.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE ACT OF 1998,
PUBLIC LAW 105-312
TITLE V--CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE
SEC. 502. CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS.
(a) Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.--
* * * * * * *
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 1999 through [2015] 2017.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000, PUBLIC LAW 106-79
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8162. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. (a) Findings.--
Congress finds that--
* * * * * * *
(m) Authority to Establish Memorial.--
(1) In general.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(3) Expiration.--Any reference in section
8903(e) of title 40, U.S.C. to the expiration
at the end of, or extension beyond, a 7-year
period shall be considered to be a reference to
an expiration on, or extension beyond,
[September 30, 2015] September 30, 2016.
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HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT OF 2003,
PUBLIC LAW 108-148
TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 604. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING PROJECTS.
(a) Definitions.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(d) Agreements or Contracts.--
(1) Procurement procedures.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(5) Relation to other laws.--Notwithstanding
subsections (d) and (g) of secton 14 of the National
Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a), the
Chief may enter into an agreement or contract under
subsection (b). Notwithstanding the Materials Act of
1947 (30 U.S.C. 602(a)), the Director may enter into an
agreement or contract under subsection (b).
* * * * * * *
(7) Fire liability provisions.--Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this section, the
Chief [and the Director] shall issue for use in all
contracts and agreements under this section fire
liability provisions that are in substantially the same
form as the fire liability provisions contained in--
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CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012,
PUBLIC LAW 112-74
DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES
Sec. 412. In awarding a Federal contract with funds made
available by this Act, notwithstanding Federal Government
procurement and contracting laws, the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of the Interior (the ``Secretaries'') may, in
evaluating bids and proposals, through [fiscal year 2015,]
fiscal year 2017, give consideration to local contractors who
are from, and who provide employment and training for,
dislocated and displaced workers in an economically
disadvantaged rural community, including those historically
timber-dependent areas that have been affected by reduced
timber harvesting on Federal lands and other forest-dependent
rural communities isolated from significant alternative
employment opportunities: * * *
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CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014,
PUBLIC LAW 113-76
DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
OFFSHORE PAY AUTHORITY EXTENSION
Sec. 117. For fiscal years 2014 [and 2015] through 2016,
funds made available in this title for the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to
establish higher minimum rates of basic pay described in
section 121(c) of division E of Public Law 112-74 (125 Stat.
1012).
* * * * * * *
ONSHORE PAY AUTHORITY
Sec. 123. For fiscal years 2014 [and 2015] through 2016,
funds funds made available in this title for the Bureau of Land
Management and the Bureau of Indian Affairs may be used by the
Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of
basic pay for employees of the Department of the Interior
carrying out the inspection and regulation of onshore oil and
gas operations on public lands in the Petroleum Engineer (GS-
0881) and Petroleum Engineering Technician (G-0802) job series
at grades 5 through 14 at rates no greater than 25 percent
above the minimum rates of basic pay normally scheduled, and
such higher rates shall be consistent with subsections (e)
through (h) of section 5305 of title 5, United States Code.
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AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 2014,
PUBLIC LAW 113-79
TITLE VIII--FORESTRY
Subtitle C--Reauthorization of Other Forestry-Related Laws
SEC. 8206. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.
(a) Definitions.--* * *
* * * * * * *
(b) Good Neighbor Agreements.--
(1) Good Neighbor Agreements.--
* * * * * * *
(2) Timber sales.--
(A) In general.--* * *
(B) Approval of silviculture prescriptions
and marking guides.--The Secretary shall
provide or approve all silviculture
prescriptions and marking guides to be applied
on Federal land in all timber sale projects
conductedunder this section.
(C) Forest development roads.--
(i) In general.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a)(3)(B), existing roads
shall be repaired or reconstructed to a
satisfactory condition to perform
authorized restoration services
including removal of timber.
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CARL LEVIN AND HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' MCKEON
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIAZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015, PUBLIC LAW
113-291
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXX--NATURAL RESOURCES RELATED GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle J--Other Matters
SEC. 3096. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.
For payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31,
United States Code, which shall be available without further
appropriation to the Secretary of the Interior--
(1) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
(2) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 to be
available for obligation and payment beginning on
October 1, 2015.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount in Committee Amount in
allocation bill allocation bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee
allocation for 2016: Subcommittee on Department of the
Interior, environment, and related agencies:
Mandatory........................................... 62 62 62 \1\62
Discretionary....................................... 30,010 31,065 31,565 \1\32,601
Security........................................ ............ ............ NA NA
Nonsecurity..................................... 30,010 31,065 NA NA
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on ............ ............ ............ ............
Terrorism..........................................
Projections of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2016................................................ ............ ............ ............ \2\21,027
2017................................................ ............ ............ ............ 5,965
2018................................................ ............ ............ ............ 2,396
2019................................................ ............ ............ ............ 1,014
2020 and future years............................... ............ ............ ............ 543
Financial assistance to State and local governments forP NA 5,406 NA 2,108
2016...................................................
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
NOTE.--Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill as an emergency requirement and in accordance with
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the BBEDCA of 1985, the Committee anticipates that the Budget Committee will
provide a revised 302(a) allocation for the Committee on Appropriations reflecting an upward adjustment of
$1,055,000,000 in budget authority plus associated outlays.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2016
[In thousands of dollars]
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Chairman's recommendation compared
with (+ or -)
Item 2015 Budget estimate Chairman's -----------------------------------
appropriation recommendation 2015
appropriation Budget estimate
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Management of Lands and Resources
Land Resources:
Soil, water and air management............................ 43,239 46,755 42,735 -504 -4,020
Rangeland management...................................... 79,000 76,444 79,000 ................ +2,556
Grazing administration management......................... ................ 16,500 ................ ................ -16,500
Grazing administration management offsetting collections.. ................ -16,500 ................ ................ +16,500
Forestry management....................................... 9,838 9,980 9,980 +142 ................
Riparian management....................................... 21,321 22,784 21,321 ................ -1,463
Cultural resources management............................. 15,131 17,206 15,131 ................ -2,075
Wild horse and burro management........................... 77,245 80,555 80,245 +3,000 -310
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Subtotal................................................ 245,774 253,724 248,412 +2,638 -5,312
Wildlife and Fisheries:
Wildlife management....................................... 52,338 89,381 89,381 +37,043 ................
Fisheries management...................................... 12,530 12,685 12,530 ................ -155
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Subtotal................................................ 64,868 102,066 101,911 +37,043 -155
Threatened and endangered species............................. 21,458 21,567 21,567 +109 ................
Recreation Management:
Wilderness management..................................... 18,264 18,559 14,264 -4,000 -4,295
Recreation resources management........................... 48,697 56,851 51,197 +2,500 -5,654
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Subtotal................................................ 66,961 75,410 65,461 -1,500 -9,949
Energy and Minerals:
Oil and gas management.................................... 53,183 59,671 59,671 +6,488 ................
Oil and gas permit processing............................. 32,500 7,125 7,125 -25,375 ................
Oil and gas inspection and enforcement.................... 41,126 48,000 48,000 +6,874 ................
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Subtotal, Oil and gas................................... 126,809 114,796 114,796 -12,013 ................
Oil and gas permit processing fees........................ -32,500 ................ ................ +32,500 ................
Oil and gas inspection and enforcement fees............... ................ -48,000 ................ ................ +48,000
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Subtotal, Offsetting collections........................ -32,500 -48,000 ................ +32,500 +48,000
Coal management........................................... 9,595 10,868 10,868 +1,273 ................
Other mineral resources................................... 10,586 11,879 11,879 +1,293 ................
Renewable energy.......................................... 29,061 29,356 26,000 -3,061 -3,356
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Subtotal, Energy and Minerals........................... 143,551 118,899 163,543 +19,992 +44,644
Realty and Ownership Management:
Alaska conveyance......................................... 22,000 22,220 22,000 ................ -220
Cadastral, lands, and realty management................... 45,658 51,252 45,658 ................ -5,594
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Subtotal................................................ 67,658 73,472 67,658 ................ -5,814
Resource Protection and Maintenance:
Resource management planning.............................. 38,125 59,341 48,125 +10,000 -11,216
Abandoned mine lands...................................... 16,987 19,946 19,946 +2,959 ................
Resource protection and law enforcement................... 25,325 25,495 24,325 -1,000 -1,170
Hazardous materials management............................ 15,612 15,786 15,612 ................ -174
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Subtotal................................................ 96,049 120,568 108,008 +11,959 -12,560
Transportation and Facilities Maintenance:
Annual maintenance........................................ 38,637 38,942 38,942 +305 ................
Deferred maintenance...................................... 26,995 31,387 26,995 ................ -4,392
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Subtotal................................................ 65,632 70,329 65,937 +305 -4,392
Workforce and Organizational Support:
Administrative support.................................... 47,127 50,942 47,127 ................ -3,815
Bureauwide fixed costs.................................... 91,010 93,645 91,010 ................ -2,635
Information technology management......................... 25,696 25,958 25,696 ................ -262
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Subtotal................................................ 163,833 170,545 163,833 ................ -6,712
Challenge cost share.......................................... 2,413 12,416 2,413 ................ -10,003
National landscape conservation system, base program.......... 31,819 48,470 36,819 +5,000 -11,651
Communication site management................................. 2,000 2,000 2,000 ................ ................
Offsetting collections........................................ -2,000 -2,000 -2,000 ................ ................
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Subtotal, Management of lands and resources............. 970,016 1,067,466 1,045,562 +75,546 -21,904
Mining Law Administration:
Administration............................................ 39,696 39,696 39,696 ................ ................
Offsetting collections.................................... -57,000 -56,000 -56,000 +1,000 ................
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Subtotal, Mining Law Administration..................... -17,304 -16,304 -16,304 +1,000 ................
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Total, Management of Lands and Resources................ 952,712 1,051,162 1,029,258 +76,546 -21,904
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Land Acquisition
Land acquisition.............................................. 14,226 30,384 12,306 -1,920 -18,078
Emergencies, hardships, and inholdings........................ 1,616 1,616 1,616 ................ ................
Acquisition management........................................ 1,904 2,000 2,000 +96 ................
Recreational access........................................... 2,000 4,000 3,000 +1,000 -1,000
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Total, Land acquisition................................. 19,746 38,000 18,922 -824 -19,078
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Oregon and California Grant Lands
Western Oregon resources management........................... 101,423 95,255 93,255 -8,168 -2,000
Western Oregon information and resource data systems.......... 1,772 1,786 1,772 ................ -14
Western Oregon transportation & facilities maintenance........ 9,517 9,602 9,517 ................ -85
Western Oregon construction and acquisition................... 312 324 324 +12 ................
Western Oregon national monument.............................. 753 767 753 ................ -14
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Total, Oregon and California Grant Lands................ 113,777 107,734 105,621 -8,156 -2,113
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Range Improvements
Current appropriations........................................ 10,000 10,000 10,000 ................ ................
Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures
Service charges, deposits, and forfeitures.................... 32,465 31,050 31,050 -1,415 ................
Offsetting fees............................................... -32,465 -31,050 -31,050 +1,415 ................
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Total, Service charges, deposits and forfeitures........ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
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Miscellaneous Trust Funds and Permanent Operating Funds
Current appropriations........................................ 24,000 24,000 24,000 ................ ................
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TOTAL, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT........................ 1,120,235 1,230,896 1,187,801 +67,566 -43,095
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Resource Management
Ecological Services (Fiscal Year 2015 Structure):
Endangered species:
Candidate conservation................................ 12,030 ................ 14,150 +2,120 +14,150
Listing and critical habitat.......................... 20,515 ................ 17,515 -3,000 +17,515
Consultation and HCPs................................. 62,550 ................ 62,550 ................ +62,550
Recovery.............................................. 77,916 ................ 77,916 ................ +77,916
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Subtotal............................................ 173,011 ................ 172,131 -880 +172,131
Habitat conservation:
Partners for fish and wildlife........................ 51,776 ................ 52,103 +327 +52,103
Conservation planning assistance...................... 33,014 ................ 32,767 -247 +32,767
Coastal programs...................................... 13,184 ................ 13,293 +109 +13,293
National wetlands inventory........................... 4,861 ................ 4,861 ................ +4,861
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Subtotal............................................ 102,835 ................ 103,024 +189 +103,024
Environmental contaminants................................ 9,557 ................ 9,557 ................ +9,557
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Subtotal, Ecological services....................... 285,403 ................ 284,712 -691 +284,712
Ecological Services (Proposed Fiscal Year 2016 Structure):
Listing................................................... ................ 23,002 ................ ................ -23,002
Planning and consultation................................. ................ 108,943 ................ ................ -108,943
Conservation and restoration.............................. ................ 126,298 ................ ................ -126,298
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Subtotal................................................ ................ 258,243 ................ ................ -258,243
Habitat conservation (Proposed Fiscal Year 2016 Structure):
Partners for fish and wildlife............................ ................ 52,393 ................ ................ -52,393
Coastal programs.......................................... ................ 13,375 ................ ................ -13,375
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Subtotal................................................ ................ 65,768 ................ ................ -65,768
National Wildlife Refuge System:
Wildlife and habitat management........................... 230,343 249,832 231,343 +1,000 -18,489
Visitor services.......................................... 70,319 76,792 73,743 +3,424 -3,049
Refuge law enforcement.................................... 38,054 38,959 36,054 -2,000 -2,905
Conservation planning..................................... 2,988 2,665 2,580 -408 -85
Refuge maintenance........................................ 132,498 139,910 131,498 -1,000 -8,412
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Subtotal................................................ 474,202 508,158 475,218 +1,016 -32,940
Conservation and Enforcement:
Migratory bird management................................. 46,468 53,602 46,355 -113 -7,247
Law enforcement........................................... 66,737 75,423 68,690 +1,953 -6,733
International affairs..................................... 14,506 14,696 14,603 +97 -93
Science support........................................... 16,985 ................ ................ -16,985 ................
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Subtotal................................................ 144,696 143,721 129,648 -15,048 -14,073
Fish and Aquatic Conservation:
National fish hatchery system operations.................. 52,860 53,418 53,418 +558 ................
Maintenance and equipment................................. 17,920 19,920 19,920 +2,000 ................
Aquatic habitat and species conservation.................. 76,668 74,152 80,733 +4,065 +6,581
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Subtotal................................................ 147,448 147,490 154,071 +6,623 +6,581
Cooperative landscape conservation............................ 13,988 17,869 7,344 -6,644 -10,525
Science Support:
Adaptive science.......................................... ................ 15,159 5,724 +5,724 -9,435
Service science........................................... ................ 16,516 6,468 +6,468 -10,048
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Subtotal................................................ ................ 31,675 12,192 +12,192 -19,483
General Operations:
Central office operations................................. 39,985 42,257 40,312 +327 -1,945
Regional office operations................................ 37,722 41,798 37,344 -378 -4,454
Servicewide bill paying................................... 35,227 35,898 34,130 -1,097 -1,768
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation..................... 7,022 7,022 7,022 ................ ................
National Conservation Training Center..................... 21,965 25,830 21,552 -413 -4,278
Health benefits for seasonal employees.................... ................ 1,103 ................ ................ -1,103
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Subtotal................................................ 141,921 153,908 140,360 -1,561 -13,548
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Total, Resource Management.............................. 1,207,658 1,326,832 1,203,545 -4,113 -123,287
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Construction
Construction and rehabilitation:
Line item construction projects........................... 6,554 11,554 14,554 +8,000 +3,000
Bridge and dam safety programs............................ 1,972 1,972 1,972 ................ ................
Nationwide engineering service............................ 7,161 7,286 7,161 ................ -125
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Total, Construction..................................... 15,687 20,812 23,687 +8,000 +2,875
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Land Acquisition
Acquisitions.................................................. 25,071 35,911 30,571 +5,500 -5,340
Emergencies, hardships, and inholdings........................ 5,351 5,351 5,351 ................ ................
Exchanges..................................................... 1,500 1,500 1,500 ................ ................
Acquisition management........................................ 12,613 12,773 10,000 -2,613 -2,773
Highlands Conservation Act Grants............................. 3,000 ................ ................ -3,000 ................
Recreational access........................................... ................ 2,500 1,000 +1,000 -1,500
Land protection planning...................................... ................ 465 465 +465 ................
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Total, Land Acquisition................................. 47,535 58,500 48,887 +1,352 -9,613
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Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund
Grants and administration:
Conservation grants....................................... 10,508 10,508 10,508 ................ ................
HCP assistance grants..................................... 9,485 7,390 7,390 -2,095 ................
Administration............................................ 2,702 3,002 2,702 ................ -300
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Subtotal................................................ 22,695 20,900 20,600 -2,095 -300
Land acquisition:
Species recovery land acquisition......................... 9,462 11,162 7,640 -1,822 -3,522
HCP land acquisition grants to states..................... 17,938 17,938 14,177 -3,761 -3,761
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Subtotal................................................ 27,400 29,100 21,817 -5,583 -7,283
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Total, Cooperatiave Endangered Species Conservation Fund 50,095 50,000 42,417 -7,678 -7,583
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National Wildlife Refuge Fund
Payments in lieu of taxes..................................... 13,228 ................ 13,228 ................ +13,228
North American Wetlands Conservation Fund
North American Wetlands Conservation Fund..................... 34,145 34,145 35,145 +1,000 +1,000
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Migratory bird grants......................................... 3,660 4,160 3,660 ................ -500
Multinational Species Conservation Fund
African elephant conservation fund............................ 1,582 2,582 2,082 +500 -500
Rhinoceros and tiger conservation fund........................ 2,440 3,440 2,940 +500 -500
Asian elephant conservation fund.............................. 1,557 1,557 1,557 ................ ................
Great ape conservation fund................................... 1,975 1,975 1,975 ................ ................
Marine turtle conservation fund............................... 1,507 1,507 1,507 ................ ................
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Total, Multinational Species Conservation Fund.......... 9,061 11,061 10,061 +1,000 -1,000
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State and Tribal Wildlife Grants
State wildlife grants (formula)............................... 49,124 51,000 51,000 +1,876 ................
State wildlife grants (competitive)........................... 5,487 13,000 5,487 ................ -7,513
Tribal wildlife grants........................................ 4,084 6,000 4,084 ................ -1,916
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Total, State and tribal wildlife grants................. 58,695 70,000 60,571 +1,876 -9,429
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TOTAL, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE................... 1,439,764 1,575,510 1,441,201 +1,437 -134,309
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Operation of the National Park System
Park Management:
Resource stewardship...................................... 317,207 351,242 318,707 +1,500 -32,535
Visitor services.......................................... 242,986 276,935 242,986 ................ -33,949
Park protection........................................... 348,802 359,034 348,802 ................ -10,232
Facility operations and maintenance....................... 697,312 848,944 727,312 +30,000 -121,632
Park support.............................................. 489,462 498,373 505,462 +16,000 +7,089
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Subtotal................................................ 2,095,769 2,334,528 2,143,269 +47,500 -191,259
External administrative costs................................. 180,004 180,603 180,004 ................ -599
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Total, Operation of the National Park System............ 2,275,773 2,515,131 2,323,273 +47,500 -191,858
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National Recreation and Preservation
Recreation programs........................................... 589 858 589 ................ -269
Natural programs.............................................. 13,560 13,743 13,575 +15 -168
Cultural programs............................................. 24,562 25,502 24,562 ................ -940
International park affairs.................................... 1,648 1,667 1,648 ................ -19
Environmental and compliance review........................... 433 440 433 ................ -7
Grant administration.......................................... 2,004 2,037 2,004 ................ -33
Heritage Partnership Programs................................. 20,321 9,952 20,321 ................ +10,369
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Total, National Recreation and Preservation............. 63,117 54,199 63,132 +15 +8,933
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Historic Preservation Fund
State historic preservation offices........................... 46,925 46,925 46,925 ................ ................
Tribal grants................................................. 8,985 9,985 8,985 ................ -1,000
Competitive grants............................................ 500 30,500 5,500 +5,000 -25,000
New grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.... ................ 2,500 ................ ................ -2,500
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Total, Historic Preservation Fund....................... 56,410 89,910 61,410 +5,000 -28,500
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Construction
General Program:
Line item construction and maintenance.................... 61,678 153,344 116,276 +54,598 -37,068
Emergency and unscheduled................................. 3,855 3,855 3,855 ................ ................
Housing................................................... 2,200 2,200 2,200 ................ ................
Dam safety................................................ 1,248 1,248 1,248 ................ ................
Equipment replacement..................................... 13,500 13,500 13,500 ................ ................
Planning, construction.................................... 7,266 16,520 7,266 ................ -9,254
Construction program management........................... 36,771 48,330 36,771 ................ -11,559
General management plans.................................. 11,821 11,970 11,821 ................ -149
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Total, Construction..................................... 138,339 250,967 192,937 +54,598 -58,030
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Land and Water Conservation Fund (rescission of contract -28,000 -30,000 -28,000 ................ +2,000
authority)...................................................
Land Acquisition and State Assistance
Assistance to States:
State conservation grants (formula)....................... 42,000 45,000 48,883 +6,883 +3,883
State conservation grants (competitive)................... 3,000 5,000 3,000 ................ -2,000
Administrative expenses................................... 3,117 3,161 3,117 ................ -44
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Subtotal................................................ 48,117 53,161 55,000 +6,883 +1,839
National Park Service:
Acquisitions.............................................. 23,475 34,818 25,740 +2,265 -9,078
Recreational access....................................... ................ 2,000 1,000 +1,000 -1,000
American Battlefield Protection Program................... 8,986 8,986 8,000 -986 -986
Emergencies, hardships, relocations, and deficiencies..... 3,928 3,928 3,928 ................ ................
Acquisition management.................................... 9,526 9,679 7,679 -1,847 -2,000
Inholdings, donations, and exchanges...................... 4,928 4,928 4,928 ................ ................
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Subtotal................................................ 50,843 64,339 51,275 +432 -13,064
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Total, Land Acquisition and State Assistance............ 98,960 117,500 106,275 +7,315 -11,225
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Centennial Challenge.......................................... 10,000 50,000 10,000 ................ -40,000
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TOTAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE............................ 2,614,599 3,047,707 2,729,027 +114,428 -318,680
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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Surveys, Investigations, and Research
Ecosystems:
Status and trends......................................... 20,473 22,178 20,473 ................ -1,705
Fisheries: Aquatic and endangered resources............... 20,886 25,422 20,886 ................ -4,536
Wildlife: Terrestrial and endangered resources............ 45,257 46,671 45,757 +500 -914
Terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments........... 36,224 42,755 36,224 ................ -6,531
Invasive species.......................................... 16,830 19,281 17,330 +500 -1,951
Cooperative research units................................ 17,371 19,992 17,371 ................ -2,621
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Total, Ecosystems....................................... 157,041 176,299 158,041 +1,000 -18,258
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Climate and Land Use Change:
Climate variability:
Climate science centers............................... 26,735 37,403 25,735 -1,000 -11,668
Climate research and development...................... 21,495 26,656 20,495 -1,000 -6,161
Carbon sequestration.................................. 9,359 18,513 8,859 -500 -9,654
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Subtotal............................................ 57,589 82,572 55,089 -2,500 -27,483
Land Use Change:
Land remote sensing................................... 67,894 97,531 71,194 +3,300 -26,337
Land change science................................... 10,492 11,725 9,692 -800 -2,033
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Subtotal............................................ 78,386 109,256 80,886 +2,500 -28,370
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Total, Climate and Land Use Change.................. 135,975 191,828 135,975 ................ -55,853
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Energy, Minerals, and Environmental Health:
Minerals resources........................................ 45,931 47,717 49,371 +3,440 +1,654
Energy resources.......................................... 24,895 28,068 24,695 -200 -3,373
Contaminant biology....................................... 10,197 12,070 10,197 ................ -1,873
Toxic substances hydrology................................ 11,248 15,447 11,248 ................ -4,199
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Total, Energy, Minerals, and Environmental Health....... 92,271 103,302 95,511 +3,240 -7,791
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Natural Hazards:
Earthquake hazards........................................ 59,503 57,952 59,803 +300 +1,851
Volcano hazards........................................... 25,121 25,709 26,321 +1,200 +612
Landslide hazards......................................... 3,485 4,039 3,485 ................ -554
Global seismographic network.............................. 4,853 9,799 6,453 +1,600 -3,346
Geomagnetism.............................................. 1,888 3,624 1,888 ................ -1,736
Coastal and marine geology................................ 40,336 45,230 40,336 ................ -4,894
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Total, Natural Hazards.................................. 135,186 146,353 138,286 +3,100 -8,067
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Water Resources:
Groundwater resources..................................... 11,348 ................ ................ -11,348 ................
National water quality assessment......................... 59,459 ................ ................ -59,459 ................
National streamflow information program................... 34,901 ................ ................ -34,901 ................
Hydrologic research and development....................... 11,215 ................ ................ -11,215 ................
Hydrologic networks and analysis.......................... 30,134 ................ ................ -30,134 ................
Cooperative Water Program................................. 57,710 ................ ................ -57,710 ................
Water Availability and Use Science Program................ ................ 46,758 41,182 +41,182 -5,576
Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program............ ................ 73,533 72,135 +72,135 -1,398
National Water Quality Program............................ ................ 96,087 92,791 +92,791 -3,296
Water Resources Research Act Program...................... 6,500 6,500 6,500 ................ ................
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Total, Water Resources.................................. 211,267 222,878 212,608 +1,341 -10,270
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Core Science Systems:
Science, synthesis, analysis, and research................ 24,299 25,897 24,299 ................ -1,598
National cooperative geological mapping................... 24,397 25,339 24,397 ................ -942
National Geospatial Program............................... 58,532 75,731 63,354 +4,822 -12,377
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Total, Core Science Systems............................. 107,228 126,967 112,050 +4,822 -14,917
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Science Support:
Administration and management............................. 84,192 90,599 84,192 ................ -6,407
Information services...................................... 21,419 22,229 21,419 ................ -810
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Total, Science Support.................................. 105,611 112,828 105,611 ................ -7,217
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Facilities:
Rental payments and operations & maintenance.............. 93,141 107,047 93,141 ................ -13,906
Deferred maintenance and capital improvement.............. 7,280 7,280 7,280 ................ ................
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Total, Facilities....................................... 100,421 114,327 100,421 ................ -13,906
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TOTAL, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.................. 1,045,000 1,194,782 1,058,503 +13,503 -136,279
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BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Ocean Energy Management
Renewable energy.............................................. 23,104 24,278 24,278 +1,174 ................
Conventional energy........................................... 49,633 59,869 59,869 +10,236 ................
Environmental assessment...................................... 65,712 68,045 68,045 +2,333 ................
General support services...................................... 15,002 ................ ................ -15,002 ................
Executive direction........................................... 16,319 18,665 18,665 +2,346 ................
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Subtotal................................................ 169,770 170,857 170,857 +1,087 ................
Offsetting rental receipts.................................... -94,868 -92,961 -92,961 +1,907 ................
Cost recovery fees............................................ -2,480 -3,661 -3,661 -1,181 ................
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Subtotal, offsetting collections........................ -97,348 -96,622 -96,622 +726 ................
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TOTAL, BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT................ 72,422 74,235 74,235 +1,813 ................
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BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Environmental enforcement..................................... 8,314 ................ ................ -8,314 ................
Operations, safety and regulation............................. 133,597 151,768 151,768 +18,171 ................
Administrative operations..................................... 15,676 18,268 18,268 +2,592 ................
General support services...................................... 13,912 ................ ................ -13,912 ................
Executive direction........................................... 18,227 19,736 19,736 +1,509 ................
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Subtotal................................................ 189,726 189,772 189,772 +46 ................
Offsetting rental receipts.................................... -50,412 -49,399 -49,399 +1,013 ................
Inspection fees............................................... -65,000 -65,000 -59,000 +6,000 +6,000
Cost recovery fees............................................ -8,167 -7,808 -7,808 +359 ................
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Subtotal, Offsetting collections........................ -123,579 -122,207 -116,207 +7,372 +6,000
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Total, Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement.... 66,147 67,565 73,565 +7,418 +6,000
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Oil Spill Research
Oil spill research............................................ 14,899 14,899 14,899 ................ ................
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TOTAL, BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT... 81,046 82,464 88,464 +7,418 +6,000
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OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Regulation and Technology
Environmental protection...................................... 91,832 91,880 92,032 +200 +152
Permit fees............................................... 40 1,900 40 ................ -1,860
Offsetting collections.................................... -40 -1,900 -40 ................ +1,860
Technology development and transfer........................... 14,455 20,086 14,546 +91 -5,540
Financial management.......................................... 505 711 508 +3 -203
Executive direction........................................... 15,921 15,711 15,661 -260 -50
Civil penalties (indefinite).................................. 100 100 100 ................ ................
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Subtotal................................................ 122,813 128,488 122,847 +34 -5,641
Civil penalties (offsetting collections)...................... -100 -100 -100 ................ ................
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Total, Regulation and Technology........................ 122,713 128,388 122,747 +34 -5,641
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Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
Environmental restoration..................................... 9,480 11,431 9,533 +53 -1,898
Technology development and transfer........................... 3,544 6,283 3,563 +19 -2,720
Financial management.......................................... 6,396 6,477 6,436 +40 -41
Executive direction........................................... 7,979 7,883 7,856 -123 -27
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Total, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.................. 27,399 32,074 27,388 -11 -4,686
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TOTAL, OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND 150,112 160,462 150,135 +23 -10,327
ENFORCEMENT............................................
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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION
Operation of Indian Programs
Tribal Budget System
Tribal Government:
Aid to tribal government.................................. 24,614 24,833 24,833 +219 ................
Consolidated tribal government program.................... 76,348 77,088 77,088 +740 ................
Self governance compacts.................................. 158,767 162,321 162,321 +3,554 ................
Contract support.......................................... 246,000 272,000 ................ -246,000 -272,000
Indian self determination fund............................ 5,000 5,000 ................ -5,000 -5,000
New tribes................................................ 463 464 464 +1 ................
Small and needy tribes.................................... 1,845 3,095 1,845 ................ -1,250
Road maintenance.......................................... 26,461 26,693 26,693 +232 ................
Tribal government program oversight....................... 8,181 12,273 8,273 +92 -4,000
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Subtotal................................................ 547,679 583,767 301,517 -246,162 -282,250
Human Services:
Social services........................................... 40,871 47,179 44,179 +3,308 -3,000
Welfare assistance........................................ 74,809 74,791 74,791 -18 ................
Indian child welfare act.................................. 15,433 15,641 15,641 +208 ................
Housing improvement program............................... 8,009 8,021 8,021 +12 ................
Human services tribal design.............................. 407 246 246 -161 ................
Human services program oversight.......................... 3,105 3,126 3,126 +21 ................
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Subtotal................................................ 142,634 149,004 146,004 +3,370 -3,000
Trust--Natural Resources Management:
Natural resources, general................................ 5,089 8,168 5,168 +79 -3,000
Irrigation operations and maintenance..................... 11,359 12,898 11,398 +39 -1,500
Rights protection implementation.......................... 35,420 40,138 37,638 +2,218 -2,500
Tribal management/development program..................... 9,244 14,263 9,263 +19 -5,000
Endangered species........................................ 2,675 3,684 2,684 +9 -1,000
Cooperative landscape conservation........................ 9,948 30,355 9,955 +7 -20,400
Integrated resource information program................... 2,996 3,996 2,996 ................ -1,000
Agriculture and range..................................... 30,494 30,751 30,751 +257 ................
Forestry.................................................. 47,735 51,914 49,914 +2,179 -2,000
Water resources........................................... 10,297 14,917 10,367 +70 -4,550
Fish, wildlife and parks.................................. 13,577 15,646 13,646 +69 -2,000
Resource management program oversight..................... 6,018 6,066 6,066 +48 ................
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Subtotal................................................ 184,852 232,796 189,846 +4,994 -42,950
Trust--Real Estate Services................................... 127,002 143,686 127,486 +484 -16,200
Education:
Elementary and secondary programs (forward funded)........ 536,897 565,517 542,577 +5,680 -22,940
(Tribal grant support costs)............................ (62,395) (75,335) (64,395) (+2,000) (-10,940)
Post secondary programs (forward funded).................. 69,793 69,793 74,793 +5,000 +5,000
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Subtotal, forward funded education...................... 606,690 635,310 617,370 +10,680 -17,940
Elementary and secondary programs......................... 119,195 142,361 122,361 +3,166 -20,000
Post secondary programs................................... 64,182 69,412 64,602 +420 -4,810
Education management...................................... 20,464 57,381 20,601 +137 -36,780
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Subtotal, Education..................................... 810,531 904,464 824,934 +14,403 -79,530
Public Safety and Justice:
Law enforcement........................................... 328,296 334,976 347,958 +19,662 +12,982
Tribal courts............................................. 23,280 28,173 28,173 +4,893 ................
Fire protection........................................... 1,274 1,274 1,274 ................ ................
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Subtotal................................................ 352,850 364,423 377,405 +24,555 +12,982
Community and economic development............................ 35,996 40,619 36,119 +123 -4,500
Executive direction and administrative services............... 227,692 241,832 229,108 +1,416 -12,724
(Housing improvement, road maint, etc. in bill lang).......... (48,553) (46,663) (43,810) (-4,743) (-2,853)
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Total, Operation of Indian Programs..................... 2,429,236 2,660,591 2,232,419 -196,817 -428,172
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Contract Support Costs
Contract support cost......................................... ................ ................ 272,000 +272,000 +272,000
Indian Self-determination fund................................ ................ ................ 5,000 +5,000 +5,000
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Total, Contract Support Cost............................ ................ ................ 277,000 +277,000 +277,000
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Construction
Education..................................................... 74,501 133,245 79,476 +4,975 -53,769
Public safety and justice..................................... 11,306 11,306 11,306 ................ ................
Resources management.......................................... 34,427 34,488 34,488 +61 ................
General administration........................................ 8,642 9,934 9,934 +1,292 ................
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Total, Construction..................................... 128,876 188,973 135,204 +6,328 -53,769
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Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous
Payments to Indians
Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians. 35,655 67,656 40,655 +5,000 -27,001
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Total, Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and 35,655 67,656 40,655 +5,000 -27,001
Miscellaneous Payments to Indians......................
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Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account
Indian guaranteed loan program account........................ 7,731 7,748 7,748 +17 ................
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TOTAL, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND INDIAN EDUCATION.... 2,601,498 2,924,968 2,693,026 +91,528 -231,942
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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
Office of the Secretary
Leadership and administration................................. 122,885 128,256 122,885 ................ -5,371
Management services........................................... 20,747 20,966 20,747 ................ -219
New Coastal Resilience Fund................................... ................ 50,000 ................ ................ -50,000
Office of Natural Resources Revenue........................... 121,631 128,717 121,631 ................ -7,086
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Total, Office of the Secretary.......................... 265,263 327,939 265,263 ................ -62,676
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Insular Affairs
Assistance to Territories
Territorial Assistance:
Office of Insular Affairs................................. 9,448 10,184 9,448 ................ -736
Technical assistance...................................... 14,504 24,239 14,504 ................ -9,735
Maintenance assistance fund............................... 1,081 5,000 1,081 ................ -3,919
Brown tree snake.......................................... 3,500 3,000 3,500 ................ +500
Coral reef initiative..................................... 1,000 1,000 1,000 ................ ................
Empowering insular communities............................ 2,971 4,421 2,971 ................ -1,450
Compact impact............................................ 3,000 1,344 3,000 ................ +1,656
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Subtotal, Territorial Assistance........................ 35,504 49,188 35,504 ................ -13,684
American Samoa operations grants.............................. 22,752 22,752 22,752 ................ ................
Northern Marianas covenant grants............................. 27,720 27,720 27,720 ................ ................
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Total, Assistance to Territories........................ 85,976 99,660 85,976 ................ -13,684
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Compact of Free Association
Compact of Free Association--Federal services................. 2,818 2,818 2,818 ................ ................
Enewetak support.............................................. 500 500 500 ................ ................
Compact payments, Palau....................................... 13,147 ................ 13,147 ................ +13,147
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Total, Compact of Free Association...................... 16,465 3,318 16,465 ................ +13,147
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Total, Insular Affairs.................................. 102,441 102,978 102,441 ................ -537
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Office of the Solicitor
Legal services................................................ 59,091 63,167 57,091 -2,000 -6,076
General administration........................................ 4,971 4,982 4,971 ................ -11
Ethics........................................................ 1,738 1,739 1,738 ................ -1
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Total, Office of the Solicitor.......................... 65,800 69,888 63,800 -2,000 -6,088
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Office of Inspector General
Audit and investigations...................................... 37,538 39,503 37,538 ................ -1,965
Administrative services and information management............ 12,509 12,721 12,509 ................ -212
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Total, Office of Inspector General...................... 50,047 52,224 50,047 ................ -2,177
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Office of Special Trustee for American Indians
Federal Trust Programs
Program operations, support, and improvements................. 136,998 140,938 136,998 ................ -3,940
(Office of Historical Accounting)......................... (23,061) (22,120) (22,120) (-941) ................
Executive direction........................................... 2,031 2,040 2,031 ................ -9
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Total, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians... 139,029 142,978 139,029 ................ -3,949
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TOTAL, DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES............................. 622,580 696,007 620,580 -2,000 -75,427
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DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS
Wildland Fire Management
Fire Operations:
Preparedness.............................................. 318,970 323,685 323,685 +4,715 ................
Fire suppression operations............................... 291,657 268,571 383,673 +92,016 +115,102
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Subtotal, Fire operations............................... 610,627 592,256 707,358 +96,731 +115,102
Other Operations:
Fuels management.......................................... 164,000 148,279 170,000 +6,000 +21,721
Resilient landscapes...................................... ................ 30,000 ................ ................ -30,000
Burned area rehabilitation................................ 18,035 18,970 18,970 +935 ................
Fire facilities........................................... 6,127 10,000 6,427 +300 -3,573
Joint fire science........................................ 5,990 5,990 5,990 ................ ................
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Subtotal, Other operations.............................. 194,152 213,239 201,387 +7,235 -11,852
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Subtotal, Wildland fire management...................... 804,779 805,495 908,745 +103,966 +103,250
Wildland fire management (emergency).......................... ................ ................ 200,000 +200,000 +200,000
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Total, Wildland fire management......................... 804,779 805,495 1,108,745 +303,966 +303,250
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FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Account
FLAME wildfire suppression reserve account.................... 92,000 ................ ................ -92,000 ................
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Total, All wildland fire accounts....................... 896,779 805,495 1,108,745 +211,966 +303,250
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Wildland fire disaster relief................................. ................ 200,000 ................ ................ -200,000
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Total, Wildland Fire Management......................... 896,779 1,005,495 1,108,745 +211,966 +103,250
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Central Hazardous Materials Fund
Central hazardous materials fund.............................. 10,010 10,011 10,011 +1 ................
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund
Damage assessments............................................ 2,500 2,063 2,500 ................ +437
Program management............................................ 2,192 2,466 2,192 ................ -274
Restoration support........................................... 2,075 3,607 2,075 ................ -1,532
Oil Spill Preparedness........................................ 1,000 1,100 1,000 ................ -100
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Total, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund.......... 7,767 9,236 7,767 ................ -1,469
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Working Capital Fund.......................................... 57,100 74,462 57,100 ................ -17,362
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TOTAL, DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS......................... 971,656 1,099,204 1,183,623 +211,967 +84,419
Appropriations...................................... (971,656) (899,204) (983,623) (+11,967) (+84,419)
Emergency appropriations............................ ................ ................ (200,000) (+200,000) (+200,000)
Disaster relief cap adjustment...................... ................ (200,000) ................ ................ (-200,000)
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TOTAL, TITLE I, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.............. 10,718,912 12,086,235 11,226,595 +507,683 -859,640
Appropriations...................................... (10,746,912) (12,116,235) (11,054,595) (+307,683) (-1,061,640)
Rescissions of contract authority................... (-28,000) (-30,000) (-28,000) ................ (+2,000)
Emergency appropriations............................ ................ ................ (200,000) (+200,000) (+200,000)
(Disaster relief cap adjustment)........................ ................ (200,000) ................ ................ (-200,000)
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TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Science and Technology
Clean air and climate......................................... 116,541 124,844 105,982 -10,559 -18,862
(Climate protection program).............................. (8,018) (8,124) (7,973) (-45) (-151)
Enforcement................................................... 13,669 14,398 13,669 ................ -729
Homeland security............................................. 37,122 38,150 36,285 -837 -1,865
Indoor air and radiation...................................... 5,997 6,615 6,255 +258 -360
IT/data management/security................................... 3,089 3,196 3,196 +107 ................
Operations and administration................................. 68,339 79,170 68,339 ................ -10,831
Pesticide licensing........................................... 6,027 7,691 6,054 +27 -1,637
Research: Air, climate and energy............................. 91,906 100,342 90,400 -1,506 -9,942
Research: Chemical safety and sustainability.................. 126,930 140,722 125,948 -982 -14,774
(Research: Computational toxicology)...................... (21,409) (33,775) (21,409) ................ (-12,366)
(Research: Endocrine disruptor)........................... (16,253) (15,417) (15,417) (-836) ................
Research: National priorities................................. 4,100 ................ 4,100 ................ +4,100
Research: Safe and sustainable water resources................ 107,434 111,022 104,912 -2,522 -6,110
Research: Sustainable and healthy communities................. 149,975 139,172 135,110 -14,865 -4,062
Water: Human health protection................................ 3,519 3,766 3,708 +189 -58
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Total, Science and Technology........................... 734,648 769,088 703,958 -30,690 -65,130
(By transfer from Superfund)........................ (18,850) (16,217) (16,217) (-2,633) ................
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Environmental Programs and Management
Brownfields................................................... 25,593 29,599 27,562 +1,969 -2,037
Clean air and climate......................................... 273,108 336,907 248,590 -24,518 -88,317
(Climate protection program).............................. (95,436) (109,625) (85,892) (-9,544) (-23,733)
Compliance.................................................... 101,665 122,424 101,665 ................ -20,759
Enforcement................................................... 240,637 269,256 233,178 -7,459 -36,078
(Environmental justice)................................... (6,737) (13,971) (6,636) (-101) (-7,335)
Environmental protection: National priorities................. 12,700 ................ 15,000 +2,300 +15,000
Geographic programs:
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative........................ 300,000 250,000 300,000 ................ +50,000
Chesapeake Bay............................................ 73,000 70,000 73,000 ................ +3,000
San Franciso Bay.......................................... 4,819 3,988 4,819 ................ +831
Puget Sound............................................... 28,000 29,998 29,998 +1,998 ................
Long Island Sound......................................... 3,940 2,893 3,940 ................ +1,047
Gulf of Mexico............................................ 4,482 3,908 8,110 +3,628 +4,202
South Florida............................................. 1,704 1,340 1,340 -364 ................
Lake Champlain............................................ 4,399 1,399 4,399 ................ +3,000
Lake Pontchartrain........................................ 948 948 948 ................ ................
Southern New England estuaries............................ 5,000 5,000 5,000 ................ ................
Other geographic activities............................... 1,445 939 939 -506 ................
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Subtotal................................................ 427,737 370,413 432,493 +4,756 +62,080
Homeland security............................................. 10,195 10,274 9,738 -457 -536
Indoor air and radiation...................................... 27,637 30,277 28,255 +618 -2,022
Information exchange/Outreach................................. 126,538 155,678 121,004 -5,534 -34,674
(Children and other sensitive populations: Agency (6,548) (8,035) (7,088) (+540) (-947)
coordination)............................................
(Environmental education)................................. (8,702) (10,969) (4,351) (-4,351) (-6,618)
International programs........................................ 15,400 16,561 16,373 +973 -188
IT/data management/security................................... 90,536 103,061 90,536 ................ -12,525
Legal/science/regulatory/economic review...................... 111,414 138,786 104,291 -7,123 -34,495
Operations and administration................................. 482,751 505,402 478,090 -4,661 -27,312
Pesticide licensing........................................... 102,363 111,765 105,304 +2,941 -6,461
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)................. 104,877 111,242 108,827 +3,950 -2,415
Toxics risk review and prevention............................. 92,521 87,705 88,764 -3,757 +1,059
(Endocrine disruptors).................................... (7,553) (4,259) (4,259) (-3,294) ................
Underground storage tanks (LUST/UST).......................... 11,295 11,657 11,295 ................ -362
Water: Ecosystems:
National estuary program/Coastal waterways................ 26,723 27,310 27,310 +587 ................
Wetlands.................................................. 21,065 23,334 20,478 -587 -2,856
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Subtotal................................................ 47,788 50,644 47,788 ................ -2,856
Water: Human health protection................................ 98,507 125,768 97,454 -1,053 -28,314
Water quality protection...................................... 210,417 254,299 195,291 -15,126 -59,008
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Total, Environmental Programs and Management............ 2,613,679 2,841,718 2,561,498 -52,181 -280,220
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Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund
E-Manifest System Fund........................................ 3,674 7,368 3,786 +112 -3,582
Office of Inspector General
Audits, evaluations, and investigations....................... 41,489 50,099 41,489 ................ -8,610
(By transfer from Superfund).............................. (9,939) (8,459) (8,459) (-1,480) ................
Buildings and Facilities
Homeland security: Protection of EPA personnel and 6,676 7,875 6,676 ................ -1,199
infrastructure...............................................
Operations and administration................................. 35,641 43,632 35,641 ................ -7,991
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Total, Buildings and Facilities......................... 42,317 51,507 42,317 ................ -9,190
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Hazardous Substance Superfund
Audits, evaluations, and investigations....................... 9,939 8,459 8,459 -1,480 ................
Compliance.................................................... 995 1,067 1,009 +14 -58
Enforcement................................................... 166,375 173,263 166,176 -199 -7,087
Homeland security............................................. 36,362 33,767 33,751 -2,611 -16
Indoor air and radiation...................................... 1,985 2,180 2,065 +80 -115
Information exchange/outreach................................. 1,328 1,366 1,238 -90 -128
IT/data management/security................................... 14,485 15,642 15,198 +713 -444
Legal/science/regulatory/economic review...................... 1,253 1,241 1,241 -12 ................
Operations and administration................................. 128,105 137,340 130,014 +1,909 -7,326
Research: Chemical safety and sustainability.................. 2,843 2,831 2,831 -12 ................
Research: Sustainable communities............................. 14,032 12,220 12,220 -1,812 ................
Superfund cleanup:
Superfund: Emergency response and removal................. 181,306 190,732 182,480 +1,174 -8,252
Superfund: Emergency preparedness......................... 7,636 7,843 7,843 +207 ................
Superfund: Federal facilities............................. 21,125 26,265 21,669 +544 -4,596
Superfund: Remedial....................................... 501,000 539,618 520,615 +19,615 -19,003
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Subtotal................................................ 711,067 764,458 732,607 +21,540 -31,851
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Total, Hazardous Substance Superfund.................... 1,088,769 1,153,834 1,106,809 +18,040 -47,025
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Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund [LUST]
Enforcement................................................... 620 627 627 +7 ................
Operations and administration................................. 1,352 1,681 1,351 -1 -330
Research: Sustainable communities............................. 320 348 327 +7 -21
Underground storage tanks (LUST/UST).......................... 89,649 92,670 89,180 -469 -3,490
(LUST/UST)................................................ (9,240) (9,409) (9,409) (+169) ................
(LUST cooperative agreements)............................. (55,040) (54,402) (54,402) (-638) ................
(Energy Policy Act grants)................................ (25,369) (28,859) (25,369) ................ (-3,490)
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Total, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund...... 91,941 95,326 91,485 -456 -3,841
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Inland Oil Spill Program
(Formerly Oil Spill Response)
Compliance.................................................... 139 155 148 +9 -7
Enforcement................................................... 2,413 2,424 2,424 +11 ................
Oil........................................................... 14,409 18,524 14,409 ................ -4,115
Operations and administration................................. 584 1,762 584 ................ -1,178
Research: Sustainable communities............................. 664 513 513 -151 ................
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Total, Inland Oil Spill Program......................... 18,209 23,378 18,078 -131 -5,300
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State and Tribal Assistance Grants [STAG]
Alaska Native villages........................................ 10,000 10,000 20,000 +10,000 +10,000
Brownfields projects.......................................... 80,000 110,000 80,000 ................ -30,000
Clean water state revolving fund [SRF]........................ 1,448,887 1,116,000 1,047,000 -401,887 -69,000
Diesel emissions grants....................................... 30,000 10,000 20,000 -10,000 +10,000
Drinking water state revolving fund [SRF]..................... 906,896 1,186,000 775,896 -131,000 -410,104
Mexico border................................................. 5,000 5,000 10,000 +5,000 +5,000
Targeted airshed grants....................................... 10,000 ................ 15,000 +5,000 +15,000
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Subtotal, Infrastructure assistance grants.............. 2,490,783 2,437,000 1,967,896 -522,887 -469,104
Categorical grants:
Beaches protection........................................ 9,549 ................ 9,549 ................ +9,549
Brownfields............................................... 47,745 49,500 47,745 ................ -1,755
Environmental information................................. 9,646 25,346 9,646 ................ -15,700
Hazardous waste financial assistance...................... 99,693 99,693 99,693 ................ ................
Lead...................................................... 14,049 14,049 14,049 ................ ................
Nonpoint source (Sec. 319)................................ 159,252 164,915 164,915 +5,663 ................
Pesticides enforcement.................................... 18,050 18,050 18,050 ................ ................
Pesticides program implementation......................... 12,701 13,201 12,701 ................ -500
Pollution control (Sec. 106).............................. 230,806 249,164 230,806 ................ -18,358
(Water quality monitoring)................................ (17,848) (18,500) (17,848) ................ (-652)
Pollution prevention...................................... 4,765 4,765 4,765 ................ ................
Public water system supervision........................... 101,963 109,700 101,963 ................ -7,737
Radon..................................................... 8,051 ................ 8,051 ................ +8,051
State and local air quality management.................... 228,219 268,229 228,219 ................ -40,010
Toxics substances compliance.............................. 4,919 4,919 4,919 ................ ................
Tribal air quality management............................. 12,829 12,829 12,829 ................ ................
Tribal general assistance program......................... 65,476 96,375 65,476 ................ -30,899
Underground injection control (UIC)....................... 10,506 10,506 10,506 ................ ................
Underground storage tanks................................. 1,498 1,498 1,498 ................ ................
Wetlands program development.............................. 14,661 19,661 14,661 ................ -5,000
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Subtotal, Categorical grants............................ 1,054,378 1,162,400 1,060,041 +5,663 -102,359
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Total, State and Tribal Assistance Grants............... 3,545,161 3,599,400 3,027,937 -517,224 -571,463
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Subtotal, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY............... 8,179,887 8,591,718 7,597,357 -582,530 -994,361
Administrative Provisions
Rescission.................................................... -40,000 ................ ................ +40,000 ................
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TOTAL, TITLE II, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY........ 8,139,887 8,591,718 7,597,357 -542,530 -994,361
Appropriations...................................... (8,179,887) (8,591,718) (7,597,357) (-582,530) (-994,361)
Rescissions......................................... (-40,000) ................ ................ (+40,000) ................
(By transfer)........................................... (28,789) (24,676) (24,676) (-4,113) ................
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TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
Forest and Rangeland Research
Forest inventory and analysis................................. 70,000 83,000 80,000 +10,000 -3,000
Research and development programs............................. 226,000 208,982 211,904 -14,096 +2,922
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Total, Forest and rangeland research.................... 296,000 291,982 291,904 -4,096 -78
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State and Private Forestry
Landscape scale restoration................................... 14,000 23,513 12,000 -2,000 -11,513
Forest Health Management:
Federal lands forest health management.................... 58,922 58,998 58,750 -172 -248
Cooperative lands forest health management................ 45,655 40,678 39,844 -5,811 -834
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Subtotal................................................ 104,577 99,676 98,594 -5,983 -1,082
Cooperative Forestry:
Forest stewardship........................................ 23,036 23,049 22,575 -461 -474
Forest legacy............................................. 53,000 61,000 59,800 +6,800 -1,200
Community forest and open space conservation.............. 2,000 1,683 2,000 ................ +317
Urban and community forestry.............................. 28,040 23,686 23,686 -4,354 ................
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Subtotal, Cooperative Forestry.......................... 106,076 109,418 108,061 +1,985 -1,357
International forestry........................................ 8,000 4,004 8,000 ................ +3,996
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Total, State and Private Forestry....................... 232,653 236,611 226,655 -5,998 -9,956
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National Forest System
Integrated resource restoration............................... ................ 822,110 ................ ................ -822,110
Land management planning...................................... 37,754 ................ 36,998 -756 +36,998
Inventory and monitoring...................................... 151,019 ................ 147,998 -3,021 +147,998
Land management planning, assessment and monitoring........... ................ 184,236 ................ ................ -184,236
Recreation, heritage and wilderness........................... 261,719 263,942 261,719 ................ -2,223
Grazing management............................................ 55,356 49,706 56,856 +1,500 +7,150
Forest products............................................... 339,130 ................ 359,805 +20,675 +359,805
Vegetation and watershed management........................... 184,716 ................ 190,116 +5,400 +190,116
Wildlife and fish habitat management.......................... 140,466 ................ 140,466 ................ +140,466
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund............... 40,000 60,000 40,000 ................ -20,000
Minerals and geology management............................... 76,423 70,689 78,423 +2,000 +7,734
Landownership management...................................... 77,730 71,601 77,730 ................ +6,129
Law enforcement operations.................................... 126,653 126,030 126,653 ................ +623
Valles Caldera National Preserve.............................. 3,364 ................ ................ -3,364 ................
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Total, National Forest System........................... 1,494,330 1,648,314 1,516,764 +22,434 -131,550
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Capital Improvement and Maintenance
Facilities:
Maintenance............................................... 55,369 55,674 55,369 ................ -305
Construction.............................................. 16,231 16,021 16,021 -210 ................
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Subtotal................................................ 71,600 71,695 71,390 -210 -305
Roads:
Maintenance............................................... 143,454 129,580 154,454 +11,000 +24,874
Construction.............................................. 24,640 24,682 26,640 +2,000 +1,958
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Subtotal................................................ 168,094 154,262 181,094 +13,000 +26,832
Trails:
Maintenance............................................... 69,777 74,264 70,830 +1,053 -3,434
Construction.............................................. 7,753 8,252 6,700 -1,053 -1,552
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Subtotal................................................ 77,530 82,516 77,530 ................ -4,986
Deferred maintenance.......................................... 3,150 33,451 3,150 ................ -30,301
Legacy road and trail remediation............................. 40,000 ................ 25,000 -15,000 +25,000
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Subtotal, Capital improvement and maintenance........... 360,374 341,924 358,164 -2,210 +16,240
Deferral of road and trail fund payment....................... -17,000 -17,000 -16,000 +1,000 +1,000
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Total, Capital improvement and maintenance.............. 343,374 324,924 342,164 -1,210 +17,240
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Land Acquisition
Acquisitions.................................................. 36,000 47,250 25,690 -10,310 -21,560
Acquisition management........................................ 7,500 8,500 7,500 ................ -1,000
Cash equalization............................................. 500 250 250 -250 ................
Recreational access........................................... 2,000 5,000 3,000 +1,000 -2,000
Critical inholdings/wilderness................................ 1,500 2,000 2,000 +500 ................
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Total, Land Acquisition................................. 47,500 63,000 38,440 -9,060 -24,560
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Acquisition of land for national forests, special acts........ 950 1,950 950 ................ -1,000
Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges............... 216 216 216 ................ ................
Range betterment fund......................................... 2,320 2,320 2,320 ................ ................
Gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland 45 45 45 ................ ................
research.....................................................
Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses...... 2,500 2,441 2,500 ................ +59
Wildland Fire Management
Fire operations:
Wildland fire preparedness................................ 1,145,840 1,082,620 1,082,620 -63,220 ................
Wildland fire suppression operations...................... 708,000 794,534 1,126,000 +418,000 +331,466
Wildland fire management (emergency).................. ................ ................ 854,578 +854,578 +854,578
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Subtotal, Fire operations........................... 1,853,840 1,877,154 3,063,198 +1,209,358 +1,186,044
Other operations:
Hazardous fuels........................................... 361,749 359,126 375,000 +13,251 +15,874
(Hazardous Fuels Base Program)........................ (346,749) (344,126) (360,000) (+13,251) (+15,874)
(Biomass Grants)...................................... (15,000) (15,000) (15,000) ................ ................
Fire plan research and development........................ 19,795 19,820 19,795 ................ -25
Joint fire sciences program............................... 6,914 6,917 6,914 ................ -3
State fire assistance..................................... 78,000 78,012 78,012 +12 ................
Volunteer fire assistance................................. 13,000 13,000 13,000 ................ ................
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Subtotal, Other operations.............................. 479,458 476,875 492,721 +13,263 +15,846
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Subtotal, Wildland Fire Management...................... 2,333,298 2,354,029 3,555,919 +1,222,621 +1,201,890
FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Account
FLAME wildfire suppression reserve account.................... 303,060 ................ ................ -303,060 ................
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Total, All wildland fire accounts....................... 2,636,358 2,354,029 3,555,919 +919,561 +1,201,890
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Wildland fire disaster relief................................. ................ 854,578 ................ ................ -854,578
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Total, Wildland Fire Management......................... 2,636,358 3,208,607 3,555,919 +919,561 +347,312
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Total, Forest Service without Wildland Fire Management.. 2,419,888 2,571,803 2,421,958 +2,070 -149,845
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TOTAL, FOREST SERVICE................................... 5,056,246 5,780,410 5,977,877 +921,631 +197,467
Appropriations...................................... (5,056,246) (4,925,832) (5,123,299) (+67,053) (+197,467)
Emergency appropriations............................ ................ ................ (854,578) (+854,578) (+854,578)
Disaster Relief cap adjustment...................... ................ (854,578) ................ ................ (-854,578)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Indian Health Services
Clinical Services:
Hospital and health clinics............................... 1,836,789 1,936,323 1,846,076 +9,287 -90,247
Dental health............................................. 173,982 181,459 175,690 +1,708 -5,769
Mental health............................................. 81,145 84,485 81,578 +433 -2,907
Alcohol and substance abuse............................... 190,981 227,062 195,971 +4,990 -31,091
Purchased/referred care................................... 914,139 984,475 915,347 +1,208 -69,128
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Subtotal................................................ 3,197,036 3,413,804 3,214,662 +17,626 -199,142
Preventive Health:
Public health nursing..................................... 75,640 79,576 76,140 +500 -3,436
Health education.......................................... 18,026 19,136 18,122 +96 -1,014
Community health representatives.......................... 58,469 62,363 58,469 ................ -3,894
Immunization (Alaska)..................................... 1,826 1,950 1,950 +124 ................
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Subtotal................................................ 153,961 163,025 154,681 +720 -8,344
Other services:
Urban Indian health....................................... 43,604 43,604 43,604 ................ ................
Indian health professions................................. 48,342 48,342 48,342 ................ ................
Tribal management grant program........................... 2,442 2,442 2,442 ................ ................
Direct operations......................................... 68,065 68,338 70,065 +2,000 +1,727
Self-governance........................................... 5,727 5,735 5,727 ................ -8
Contract support costs.................................... 662,970 717,970 ................ -662,970 -717,970
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Subtotal................................................ 831,150 886,431 170,180 -660,970 -716,251
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Total, Indian Health Services........................... 4,182,147 4,463,260 3,539,523 -642,624 -923,737
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Contract Support Costs
Contract support costs........................................ ................ ................ 717,970 +717,970 +717,970
Indian Health Facilities
Maintenance and improvement................................... 53,614 89,097 73,614 +20,000 -15,483
Sanitation facilities construction............................ 79,423 115,138 99,423 +20,000 -15,715
Health care facilities construction........................... 85,048 185,048 105,048 +20,000 -80,000
Facilities and environmental health support................... 219,612 226,870 221,196 +1,584 -5,674
Equipment..................................................... 22,537 23,572 22,537 ................ -1,035
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Total, Indian Health Facilities......................... 460,234 639,725 521,818 +61,584 -117,907
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TOTAL, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE............................ 4,642,381 5,102,985 4,779,311 +136,930 -323,674
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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences........... 77,349 77,349 77,349 ................ ................
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY
Toxic substances and environmental public health.............. 74,691 74,691 74,691 ................ ................
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TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.......... 4,794,421 5,255,025 4,931,351 +136,930 -323,674
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OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 3,000 3,015 3,000 ................ -15
Quality......................................................
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
Salaries and expenses......................................... 11,000 12,271 10,700 -300 -1,571
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION
Salaries and expenses......................................... 7,341 8,400 7,341 ................ -1,059
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND
ARTS DEVELOPMENT
Payment to the Institute...................................... 9,469 11,619 11,619 +2,150 ................
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Salaries and Expenses
Museum and Research Institutes:
National Air and Space Museum............................. 18,603 19,469 19,109 +506 -360
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory..................... 23,957 24,343 24,343 +386 ................
Major scientific instrumentation.......................... 4,118 6,118 4,118 ................ -2,000
Universe Center........................................... 184 184 184 ................ ................
National Museum of Natural History........................ 47,992 48,935 48,935 +943 ................
National Zoological Park.................................. 25,420 26,603 25,903 +483 -700
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center................. 3,909 3,992 3,992 +83 ................
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute................... 14,025 14,271 14,271 +246 ................
Biodiversity Center....................................... 1,520 2,285 1,525 +5 -760
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Freer Gallery of Art............ 6,049 6,169 6,169 +120 ................
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage................. 2,503 2,603 2,603 +100 ................
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum..................... 4,755 4,842 4,842 +87 ................
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden..................... 4,301 4,605 4,455 +154 -150
National Museum of African Art............................ 4,227 4,632 4,302 +75 -330
World Cultures Center..................................... 284 284 284 ................ ................
Anacostia Community Museum................................ 2,093 2,415 2,135 +42 -280
Archives of American Art.................................. 1,859 1,898 1,898 +39 ................
National Museum of African American History and Culture... 40,648 41,501 41,501 +853 ................
National Museum of American History....................... 22,840 24,333 23,333 +493 -1,000
National Museum of the American Indian.................... 31,444 32,077 32,027 +583 -50
National Portrait Gallery................................. 5,997 6,448 6,118 +121 -330
Smithsonian American Art Museum........................... 9,474 10,005 9,675 +201 -330
American Experience Center................................ 593 595 595 +2 ................
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Subtotal, Museums and Research Institutes............... 276,795 288,607 282,317 +5,522 -6,290
Mission enabling:
Program support and outreach:
Outreach.................................................. 9,150 14,317 9,317 +167 -5,000
Communications............................................ 2,567 3,945 2,620 +53 -1,325
Institution-wide programs................................. 10,505 14,784 10,505 ................ -4,279
Office of Exhibits Central................................ 2,974 3,037 3,037 +63 ................
Museum Support Center..................................... 1,848 1,884 1,884 +36 ................
Museum Conservation Institute............................. 3,244 3,308 3,308 +64 ................
Smithsonian Institution Archives.......................... 2,167 2,223 2,223 +56 ................
Smithsonian Institution Libraries......................... 10,399 10,748 10,748 +349 ................
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Subtotal, Program support and outreach.................. 42,854 54,246 43,642 +788 -10,604
Office of Chief Information Officer........................... 48,929 53,395 51,595 +2,666 -1,800
Administration................................................ 34,067 34,977 34,822 +755 -155
Inspector General............................................. 3,416 3,476 3,476 +60 ................
Facilities services:
Facilities maintenance.................................... 71,403 86,695 71,985 +582 -14,710
Facilities operations, security and support............... 197,879 214,429 201,729 +3,850 -12,700
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Subtotal, Facilities services........................... 269,282 301,124 273,714 +4,432 -27,410
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Subtotal, Mission enabling.............................. 398,548 447,218 407,249 +8,701 -39,969
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Total, Salaries and expenses............................ 675,343 735,825 689,566 +14,223 -46,259
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Facilities Capital
Revitalization................................................ 97,588 144,590 89,165 -8,423 -55,425
Facilities planning and design................................ 22,600 55,410 40,810 +18,210 -14,600
Construction.................................................. 24,010 ................ ................ -24,010 ................
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Total, Facilities Capital............................... 144,198 200,000 129,975 -14,223 -70,025
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TOTAL, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.......................... 819,541 935,825 819,541 ................ -116,284
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
Salaries and Expenses
Care and utilization of art collections....................... 39,418 42,226 40,918 +1,500 -1,308
Operation and maintenance of buildings and grounds............ 33,858 34,532 33,858 ................ -674
Protection of buildings, grounds and contents................. 22,418 22,943 23,918 +1,500 +975
General administration........................................ 23,806 26,959 23,806 ................ -3,153
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Total, Salaries and Expenses............................ 119,500 126,660 122,500 +3,000 -4,160
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Repair, Restoration and Renovation of Buildings
Base program.................................................. 19,000 26,000 16,000 -3,000 -10,000
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TOTAL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.......................... 138,500 152,660 138,500 ................ -14,160
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JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Operations and maintenance.................................... 22,000 21,660 21,660 -340 ................
Capital repair and restoration................................ 10,800 14,740 11,140 +340 -3,600
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TOTAL, JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS... 32,800 36,400 32,800 ................ -3,600
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WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS
Salaries and expenses......................................... 10,500 10,420 10,500 ................ +80
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
Grants and Administration
Grants:
Direct grants............................................. 62,380 63,420 62,380 ................ -1,040
Challenge America grants.................................. 7,600 7,600 7,600 ................ ................
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Subtotal................................................ 69,980 71,020 69,980 ................ -1,040
State partnerships:
State and regional.................................... 36,716 37,262 36,716 ................ -546
Underserved set-aside................................. 9,937 10,084 9,937 ................ -147
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Subtotal............................................ 46,653 47,346 46,653 ................ -693
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Subtotal, Grants.................................... 116,633 118,366 116,633 ................ -1,733
Program support............................................... 1,990 1,780 1,990 ................ +210
Administration................................................ 27,398 27,803 27,398 ................ -405
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Total, Arts............................................. 146,021 147,949 146,021 ................ -1,928
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National Endowment for the Humanities
Grants and Administration
Grants:
Bridging cultures......................................... 3,500 ................ 3,500 ................ +3,500
Special Initiative: The Common Bond....................... ................ 5,500 ................ ................ -5,500
Federal/State partnership................................. 42,528 43,040 42,528 ................ -512
Preservation and access................................... 15,460 15,200 15,460 ................ +260
Public programs........................................... 13,684 13,454 13,684 ................ +230
Research programs......................................... 14,784 14,536 14,784 ................ +248
Education programs........................................ 13,265 13,040 13,265 ................ +225
Program development....................................... 500 500 500 ................ ................
Digital humanities initiatives............................ 4,400 4,480 4,400 ................ -80
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Subtotal, Grants........................................ 108,121 109,750 108,121 ................ -1,629
Matching Grants:
Treasury funds............................................ 2,400 2,400 2,400 ................ ................
Challenge grants.......................................... 8,500 8,500 8,500 ................ ................
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Subtotal, Matching grants............................... 10,900 10,900 10,900 ................ ................
Administration................................................ 27,000 27,292 27,000 ................ -292
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Total, Humanities....................................... 146,021 147,942 146,021 ................ -1,921
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TOTAL, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE 292,042 295,891 292,042 ................ -3,849
HUMANITIES.............................................
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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
Salaries and expenses......................................... 2,524 2,653 2,653 +129 ................
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Grants........................................................ 2,000 2,000 2,000 ................ ................
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Salaries and expenses......................................... 6,204 6,080 6,080 -124 ................
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION
Salaries and expenses......................................... 7,948 8,348 7,948 ................ -400
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Holocaust Memorial Museum..................................... 52,385 54,959 52,385 ................ -2,574
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION
Construction.................................................. ................ 68,200 ................ ................ -68,200
Salaries and expenses......................................... 1,000 2,000 1,000 ................ -1,000
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Total, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION......... 1,000 70,200 1,000 ................ -69,200
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TOTAL, TITLE III, RELATED AGENCIES...................... 11,246,921 12,646,176 12,307,337 +1,060,416 -338,839
Emergency appropriations............................ ................ ................ (854,578) (+854,578) (+854,578)
(Disaster Relief cap adjustment).................... ................ (854,578) ................ ................ (-854,578)
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GRAND TOTAL................................................... 30,105,720 33,324,129 31,131,289 +1,025,569 -2,192,840
Appropriations............................................ (30,173,720) (32,299,551) (30,104,711) (-69,009) (-2,194,840)
Rescissions............................................... (-40,000) ................ ................ (+40,000) ................
Rescissions of contract authority......................... (-28,000) (-30,000) (-28,000) ................ (+2,000)
Emergency appropriations.................................. ................ ................ (1,054,578) (+1,054,578) (+1,054,578)
Disaster Relief cap adjustment............................ ................ (1,054,578) ................ ................ (-1,054,578)
(By transfer)................................................. (28,789) (24,676) (24,676) (-4,113) ................
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