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<item congress="115" measure-type="s" measure-number="3073" measure-id="id115s3073" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2018-06-14" update-date="2018-07-03">
<title>Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019</title>
<summary summary-id="id115s3073v80" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2018-07-03">
<action-date>2018-06-14</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to Senate without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019</b></p> <p>Provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. </p> <p>Provides appropriations to Interior for: </p> <ul> <li> the Bureau of Land Management, </li> <li> the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, </li> <li> the National Park Service, </li> <li> the U.S. Geological Survey, </li> <li> the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, </li> <li> the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, </li> <li> the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and </li> <li> the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education. </li> </ul> <p>Provides appropriations to Interior for Departmental Offices, including: </p> <ul> <li> the Office of the Secretary, </li> <li> Insular Affairs, </li> <li> the Office of the Solicitor, </li> <li> the Office of Inspector General, and </li> <li> the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. </li> </ul> <p>Provides appropriations to Interior for Department-Wide Programs, including: </p> <ul> <li> Wildland Fire Management, </li> <li> the Central Hazardous Materials Fund, </li> <li> the Natural Resources Damage Assessment Fund, </li> <li> the Working Capital Fund,</li> <li>the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, and</li> <li>Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILT).</li> </ul> <p>Provides appropriations to the EPA. </p> <p>Provides appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service. </p> <p>Provides appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for: </p> <ul> <li> the Indian Health Service, </li> <li> the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and </li> <li> the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. </li> </ul> <p>Provides appropriations to other related agencies, including: </p> <ul> <li> the Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Environmental Quality; </li> <li>the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; </li> <li> the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; </li> <li> the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; </li> <li> the Smithsonian Institution; </li> <li> the National Gallery of Art; </li> <li> the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; </li> <li> the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; </li> <li> the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, including the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities; </li> <li> the Commission of Fine Arts; </li> <li> the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; </li> <li> the National Capital Planning Commission; </li> <li> the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum;</li> <li>the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission;</li> <li>the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission; and</li> <li>the World War I Centennial Commission. </li> </ul> <p>Sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id115s3073v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2018-06-22">
<action-date>2018-06-14</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019</b></p> <p>Provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. </p> <p>Provides appropriations to Interior for: </p> <ul> <li> the Bureau of Land Management, </li> <li> the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, </li> <li> the National Park Service, </li> <li> the U.S. Geological Survey, </li> <li> the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, </li> <li> the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, </li> <li> the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and </li> <li> the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education. </li> </ul> <p>Provides appropriations to Interior for Departmental Offices, including: </p> <ul> <li> the Office of the Secretary, </li> <li> Insular Affairs, </li> <li> the Office of the Solicitor, </li> <li> the Office of Inspector General, and </li> <li> the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. </li> </ul> <p>Provides appropriations to Interior for Department-Wide Programs, including: </p> <ul> <li> Wildland Fire Management, </li> <li> the Central Hazardous Materials Fund, </li> <li> the Natural Resources Damage Assessment Fund, </li> <li> the Working Capital Fund,</li> <li>the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, and</li> <li>Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILT).</li> </ul> <p>Provides appropriations to the EPA. </p> <p>Provides appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service. </p> <p>Provides appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for: </p> <ul> <li> the Indian Health Service, </li> <li> the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and </li> <li> the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. </li> </ul> <p>Provides appropriations to other related agencies, including: </p> <ul> <li> the Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Environmental Quality; </li> <li>the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; </li> <li> the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; </li> <li> the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; </li> <li> the Smithsonian Institution; </li> <li> the National Gallery of Art; </li> <li> the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; </li> <li> the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; </li> <li> the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, including the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities; </li> <li> the Commission of Fine Arts; </li> <li> the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; </li> <li> the National Capital Planning Commission; </li> <li> the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum;</li> <li>the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission;</li> <li>the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission; and</li> <li>the World War I Centennial Commission. </li> </ul> <p>Sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. </p>]]></summary-text>
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