[House Report 111-180]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
111th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 111-180
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATION BILL, 2010
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June 23, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Dicks of Washington, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 2996]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the
Environmental Protection Agency, and Related Agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. The bill provides
regular annual appropriations for the Department of the
Interior (except the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah
Project), the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other
related agencies, including the Forest Service, the Indian
Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution, and the National
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
CONTENTS
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Page number
Bill Report
Title I--Department of the Interior:
Bureau of Land Management.......................... 2
12
United States Fish and Wildlife Service............ 8
23
National Park Service.............................. 15
38
United States Geological Survey.................... 19
51
Minerals Management Service........................ 22
57
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement.................................... 25
61
Bureau of Indian Affairs........................... 26
64
Office of the Secretary............................ 35
72
Insular Affairs.................................... 36
73
Office of the Solicitor............................ 39
78
Office of Inspector General........................ 39
78
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. 39
78
Department-wide Programs........................... 41
79
Wildland Fire Management........................... 41
79
General Provisions, Department of the Interior..... 47
84
Title II--Environmental Protection Agency:
Science and Technology............................. 56
96
Environmental Programs and Management.............. 56
100
Office of Inspector General........................ 57
106
Buildings and Facilities........................... 57
107
Hazardous Substance Superfund...................... 57
107
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program........... 58
109
Oil Spill Response................................. 59
110
State and Tribal Assistance Grants................. 59
110
Administrative Provisions.......................... 64
118
Title III--Related Agencies:
Forest Service, USDA............................... 67
119
Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management........... 72
126
Indian Health Service, DHHS........................ 82
140
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 90
146
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry... 90
146
Other Related Agencies:
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of
Environmental Quality.......................... 91
147
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board..... 92
148
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation........ 93
148
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
Culture and Arts Development................... 94
148
Smithsonian Institution............................ 94
148
National Gallery of Art............................ 96
153
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts..... 98
155
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars... 98
156
National Endowment for the Arts.................... 99
157
National Endowment for the Humanities.............. 99
159
Commission of Fine Arts............................ 101
161
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.......... 102
161
National Capital Planning Commission............... 102
162
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum............ 102
162
Presidio Trust..................................... 103
163
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission........... 103
163
Title IV--General Provisions: 103
164
DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY RECOMMENDED IN BILL BY TITLE
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Committee bill
Activity Budget estimates, Committee bill, compared with
fiscal year 2010 fiscal year 2010 budget estimates
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Title I, Department of the Interior: New Budget $10,980,248,000 $10,998,217,000 $17,969,000
(obligational) authority..............................
Title II, Environmental Protection Agency: New Budget $10,486,000,000 $10,462,962,000 -$23,038,000
(obligational) authority..............................
Title III, related agencies: New Budget (obligational) $10,855,945,000 $11,104,821,000 +$248,876,000
authority.............................................
Grand total, New Budget (obligational) authority....... $32,325,193,000 $32,300,000 -$25,193,000
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Honoring Stewardship Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of the Subcommittee on Interior,
Environment and Related Agencies is to provide adequate
resources to meet Federal stewardship obligations and to help
protect the environment. These obligations span a wide range of
needs. Among them are fulfilling our moral and treaty
obligations to Native American communities, protecting the
natural and historic heritage of the country, and preserving
the biodiversity of the flora and fauna of the American
landscape. These duties also include providing the resources to
ensure that our air and water are clean and safe, and that the
energy and other natural resources on public lands entrusted to
the American people are utilized to meet their needs in an
environmentally responsible way. Fortunately, the funding
proposed by the President recognizes the importance of these
responsibilities. The 2010 request was more than $6.5 billion
above the prior year request. The majority of this increase
went to clean and safe drinking water infrastructure,
restoration of the Great Lakes, climate change, wildfire
suppression and Native American health and law enforcement. The
Committee recommendation sustains most of these long overdue
increases.
These significant increases are in addition to the funds
provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) of 2009. For the agencies and programs funded through
this bill, that Act included $10.95 billion, which represented
a significant boost for many programs above the amount
appropriated annually. ARRA included $6 billion for the Clean
Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRF), which
provide investment for more than 2,300 infrastructure projects
nationwide. The ARRA also included more than $2 billion for the
Department of the Interior, most of which funded long delayed
construction projects and deferred maintenance. The Forest
Service received over $1.1 billion for infrastructure and
wildfire prevention, to help reduce the deferred maintenance
backlog and the impacts of future wildfires.
A summary of the significant issues addressed by the
Committee in this bill and accompanying report follows.
NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS
In past years, the Committee has restored cuts and provided
significant increases to programs that directly impact the
health, safety and well-being of American Indians and Alaska
Natives. This year, the Committee is pleased that the
Administration has provided historic increases to these
programs, particularly to the Indian Health Service. The
President's fiscal year 2010 budget requests more than $600
million in increases for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the
Indian Health Service, which the Committee has supported.
The Committee remains concerned about the cultural, social
and health-related impacts in Indian Country from domestic
violence and substance abuse. Numerous Tribal leaders have
testified before the Committee illustrating the problems in
these areas and delineating the underlying problem of the lack
of sufficient law enforcement to target these crimes. The
Committee held an oversight hearing to discuss specific law
enforcement needs and jurisdictional challenges that diminish
Tribes' abilities to enforce laws and prosecute crimes.
While the President's budget includes funds for these
services, the Committee has provided additional resources to
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service to
protect Native Americans and to assist and treat victims of
crime and addiction. Within the BIA, the Committee has provided
the requested increases for public safety and justice, as well
as direction on methods to improve law enforcement and justice
processes and increased collaboration with the Department of
Justice. Additional direction on this issue is included in the
report accompanying the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act for 2010. The Committee has also
provided an increase to the domestic violence and sexual
assault prevention initiative within the Indian Health Service.
This will enable the IHS to expand its existing programs and
provide victim assistance in more communities.
The Committee is concerned that the various Federal funding
sources and grant programs for Native American programs are not
well coordinated. For example, in the area of Tribal law
enforcement, there are numerous competitive grant programs and
direct funding sources which create a patchwork of funding
opportunities that Tribes must navigate. The result is an ad
hoc system where a particular Tribe might receive a grant to
build a detention center but no funds to staff the facility.
The Tribes might receive funds to purchase police vehicles but
no funding to maintain them. There are similar examples of this
issue in health care, housing, education, and other areas.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Interior and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to work with other
Federal Departments and agencies to streamline and coordinate
grant programs and funding opportunities for Native American
programs.
Protection and Restoration of Our Great Water Bodies
The United States has made significant strides in
addressing water pollution. Our rivers no longer burn. More
than 290 million Americans rely on the safety of tap water
provided by public water systems that are subject to national
drinking water standards. In fiscal year 2008, 92 percent of
the U.S. population was served by community water systems with
drinking water that met all applicable health-based drinking
water standards. We swim and fish in rivers and lakes cleaner
than those used by recent generations. But the task before us
is still great. The reports from the Environmental Protection
Agency are sobering.
Up to 30 percent of streams have high levels of nitrogen,
phosphorus, and excess sedimentation. More than 50 percent of
the nation's lakes have fish exceeding the health-based tissue
concentrations for mercury. Of particular concern to the
Committee is the pressure placed on our critical coastal
resources, which provide ecological, economic, cultural and
aesthetic benefits and services. To begin to address this
concern, the Committee has continued to fund an initiative
begun two fiscal years ago to protect our great water bodies
along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and around the Great
Lakes.
In this bill, the Committee has provided more than
$660,000,000 to protect specific geographic bodies of water,
including the request of $475,000,000 to restore the Great
Lakes. The Committee includes these funds because our coastal
areas are the most developed areas in the United States. This
narrow fringe of land--only 17 percent of the total
conterminous U.S. land area--is home to more than 53 percent of
the nation's population. Between 1980 and 2003, the coastal
population increased by 33 million people, causing increased
density and pressure on coastal resources. Pollution in these
water bodies threatens our environment, public health and the
economy. For instance, the Gulf of Mexico, whose coastal areas
contain half the wetlands in the U.S., accounted for over 40
percent of all U.S. marine recreational fishing catch in 2006.
But more than 30 years after the passage of the Clean Water
Act, in 2008 the Gulf hypoxic zone was the second largest on
record--larger than the State of Massachusetts.
The Chesapeake Bay watershed, which covers 64,000 square
miles, is growing in population by 170,000 people each year.
Agriculture, wastewater treatment plants, and development are
enormous threats to this ecosystem, which provides more than
one-third of the nation's blue crab catch. The Great Lakes,
whose watershed covers over 200,000 square miles, represent the
largest freshwater system on earth, containing 84 percent of
North America's fresh water. But the threats here are great, as
runoff, waste from cities, and discharge from industrial sites
are retained in these water bodies which have small outflow
rates. Progress is complicated by the need to coordinate more
than 140 different federal programs across two countries. In
addition, between 2000 and 2020 the Puget Sound region will
increase by 1.7 million people, putting more and more pressure
on the hatcheries that have produced Pacific salmon for nearly
130 years and increasing the stormwater problem that is already
very serious.
For these reasons, the Committee recommendation provides
the largest increase ever to support continued efforts, in the
face of growing pressures, to protect and restore our treasured
``Great Water Bodies.'' The bill includes $475,000,000 for the
Great Lakes, including funds to implement the Great Lakes
Legacy Act; $28,000,000 for the National Estuaries Grant
Program, which will provide $1,000,000 for each of the 28
National Estuaries named in law; and, $148,000,000 to protect
and restore numerous water bodies from Long Island Sound to
Puget Sound, from Lake Champlain to Lake Pontchartrain.
In addition to these programs which directly benefit
specific water bodies, the Committee has provided $3.9 billion
for clean and safe drinking water infrastructure, an increase
of $2.2 billion above the 2009 enacted level. These funds,
which will provide more than 1,470 low interest loans to
communities across America, will build projects to help
American communities ensure that the water they use to fish,
swim and drink is clean and safe. The bill language allows the
state SRFs to use subsidies, such as negative interest loans,
principal forgiveness or grants, in order to ensure that many
rural, small and/or disadvantaged communities have access to
the funds provided through this bill. In a few short months,
through the 2009 Appropriations Act, the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act and the amounts recommended in this bill, this
Committee has made the largest annual investment in clean water
in recent American history.
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE AND ADAPTATION
The Committee and the Administration have invested
significant resources to enhance the body of scientific
knowledge of climate change and understand what steps agencies,
land managers, and the Nation should take to begin adapting to
a changing world. The Committee bill builds on efforts
established in previous years, and on the substantial body of
work done by scientists and managers supported by this Act. The
Committee is encouraged by the steps the Administration is
taking as reflected by their budget requests, especially at the
Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection
Agency. The Committee also understands that it is essential to
invest in fundamental and applied science and those
applications that help prepare for changes to our natural and
human-built environments. Accordingly, this bill focuses on
support to science, especially at the U.S. Geological Survey,
the Environmental Protection Agency, the Smithsonian
Institution and the Forest Service research branch. Significant
funding is also included for applied science and adaptation at
the EPA, the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service,
Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. The Committee
feels strongly that the Administration and the Congress must be
accountable for real coordination and clear planning.
A General Provision, Section 424, has been included to
require the President to submit a report to the Appropriations
Committees no later than 120 days after the fiscal year 2011
budget is submitted describing in detail Federal obligations
and ependitures for climate change programs and activities in
fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Environmental protection
The Committee continues to support EPA's many efforts to
address climate change. Funding for its voluntary climate
change programs, such as Energy Star and SmartWay, are
continued through this bill. This Committee has long supported,
and often increased above the request, the Agency's Clean
Automotive Technology Program, which develops cost-effective
advanced clean and low greenhouse gas emitting engines and
hybrid technologies. It was this Committee which first directed
the Agency to develop the Greenhouse Gas Registry, which will
result in the collection of accurate and comprehensive
emissions data to better inform public policy. Last year in
response to a request that ignored the Agency's
responsibilities under the Energy Independence and Security
Act, the Committee provided the funds needed for the Agency to
begin the renewable fuels regulations. Initiated by this
Committee in fiscal year 2009, grants now are available to
local governments to develop and implement their own climate
change initiatives. This bill supports and enhances all of
these programs and also provides the increases needed for EPA
to better manage these programs.
Public lands and wildlife conservation
Last year the Committee directed the Secretary of the
Interior, with the assistance of the USGS National Climate
Change and Wildlife Science Center and a science advisory
board, to initiate development of a national strategy to assist
fish, wildlife, plants, and associated ecological processes in
becoming more resilient, adapting to, and surviving the impacts
of climate change. The Committee is encouraged by early steps
the Administration is taking, but it is imperative that efforts
move forward in a coordinated and strategic fashion among all
parties. It is essential that this effort include appropriate
parties throughout the Federal government and that it include
consultation with State agencies, Territories, Tribes,
scientists, and stakeholders, and include notice to the public
and opportunity for comment.
The Committee is particularly concerned that funding has
been requested by a number of agencies for large-scale planning
efforts in response to climate change. As the Departments of
Agriculture and Interior proceed in developing a climate change
strategy and delineating regional or landscape boundaries for
fish and wildlife conservation, they must ensure that there is
integration, coordination, and public accountability to ensure
efficiency and avoid duplication. These efforts must be
coordinated with State and Tribal natural resource conservation
agencies and the State Wildlife Action Plans and integrated
with existing conservation programs such as joint ventures,
habitat conservation plans, forest plans, and other
conservation efforts. The Committee looks forward to receiving
a timeline and a blueprint for the completion of the ongoing
national strategic planning effort, as well as regular updates
as progress is made.
The Committee is also very concerned that the request,
particularly for the Department of the Interior, included many
new offices and organizational structures for agencies to
respond to climate change. Contrary to the request to expand
offices and organizational structure, implementation of
landscape scale planning in response to climate change offers
an opportunity to consolidate science, management and support
service offices. The Committee directs the Department to
provide recommendations for implementing regional-landscape
approaches and consolidating support services within 180 days
of enactment of this Act. Information on the initial
investments needed to achieve these goals, the impacts on
organizations, personnel and potential cost efficiencies should
be included in this report.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
The recent increases in the length and severity of wildfire
seasons have been accompanied by exponential increases in the
cost of wildland fire suppression. The Committee has invested
considerable time and resources on the issue of wildland fire
management in the United States which was the focus of multiple
hearings for fiscal year 2010. Expert testimony clearly
indicates that weather conditions are more severe, wildfire
behavior is more intense, and even the most advanced methods of
fire suppression sometimes have little ability to slow or stop
fire spread. A decade ago there were rarely more than 5 million
acres burned in a year, and total suppression costs averaged
$200 million. In recent fire seasons 6 to 8 million acres burn
a year with Federal suppression costs over $2 billion in a
single year.
These extreme costs are driven by a few mega-fires, which
utilize enormous amounts of personnel, aircraft, and equipment.
Drought conditions, low fuel moistures, and/or high winds allow
these fires to continue to grow, exhibiting extreme fire
behavior for weeks at a time. Before the 1990's, it was unheard
of to spend more than $10 million to fight a single fire. Now,
in a single year, 30 to 40 individual events of that magnitude
occur. The Committee understands that adequate emergency
funding for wildfire suppression is important, but it is even
more important to spend funds wisely on activities which can
protect communities and natural resources from the impacts of
extreme fires.
The Committee has directed large funding increases for
wildfire suppression and for activities that are known to
reduce wildfire danger. The Committee believes, based on expert
testimony and scientific analyses, that strategic fuel
reduction, such as thinning and prescribed fire, will reduce
the opportunities for extreme fire behavior and increase
opportunities for successful fire suppression. Communities
across the nation have implemented, and many more are working
on, Community Wildfire Protection Plans designed to protect
features local citizens deem worthy, such as infrastructure,
housing, municipal watersheds, and wildlife habitat. The State
Assessment and Resource Strategy plans required under the 2008
Farm Bill will provide comprehensive analysis of the forest-
related conditions, trends, threats, and opportunities within
each State.
The bill provides a total of $3.66 billion for all the
wildland fire management accounts and the new suppression
contingency accounts within the Forest Service and the
Department of the Interior. The total funding for all wildfire
suppression accounts is $1,855,302,000, a 40 percent increase
over the fiscal year 2009 funding level. This includes
$357,000,000 for the new wildfire suppression contingency
reserve accounts requested by the Administration. The bill
provides $1,804,766,000 for the non-suppression accounts,
including $983,452,000 for preparedness and $611,175,000 for
hazardous fuels reduction. This latter value is $80,036,000
above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $90,801,000 above
the request, a 17.5 percent increase over the request. The bill
also increases State fire assistance by $37,000,000 to a total
of $80,000,000 within the wildland fire account, which will
greatly enhance the Federal/State wildfire partnership. These
large investments, coupled with the $500,000,000 provided in
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for similar
activities, will help to reduce the extent of future wildfires
and potential damage to communities and the environment.
LAND ACQUISITION
The Committee believes that land acquisition is a vital
tool in conserving wildlife and habitat, providing cultural,
historic and recreationally valuable areas, producing vital
commodities such as timber, oil, gas, and minerals, and
preserving open space for future generations. The Committee
also believes that third-party involvement in land acquisition
from local, regional, and national land trusts has been
critical in preserving these lands for future generations and
maintaining resilient natural systems in light of climate
change. The Committee does, however, have concerns about the
current processes in place for Federal land acquisition and has
outlined these concerns below.
National Land Acquisition Strategies and Priority
Setting.--The Committee is concerned that the agencies are not
following, and in some cases do not have a national strategy or
strategic goals for land acquisition to guide their efforts.
Further, given the reality of climate change and the need to
adapt and mitigate its effects, the potential for changing
habitats, coastal inundation, and shifts in species ranges
should be important factors in acquiring lands in the future.
The Committee directs the Federal land management agencies
in the Department of the Interior and the Department of
Agriculture to define national strategies and goals for
acquiring land and how current and future acquisitions
compliment these goals and the mission of each agency. This
should include the current processes and systems for nominating
and setting priorities at the State, regional and national
level and how these priorities contribute to national goals and
the underlying mission of each agency. The agencies should
integrate the acquisition strategies into their ongoing efforts
to implement landscape-level conservation and climate change
adaptation and mitigation. The Departments should report to the
Committee on progress in developing land acquisition strategies
within 120 days of enactment of this Act.
The Committee is concerned that the Forest Service's budget
request did not compliment the Department of the Interior's
request and did not reflect a unified policy and interest in
Federal land acquisition. In fact, the Federal land acquisition
activity was reduced by almost half, and the request provided
no funding for inholdings and wilderness protection. The
Committee feels strongly that if the Administration proposes
initiatives and policy changes for the Nation's Federal public
lands, the Forest Service must be included in these
initiatives.
Inholdings.--The Committee is aware that there is an
increasing threat of development of parcels within the
boundaries of our public lands, national wildlife refuges,
national parks and national forests. The Committee directs the
agencies to use inholdings funding to acquire high priority
lands that are immediately threatened by development and are
partially or entirely bordered by land currently owned by the
Federal government. The agencies should report to the
Committees on the lands acquired by these funds as part of
their annual budget submissions.
Land Acquisition Appraisals.--Consistent with the
recommendations of GAO and the OIG at the time, in 2003 the
Secretary of the Interior consolidated the appraisal functions
of the three Departmental land management agencies. Both GAO
and the OIG have since documented that this improved the
objectivity and quality of appraisals. Nevertheless, numerous
problems exist that are an unacceptable barrier to
communications, collaboration, and acquisition of lands for
protection of our public lands, national wildlife refuges and
national parks. Among the issues that appear to be causing this
are loss of realty expertise in the bureaus, undue delays in
the contracting of appraisals, and hesitancy to share
information on the status of the appraisals with landowners.
These issues have resulted in lost opportunities of key
acquisitions, strained partnerships with non-profit land
organizations, and reduced public faith in the federal
government's commitment to land protection. The Committee
directs the Department to revisit the appraisal services
consolidation, to reconsider alternative organizational
proposals, and to streamline the process so that appraisals,
and ultimately, acquisitions, are completed in a timely manner
while following all applicable guidelines and regulations. The
Committee directs the Department to report back to the
Committee no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on
its progress in improving the appraisal process.
Land Exchanges.--The Committee is concerned that the land
exchange process among the Federal land management agencies,
particularly in the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest
Service needs improvement. A forthcoming Government
Accountability Office report (GAO-09-611) following up on
problems identified in the past audits of the land exchange
programs contains a number of significant findings and
recommendations that the agencies should seriously consider.
The Committee directs the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture to ensure that decisions regarding
land exchanges are fully documented and carefully reviewed by
national, or in the case of Forest Service, regional review
teams with adequate oversight from agency headquarters
officials. Further, the agencies should clearly define third-
party facilitators and consistently apply disclosure policies
to them. The agencies should ensure that land exchange staffs
are adequately trained before handling exchanges and should
track the costs of processing individual land exchanges. The
agencies should address GAO's other recommendations including
clarifying the retention policy for key exchange documents,
improving BLM's management of ledgers to track value imbalances
in multiphase exchanges, and developing a national land tenure
strategy.
TERMINATIONS, REDUCTIONS AND OTHER SAVINGS
In order to invest in the critical priorities identified in
this bill, and in order to contribute to the Nation's future
prosperity, the Committee has proposed a number of program
terminations, reductions, and other savings from the fiscal
year 2009 level totaling over $320 million. In addition, over
$300 million in program terminations, reductions, and other
savings from the budget request are recommended. These
adjustments, no matter their size, are important to setting the
right priorities within the spending allocation, for
controlling the deficit, and creating a government that is as
efficient as it is effective.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES
The following reprogramming guidelines apply to funding
provided in the accompanying Act providing appropriations for
the Department of the Interior, Environment and Related
Agencies. These guidelines are substantively the same as those
promulgated for fiscal year 2009, with minor technical updates.
The Committee expects that these guidelines will be strictly
adhered to by the agencies.
1. Definitions.--(a) The term ``reprogramming,'' as defined
in these procedures, is the administrative process for
reallocating funds from one budget activity to another after an
appropriations bill has been enacted into law. For purposes of
these guidelines the term ``budget activity'', sometimes
referred to by the agencies as ``budget line-item'' or
``program area,'' means any program for which a specific
appropriation level is specified in Committee reports including
reports of a Committee of Conference. For construction and land
acquisition accounts, a reprogramming constitutes the
reallocation of all funds, including unobligated balances, from
one construction or land acquisition project, which is
individually identified in the justification or Committee
report, to another such project. Beyond these specific
requirements, a reprogramming also is defined as a budget
change which represents any significant departure from the
program described in the agency's budget justifications.
2. General Guidelines for Reprogramming.--(a) A
reprogramming should be made only when an unforeseen situation
arises; and then only if postponement of the project or the
activity until the next appropriation year would result in
actual loss or damage.
(b) Except under the most urgent situations, reprogramming
should not be employed to initiate new programs or increase
allocations specifically denied or limited by Congress, or to
decrease allocations specifically increased by the Congress.
(c) Reprogramming proposals submitted to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval shall be
considered approved 30 calendar days after receipt if the
Committees have posed no objection. However, agencies will be
expected to extend the approval deadline if specifically
requested by either Committee.
3. Criteria and Exceptions.--A reprogramming must be
submitted to the Committees in writing prior to implementation
if it exceeds $1,000,000 annually or results in an increase or
decrease of more than 10 percent annually in affected programs,
with the following exceptions:
(a) With regard to the Tribal priority allocations activity
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, there is no restriction on
reprogrammings among these programs. However, the Bureau shall
report on all reprogrammings made during a given fiscal year no
later than 60 days after the end of the fiscal year.
(b) With regard to the Environmental Protection Agency,
State and Tribal Assistance Grants account, the Committee does
not require reprogramming requests associated with States and
Tribes Partnership Grants.
(c) With regard to Department of the Interior or U.S.
Forest Service construction projects, the threshold is
$2,000,000 or 25 percent per project, except those
reallocations that will result in a project cancellation or
deferral must be submitted including projects funded in
supplemental appropriations.
4. Report Language.--Any limitation, directive, or
earmarking contained in either the House or Senate report which
is not contradicted by the other report nor specifically denied
in the conference report shall be considered as having been
approved by both Houses of Congress for purposes of these
reprogramming guidelines.
5. Assessments.--Increased assessments for centralized
services or other purposes or new transfers of funds to
contingency or reserve accounts which have not been described
in the budget should be treated as reprogrammings if the
amounts assessed or transferred exceed the thresholds.
6. Land Acquisitions and Forest Legacy.--(a) Lands shall
not be acquired for more than the approved appraised value (as
addressed in section 301(3) of Public Law 91-646) except for
condemnations and declarations of taking, unless such
acquisitions are submitted to the Committees for approval in
compliance with these procedures.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to tracts with an
appraised value of $1,000,000 or less.
7. Land Exchanges.--Land exchanges, wherein the estimated
value of the Federal lands to be exchanged is greater than
$2,000,000, shall not be consummated until the Committees have
had a 30-day period in which to examine the proposed exchange,
and the Committee shall be provided advance notification of
exchanges valued between $500,000 and $2,000,000.
8. Sequestrations or Across-the-Board Reductions.--The
definition of the term ``budget activity'' established by
paragraph 1(a) of these instructions shall also be the
definition of the level at which any general, across-the-board
or sequestration related reductions mandated by law are to be
applied to activities funded in any Interior, Environment and
Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for the
multiple use management, protection, and development of a full
range of natural resources, including minerals, timber,
rangeland, fish and wildlife habitat, and wilderness on about
258 million acres of the Nation's public lands and for
management of 700 million additional acres of Federally-owned
subsurface mineral rights. The Bureau is the second largest
supplier of public outdoor recreation in the Western United
States. The Bureau's National Landscape Conservation System
includes about 29 million acres of national monuments,
conservation areas, wild and scenic rivers, national scenic and
historic trails, and other areas that have received special
recognition and protection through congressional or
presidential conservation designations.
The Committee recommendations for all BLM accounts are
based on changes to the President's budget request. Unless
otherwise stated, the Committee approves the items in the
budget justification and supporting materials from the Bureau.
The amounts recommended by the Committee for each Bureau of
Land Management appropriation account, compared with the budget
estimates by activity, are shown in the following table:
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $890,194,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 975,351,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 950,496,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +60,302,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. -24,855,000
*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $950,496,000 for management of
lands and resources, $60,302,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $24,855,000 below the budget request. The
amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the budget
estimates by activity and subactivity are shown in the table at
the beginning of the Bureau of Land Management entry.
The Committee recognizes several new initiatives in this
request. The recommendation fully funds the renewable energy
portion of the New Energy Frontier initiative and provides
steady funding for the fossil energy programs. The Committee
also fully funds the Climate Impacts initiative as discussed
below. The Committee recommendation also fully funds the
bureau's component of the 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps
initiative with a $5,000,000 increase.
Land Resources.--The Committee recommends $241,192,000 for
land resources, $39,995,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $7,000,000 below the budget request. The Committee
recommendation fully funds the climate impacts request of
$15,000,000 and understands that about half of this will be
utilized on National Landscape Conservation System lands. The
Committee supports this effort, and expects that it will be
implemented following further scientific evaluations and
management planning. The Bureau should work closely with the
U.S. Geological Survey, other Interior bureaus, the Forest
Service, and State and local partners on this climate impact
effort and provide the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations a report concerning the plans for use of these
funds within 120 days of enactment. This coordination is
discussed further in the front of this report.
Within the funds provided for range management, the
Committee designates $1,000,000 to help reduce the backlog in
grazing permits. The Committee recognizes that the increasing
numbers of permits expiring, increased costs for processing,
and litigation, have resulted in a significant backlog and
workload in processing permits. This funding should be targeted
to those areas where litigation is causing significant delays.
The recommendation includes $2,500,000 in the soil, water
and air activity for the new youth initiative: these funds may
be used in other activities if it enhances the new initiative.
The Committee recommendation provides $60,486,000 for wild
horse and burro management, $19,873,000 above the fiscal year
2009 level and $7,000,000 below the budget request.
Wildlife and Fisheries.--The Committee recommends
$50,232,000 for wildlife and fisheries, $1,743,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $1,145,000 above the
request. The increase above the request includes restoring
$145,000 for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and
$500,000 increases for both the wildlife base program and the
plant conservation program within wildlife management.
Threatened and Endangered Species.--The Committee
recommends $22,112,000 for threatened and endangered species as
requested, $399,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
The Committee encourages the Bureau to increase its efforts
toward recovery of listed plant and animal species and take
conservation action on Bureau-managed lands and waters for at-
risk species and ecosystems so the need for listing is
prevented.
Recreation Management.--The Committee recommends
$67,692,000 for recreation management as requested, $3,954,000
above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The Committee
recommendation fully funds the new youth initiative. These
funds may be used in other activities if it enhances the new
initiative. The recommendation maintains funding for the
various national scenic and historic trails.
The Committee encourages the BLM to comply with the
provisions of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and
Protection Act and allow landowner, lessee and inholder access
to their property within the boundary of the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection Area. Unless funding is
provided for land acquisition or exchanges, landowners should
be afforded full access to their property.
Energy and Minerals.--The Committee recommends $89,689,000
for energy and minerals, $9,724,000 below the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $21,000,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommended program level for oil, gas, and
coal permitting and leasing and management activities,
including the Application for a Permit to Drill (APD) fee and
the off-budget, pilot offices permit processing fund, provides
for all activities supported in the Administration request.
The Committee recommendation includes the increased APD fee
requested by the Administration, which yields $9,100,000 more
than in fiscal year 2009. This cost recovery APD fee increases
from $4,000 to $6,500 per permit, which is closer to the actual
cost of issuing a permit.
The Committee recommendation does not include the
Administration request to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005
to stop the use of $21,000,000 in mandatory funds for the pilot
oil and gas permitting offices. The Administration request had
assumed a loss of this off-budget $21,000,000. The request made
up for this reduction with an increase of $11,900,000 in
discretionary funds in oil and gas management and the increased
$9,100,000 from the APD fee. The Committee recommendation does
not include the requested $11,900,000 increase. In addition,
the Committee has decreased oil and gas management
discretionary funds by $9,100,000, which is covered by the APD
fee increase. When these discretionary, mandatory, and APD cost
recovery receipts are considered, the overall Committee
recommendation for oil and gas activities is the same as the
budget request. The recommendation fully funds the request for
a $2,500,000 increase for enhanced audit and compliance as part
of the New Energy Frontier initiative.
Realty and Ownership Management.--The Committee recommends
$97,232,000 for realty and ownership management as requested,
$17,167,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
The recommendation includes the entire request of
$16,100,000 to increase BLM activities in support of the
renewable energy initiative. The Committee expects that these
funds will be used by a variety of BLM programs in support of
this effort. The Committee is concerned that a rapid expansion
of renewable energy projects should be done with care. The BLM
should look for opportunities to mitigate potential adverse
habitat impacts through the conservation and protection of
native habitat and mitigation and rehabilitation with
appropriate native plant materials. The BLM should provide the
Committee a summary plan within 120 days that describes the
policy, administrative and management-level actions that will
be taken during the evaluation and approval processes for
renewable energy development on Federal lands to ensure: (1)
that biological resources are assessed at appropriate scales;
(2) and to ensure that fish, wildlife, and plant populations
are sustained over the long-term through proper project
location, mitigation, operational standards, and monitoring.
Resource Protection and Maintenance.--The Committee
recommends $94,077,000 for resource protection and maintenance
as requested, $1,526,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level. The Committee is concerned about the Bureau of Land
Management decision to stop trash collection services in the
Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area, CA and expects BLM to
restore trash pick-up services.
Transportation and Facilities Maintenance.--The Committee
recommends $73,155,000 for transportation and facilities
maintenance as requested, $702,000 below the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
Land and Resource Information Systems.--The Committee
recommends $16,754,000 for land and resource information
systems as requested, $173,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
Mining Law Administration.--The Committee recommends
$36,696,000 for mining law administration as requested,
$2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. Offsetting
fees are equal to the amount made available to support this
activity.
Workforce and Organizational Support.--The Committee
recommends $158,060,000 for workforce and organizational
support as requested, $3,166,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
Challenge Cost Share.--The Committee recommends $9,500,000
for the Bureau's challenge cost share program, the same as the
fiscal year 2009 enacted funding level and the budget request.
National Monuments and National Conservation Areas.--The
Committee recommends $30,801,000 for National Monuments and
National Conservation areas, $2,605,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $2,000,000 above the budget request. The
Committee notes that the National Landscape Conservation System
(NLCS) was recently authorized in Public Law 111-11. It
comprises about 29 million acres, as much land as either the
national park system or national wildlife refuge system manage
in the lower 48 States. The Committee is encouraged by the BLM
management of this new system of special public lands and
accordingly has increased the base funding by $2,000,000. The
Committee notes that additional funding for the NLCS is
provided in other activities, such as wilderness,
transportation, and the Oregon and California Grant Lands
account. In addition, about half of the funds added for the new
climate change initiative within the soil, air, and water
management activity will be utilized on the NLCS lands.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $6,590,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 6,590,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 6,590,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $6,590,000 for construction, the
same as both the 2009 enacted level and the budget request.
LAND ACQUISITION
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $14,775,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 25,029,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 26,529,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +11,754,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +1,500,000
The Committee recommends $26,529,000 for land acquisition,
$11,754,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$1,500,000 above the request.
The distribution of the funding is as follows:
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Committee
State Project recommendation
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CA....................... California Wilderness..... $500,000
CA....................... King Range National 2,000,000
Conservation Area.
CA....................... Lacks Creek ACEC.......... 750,000
CA....................... Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 500,000
National Monument.
CA....................... Upper Sacramento River 2,800,000
ACEC.
MT....................... Blackfoot River SRMA...... 4,500,000
MT....................... Meeteetse Spires ACEC..... 1,500,000
NM....................... La Cienega ACEC/El Camino 3,000,000
Real de Tierra Andentro
NHT.
NM....................... Lesser Prairie Chicken 1,500,000
Habitat Preservation ACEC.
OR....................... Cascade-Siskiyou National 1,000,000
Monument.
OR....................... Sandy River/Oregon NHT.... 2,100,000
WY....................... Craig Thomas Little 2,000,000
Mountain SMA.
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Sub-total............. 22,150,000
Emergencies and hardships 2,500,000
& inholdings.
Acquisition management.... 1,879,000
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Total................. 26,529,000
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The Committee has included language on land acquisition in
the front section of this report.
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $109,949,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 111,557,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 111,557,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +1,608,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $111,557,000 for the Oregon and
California grant lands as requested, $1,608,000 above the 2009
enacted level.
FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND
(REVOLVING FUND, SPECIAL ACCOUNT)
The Committee includes bill language, as in the past,
allowing funds made available in the Forest Ecosystem Health
and Recovery Fund to be used for various forestry purposes
including planning, preparing, implementing and monitoring
salvage timber sales and forest ecosystem restoration
activities. This fund includes the Federal share of receipts
derived from treatments funded by this account and deposited
into this fund. The recommended bill language extends this
authority through fiscal year 2015.
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 10,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 10,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation of not
less than $10,000,000 to be derived from public lands receipts
and Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act lands grazing receipts.
Receipts are used for construction, purchase, and maintenance
of range improvements, such as seeding, fence construction,
weed control, water development, fish and wildlife habitat
improvement, and planning and design of these projects.
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $31,255,000 for service charges, deposits, and
forfeitures as requested, a decrease of $2,566,000 from the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The Service Charges, Deposits,
and Forfeitures appropriation is offset with fees collected
under specified sections of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 and other Acts to pay for reasonable
administrative and other costs in connection with rights-of-way
applications from the private sector, miscellaneous cost-
recoverable realty cases, timber contract expenses, repair of
damaged lands, the adopt-a-horse program, and the provision of
copies of official public land documents.
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $20,130,000, the same as the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and the budget request, for miscellaneous trust
funds. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
provides for the receipt and expenditure of moneys received as
donations or gifts (section 307). Funds in this trust fund are
derived from the administrative and survey costs paid by
applicants for conveyance of omitted lands (lands fraudulently
or erroneously omitted from original cadastral surveys), from
advances for other types of surveys requested by individuals,
and from contributions made by users of Federal rangelands.
Amounts received from the sale of Alaska town lots are also
available for expenses of sale and maintenance of town sites.
Revenue from unsurveyed lands, and surveys of omitted lands,
administrative costs of conveyance, and gifts and donations
must be appropriated before it can be used.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
The Committee recommendation includes the administrative
provisions as requested.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to
conserve, protect and enhance fish and wildlife and their
habitats for the continuing benefit of people. The Service has
responsibility for migratory birds, threatened and endangered
species, certain marine mammals, and land under Service
control.
The Service manages more than 150 million acres across the
United States, encompassing a 550-unit National Wildlife Refuge
System, additional wildlife and wetlands areas, and 70 National
fish hatcheries. A network of law enforcement agents and port
inspectors enforce Federal laws for the protection of fish and
wildlife.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.... $1,140,962,000
Budget estimate, 2010........... 1,218,206,000
Recommended, 2010............... 1,248,756,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009......... +107,794,000
Budget estimate, 2010....... +30,550,000
*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
Ecological Services.--The Committee recommends $295,127,000
for ecological services, $18,857,000 above the fiscal year 2009
level and $4,050,000 above the budget request.
Changes from the request include increases of $1,000,000
for the candidate conservation program, $500,000 for the
listing program, $1,200,000 for the coastal program, $500,000
for whooping crane breeding facilities in Louisiana in the
recovery program, $350,000 for Stellers and spectacled sea
eider recovery in Alaska, and $500,000 for stream bank
restoration in Georgia in the partners program.
The Committee directs the Service to review the processes
by which it reviews and determines the status of species. The
Service should ensure the orderly and timely listing of any
species warranting the protection of the Endangered Species Act
while minimizing the use of the petition process. The Committee
is concerned about the known backlog of candidate species that
warrant listing proposals but for which that action has been
precluded, in some cases for many years, by lack of sufficient
resources. The Committee directs the Service to report on this
issue, within 90 days of enactment. This report should identify
mechanisms to coordinate efficiently and effectively with State
fish and wildlife agencies, Indian Tribes, universities, and
private organizations to identify species deserving protection
under the Endangered Species Act.
Within the funding provided for candidate conservation,
$500,000 is provided for sage grouse conservation efforts in
Idaho.
The Committee supports the funding included in the request
for aplomado falcon and California condor recovery. The Service
is encouraged to continue to support these ongoing, successful
recovery efforts.
The Committee is concerned about increased mortality of
bats in the northeastern United States from white nose syndrome
and encourages the Service to work with the USGS to research
the cause and extent of the problem and develop a mitigation
plan.
The Committee encourages the Service to work with the High
Desert Partnership in Oregon on developing and implementing
landscape-level conservation strategies.
The Committee urges the Service to work with the Upper
Susquehanna Coalition to help restore wetland habitat and
improve water quality in the Upper Susquehanna River
headwaters.
National Wildlife Refuge System.--The Committee recommends
$503,279,000 for the National Wildlife Refuge System,
$40,420,000 above the fiscal year 2009 level and $20,000,000
above the budget request.
Changes from the request include increases of $16,000,000
for refuge wildlife and habitat management, $1,000,000 for
volunteer programs in the visitor services program, $2,000,000
for refuge law enforcement, $1,000,000 for conservation
planning, $2,000,000 for annual maintenance and a decrease of
$2,000,000 from deferred maintenance.
The increased funding for wildlife and habitat should be
used in conjunction with the refuge's workforce planning
efforts to fill essential vacancies nationwide. The Service is
directed to report to the Committee on the planned allocation
of refuge system funding increases within 90 days of enactment
of this Act.
The Committee believes that the Service should adequately
document, protect, and manage significant cultural resources on
its lands. The 150 million acre refuge system contains numerous
cultural resources that can be found nowhere else. An example
of this is the ancient Chamorro cave art that must be protected
at Guam National Wildlife Refuge. The Committee urges the
Service to expand its work to document and protect the numerous
cultural resources on its lands.
The Committee remains concerned about the situation on the
Southwestern Border and encourages the Service to direct a
portion of the increase for refuge law enforcement to the
Southwest.
The Committee is supportive of the new Marine National
Monument designations within the refuge system. However, the
Committee is concerned that the Service is not dedicating
sufficient resources to the management of the new areas.
Further, the Committee understands that there are two recent
shipwrecks within the monument that are jeopardizing delicate
coral reefs in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National
Monument. The Service should work with its partners to remove
these ships before the damage to the coral reefs is
irreversible.
The Committee supports the enhancement of public access to
the Hanford Reach National Monument and encourages the Service
to employ cooperative agreements with local governments and
organizations, and the use of private voluntary labor, to carry
out projects and programs to improve public access to the
Monument.
Migratory Bird Management, Law Enforcement, and
International Conservation.--The Committee recommends
$133,593,000 for migratory bird management, law enforcement,
and international conservation, $6,876,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level and $3,500,000 above the budget
request.
Changes to the request include increases of $500,000 for
migratory bird management, $1,000,000 for law enforcement and
$2,000,000 for international affairs.
The increase for migratory birds is for the urban treaty
program. The Committee is aware that there is a backlog of
communities that have expressed interest in the program and
encourages the Service to continue to support this program as a
part of their youth in the outdoors initiative.
The increase provided for law enforcement is for additional
special agents to combat the growing trade in illegal wildlife.
The number of special agents is alarmingly low, despite the
fact that the trade in illegal wildlife and wildlife parts
shows no signs of decreasing.
Within the increase for international affairs, $2,000,000
is for the Wildlife Without Borders program.
The Committee is aware of the impacts of the Chytrid
disease on amphibian species worldwide. Amphibian species are
disappearing at over 200 times their historic rate, and if left
unchecked, up to 30 percent of these species could be extinct
within two to three decades. The Committee urges the Service to
work with the international conservation community to establish
conservation and captive breeding programs to conserve the most
imperiled of these species.
Fisheries.--The Committee recommends $144,195,000 for
fisheries, $12,364,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level
and $3,500,000 above the budget request.
The changes to the request include increases of $1,000,000
for the mass marking of fish in the Great Lakes, $1,000,000 to
conduct scientific review of the Klamath, North Coast, and
Central Valley hatchery operations in California, $1,300,000
for the establishment of a fisheries resource office in West
Virginia to focus on aquatic species restoration and management
in the Appalachian Highlands region, and $200,000 for sea otter
and Steller sea lion conservation in Alaska.
The Service is directed to continue managing snakehead fish
and determining the cause of cancer in bullhead catfish in the
Potomac and South River watersheds.
The Committee has increased funding for sea otters in
Alaska and directs the Service to continue its ongoing
conservation efforts for the southern sea otter. The Service is
directed to report to the Committee on its conservation efforts
and the funding distribution for both northern and southern sea
otter conservation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
Climate Change Adaptive Science Capacity.--The Committee
recommends $20,000,000, as requested for the new climate change
adaptive science capacity activity.
The Committee agrees with the concept set forward in the
request on the need for applied science and landscape level
conservation as climate changes. The Committee has included
further language and direction on this issue in the front of
this report.
General Administration.--The Committee recommends
$153,562,000 for general administration, $10,277,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $500,000 below the budget
request.
The changes to the request include increases of $500,000
for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and a decrease of
$1,000,000 from the National Conservation Training Center.
The Committee notes that the Service designated the
California/Nevada office as a separate region and acknowledges
the reasons for doing so. However, the Committee feels that,
given increasing overhead costs, rental costs and rising fuel
costs for field stations, the Service should be taking steps to
reduce the overall number of offices and streamline the
activities associated with these offices to the maximum extent
possible.
The Service has successfully achieved a model for cross
servicing administrative functions between regional offices
with the addition of the California/Nevada region, which relies
on the support functions provided by the Northwest region. The
Committee directs the Service to provide a report with options
for reducing the number of administrative offices and
consolidating support services within 180 days of enactment of
this Act. Information on the initial investments needed to
achieve these goals, the impacts on personnel and potential
cost efficiencies should be included in this report.
The Committee is also concerned about the continuity of
Service programs and services among the regions. Program
delivery, internet content, management differences, and
organizational structures should be standardized so that
regional boundaries are seamless and services are consistently
delivered to the public.
Within the funding provided for the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation, $1,500,000 is provided for competitive
endangered species grants.
The Committee recognizes the importance of the Bay-Delta
Conservation Plan and urges the Secretary to continue ongoing
Departmental efforts to work with stakeholders.
Bill Language.--The Committee includes bill language, as in
previous years, limiting funding for the endangered species
listing program. A total of $20,603,000 is for listing, of
which $10,632,000 is for critical habitat designation.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $35,587,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 29,791,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 21,139,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... -14,448,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. -8,652,000
*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $21,139,000 for construction,
$14,448,000 below the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$8,652,000 below the budget request.
The distribution of the funding is as follows:
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State Station Recommendation
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AZ.................... Willow Beach NFH--Water $482,000
treatment facilities.
GU.................... Guam NWR--Invasive species 866,000
fencing.
IN.................... Big Oaks NWR--Old Timbers Dam 100,000
MN.................... Fergus Falls WMD--Stang Lake 175,000
Dam.
OK.................... Wichita Mountains WR--Lake 4,100,000
Rush Dam.
PA.................... Allegheny NFH--Fish 1,500,000
production and electrical
systems.
WA.................... Turnbull NWR--Lower Pine Lake 250,000
Dam.
WA.................... Quinault NFH--Electric fish 1,000,000
barriers.
WY.................... Jackson NFH--Water supply 1,650,000
line.
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Sub-Total................ 10,123,000
Dam safety program and 1,115,000
inspections.
Bridge safety program and 740,000
inspections.
Core engineering services.... 5,294,000
Seismic safety program....... 120,000
Environmental compliance 1,000,000
management.
Waste prevention, recycling, 100,000
and EMS.
Administrative cost 2,456,000
allocation methodology.
Fixed cost and related 191,000
changes.
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Total construction....... 21,139,000
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The Committee is aware that the Refuge System is building
or replacing visitor centers with funding provided in the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Committee
is also aware that the Refuge System was previously working to
update its priority list for visitor centers. The Service
should be cautious in developing new priorities and base the
location of these proposed visitor centers on a logical,
national methodology. The Committee believes that refuge
visitor centers are appropriate in limited locations provided
they are modest facilities that quickly orient the public to
the refuge and encourage them to get out on the landscape
rather than linger in large buildings that are expensive to
maintain. Additionally, the Committee applauds the Service for
its development of a visitor center planning tool, but feels
that scoping must be based on realistic visitation estimates,
account for proximity to large populated areas, and focus on
getting the visiting public, including school groups, onto the
land to experience wildlife and nature first-hand.
The Committee urges the Service to act expeditiously in
completing the previously funded planning and design of the
Cahaba River NWR visitor center, AL.
LAND ACQUISITION
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $42,455,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 65,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 67,250,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +24,795,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +2,250,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $67,250,000
for land acquisition, $24,795,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $2,250,000 above the budget request.
The distribution of the funding is as follows:
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Committee
State Project recommendation
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AK........................ Alaska Maritime NWR...... $300,000
AK........................ Togiak NWR............... 500,000
AK........................ Yukon Delta NWR.......... 500,000
AL........................ Bon Secour NWR........... 500,000
AZ........................ Leslie Canyon NWR........ 500,000
CA........................ San Joaquin River NWR.... 2,000,000
CA........................ Grasslands WMA........... 1,000,000
DE........................ Prime Hook NWR........... 1,000,000
FL........................ St. Marks NWR............ 500,000
FL........................ Crystal River NWR........ 500,000
GA........................ Bond Swamp NWR........... 1,200,000
HI........................ James Campbell NWR....... 500,000
IA........................ Upper Mississippi River 1,500,000
NW&FR.
IA/MN..................... Northern Tallgrass 500,000
Prairie NWR.
IL........................ Cypress Creek NWR........ 500,000
IN........................ Patoka River NWR......... 1,150,000
LA........................ Red River NWR............ 500,000
LA........................ Upper Ouachita NWR....... 1,000,000
MA/NH/VT/CT............... Silvio O. Conte NW&FR.... 2,250,000
MD........................ Blackwater NWR........... 2,000,000
ME........................ Rachel Carson NWR........ 3,000,000
MO........................ Big Muddy NF&WR.......... 300,000
MS........................ Panther Swamp NWR........ 500,000
MT........................ Rocky Mountain Front 3,750,000
Conservation Area.
MT........................ Red Rock Lakes NWR....... 1,000,000
Multi..................... Highlands Conservation... 2,000,000
ND........................ North Dakota WMA......... 1,000,000
ND/SD..................... Dakota Tallgrass Prairie 1,000,000
WMA.
NJ........................ Edwin B. Forsythe NWR.... 1,100,000
NJ........................ Cape May NWR............. 2,000,000
NJ........................ Great Swamp NWR.......... 750,000
NM........................ Sevilleta NWR............ 500,000
OR........................ Nestucca Bay NWR......... 1,000,000
PA........................ Cherry Valley NWR........ 500,000
SC........................ Ernest F. Hollings ACE 500,000
Basin NWR.
SC........................ Waccamaw NWR............. 600,000
TN........................ Chickasaw NWR............ 500,000
TX........................ Laguna Atascosa NWR...... 500,000
TX........................ Lower Rio Grande Valley 1,000,000
NWR.
TX........................ San Bernard NWR.......... 2,500,000
TX........................ Balcones Canyonlands NWR. 1,000,000
UT........................ Bear River MBR........... 500,000
VA........................ Back Bay NWR............. 545,000
VA........................ Great Dismal Swamp NWR... 500,000
VA........................ James River NWR.......... 1,000,000
VA........................ Rappahannock River NWR... 500,000
WA........................ Nisqually NWR............ 500,000
WA........................ Willapa Bay NWR.......... 750,000
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Sub-total............ 47,695,000
Inholdings, emergencies 5,000,000
and hardships.
Exchanges................ 2,000,000
Acquisition management... 10,555,000
Administrative cost 2,000,000
allocation methodology.
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Total................ 67,250,000
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The Committee has included language on land acquisition in
the front section of this report.
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund
provides grants to States and territories for endangered
species recovery actions on non-Federal lands and provides
funds for non-Federal land acquisition to facilitate habitat
protection. Individual States and territories provide 25
percent of grant project costs. Cost sharing is reduced to 10
percent when two or more States or territories are involved in
a project.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $75,501,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 100,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 100,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +24,499,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for the cooperative
endangered species conservation fund, as requested, $24,499,000
above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
Within the funding provided for this program, $34,307,000
is derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, and
$65,693,000 is derived from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund. The request proposed to fund the entire amount from the
Land and Water Conservation Fund.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND
This program makes payments in lieu of taxes based on their
fair market value, to counties in which Service lands are
located. Payments to counties are estimated to be $22,726,000
in fiscal year 2010, with $14,100,000 derived from this
appropriation and $8,626,000 from the net refuge receipts
estimated to be collected in fiscal year 2009.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $14,100,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 14,100,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 14,100,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $14,100,000 for the National
Wildlife Refuge Fund, the same as the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and the budget request.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the North
American Wetlands Conservation Fund, leverages partner
contributions for wetlands conservation. Projects to date have
been in 50 States, 13 Canadian provinces, 25 Mexican states,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In addition to this appropriation,
the Service receives funding from fines for violations of the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act; interest earned on tax receipts in
the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration account from taxes on
firearms, ammunition, archery equipment, pistols, and
revolvers, and from the Sport Fish Restoration account from
taxes on fishing tackle and equipment, electric trolling motors
and fish finders, and certain marine gasoline taxes. By law,
sport fish restoration receipts are used for coastal wetlands
in States bordering the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, States
bordering the Great Lakes, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
freely associated States in the Pacific, and American Samoa.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $42,647,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 52,647,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 52,647,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $52,647,000 for the North American
Wetlands Conservation Fund, as requested, $10,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 2000
authorizes grants for the conservation of neotropical migratory
birds in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean,
with 75 percent of the amounts available to be expended on
projects outside the U.S. There is a three to one matching
requirement under this program.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $4,750,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 4,750,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 5,250,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +500,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +500,000
The Committee recommends $5,250,000 for the neotropical
migratory bird conservation program, $500,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level and the budget request.
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
This account combines funding for programs under the former
rewards and operations (African elephant) account, the former
rhinoceros and tiger conservation account, the Asian elephant
conservation program, and the great ape conservation program.
The African Elephant Act of 1988 established a fund for
assisting nations and organizations involved with conservation
of African elephants. The Service provides grants to African
Nations and to qualified organizations and individuals to
protect and manage critical populations of these elephants. The
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 authorized
programs to enhance compliance with the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and U.S. or
foreign laws prohibiting the taking or trade of rhinoceros,
tigers, or their habitat. The Asian Elephant Conservation Act
of 1997 authorized a grant program, similar to the African
elephant program, to enable cooperators from regional and range
country agencies and organizations to address Asian elephant
conservation problems. The world's surviving populations of
wild Asian elephants are found in 13 south and southeastern
Asian countries. The Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000
authorized grants to foreign governments, the CITES
secretariat, and non-governmental organizations for the
conservation of great apes.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 10,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 11,500,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +1,500,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +1,500,000
The Committee recommends $11,500,000 for the multinational
species conservation fund, $1,500,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and the budget request.
The funding levels are as follows: $3,000,000 for
rhinoceros and tiger conservation, $1,750,000 for marine turtle
conservation, and $2,250,000 each for African elephant
conservation, Asian elephant conservation, and great ape
conservation.
The Committee is aware that the International Crane
Conservation Act and the Rare Cats and Canids Act are in the
process of being authorized. The Committee encourages the
Administration to include funding for these important
conservation programs in their next budget submission.
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS
The State and Tribal wildlife grants program provides funds
for States to implement their comprehensive wildlife
conservation plans for species of greatest conservation need.
States are required to provide at least a 25 percent cost share
for grants that implement the State Wildlife Action Plans.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $75,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 115,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 115,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +40,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $115,000,000 for State and Tribal
wildlife grants, as requested, $40,000,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level. Within the amount provided, $7,000,000
is for competitively awarded grants to Indian Tribes.
The Committee has agreed to the requested funding increase
in this account, however, the Committee has not allowed the
full amount to be used for updating the State Wildlife Action
Plans to incorporate climate change adaptation and mitigation.
The Committee is aware that some States have previously
incorporated climate change concepts into their plans and that
the remaining States will do so as a part of their required
periodic updates. Therefore, the Committee directs the Service
to provide at least half of the requested funding increase for
on-the-ground conservation projects in addition to updating the
State Wildlife Action Plans.
Bill Language.--The Committee has included bill language
that changes the State funding match requirements for this
program from 50 percent to 25 percent.
FEDERAL AID IN WILDLIFE RESTORATION FUND
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $0
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 28,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 0
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. -28,000,000
The Committee has not included the requested increase for
the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration youth program. The
Committee supports the youth in the outdoors initiative, but
has concerns with the implementation of this particular
component.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
The mission of the National Park Service is to preserve
unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the
national park system for the enjoyment, education, and
inspiration of this and future generations. Established in
1916, the National Park Service has stewardship
responsibilities for the protection and preservation of the
heritage resources of the national park system.
The system, consisting of 391 separate and distinct units,
is recognized globally as a leader in park management and
resource preservation. The national park system represents much
of the finest the Nation has to offer in terms of scenery,
historical and archeological relics, and cultural heritage.
Through its varied sites, the National Park Service attempts to
explain America's history, interpret its culture, preserve
examples of its natural ecosystems, and provide recreational
and educational opportunities for U.S. citizens and visitors
from all over the world. In addition, the National Park Service
provides support to Tribal, local, and State governments to
preserve culturally significant, ecologically important, and
public recreational lands.
The National Park Service will be 100 years old in 2016 and
the Service has embarked on an historic ten-year effort to
enhance the national parks leading up to this historic
celebration. The Committee continues to support this effort and
the $2,260,684,000 recommended will provide the resources to
continue to prepare the system for a second century of
conservation, environmental stewardship and recreation
benefiting millions of visitors from throughout the world.
Included in the recommendation is a $100,000,000 increase above
the 2009 enacted level, not including fixed costs increases,
for the operations of the National Parks and $25,000,000 for
the Parks Partnership, as requested.
Table of Allocations by Activity.--The following table
describes funding by activity for all accounts of the National
Park Service.
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $2,131,529,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 2,266,016,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 2,260,684,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +129,155,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. -5,332,000
*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $2,260,684,000 for Operation of
the National Park Service (NPS), $129,155,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level and $5,332,000 below the budget
request. This account funds the day-to-day operations of
individual park units as well as regional and headquarters
support operations of the NPS.
Resource Stewardship.--The Committee recommends the
following changes to the request:
Enhance Ocean and Coastal Resource Stewardship: The
Committee recommends $1,250,000 for this new program,
$1,250,000 below the budget request. The request includes ten
new FTE positions. The Committee questions the need for such a
large personnel increase.
Visitor Services.--The Committee recommends the following
change to the request:
Advance Interpretive Renaissance Plan: The Committee
recommends $500,000, $875,000 below the budget request. The
Committee supports the Web Learning proposal; however, the
Committee does not find that the $875,000 request to Support
Accountability in Interpretation and Education has been
satisfactorily justified in the budget request.
Youth Partnerships Program.--The Committee recommends
$7,822,000, as requested, $5,000,000 over the fiscal year 2009
enacted level. The Committee supports the National Park Service
component of the Secretary's 21st Century Youth Conservation
Initiative to provide high school and college aged youth
internships and mentoring programs within the National Park
System. In particular, the Committee supports the effort to
place emphasis on recruiting candidates from socially and
economically diverse backgrounds.
Facility Maintenance and Operations.--The Committee
recommends the following changes to the request:
Facility Management Software System (FMSS): The Committee
recommends $4,388,000 for the Facility Management Software
System, $968,000 below the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$1,000,000 below the budget request. The Committee does not
believe the increase has been satisfactorily justified in the
budget request.
Storm Preparedness.--The Committee has not provided the
request of $2,207,000 to expand emergency storm damage
preparedness. These funds were requested in anticipation of
emergency repairs to restore park operations due to severe
storms. The Committee traditionally funds such emergency
activities through supplemental requests.
Additional Guidelines.--The following additional directions
and guidance are provided with respect to funding provided
under this account:
Climate Change Initiative: The Committee recommends
$10,000,000, as requested. There was no funding for the new
climate change initiative in fiscal year 2009. Several bureaus
within the Department of the Interior have requested funding
for separate climate change offices and activities. The
National Park Service has an important stewardship role which
will be impacted by climate change. However, the Committee is
concerned about duplication of effort and the lack of an
apparent department-wide plan to ensure integrated assessments,
tool development, planning and resource management activities.
In particular, the Committee questions the need for a separate
climate change office within the National Park Service. The
Committee has included further language and direction on this
issue in the front of this report.
National Mall Concerts.--The Committee directs the National
Park Service to continue making financial contributions towards
the summer concerts series staged on the Capitol Grounds.
Within the amounts approved for park support, the Service shall
increase funding for this program by $350,000 over the level
provided in fiscal year 2009.
Cultural Resource Stewardship.--In October 2008, the
National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) issued a
report entitled ``Saving Our History: A Review of National Park
Cultural Resource Programs.'' This report made several
recommendations to improve the Park Service's stewardship of
cultural resources, including: new performance measures, park
superintendent accountability, museum management, funding and
staffing. Nearly two-thirds of the 391 national park units were
created because of their historic and cultural resources. The
NAPA report indicated that in 1995 cultural resource staffing
and natural resource staffing were roughly the same. However,
since that time, staffing for cultural resources has decreased
by 27 percent, while staffing for natural resources has
increased by 31 percent. The Committee urges the Director to
review the NAPA findings and prepare a report for this
Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act on how future
budgets will address the recommendations in the NAPA report.
Brown v. Board of Education Foundation.--The Committee has
included the request for this site within the Operations of the
National Park Service.
Regional Reorganizations.--The Committee has recently
become aware of a planned reorganization of the Northeast
Regional Office of the Park Service. Prior to finalizing its
plan, the Service is directed to report to the Committee on its
plan for managing the current programs administered by the
Boston Regional Office and how the Service proposes to change
the staffing plan for that office.
Recreation Fees.--The Committee is aware of the consistent
problem the Service has in obligating recreational fee
revenues. The carryover of fee revenues has averaged over
$270,000,000 in the last 3 years with 70 percent of this amount
attributable to the collecting parks. Given the Service's large
backlogs in several of its programs, it is clear that change is
needed to address this problem. Existing authority provides
sufficient flexibility to address this problem by reducing the
allocation of fee revenues to the largest collecting parks from
80 percent to 60 percent, thereby allowing the difference to be
directed to priority projects that are ready for obligation in
other parks. The Committee directs that NPS immediately begin
allocating no more than 60 percent to the parks that carryover
$4,000,000 or more from the previous fiscal year in unobligated
balances. The Service may return some or all of the 20 percent
difference, if the park area can demonstrate an immediate need
to retain and obligate a project or projects that rank high on
the Service's priority list.
If by taking this action the Service is unable to show
significant improvement in the obligation rate and use of fee
revenues, the Committee will take further steps. The Committee
further directs that the Service use these funds to meet
nonrecurring servicewide priority needs that contribute to
reduction in maintenance backlogs, enhanced visitor services
and improved resource management and preservation.
Sesquicentennial Civil War Planning.--The Sesquicentennial
of the Civil War will provide a unique opportunity for the
National Park Service to present itself to millions of
Americans and foreign tourists. The Committee encourages the
National Park Service, in collaboration with the Civil War
Preservation Trust and other organizations, to update the
content of its website and the information available at its
Civil War Parks and to employ modern technology and adaptive
and interactive media to present this information to the
public.
PARK PARTNERSHIP PROJECT GRANTS
Park Partnership Project Grants is a matching grant
program, which allows the Park Service to fund merit-based
signature projects and programs throughout the park system. It
allows the Park Service to leverage, from non-federal sources,
no less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project in
the form of donated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation
guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $0
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 25,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 25,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +25,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $25,000,000 for the new Park
Partnership Project Grants, as requested in the budget. No
funds were provided for this program in fiscal year 2009. This
program was developed to help celebrate the one hundredth
anniversary of the National Park System. The Committee believes
that projects and programs funded through this account should
be worthy of that milestone. Therefore, the Committee urges the
Director to fund signature projects and programs consistent
with the original stated intent of the program. In addition,
the Committee directs the Service to provide a report within 90
days of enactment of this Act, listing the projects selected,
the criteria used for the selections and the funds allotted to
each project from both Federal and non-federal sources. The
report should also include a schedule for completion of each
project.
The Committee understands that approximately $10,000,000
worth of projects were selected prior to the enactment of the
fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The Committee
directs the Service to include in the above-referenced report
an explanation of how these projects will be funded and if the
funds provided through this bill will be used to cover those
projects.
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
The National Recreation and Preservation account provides
for outdoor recreation planning, preservation of cultural and
national heritage resources, technical assistance to Federal,
State and local agencies, and administration of Historic
Preservation Fund grants.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $59,684,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 53,908,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 59,386,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... -298,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +5,478,000
The Committee recommends $59,386,000 for National
Recreation and Preservation, $298,000 below the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $5,478,000 above the budget request. The
Committee recommends the following changes to the request.
Heritage Areas Partnership Program.--The Committee
recommends $17,814,000 for the Heritage Areas Partnership
Program, $2,112,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level
and $2,078,000 above the budget request. These funds finance
grants to local non-profit groups in support of historical and
cultural recognition, preservation and tourism activities. The
Committee has recommended this increase to allow funding for
the expanded number of heritage partnerships authorized by
Congress in the Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009. The number of
authorized partnerships has increased during the last two years
from 27 to 49, including 9 new areas authorized in March 2009.
The Committee recommendation will provide at least $150,000 to
the new areas without approved plans.
The Park Service is directed to allocate funding to the
heritage areas based on competitive criteria, following the
general approach used in 2008. The Committee continues to
direct the NPS to develop new guidelines for this program that
include self-sufficiency plans for all heritage areas within a
reasonable period of time.
Statutory or Contract Aid.--The Committee recommends
$1,900,000 for Statutory or Contract Aid, $3,700,000 below the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The President did not request
funding for this program. These funds are to be allocated as
follows:
Angel Island Immigration Center (CA)--$1,000,000
Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail --
$500,000
Chesapeake Bay Gateways--$400,000
Japanese American Confinement Sites.--The Committee
continues to recognize the importance of preserving these
sites, and the stories of those affected by the actions of the
Federal government. Because of the importance of these areas to
current and future generations, the Committee has included the
following efforts across several Park Service accounts. The
Committee has included $2,500,000, which is $1,500,000 above
the request, for the Japanese American Site Grants program. The
Committee has also included $350,000 in land acquisition, as
requested, to acquire 17 acres at the Minidoka National
Historic Site in Idaho. Additionally, the Committee has
included new bill language in Title I, General Provisions, that
will expand the acquisition boundary of the Minidoka National
Historic Site in Idaho and the Heart Mountain site in Wyoming.
This language will allow the National Park Service to purchase
additional lands from willing sellers in future years.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
The Historic Preservation Fund allows the State historic
preservation offices to perform a variety of functions. These
include State management and administration of existing grant
obligations; review and advice on Federal projects and actions;
determinations and nominations to the National Register; Tax
Act certifications; and technical preservation services. The
States also review properties to develop data for planning use.
Funding in this account also supports direct grants to
qualifying organizations for individual preservation projects
and for activities in support of heritage tourism and local
historic preservation.
Appropriation enacted, 2009 *......................... $69,500,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 77,675,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 90,675,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +21,175,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +13,000,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $90,675,000 for historic
preservation programs, $21,175,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $13,000,000 above the budget request. The
Committee recommends the following changes to the request.
Preserve America.--The Committee recommends $6,175,000 for
the Preserve America program, $3,000,000 above the budget
request. This program was not funded in fiscal year 2009. The
Preserve America program provides small grants to local
communities in support of heritage tourism, education and
historic preservation planning activities.
Save America's Treasures.--The Committee recommends
$30,000,000 for the Save America's Treasures program,
$10,000,000 above fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$10,000,000 above the budget request. These funds are used to
make small, one-time grants for specific local historic
preservation projects to preserve a building or artifact which
might otherwise be lost to future generations. All projects
require a 50 percent match. The bill provides $5,310,000 for
the following specific projects with the remainder to be
awarded based on the national competition conducted by the Park
Service:
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State Project Amount
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AL................................. Historic Fort Payne $150,000
Coal and Iron
Building
Rehabilitation.
AL................................. Historic Montevallo $150,000
Main Hall Renovation.
AL................................. Swayne Hall Historic $100,000
Restoration and
Renovation.
CT................................. Harriet Beecher Stowe $150,000
Center Preservation.
CT................................. Sterling Opera House $150,000
Renovation.
CO................................. Shenandoah-Dives Mill $150,000
National Historic
Landmark.
ID................................. Historic Old Pen Site $150,000
Stabilization Project.
IL................................. Repairs to Historic $50,000
Chicago Landmark.
KY................................. Judge Joseph Holt $150,000
House Historic
Restoration.
MA................................. Hancock Shaker Village $150,000
Restoration.
MA................................. Stockbridge Mission $117,000
House Renovation.
MD................................. Harmony Hall $100,000
Restoration.
MN................................. CSPS Sokol Hall....... $150,000
MN................................. Restoration of $150,000
Historic Coe Mansion.
MT................................. City of Bozeman Main $150,000
Street Historic
District Restoration.
NC................................. Bellamy Mansion Slave $100,000
Quarters.
NJ................................. Georgian Court Mansion $200,000
Restoration.
NJ................................. South Orange Village $150,000
Hall Restoration.
NY................................. Historic Owego $150,000
Municipal Building
Rehabilitation.
NY................................. Hudson River Sloop $150,000
Clearwater
Restoration.
NY................................. Tarrytown Music Hall $150,000
Restoration.
NY................................. Village Park Historic $150,000
Preservation.
PA................................. Hatborough Union $38,000
Library Restoration.
PA................................. Saylor Cement Kilns $200,000
Historic Preservation.
PR................................. San Juan North Portal $150,000
Restoration.
SC................................. Chesterfield $150,000
Courthouse
Restoration.
SC................................. Cypress Historic $200,000
Meeting Compound.
SC................................. Modjeska Simkins Home $150,000
Restoration.
TN................................. Blount Mansion $200,000
Historic Restoration.
UT................................. Historic Fisher $150,000
Mansion Restoration
Project.
VA................................. Belgian Building $150,000
Preservation.
VA................................. Chesterfield County $150,000
Historic Preservation.
VA................................. Fort Ward Park $75,000
Preservation.
WA................................. Schooner Adventuress $180,000
Restoration.
WI................................. Bayfield Historic $150,000
Courthouse
Restoration.
WV................................. Claymont Court $150,000
Historic Site
Restoration.
WV................................. Cottrill's Opera House $150,000
Restoration.
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Additional Guidance.--The following additional directions
and guidance are provided with respect to funding provided
under this account:
State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices.--The
Committee supports the long standing efforts of the State and
Tribal Historic Preservation Offices to identify and protect
irreplaceable historic and archeological resources. The
Committee is pleased to provide the requested increase of
$5,000,000 for these important programs and encourages the
Service to seek additional future increases.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
Grants.--The Committee remains strongly supportive of HBCU
historic preservation activities. The ARRA provided $15,000,000
to support these projects. However, there continues to be
significant carryover balances in this program. The Committee
looks forward to providing additional funding once the
carryover balances have been reduced.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriation enacted, 2009 *......................... $233,158,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 205,991,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 214,691,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... -17,830,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +8,700,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $214,691,000 for construction,
$17,830,000 below the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$8,700,000 above the budget request. These amounts fund major
repairs and new construction for assets throughout the NPS. The
Committee notes that the requested reduction to this account is
in part due to reduced expenditures on the Modified Waters
projects in the Everglades and in light of commitments made
with the ARRA funds. The Committee expects the Service to
continue to make progress on the Modified Waters project in
2010 with the funds provided in prior years and carried over
into 2010. The Committee has approved the amount requested by
the President and adds funds for the following projects:
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Committee
State Project recommendation
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AZ.................... Saguaro National Park Trail $398,000
Improvements.
CA.................... Joshua Tree National Park 300,000
Visitor Center.
DC.................... African American War Memorial 220,000
FL.................... Everglades modified waters 4,200,000
delivery system.
FL.................... Castillo de San Marcos 500,000
National Monument
restoration.
IN.................... Indiana Dunes restore Good 1,000,000
Fellow Lodge.
MI.................... Keweenaw Park Union building. 1,380,000
NJ.................... Sandy Hook Repair Historic 800,000
Gun Battery.
NY.................... Fire Island Land Trust 250,000
Historic Restoration.
OH.................... Cuyahoga Valley National Park 500,000
Site and Structure
rehabilitation program.
OK.................... Chickasaw National Recreation 500,000
Area visitor center.
OR.................... Crater Lake visitor education 350,000
center.
PA.................... Valley Forge Rehabilitate 325,000
welcome center.
TN.................... Moccasin Bend National 500,000
Archeological District.
UT.................... Timpanogos Cave Visitor 1,600,000
Center.
VA.................... Fort Hunt NCO Quarters 250,000
restoration.
WI.................... Ice Age National Scenic Trail 265,000
WI.................... Apostle Islands to continue 2,000,000
lighthouse restoration
initiative.
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Use of prior year balances... -6,500,000
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Subtotal................. 15,338,000
Total.................. 8,838,000
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Bill Language.--Authorized Special Resource Studies.--The
Committee has included bill language to direct the National
Park Service to complete a special resource study along the
route of the Mississippi River in the counties contiguous to
the river from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the
Gulf of Mexico.
The following additional directions and guidance are
provided with respect to funding provided under this account:
Use of Prior Year Balances: The Committee recommends a
$6,500,000 redirection using prior year balances. As noted
earlier, the Park Service has significant balances in
recreation fee revenue. That revenue should be used to address
priority visitor-related projects.
Everglades Restoration.--The Committee recommends
$8,400,000 for the Modified Waters project. This includes the
NPS request of $4,200,000 and an additional $4,200,000 for the
Corps of Engineers, which was requested by the President in the
Corps' budget. Continued funding for the Modified Waters
project would allow for continuous work on the Tamiami Trail
Bridge and road modifications as a first step to restore water
flow to the park.
Since the early 1990's this Committee has invested more
than $1.3 billion for programs and projects to restore the
Everglades, including lands for habitat conservation; water
quality and water quantity improvement; restoration of more
natural water flows; removal of invasive exotics and
development of sound science. This large investment reflects
the fact that the restoration of the Everglades is the largest
environmental restoration project in the United States.
Although much has been accomplished through the work of the
Department, other Federal agencies and the State of Florida,
much remains to be done to achieve restoration. It is critical
that the bridging of the Tamiami Trail be completed at the
earliest possible date so that flows can be restored between
Everglades National Park and the State-managed Water
Conservation Areas. The Committee agrees with the recent
assessment of the National Academy of Sciences, which observed
that unless restoration projects are completed soon, we may
lose the opportunity to restore and preserve this unique and
world class resource. The Committee urges the Department to
continue its important work with its partners to focus on those
projects with the greatest restoration benefits.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument.--The Committee
has included $500,000 for preliminary planning and design of
the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Restoration
Project with the understanding that construction will not
commence until fee simple title of the affected property is
conveyed to the Federal government by the City of St.
Augustine, FL and the State of Florida.
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: The
Committee directs that $500,000 shall be made available to
undertake the preparation of the Paterson Great Falls NHP
general management plan.
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
RESCISSION
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... -$30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. -30,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... -30,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends the rescission of $30,000,000 in
the annual contract authority provided by 16 U.S.C. 46l-10a.
This authority has not been used in years, and there are no
plans to use it in fiscal year 2010. The Committee does not
agree with the Administration's proposal to permanently cancel
the authority.
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $64,190,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 98,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 103,222,000
Comparison:...........................................
Appropriation, 2009............................... +39,032,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +5,222,000
The Committee recommends $103,222,000 for land acquisition,
$39,032,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$5,222,000 above the budget request.
The distribution of the funding is as follows:
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Committee
State Project recommendation
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AR.................... Ft. Smith National Historic $362,000
Site.
AZ.................... Petrified Forest National 4,575,000
Park.
CA.................... Golden Gate National 5,000,000
Recreation Area.
GA.................... Chattahoochee River National 3,100,000
Recreation Area.
ID.................... Minidoka National Historic 350,000
Site.
KY.................... Cumberland Gap National 500,000
Historic Park.
MO.................... Harry S. Truman National 1,300,000
Historic Site.
MS.................... Natchez National Historic 264,000
Park.
Multi................. Civil War Battlefield Grants. 9,000,000
NC.................... Guilford Courthouse National 880,000
Military Park.
NM.................... Petroglygh National Monument. 1,000,000
SC.................... Congaree National Park....... 1,320,000
TX.................... Big Thicket National Preserve 5,000,000
TX.................... Palo Alto Battlefield 3,120,000
National Historic Park.
VA/NC................. Blue Ridge Parkway........... 1,703,000
VA.................... Fredricksburg and 200,000
Spotsylvania County
Battlefields NMP.
VA.................... Prince William Forest Park... 425,000
VI.................... Virgin Islands National Park. 4,500,000
WA.................... Mt. Ranier National Park..... 2,150,000
WA.................... Olympic National Park........ 3,000,000
WA.................... San Juan Island National 6,000,000
Historic Park.
WI.................... Ice Age National Scenic Trail 2,000,000
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Sub-total................ 55,749,000 Emergencies and hardships.... 3,000,000
Acquisition management....... 9,473,000
Inholdings................... 5,000,000
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Total, Federal 73,222,000
Acquisitions.
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State assistance program..... 27,200,000
Administrative expenses...... 2,800,000
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Total, State assistance 30,000,000
program.
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Total, Land acquisition 103,222,000
program.
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The Committee has included language on land acquisition in
the front section of this report.
Bill Language.--The bill includes new authority for the
National Park Service to transfer funds to the Federal Highway
Administration, without limitation. The Park Service should
present its plans for transfers that will take place in 2010
within 60 days of enactment of this Act and a report on
transfers that were executed during fiscal year 2010 within 60
days after the end of the fiscal year.
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) was established
by an act of Congress on March 3, 1879 to provide a permanent
Federal agency to conduct up-to-date systematic and scientific
``classification of the public lands, and examination of the
geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the
National domain.'' The USGS is the Federal government's largest
earth-science research agency and the primary source of data on
the Nation's surface and ground water resources. Its activities
include conducting detailed assessments of the energy and
mineral potential of the Nation's land and State offshore
areas; investigating and issuing warnings of earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions, landslides, and other geologic and
hydrologic hazards; research on the geologic structure of the
Nation; studies of the geologic features, structure, processes,
and history of other planets of our solar system; topographic
surveys of the Nation and preparation of topographic and
thematic maps and related cartographic products; development
and production of digital cartographic data bases and products;
collection on a routine basis of data on the quantity, quality,
and use of surface and ground water; research in hydraulics and
hydrology; the coordination of all Federal water data
acquisition; the scientific understanding and technologies
needed to support the sound management and conservation of our
Nation's biological resources; and the application of remotely
sensed data to the development of new cartographic, geologic,
and hydrologic research techniques for natural resources
planning and management, surveys, investigations, and research.
The Committee recommendations for the USGS are based on
changes to the President's budget request. Unless otherwise
stated, the Committee approves the items in the budget
justification and supporting materials from the Survey. The
amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the budget
estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $1,043,803,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 1,097,844,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 1,105,744,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +61,941,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +7,900,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $1,105,744,000 for surveys,
investigations, and research, $61,941,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $7,900,000 above the budget request. The
Committee notes that it has fully funded the requested funding
increase of $3,000,000 for the New Energy Frontier initiative
on alternative energy research in several budget activities and
the request for $2,000,000 for the Survey's component of the
21st Century Youth Conservation Corps initiative. The Committee
bill also fully funds the requested increase of $22,000,000 for
climate change science as discussed below.
Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing.--
The Committee recommends $145,590,000 for geographic research
and remote sensing, $3,458,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $1,650,000 above the budget request. The
recommendation accepts the Survey's request to move the
National Geospatial Program from the Enterprise Information
activity to this activity. The Committee has added $1,650,000
above the request to fully support an ongoing commitment for
the USGS to run the Civil Applications Committee (CAC) and
associated supporting requirements. The Committee expects that
the USGS will continue to chair the Civil Applications
Committee, which they coordinate with 12 member and 6 associate
member agencies; the CAC provides Federal civil agency access
totechnology and information. Bill language has been added to
clarify that the CAC total program level is $2,000,000. Funds
provided by this Act for the Civil Applications Committee shall
not be used for law enforcement purposes. The recommendation
fully funds the budget request of $40,200,000 for the Landsat
Data Continuity Mission and the ongoing Landsat 5/7 program.
The Committee encourages the Survey to maintain the funding
for the Chesapeake Bay geographic analysis and monitoring
effort at the fiscal year 2008 level.
The Committee is aware that the Survey entered into a
cooperative agreement in 2002 for an innovative partnership
whereby North Carolina would provide State-derived elevation
data in the form of a new digital State map to the National
Mapping program. The State has provided all of the data to
USGS, and the map provided by North Carolina is available on
the USGS website. The Committee understands that the terms of
the cooperative agreement may not have been fulfilled. The
Committee urges the USGS to work with the State of North
Carolina on this matter.
Geologic Hazards, Resources and Processes.--The Committee
recommends $248,231,000 for geologic hazards, resources, and
processes, $6,089,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level
and $1,250,000 above the budget request. The Committee has
added $1,000,000 above the request in the earthquake hazards
subactivity for critically needed LIDAR and other seismological
studies of areas with high earthquake risk and community
danger. The recommendation also adds $250,000 for the Global
Seismographic Network. The Committee remains encouraged by the
ongoing multi-hazards initiative and encourages the Survey to
continue to build on this useful effort.
The Committee notes that is has fully funded the request
for $4,000,000 for urgently needed extended continental shelf
mapping to support a U.S. claim to additional continental shelf
area, such as in the Arctic Ocean.
Water Resources Investigations.--The Committee recommends
$229,661,000 for water resources investigations, $8,297,000
above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $1,780,000 above
the budget request. The Committee has funded the requested
increase of $5,000,000 for the National Streamflow information
program. The Water Resources Research Act programs are fully
funded at the request of $6,500,000. Changes to the request
include $300,000 for the South Arkansas Sparta aquifer recovery
study, $200,000 for the Hood Canal dissolved oxygen study, WA,
$280,000 for the McHenry County groundwater protection program,
IL and $1,000,000 for the ongoing US-Mexico Transboundary
Aquifer Assessment Act study.
Biological Research.--The Committee recommends $202,494,000
for biological research, $17,164,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $3,220,000 above the budget request. The
Committee has included the requested increases of $5,000,000
for the new climate change science support for the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service effort, $4,200,000 to expand research on
the changing Arctic ecosystems, and $2,000,000 for the
cooperative research units. The Committee recommendation
includes a $2,000,000 increase within biological information
management and delivery for support to coordinators of the
national network of State conservation data agencies. The
recommendation also includes $220,000 for the Silvio O. Conte
Anadromous Fish Research Lab, MA, ongoing basic and applied
research for the improved management of habitat for endangered
fish species, fish passage, natural resources, and ultimately
the economy and environment of the Connecticut River watershed
and Long Island Sound. The Committee has added $1,000,000 to
continue scientific support to the South San Francisco Bay salt
ponds restoration effort, CA.
The Committee remains concerned about the destructive fish
disease, viral hemorrhagic septicemia, and encourages the
Survey to pursue research on this issue. The Committee is also
concerned about the impacts of the Chytrid disease on amphibian
species worldwide and encourages the Survey to work with the
international conservation community on this issue. In
addition, the Committee remains concerned about increased
mortality of bats in the northeastern United States from white
nose syndrome and encourages the USGS to work with the Fish and
Wildlife Service to research the cause and extent of the
problem and develop a mitigation plan.
Enterprise Information.--The Committee recommends
$45,969,000 for enterprise information as requested, $3,315,000
above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The recommendation
includes the $2,000,000 for the USGS portion of the 21st
Century Youth Conservation Corps initiative.
Science Support.--The Committee recommends $69,225,000 for
science support as requested, $1,795,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level.
Facilities.--The Committee recommends $106,397,000 for
facilities as requested, $4,274,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
Global Climate Change Research Program.-- The Committee
recommends $58,177,000 for the global climate change research
program as requested, $17,549,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level. The recommendation fully funds the requested
program increases above fiscal year 2009 of $5,000,000 for the
National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, $7,000,000
for various carbon sequestration scientific activities, and
$5,000,000 for other climate change science. The Committee's
direction on coordinating climate change activities and
completing the plan directed in fiscal year 2009 are in the
front of this report.
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is responsible for
collecting, distributing, accounting and auditing revenues from
mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands. In fiscal year
2009, MMS expects to collect and distribute about $15.6 billion
from active Federal and Indian leases. The MMS also manages the
offshore energy and mineral resources on the Nation's outer
continental shelf (OCS). To date, the OCS program has been
focused primarily on oil and gas leasing. Over the past several
years, MMS has been exploring the possible development of other
marine mineral resources, especially sand and gravel. With the
passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, MMS assumed increased
responsibility for oil spill research, including the promotion
of increased oil spill response capabilities, and for oil spill
financial responsibility certifications of offshore platforms
and pipelines. Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, MMS has new
responsibilities over Federal offshore renewable energy and
related uses of America's offshore public lands. Fiscal year
2007 marked the start of the Coastal Impact Assistance Program;
it will provide $1 billion in mandatory funding over 4 years
from offshore oil and gas receipts to coastal States (primarily
Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi) and counties for
environmental restoration and other important civic projects.
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $157,373,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 174,317,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 174,317,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009................................. +16,944,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................... 0
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $174,317,000
for royalty and offshore minerals management, as requested,
$16,944,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The
Committee recommends use of $166,730,000 in receipts and cost
recovery fees, which agrees with the Administration request to
increase use of receipts by $10,000,000 and collect new
inspection fees totaling $10,000,000.
The Committee has provided the requested increase for
renewable energy in the Minerals Management Service. The
Committee urges the Administration to proceed in this effort
with sufficient planning and public input. The Service should
continue to develop a comprehensive alternative energy
assessment on the Outer Continental Shelf that delineates those
areas that they would propose be available for offshore
alternative energy production, policies for collecting fees and
royalties, siting and operational standards, reclamation
standards, environmental protections needed, and the staff and
resources needed to administer a comprehensive alternative
energy program.
The Committee notes over the last several years there have
been expanded areas available for oil and gas leasing in the
Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, and approved exploration plans
involving seismic testing and exploratory drilling in these
waters. These waters currently host a rich diversity of
wildlife and fish resources, and are critical to the survival
of the subsistence culture of the Inupiat people of Arctic
Alaska. To ensure sound science-based planning and decision-
making with regard to these important resources, a
comprehensive assessment of the health, biodiversity, and
functioning of Arctic marine and coastal ecosystems, including
the impacts of industrial activities and of climate change, is
needed. As a first step in conducting such a comprehensive
assessment, the Committee believes that there should be a
scientific gap analysis conducted by an independent entity,
such as the National Research Council, to assess existing
scientific information and identify additional information
necessary to ensure adequate environmental review of proposed
industrial activities in the region. This assessment should
also include recommendations for obtaining the identified
needed scientific information.
The Committee supports the Administration's efforts to
secure a balanced energy portfolio that carefully weighs what
is in the best interest of our energy-dependent nation with
what is in the best interest of our natural environment. Future
coordinated efforts to pursue additional oil and gas resources
in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) must include the
opportunity to apply advanced technologies, be based on the
best available science, and take into account the potential
environmental impacts of such potential development. Therefore,
the Committee directs the MMS, pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to conduct a Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to evaluate potential
significant environmental effects of multiple geological and
geophysical activities on the Atlantic OCS. Earlier this year,
the MMS issued its Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare such a
PEIS and subsequently accepted public comments on the NOI. The
Committee believes it is not only appropriate and timely for
the MMS to move forward with the PEIS, it is also consistent
with the Department's stated desire to fill in information gaps
relating to resource potential in the OCS.
OIL SPILL RESEARCH
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $6,303,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 6,303,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 6,303,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................... 0
The Committee recommends $6,303,000 for oil spill research,
the same as the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and the budget
request. This funding is derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund, to conduct oil spill research and financial
responsibility and inspection activities associated with the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Public Law 101-380.
Administrative provisions.--The Committee recommendation
continues language from the fiscal year 2009 enacted bill on a
legislative matter which deducts 2 percent of State royalties
to help cover Federal administrative costs, resulting in a
$49,000,000 scoring credit for the bill.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSMRE), through its regulation and technology account,
regulates surface coal mining operations to ensure that the
environment is reclaimed once mining is completed. The OSMRE
accomplishes this mission by providing grants to those States
that maintain their own regulatory and reclamation programs and
by conducting oversight of State programs. Further, the OSMRE
administers the regulatory programs in the States that do not
have their own programs and on Federal and Tribal lands.
Through its Abandoned Mine Land (AML) reclamation program, the
OSMRE provides funding for environmental restoration at
abandoned coal mines based on fees collected from current coal
production operations. In their un-reclaimed condition these
abandoned sites endanger public health and safety, and prevent
the beneficial use of land and water resources. The Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act amendments of 2006
dramatically changed the manner in which AML funds are
distributed.
The amounts recommended by the Committee for each Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement appropriation
account, compared with the budget estimates by activity, are
shown in the following table:
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $120,256,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 127,280,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 127,280,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009................................. +7,024,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................... 0
The Committee recommends $127,280,000 for regulation and
technology, as requested, $7,024,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $44,446,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 32,088,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 32,088,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009................................. -12,358,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................... 0
The Committee recommends $32,088,000 for the Abandoned Mine
Reclamation Fund, as requested, $12,358,000 below the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level.
The fiscal year 2009 enacted bill provided funding for the
State emergency grants as a one-time bridge for States to
utilize their mandatory funding for this purpose. This year,
the Committee recommendation follows the Administration's
request to eliminate the funding for these grants. The
Committee understands that there are still unobligated funds
from previous years for these emergency grants that will
further assist the States in transitioning to mandatory
funding.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs was founded in 1824 to
establish a government-to-government relationship and trust
responsibility that results from treaties with Native groups.
The Bureau delivers services to over 1.7 million American
Indians and Alaska Natives. In addition, the Bureau provides
education programs to Native Americans through the operation of
169 schools, and 14 dormitories. The Bureau administers more
than 56 million acres of land held in trust status. Over 10
million of these acres belong to individuals and 46 million
acres are held in trust for Tribes.
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $2,128,630,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 2,278,809,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 2,300,099,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009................................. +171,469,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................... +21,290,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
Tribal Government.--The Committee recommends $422,862,000
for Tribal Government activities, $20,331,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level and $6,290,000 above the budget
request. The increase to the request is for contract support
costs.
Human Services.--The Committee recommends $136,996,000 for
human services, as requested, $452,000 below the fiscal year
2009 enacted level.
The Committee notes that additional funding was provided
for Native American housing programs in the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Committee is concerned about
the coordination of Federal housing programs for Native
Americans and Alaska Natives. The Committee directs the
Department of the Interior to work with the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to clarify the roles and
responsibilities of each Department and coordinate the delivery
of housing programs to ensure maximum benefit and avoid
duplicative efforts.
Trust--Natural Resources Management.--The Committee
recommends $174,768,000 for natural resources management,
$27,058,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$14,000,000 above the budget request.
Changes to the request include increases of $2,000,000 for
fish, wildlife, and parks and $12,000,000 for rights
protection.
The Committee believes that the natural resource programs
within the Bureau of Indian Affairs have been chronically
underfunded. The Committee has provided additional resources in
the rights protection program and hatcheries program to allow
Tribes to respond to changing climates and conserve natural
resources. The Bureau should use the increase provided for
rights protection to continue ongoing programs carried out by
Tribes and Tribal organizations that conserve native fisheries,
manage Tribal wetlands, and conserve and manage natural
resources. The increase provided for fish, wildlife, and parks
is for fish hatchery operations.
Trust--Real Estate Services.--The Committee recommends
$152,493,000 for real estate services and oversight, as
requested, $2,406,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
Education.--The Committee recommends $796,300,000 for
education, as requested, $80,147,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
Changes to the request include an increase of $2,000,000
for student transportation and a decrease of $2,000,000 for
post secondary programs. The Committee has agreed to the
request to provide $50,000,000 to forward-fund the Tribal
colleges and universities. The Committee understands that this
is one-time funding that will be distributed to other Bureau
programs in the next fiscal year.
The Committee understands that the Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma's Jones Academy is one of the highest ranked schools
in the State of Oklahoma. The Committee previously urged the
Bureau to work to reinstate the academy in the Bureau school
system. The Bureau has advised the Committee, however, that
there could be substantial costs incurred if all academic
programs or schools terminated by Federal action during the
termination era were reinstated into the system. The Committee
directs the Bureau to study and report to the Committee within
180 days after the enactment of this Act on the impacts of
allowing reinstatement of termination era academic programs or
schools that were removed from the Bureau school system between
1951 and 1972. The report should delineate the number of
schools or academic programs at schools funded by the Federal
government terminated during this era, whether those schools
were terminated with the agreement or consent of the Tribal
governing body (as then constituted), the financial impact of
constructing a facility with Tribal resources and without
Federal construction funds, and the increased costs to the
Bureau if these schools were added to the system.
Public Safety and Justice.--The Committee recommends
$303,855,000 for public safety and justice, as requested,
$33,070,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
For the past two years, the Committee has provided a
substantial increase for law enforcement programs in Indian
Country to begin to address the epidemic levels of sexual and
domestic violence, substance abuse, and related criminal
problems. The Committee applauds the Administration for
requesting additional funds to continue to address this issue.
The Committee directs the Department to do the following:
Conduct meaningful and timely consultation with
Tribal leaders and Tribal justice officials in the development
of regulatory policies and other actions that affect public
safety and justice in Indian Country.
Participate, along with the Department of Justice,
Tribal, and State officials in an interagency working group to
clarify and resolve the law enforcement jurisdictional
challenges that have hindered criminal investigations and
prosecutions in Indian country, and to identify challenges and
needs related to Tribal justice systems, including needs
associated with secure law enforcement information sharing
systems. The working group shall develop recommendations on how
to streamline Federal, State and Tribal response to criminal
investigations and prosecutions and shall submit a report to
the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act. Among
the goals established for the working group shall be the
development of protocols to ensure that Federal law enforcement
agencies that decline to initiate an investigation or that
terminate an investigation of an alleged violation of Federal
law in Indian country without referral for prosecution submit
to the appropriate Tribal official a report describing the
rationale for terminating the investigation; the type of crime
alleged; the status of the alleged perpetrator; and the status
of the victim. These protocols should also ensure that United
States Attorneys coordinate with Tribal prosecutors
sufficiently well in advance of prosecution deadlines mandated
by the statute of limitations to permit Tribal prosecutors to
pursue cases, as appropriate. The working group should also
review and define the responsibilities of Assistant United
States Attorneys serving as Tribal Liaisons in order to better
coordinate the prosecution of crimes on reservations.
Coordinate with the Department of Justice to
develop a priority list for detention facility construction,
targeting Tribal areas with the greatest need, and work with
Justice to incorporate the priority system into the ranking
criteria for detention center grants.
Work with the Department of Justice to develop a
voluntary annual training program for Tribal court officials
and judges to promote improvements in Tribal judicial systems.
Engage the services of the Office of Inspector
General to ensure funds are spent wisely, goals and objectives
for performance are established, and program results are
measured. This evaluation should be used to refine the
allocation of fiscal and human resources to have the greatest
impact on reducing crime.
Community and Economic Development.--The Committee
recommends $44,910,000 for community and economic development,
$1,321,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$1,000,000 above the request.
The Committee has provided an increase of $1,000,000 for
the community development program. These funds should be used
for job training programs that promote training and
apprenticeship opportunities for Native Americans in the
carpentry, electrical, plumbing, ironworking, welding, and
other construction trades.
Executive Direction and Administration Services.--The
Committee recommends $267,915,000, as requested, $7,588,000
above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $217,688,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 200,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 200,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... -17,688,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Education.--The Committee recommends $112,994,000 for
education construction, as requested, $15,843,000 below the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
Public Safety and Justice.--The Committee recommends
$39,407,000 for public safety and justice construction, as
requested, $8,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
The Committee is pleased that the Administration retained
funding added in fiscal year 2009 for detention center
construction. The Committee urges the Bureau to work closely
with the Department of Justice on a comprehensive detention
center program that complements their detention center grant
program. Additionally, the Bureau should construct justice
centers where practicable, that integrate Tribal law
enforcement facilities, Tribal court facilities and detention
centers in the same location.
Resources Management.--The Committee recommends $38,385,000
for resources management construction, as requested $1,921,000
below the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
General Administration.--The Committee recommends
$2,064,000 for general administration, $4,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level and the same as the budget request.
Construction Management.--The Committee recommends
$7,150,000 for construction management, as requested, $64,000
above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO
INDIANS
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $21,627,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 47,380,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 47,380,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +25,753,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $47,380,000 for Indian land and
water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians,
as requested, $25,753,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level.
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $8,186,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 8,215,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 8,215,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +29,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $8,215,000 for the Indian
guaranteed loan program account, as requested, $29,000 above
the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION ACCOUNT
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $0
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 3,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 3,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +3,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $3,000,000 for the Indian Land
Consolidation account, as requested, $3,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level. This program was previously
administered in the Office of Special Trustee for American
Indians.
Departmental Offices
Office of the Secretary
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $107,156,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 118,836,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 118,836,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +11,680,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $118,836,000 for salaries and
expenses for the Office of the Secretary, as requested,
$11,680,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The
Committee has included language regarding appraisal services in
the front of this report.
The Committee understands that the relationship between the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of the
Interior concerning the law enforcement activities on the
Southwest border has improved. The DHS has worked closely with
the Federal land managers on fence construction, daily patrol
and interdiction activities, and the siting of surveillance and
radio equipment. However, the public lands along the Southwest
border contain some of the most environmentally diverse and
sensitive habitats in the United States and must be protected
and enhanced for future generations. To further protect the
environment and improve the situation on the Southwest border,
the Committee encourages the Department to work with the DHS to
do the following:
Partner with the DHS to provide training for
border patrol agents in the Southwest on the mission and
management of Federal public lands that are adjacent to the
Southwest border. The Department should also provide training
on basic environmental stewardship and natural resource
management principles that would benefit border patrol agents
in their daily patrol and interdiction activities on
environmentally sensitive public lands.
Work with the DHS to begin section 7 endangered
species consultation on the daily operational, patrol and
interdiction activities of the border patrol.
Work with the public lands managers and the Tohono
O'Odham Nation to develop a plan for removing the massive
amounts of trash left behind by undocumented immigrants. The
Department should work with DHS to establish a trash removal
fund that could be accessed by public land managers and the
Tohono O'Odham Nation to remove trash in the highest priority
environmentally sensitive areas.
Work to improve radio dispatch and
interoperability for Federal law enforcement officers that
patrol public lands in the Southwest, including ensuring that
there are dispatch services available twenty-four hours a day.
INSULAR AFFAIRS
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES
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. The OIA has important responsibilities to help the
United States government fulfill its responsibilities to the
four U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa (AS), U.S. Virgin
Islands (USVI) and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) and also the three freely associated States: the
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the
Marshall Islands (RMI) and the Republic of Palau. The permanent
and trust fund payments to the territories and the compact
nations provide substantial financial resources to these
governments. During fiscal year 2004 new financial arrangements
for the Compacts of Free Association with the FSM and the RMI
were implemented; this also included mandatory payments for
certain activities previously provided in discretionary
appropriations as well as Compact impact payments of
$30,000,000 per year split among Guam, CNMI, AS, and Hawaii.
During fiscal year 2009 permanent funding of $359,477,000 will
be made available to these governments in addition to the
discretionary funding discussed below.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $78,665,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 81,077,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 83,995,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +5,330,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +2,918,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee for the Office of
Insular Affairs appropriations accounts compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $83,995,000 for assistance to
territories, $5,330,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $2,918,000 above the budget request.
Territorial Assistance.--The Committee recommends
$33,523,000 for territorial assistance, $5,330,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $2,918,000 above the budget
request. The Committee recommendation has discontinued specific
funding for the Insular management controls subactivity but has
transferred the funding to the technical assistance
subactivity. The Office of Insular Affairs is encouraged to
continue the management controls effort using technical
assistance funding as appropriate. The recommendation fully
funds the requested increase of $2,000,000 to begin to respond
to the tremendous need for infrastructure in Guam as the
military build-up proceeds. The recommendation includes a
$900,000 increase for critically needed wastewater system
repairs and improvements in the U.S. Virgin Islands as mandated
by consent decree. The Committee has also added $2,018,000 to
the technical assistance subactivity for high priority projects
and $369,000 for the brown tree snake control and research
effort, which is vital to protect islands throughout the
Pacific.
The Committee supports the Administration proposal to
reestablish the position of Assistant Secretary for Insular
Affairs; however the funding of this office should not come out
of the limited resources of the Office of Insular Affairs. The
new officer should be funded in a manner similar to the other
Interior Department assistant secretaries.
American Samoa.--The Committee recommends $22,752,000 for
American Samoa operations as requested, the same as the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level.
Northern Mariana Islands/Covenant Grants.--The Committee
recommends $27,720,000 for CNMI covenant grants as requested,
the same as the budget request.
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $5,318,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 5,318,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 5,318,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $5,318,000 for the Compact of Free
Association as requested, the same as the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION, INSULAR AFFAIRS
The Committee recommendation includes bill language under
this heading which is similar to language requested under both
the Assistance to Territories and the Compact of Free
Association accounts. This language will allow the Interior
Department to transfer certain funds designated for Guam to the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, when requested by the Governor
of Guam, as a subsidy for direct or guaranteed rural
development loans to Guam for construction and repair projects.
During the next ten years, the military will be moving major
facilities and personnel to Guam, which will result in
tremendous impacts on the island's infrastructure. This
language, which does not supplant any existing USDA authority,
will help the government of Guam respond to this unprecedented
change.
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $62,050,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 65,076,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 65,076,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +3,026,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $65,076,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, as requested,
$3,026,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $45,953,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 48,590,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 48,590,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +2,637,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $48,590,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Inspector General, as requested,
$2,637,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
OFFICE OF SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS
The Office of Special Trustee for American Indians was
established by the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-412). The Special Trustee is
charged with general oversight of Indian trust asset reform
efforts Department-wide to ensure proper and efficient
discharge of the Secretary's trust responsibilities to Indian
Tribes and individual Indians. The Office of the Special
Trustee was created to ensure that the Department of the
Interior establishes appropriate policies and procedures,
develops necessary systems, and takes affirmative actions to
reform the management of Indian trust funds. In carrying out
the management and oversight of the Indian trust funds, the
Secretary has a responsibility to ensure that trust accounts
are properly maintained, invested and reported in accordance
with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of
1994, Congressional action, and other applicable laws.
The Special Trustee for American Indians also has
responsibility for the related financial trust functions
including deposit, investment, and disbursement of trust funds.
The Department has responsibility for what may be the largest
land trust in the world. Indian trust lands today encompass
approximately 56 million acres of land--over 10 million acres
belonging to individual Indians and nearly 46 million acres
owned by Indian Tribes. On these lands, the Interior Department
manages over 100,000 leases for individual Indians and Tribes.
Leasing, use permits, sale revenues, and investment income of
over $460 million per year are collected into over 378,000
individual Indian money accounts, and almost $506 million per
year is collected into approximately 1,800 Tribal accounts. In
addition, the trust manages approximately $2.9 billion in
Tribal funds and $444 million in individual Indian funds.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $181,648,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 185,984,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 185,984,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +4,336,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $185,984,000 for Federal Trust
programs, as requested, $4,336,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
Indian Tribes routinely experience lengthy delays in
obtaining appraisals from the Department for transactions
involving the conveyance of Indian trust lands. The Bureau of
Indian Affairs is responsible for requesting appraisals and the
Office of the Special Trustee is responsible for procuring the
appraisals. Appraisals are required for Indian Tribes and
individual Indians to sell, acquire or exchange interests in
trust land. Delays in obtaining appraisals also delay these
transactions, which negatively impacts Tribal economies. The
Committee encourages the Office of the Special Trustee and the
Bureau of Indian Affairs to reevaluate how appraisals are
requested and prepared for Indian trust lands and provide
recommendations to the Committee on how these delays can be
minimized.
Bill Language.--As in previous fiscal years, the Committee
has included bill language under the Office of Special Trustee
that limits the amount of funding available for historical
accounting to $56,536,000.
Department-Wide Programs
Wildland Fire Management
The Bureau's wildland fire management account supports fire
activities for all Departmental bureaus, including the Bureau
of Land Management, the National Park Service, the Fish and
Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Before
fiscal year 2009 this account was within the Bureau of Land
Management appropriation.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $859,453,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 899,780,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 932,780,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +73,327,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +33,000,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $932,780,000 for wildland fire
management at the Department of the Interior, $73,327,000 above
the fiscal year 2009 non-emergency enacted level and
$33,000,000 above the budget request. A total of $34,606,000 of
this increase is for suppression activities. This discussion
does not include the additional $75,000,000 provided for the
emergency wildfire suppression contingency reserve fund.
Additional discussion of wildfire issues is included in the
front of this report. The amounts recommended by the Committee
compared with the budget estimates by activity are shown in the
following table:
Wildfire Preparedness.--The Committee recommends
$290,452,000 for wildfire preparedness, $8,685,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $5,000,000 above the budget
request. The increase is provided for fixed cost changes. The
Committee believes that the Department and the Forest Service
must work together, along with States and other partners, to
maintain sufficient readiness with the preparedness program.
The Committee expects that the Department will do its utmost to
maintain wildfire suppression capability at least at the same
levels as in fiscal years 2008 and 2009. The Department should
immediately notify the Committees on Appropriations if it
appears that funding shortfalls may limit needed firefighting
capacity.
Wildfire Suppression Operations.--The Committee recommends
$369,797,000 for fire suppression operations as requested,
$34,606,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The
Committee recommendation fully meets the 10-year average
expenditure on emergency and discretionary funded suppression
actions which actually occurred, adjusted up for inflation. The
Committee encourages the Administration and the Congress to
provide better advance budgetary planning during the summer
wildfire season so extra emergency resources can be provided if
required.
The Committee remains concerned about the high costs of
large fire incidents. The Department of the Interior, along
with the Forest Service, should ensure that cost containment is
an important priority when suppressing wildland fires.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Department of the Interior
and the Forest Service to continue reports required previously
and to examine, using independent panels, any individual
wildfire incident which results in expenses greater than
$10,000,000.
Other Wildland Fire Management Operations.--The Committee
recommends $272,531,000 for other national fire plan wildland
fire operations, $30,036,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $28,000,000 above the request. The Committee
recommends increasing the hazardous fuels reduction program by
$28,000,000 over the request. Other subactivities are funded at
the requested levels.
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER
OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010................................. $75,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 75,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +75,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $75,000,000 for the newly created
wildland fire suppression contingency reserve fund as
requested. The Committee notes that the recommended bill also
has increased base funding for suppression activities by
$34,606,000 to a total of $369,797,000 for fire suppression
operations at the Interior Department, as requested, an
increase of 10 percent. The combined wildfire suppression
funding for the Interior Department is $444,797,000, a 44
percent increase over the fiscal year 2009 base appropriation.
The Committee also notes that H.R. 2346, the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2009, includes another $50,000,000 for
Interior Department emergency wildfire suppression activities.
As requested by the Administration, the amounts in this
fund may only be transferred if the President has issued a
finding that the amounts are necessary for emergency fire
suppression.
The Committee notes that its recommendation also includes
another $1,128,505,000 for the USDA Forest Service as base
suppression funding and an additional $282,000,000 for a
similar contingency account. Thus, the Committee recommendation
for both wildfire suppression accounts in both departments is
$1,855,302,000, which is a 40 percent increase over the fiscal
year 2009 non-emergency level.
The Committee notes that the Federal Land Assistance,
Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act) passed the House in
March 2009. That Act authorizes a supplemental funding source
for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities
on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands.
If the FLAME Act is authorized, the Committee will work with
the Administration and others to make this new wildfire
suppression contingency fund compatible with the new FLAME Act
funding procedures.
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $10,148,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 10,175,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 10,175,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +27,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $10,175,000 for the central
hazardous materials fund as requested, $27,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level.
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $6,338,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 6,462,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 6,462,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +124,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $6,462,000 for the natural
resource damage assessment fund, as requested, $124,000 above
the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
Working Capital Fund
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $73,435,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 85,823,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 85,823,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +12,388,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $85,823,000 for the working
capital fund, the requested level, and $12,338,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The Committee has also provided
the Administrative provision, as requested, governing
acquisition of certain aircraft.
General Provisions, Department of the Interior
Sections 101 and 102 provide for emergency transfer
authority with the approval of the Secretary, as requested.
Section 103 provides for the use of appropriations for
certain services.
Section 104 permits the transfer of funds between the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of Special Trustee for
American Indians.
Section 105 continues a provision permitting the
redistribution of Tribal priority allocation and Tribal base
funds to alleviate funding inequities.
Section 106 continues a provision permitting the conveyance
of the Twin Cities Research Center of the former Bureau of
Mines for the benefit of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Section 107 continues a provision allowing the Secretary to
pay private attorney fees for employees and former employees in
connection with Cobell v. Salazar.
Section 108 continues a provision dealing with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service's responsibilities for mass marking
of salmonid stocks.
Section 109 continues a provision authorizing the Secretary
of the Interior to acquire lands in support of transportation
of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, NJ and
NY.
Section 110 extends through 2013 a provision in the
previous Interior and Environment Appropriations Act that
allows the Minerals Management Service to accept contributions
to complete environmental documents prior to energy exploration
and production.
Section 111 continues a provision permitting the Secretary
to enter into cooperative agreements with certain parties. This
language allows cooperative agreements with governments and
non-profit partners to be awarded non-competitively.
Section 112 continues a provision allowing certain funds
provided for land acquisition at the Ice Age National Scenic
Trail to be granted to a State, a local government, or any
other land management entity.
Section 113 provides the Department of the Interior with
civil and criminal penalty authority for revenue collection of
solid minerals, geothermal, and offshore alternative energy
activities. This authority would correct existing deficiencies
in sections 109 and 110 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act (FOGRMA).
Section 114 provides the Department of the Interior with
authority, as requested, allowing the Minerals Management
Service to charge outer continental shelf oil and gas operators
a fee for the required MMS inspections.
Section 115 provides the Department of the Interior with
authority to fund land acquisition at the San Juan Islands
National Historic Park.
Section 116 provides for an expansion of the Minidoka
National Historic Site, ID.
TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created by
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, which consolidated nine
programs from five different agencies and departments. Major
EPA programs include air and water quality, drinking water,
hazardous waste, research, pesticides, radiation, toxic
substances, enforcement and compliance assurance, pollution
prevention, oil spills, Superfund, Brownfields, and the Leaking
Underground Storage Tank program. In addition, EPA provides
Federal assistance for wastewater treatment, sewer overflow
control, drinking water facilities, other water infrastructure
projects, and diesel emission reduction projects. The Agency is
responsible for conducting research and development,
establishing environmental standards through the use of risk
assessment and cost-benefit, monitoring pollution conditions,
seeking compliance through enforcement actions, managing audits
and investigations, and providing technical assistance and
grant support to States and Tribes, which are delegated
authority for much of the program implementation. Under
existing statutory authority, the Agency contributes to
specific homeland security efforts and may participate in
international environmental activities.
Among the statutes for which the Environmental Protection
Agency has sole or significant oversight responsibilities are:
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as
amended.
Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended.
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended.
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972,
as amended.
Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
Public Health Service Act (Title XIV), as amended.
Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended.
Clean Air Act, as amended.
Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended.
Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002.
Bioterrorism Act of 2002.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended.
Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act of 2002 (amending CERCLA).
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986.
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended.
Pollution Prosecution Act of 1990.
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003.
Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
For fiscal year 2010, the Committee recommends
$10,569,962,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency,
$2,934,288,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$83,962,000 above the budget request. The Committee is pleased
to see that the request sustains many of the important
increases it added to the Agency's budget in fiscal years 2008
and 2009. The amounts recommended by the Committee are changes
to the request. Comparison to the budget request and 2009
enacted levels are shown by account, program area and selected
activity in the following table.
Reprogrammings.--The Agency is held to the bill-wide
reprogramming limitation of $1,000,000. This limitation will be
applied to each program area in every account at the levels
provided in the detailed table above. This will allow the
Agency the flexibility to reprogram funds within a set program
area. However, where the Committee has cited funding levels for
certain program-projects or activities within a program area,
the reprogramming limitation continues to apply to those
funding levels. The other guidelines laid out in the
``Reprogramming Guidelines'' section of the Committee's Report
continue to be in effect.
Congressional Budget Justification.--The Committee directs
the Agency to include in future Justifications the following
items: (1) a comprehensive index of programs and activities
within the program-projects; (2) the requested bill language,
with changes highlighted, at the beginning of each account
section; and, (3) a justification for every program/project,
including those proposed for elimination.
Workforce Planning.--The Committee notes that EPA has not
systematically sought to align changes in workload with its
staff allocations. The Government Accountability Office
reported to the Committee that ``. . . in preparing requests
for funding and staffing, EPA makes incremental adjustments,
largely based on an antiquated workforce planning system that
does not reflect a bottom-up review of the nature or
distribution of the current workload.'' Given the work facing
the Agency over the next few years, the Committee believes it
is imperative that the Agency improve its funding and staffing
models. The Committee directs the Agency to identify the
factors that derive the national and regional workload and
develop more realistic allocation systems for deploying staff
with the requisite skills and capabilities to areas of the
country where they are most needed to address the highest-
priority needs. The Agency is also directed to provide
quarterly updates on its progress in meeting this directive.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Science and Technology (S&T) account funds all
Environmental Protection Agency research (including Superfund
research activities paid with funds moved into this account
from the Hazardous Substance Superfund account). This account
includes programs carried out through grants, contracts, and
cooperative agreements with other Federal agencies, States,
universities, and private business, as well as in-house
research. It also funds personnel compensation and benefits,
travel, supplies and operating expenses, including rent,
utilities and security, for all Agency research. Research
addresses a wide range of environmental and health concerns
across all environmental media and encompasses both long-term
basic and near-term applied research to provide the scientific
knowledge and technologies necessary for preventing,
regulating, and abating pollution, and to anticipate emerging
environmental issues.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $790,051,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 842,349,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 849,649,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +59,598,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +7,300,000
The Committee recommends $849,649,000 for science and
technology, $59,598,000 above the fiscal 2009 enacted level and
$7,300,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommends
that $26,834,000, as requested by the President, be paid to
this account from the Hazardous Substance Superfund account for
ongoing research activities consistent with the intent of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended. The changes to the request,
as recommended by the Committee, appear in the table at the
beginning of this title. The Committee provides the following
additional detail by program area.
Air Toxics and Quality.--The Committee recommends
$122,256,000 as requested, $17,124,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level. Within this amount, the Committee has
provided the requested levels for the CASTNET program
($3,951,000) and the TIME-LTM program ($720,000), which has
moved from the Research: Human Health and Ecosystems program
into this program. The Committee supports the Agency's work on
the renewable fuels standard, and has provided the request of
$21,327,000. The Committee directs that at least $10,300,000 be
available for lab capacity and upgrades and $5,000,000 for
implementation and compliance of the rule.
Climate Protection Program.--The Committee recommends
$20,575,000 for the Clean Automotive Technology and Fuel Cell
and Hydrogen programs, $3,747,000 above the 2009 enacted level
and $1,600,000 above the request. The Committee continues to
support this important program and looks forward to the
hydraulic hybrid technology achieving initial commercialization
in 2010.
Homeland Security.--The Committee recommends $66,332,000
for Homeland Security, $2,614,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $5,000,000 below the request. Within this
amount, the Committee provides $18,726,000 for the Water
Security Initiative, which is a 25 percent increase above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
Research: Clean Air.--The Committee recommends $104,073,000
as requested, $5,646,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level. This includes the requested level of $20,909,000 for
Global Change Research. The Committee supports the Agency's
efforts to expand its projections on the effects of climate
change on air and water quality and how it will affect
attainment of air and water quality standards nation-wide. The
Committee expects the Agency to use a portion of these funds to
evaluate alternative strategies for reducing greenhouse gas
emissions.
Research: Clean Water.--The Committee recommends
$110,363,000 as requested, $4,199,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level. The Committee directs the Agency to use the
majority of the increase above the prior year to expand
research on green (water) infrastructure, including assessment
and development of scientifically rigorous tools and models for
use by EPA and State water programs. Because 20 percent of the
State Revolving Funds provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and in this bill are targeted to green
infrastructure, it is important that the Agency develop
technical information to help quantify the environmental
benefits of various types of green infrastructure and their
contribution towards compliance with environmental standards.
Research: Priorities.--The Committee recommends $5,700,000
to support a select number of programs, which provide
significant national or regional benefits, and provides funding
for the following grants:
Water Environment Research Foundation, $2,000,000;
Water Research Foundation, $1,700,000;
Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research,
$1,000,000; and,
Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research,
$1,000,000.
Research: Human Health and Ecosystems.--The Committee
recommends $250,381,000, which is $20,978,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level and $5,000,000 above the budget
request. Within the total provided, the Committee directs that
at least $11,422,000 be for Endocrine Disruptor Research. The
Committee also has included an additional $2,000,000 to fund
four new centers of excellence for children's environmental
health. These funds will allow the Agency to fully fund its
request for proposals at approximately $500,000 a year, rather
than the lower amount planned. Because many children spend more
than 40 hours a week in child care, the Committee urges that
one of the four centers focus on child care settings. The
Committee directs the Agency to use the remaining $3,000,000
increase to accelerate research on the effects on children from
environmental chemicals and toxins.
The Committee heard testimony this year concerning the need
to more fully consider impacts to children when developing
environmental policy and setting public health standards. Every
day, children are exposed to a mix of chemicals, most of which
have not been tested specifically for effects on children's
still developing systems. Because children are more vulnerable
than adults to toxic chemicals, the Committee believes it is
important to address this issue and commends the Agency for its
initiative to monitor air toxics around schools. The Committee
directs the Agency to continue its efforts to protect children
from environmental hazards, such as expanding its knowledge of
children's exposure in child care and school settings and the
impact of these exposures on children's health and development.
The Committee notes that it also has provided the requested
level for the Human Health Risk Assessments program, which
includes a $5,783,000 and 10 FTE increase above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level for the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS) Health Assessments. The Committee directs the Agency to
use a portion of these funds to expedite its risk assessment
for trichloroethylene (TCE). The Committee expects that the
increase, coupled with the revised IRIS process announced by
the Administrator on May 21, 2009, will allow the Agency to
expedite these long delayed reviews. The Committee supports the
new process which it believes will increase transparency and
reduce delays in finalizing assessments.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included the
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided
under this account.
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) across the Science and
Technology Account.--The Committee notes that EPA research is a
critical part of the Agency's mission. This includes the work
of EPA scientists and engineers complemented by university
based researchers. The budget request includes a 4 percent
increase in the STAR program. This is a competitively awarded,
independently peer reviewed grants program designed to ensure
that the Agency is able to engage the best researchers outside
EPA in a number of scientific and engineering disciplines. The
Committee expects the request for this program to increase each
year until the program is restored to its historic levels.
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Study.--The
Committee continues to believe it is important that the Agency
study human health effects and ecosystem impacts from exposure
to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons through parking lot seal-
coatings. The Committee directs the Agency to report on its
efforts to the Committee.
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Study.--The Committee is
aware of concerns about the public health impacts of
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) frequently used in window
caulking in schools, public housing, hospitals, and other
public buildings from the 1940s to 1977. The Committee urges
the Agency to investigate the potential adverse health and
environmental impacts of PCBs, with a special focus on school
populations, and to recommend testing protocols and remediation
techniques to mitigate these effects.
Contaminants in Water Supply.--The Committee recognizes the
potential harm to human health and the environment caused by
Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in our nation's water
supply. CECs include endocrine disrupting compounds, additives
to personal care products, and industrial contaminants. Though
there have been hundreds of studies on CECs over the past
decade, the scientific community still lacks an understanding
of the level of CECs in our environment and their impacts on
human health and ecosystems. Years of research have resulted in
piecemeal efforts, focused on a subset of compounds or a single
effect in one location. The Committee encourages the Agency to
develop a plan that synthesizes this body of research and
applies a systems approach to this problem.
Air Quality Research.--The Committee encourages EPA to
establish a competitively awarded, national research facility
that would be made available for use by U.S. industry,
universities, other national laboratories, State and local
governments, and the scientific community in general and would
help address many of the issues relating to particulate matter,
ozone, and atmospheric transformations, and their modeling, and
monitoring. The Committee notes the need for additional air
quality research such as that conducted at the University of
California, Riverside in its second generation atmospheric
chamber.
Hydraulic Fracturing.--The Committee is concerned about the
risks posed to drinking water from hydraulic fracturing. The
Committee questions whether past reviews by the Agency relied
on independent sources of information and the best available
science. The Committee urges EPA to review the risks that
hydraulic fracturing poses to drinking water supplies, using
the best available science, as well as independent sources of
information.
Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center.--
The Committee notes the valuable work of the Mickey Leland
National Urban Air Toxics Research Center (the NUATRC),
authorized by Congress in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
(Title III, Sect. 112(p)). Since incorporating in 1991, the
NUATRC has sponsored scientific research and development that
has furthered the understanding of the human health effects
caused by exposure to air toxics. The Committee is concerned
that, despite the Center being fully authorized by Congress,
the Administration has not included funding for the NUATRC in
the budget for the Environmental Protection Agency. Given the
concern of the human health threat of air toxics, the record of
contribution by the Center, and the need for additional
scientific understanding to appropriately address air toxics,
the Committee urges the Administration to fully evaluate
including funding for the NUATRC in future year budget
requests.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
The Environmental Programs and Management account
encompasses a broad range of abatement, prevention,
enforcement, and compliance activities, and personnel
compensation, benefits, travel, and expenses for all programs
of the Agency except Science and Technology, Hazardous
Substance Superfund, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust
Fund, Oil Spill Response, and the Office of Inspector General.
Abatement, prevention, and compliance activities include
setting environmental standards, issuing permits, monitoring
emissions and ambient conditions and providing technical and
legal assistance toward enforcement, compliance, and oversight.
In most cases, the States are directly responsible for actual
operation of the various environmental programs, and the
Agency's activities include oversight and assistance.
In addition to program costs, this account funds
administrative costs associated with the operating programs of
the Agency, including support for executive direction, policy
oversight, resources management, general office and building
services for program operations, and direct implementation of
Agency environmental programs for headquarters, the ten EPA
regional offices, and all non-research field operations.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $2,392,079,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 2,940,564,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 3,022,054,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +629,975,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +81,490,000
The Committee recommends $3,022,054,000 for environmental
programs and management, $629,975,000 above the 2009 enacted
level and $81,490,000 above the budget request. The changes to
the request, as recommended by the Committee, appear in the
table at the beginning of this title. The Committee provides
the following additional detail by program area:
Air Toxics and Quality.--Within the amount provided, the
Committee directs the Agency to spend not less than the request
for the Sunwise program. The Committee also has provided the
request for the air toxics monitoring at schools program.
Brownfields.--The Committee recommends $24,579,000 for this
program, $1,622,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level
and $675,000 below the budget request. Within this amount, the
Committee provides $1,246,000 for the Smart Growth program. The
Committee has provided funds for five additional FTEs, rather
than the requested 10, to manage recent increases in this grant
program.
Climate Protection.--The Committee recommends $111,634,000
as requested for this program, $17,363,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level. From within the new total, the
Committee directs the following program amounts: (1)
$50,748,000 for the Energy Star program; (2) $17,005,000 for
continued development and operation of the Greenhouse Gas
Registry; and (3) $4,582,000 for the Methane-to-Markets
program.
Enforcement.--The Committee recommends $223,943,000 as
requested, $14,786,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level. From within this amount, the Committee directs no less
than $7,203,000 for Environmental Justice programs.
Environmental Protection/Priorities.--The Committee
recommends $16,950,000 above the request. The Committee
continues to support a select number of programs, which provide
significant national or regional benefits, and provides funding
for the following grants:
National Rural Water Association, $13,000,000;
Rural Community Assistance Program, $2,500,000;
Water Systems Council, Wellcare, $700,000; and,
National Biosolids Partnership, $750,000.
Geographic Programs.--The Committee recommends $628,941,000
for these programs, which is $532,982,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $77,811,000 above the budget request.
This amount provides the request for the Community Action for a
Renewed Environment Program and the Geographic Program: Other
activities. The Committee, again this year, has provided
increases to programs that support restoration and protection
of our nation's most important water bodies. Protection of
these resources has been a priority for the Committee, which is
pleased that the President's Budget recognizes this initiative
by requesting significant increases. These funds, coupled with
increases provided elsewhere for the National Estuaries
Program, continue the Committee's commitment to protect one of
our nation's most important natural resources, water. The
Committee has included bill language specifying the amount
available for the programs funded in this area. From within the
amount provided, the Committee directs the following
allocation:
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.--$475,000,000 for the
new Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as requested. Included
in this amount is funding for the Agency's Great Lakes National
Program Office and its work to implement the Great Lakes Legacy
Act.
The Committee fully supports the Administration's efforts
to restore the Great Lakes and has included the President's
request of $475,000,000 for the Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative to fund an interagency restoration effort, led by
the Environmental Protection Agency. The Committee expects EPA
to use these funds to implement portions of the Great Lakes
Collaboration Strategy. Once final funding allocations are
made, EPA is directed to report those decisions to the
Committee and to notify the Committee of any subsequent changes
during the period these funds are available for obligation.
The Committee directs EPA to use funds provided to
implement the Great Lakes Legacy Act to support the Great Lakes
National Program Office and supplement and expand programs
beyond those undertaken in the prior fiscal years. Because the
Administration's initiative proposes EPA as the lead agency,
with all funding flowing through EPA, the request includes over
$130,000,000 for agencies not usually funded through the
Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The
Committee, therefore, directs the EPA to work with other
Federal agencies to ensure that funds transferred through
interagency agreements are used to increase each Agency's level
of effort by supplementing and expanding existing programs.
Additionally, of the funds provided, the Committee directs that
a substantial portion be provided for restoration activities
conducted by non-federal partners. The Committee directs EPA
and the other Federal agencies to exercise maximum flexibility
in determining non-federal match requirements in recognition of
the exceptional economic circumstances and the significant
ongoing investments made by non-federal partners.
The Committee directs EPA to work with other Federal
agencies, Great Lakes area governors, mayors, Tribal leaders,
regional organizations and other stakeholders to establish a
process to provide advice, guidance and recommendations and
that will assist EPA in fiscal year 2011 and future years. To
meet this directive, EPA should:
(1) Develop a comprehensive, multi-year restoration
action plan that will lead to the restoration of the
Great Lakes;
(2) Engage an independent, scientific panel or panels
to review the scientific credibility of the restoration
plan;
(3) Assure that the Great Lakes restoration
initiative's goals, objectives and targets are aligned
with those of the Great Lakes States, local and Tribal
governments;
(4) Make annual decisions on restoration priorities,
activities, projects and funding levels; and,
(5) Establish a mechanism for monitoring and
reporting on progress.
As mentioned above, the Committee directs EPA to develop a
comprehensive restoration action plan using the 2005
Collaboration Strategy as its base. This plan should help to
inform funding decisions in fiscal year 2011 and the outyears
and should include the following:
(1) An explanation of the process established by EPA
to collaborate with States and non-federal partners to
guide implementation of the restoration initiative;
(2) Targets and measurable objectives that the Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative expects to achieve over
the next five fiscal years beginning in fiscal year
2010;
(3) A description of the process that the Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative will use to track and measure
progress, including an explanation of the means by
which EPA will use scientific research to target
restoration priorities and adapt and modify activities
in fiscal years 2011;
(4) A description of the funding provided by the
Committee to EPA and other Federal agencies to support
Great Lakes restoration activities, including
information comparing funding and programs supported
from one year to the next (e.g. in fiscal year 2009 to
programs in fiscal year 2010); and
(5) A description of efforts to coordinate
restoration activities in the U.S. with those of the
Canadian and provincial governments.
Chesapeake Bay.--$50,000,000 for the Chesapeake Bay
Program. The Committee has provided an increase of $14,861,000
above the budget request. From within this amount, the
Committee has fully funded the $17,511,000 request for the
Agency's program office and provides at least $8,000,000 to
nutrient and sediment removal grants and $2,000,000 for small
watershed grants. The Committee recommends this funding level
to improve and accelerate the performance of Federal and State
programs to protect the Chesapeake Bay. EPA's most recent
monitoring data concluded that the Chesapeake Bay watershed is
attaining only 21 percent of its water quality goals, and that
its largest challenge remains controlling polluted runoff from
urban, suburban and agricultural lands. The Committee is
encouraged by Executive Order 13508 and supports its direction
to EPA to fully utilize its authorities under the Clean Water
Act to protect and restore water quality and the commitment to
increase enforcement and compliance activities in the
watershed.
The Committee directs that the increase be used to
strengthen the regulatory and accountability programs for
controlling pollution from urban, suburban and agricultural
lands. This direction is consistent with the recent findings of
the EPA Inspector General and the Government Accountability
Office. The Committee further directs the Agency to re-examine
its existing Chesapeake Bay grant programs to assess how best
to increase the States' capacity to strengthen their regulatory
and accountability programs administered under the Clean Water
Act. After the Agency conducts this re-examination, a portion
of the increase should be provided to the States. Finally, in
light of this increase, the Agency is directed to provide the
Committee with a detailed report within 30 days of enactment of
this act on its anticipated spending for the 2010 fiscal year.
Puget Sound.--$50,000,000 for implementation of the Puget
Sound Action Agenda. The Agency is directed to provide a grant
of $4,000,000 to the Puget Sound Ecosystem Research Initiative
at the University of Washington's College of the Environment to
conduct, coordinate, and disseminate scientific research to
inform policy decisions necessary to carry out the Action
Agenda. The remaining funds should be used for the Agency's
intramural costs, cooperative agreements, interagency
agreements, contracts and competitive grants, including a
competitive grant for a State entity to manage implementation
of the Action Agenda. Prior to announcing any requests for
proposals for competitive grants, the Committee expects the
Agency to coordinate with the State on priorities for funding
requests for proposals, except where the State is expected to
compete for said grant.
Long Island Sound.--$15,000,000 for implementation of the
Long Island Sound Restoration Act and the Long Island Sound
Stewardship Act. The Agency is directed to report to the
Committee the methodology it uses to distribute the funds
between the two Acts.
San Francisco Bay program.--$15,000,000 to continue
competitive grants to State and local governments and partner
organizations to implement projects that improve water quality
and restore Bay watersheds.
Gulf of Mexico program.--$10,000,000.
Lake Champlain program.--$5,000,000.
Lake Pontchartrain restoration program.--$3,000,000.
Information Exchange/Outreach.--The Committee recommends
$131,472,000, which is $5,129,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $353,000 below the request. From within this
amount, the Committee directs:
$10,038,000 for the Environmental Education Program.
The Agency is directed to apply the funding formula
authorized in the National Environmental Education Act.
$16,860,000 for the Exchange Network.
$50,480,000 for Congressional, Intergovernmental and
External Activities.
$7,015,000 for Children and Other Sensitive
Populations.
The Committee has provided an increase of $500,000 above
the request for the Agency to begin to create and disseminate
guidelines mandated in the Healthy High Performance Schools Act
of 2007 (Title V of the Energy Independence and Security Act).
These guidelines for siting school facilities and environmental
health programs for schools will help to ensure that our
children are protected from environmental hazards.
IT/Data Management/Security.--The Committee recommends
$104,320,000, $5,295,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $5,000,000 below the budget request. The Committee
directs that none of the reduction be taken from the amount
requested to restore and maintain the Agency's library system.
Legal/Science/Regulatory/Economic Review.--The Committee
recommends $123,788,000 for these programs, $5,665,000 above
the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $4,443,000 below the
budget request. The Committee has not provided funds to
continue the Performance Track Program and awaits the Agency's
review of this and other programs that rely on voluntary
compliance. The Committee commends the Administrator for her
decision to pause the Performance Track Program to look for
opportunities to improve it. The Committee firmly believes
programs which promote voluntary compliance with the law are
valuable, but should augment and not replace the regulatory
framework. The Committee has provided the requested level of
$3,900,000 for the portion of the Smart Growth Program funded
under this program area. In addition, the Committee has
provided $19,215,000 for the Regulatory/Economic Management and
Analysis Program, a reduction of $3,188,000 from the request
and $2,486,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
Operations and Administration.--The Committee recommends
$501,895,000 for Operations and Administration, $22,698,000
above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $10,000,000 below
the budget request. The Committee directs the reduction to be
allocated as follows:
-$5,000,000 from rent and utility savings;
-$5,000,000 from the Financial System Modernization
Project (FSMP).
Although the Committee's detailed table shows the first
reduction to the rent request, the Agency may use utility and
security savings to achieve a portion of the reduction.
Water: Ecosystems.--The Committee recommends $61,503,000
for this program, which is $12,407,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $11,200,000 above the request, without
the Great Lakes Legacy Act. Funds for the Great Lakes Legacy
Act have been moved to Geographic Programs. From within the
amount provided, the Committee directs $28,000,000 to the
National Estuary Program grant, authorized by section 320 of
the Clean Water Act. The Committee directs that each national
estuary receive a minimum of $1,000,000. This increase is an
important component of the Committee's efforts to restore and
protect our nation's Great Water Bodies.
Water Quality Protection.--The Committee recommends
$221,836,000 for this program, $11,019,000 above the 2009
enacted level and $2,000,000 below the request. The reduction
was taken to the Surface Water Protection program.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included the
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided
under this account.
Water Sense Partnership Program.--The Committee supports
the Agency's program in partnership with manufacturers,
retailers and distributors, water utilities, and others. The
Committee recognizes that water efficiency is one method,
although not the only method, to deal with our nation's aging
water infrastructure and water supply problems. The Water Sense
program seeks to protect the future of our nation's water
supply by promoting water efficiency and enhancing the market
for water-efficient products, programs, and practices. The
Committee encourages the Agency to expand the Water Sense label
and encourages the Agency to continue developing water
efficiency and performance criteria for additional products.
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals.--The Committee continues to
have a strong interest in EPA's efforts to assess the impact of
endocrine disrupting chemicals on the environment and on human
health. In reviewing the progress EPA has made to date, the
Committee now directs EPA to:
(1) Create a database of the initial pesticide chemicals to
be screened in the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program
(EDSP), made available on EPA's Website. The database should be
updated to include the date a test order is issued and to whom,
the due date for completing and submitting the data, the
recipient's response to the order, including requests for
extensions if any, and the results of Tier I screening or Tier
II testing for each chemical listed.
(2) Develop and publish criteria for evaluating the results
of Tier I screening and determining whether a chemical should
undergo Tier II analysis within one year of enactment. The
process should allow for public input.
(3) Publish within one year of enactment a second list of
no less than 100 chemicals for screening that includes drinking
water contaminants, such as halogenated organic chemicals,
dioxins, flame retardants (PBDEs, PCBs, PFCs), plastics (BPA),
pharmaceuticals and personal care products, and issue 25 orders
per year for the testing of these chemicals. This process also
should allow for public input.
(4) Engage in a timely re-evaluation of the battery of
screening, replacing outdated ones with updated, more efficient
screens that have been validated (for example, a recombinant
receptor assay to replace the cytosolic receptor assay for
estrogen receptor binding).
The Committee also encourages EPA to investigate assays to
include in future screening protocols that expand screening
beyond estrogen, androgen or thyroid disruption to include
other hormones that are important for metabolism and weight
regulation (e.g., insulin and the adrenal corticosteroids).
NORM and TENORM.--The Committee recognizes the potential
danger in the wastes that result from uranium mining commonly
known as NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials) or
TENORM (Technically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive
Materials). The Committee urges the Agency to monitor these
potentially harmful waste levels at new uranium mining sites,
specifically those new uranium mining sites to be located in
South Texas along the border with Mexico.
Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership.--The Committee is
encouraged that the Agency has begun to engage more
collaboratively with the Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership.
The Committee recognizes the work of the Western Lake Erie
Basin Partnership as informative to broader basin restoration
activities and encourages EPA to continue to collaborate with
the dozens of partners involved in this regional effort.
Colony Collapse Disorder.--Colony Collapse Disorder is the
latest manifestation of pollinator decline in the United
States. During the winters of 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 more than
35 percent of managed honey bee populations disappeared,
threatening $15 billion worth of agriculture that is pollinated
by commercial beekeeping operations. Although the cause is
unknown, pesticides have been linked to bee deaths in the past
and are suspected to contribute to the latest decline. The
Committee strongly urges the Agency to incorporate an
assessment of the impacts on pollinators into the ecological
assessment and registration or re-registration determination
for each pesticide.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides audit,
evaluation, and investigation products and advisory services to
improve the performance and integrity of EPA programs and
operations. The Inspector General (IG) will continue to perform
the function of IG for the Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board. This account funds personnel compensation
and benefits, travel, and expenses (excluding rent, utilities,
and security costs) for the Office of Inspector General. In
addition to the funds provided under this heading, this account
receives funds from the Hazardous Substance Superfund account
and from the Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigations Board.
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $44,791,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 44,791,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 44,791,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $44,791,000 for the Office of
Inspector General as requested and the amount provided for
fiscal year 2009. In addition, the Committee has provided the
requested amounts to be transferred to this account from the
Hazardous Substance Superfund ($9,975,000) account and from the
Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigations Board (the Board)
Account ($150,000).
The Committee has again included authorization for the EPA
IG to serve as the IG for the Board. To ensure a continued IG
presence at the Board, the Committee has provided $150,000 to
be transferred from the Board's appropriation account to this
account. The funds are to be used for positions and extramural
costs associated with the IG's work as the Inspector General of
the Board. The Committee expects the IG to use these funds to
expand the scope of work beyond what the OIG has produced in
recent years and directs it to continue with the issues
identified in the recent work by the Government Accountability
Office.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
The Buildings and Facilities account provides for the
design and construction of EPA-owned facilities as well as for
the repair, extension, alteration, and improvement of
facilities used by the Agency. The funds are used to correct
unsafe conditions, protect health and safety of employees and
Agency visitors, and prevent deterioration of structures and
equipment.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $35,001,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 37,001,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 35,001,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. -2,000,000
The Committee recommends $35,001,000, as provided in the
previous year and $2,000,000 below the budget request.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Hazardous Substance Superfund (Superfund) program was
established in 1980 by the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act to clean-up emergency
hazardous materials, spills, and dangerous, uncontrolled, and/
or abandoned hazardous waste sites. The Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act (SARA) expanded the program
substantially in 1986, authorizing approximately $8,500,000,000
in revenues over five years. In 1990, the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act extended the program's authorization through
1994 for $5,100,000,000 with taxing authority through calendar
year 1995.
The Superfund program is operated by EPA subject to annual
appropriations from a dedicated trust fund and from general
revenues. Enforcement activities are used to identify and
induce parties responsible for hazardous waste problems to
undertake clean-up actions and pay for EPA oversight of those
actions. In addition, responsible parties have been required to
cover the cost of fund-financed removal and remedial actions
undertaken at spills and waste sites by Federal and State
agencies. Funds are paid from this account to the Office of
Inspector General and Science and Technology accounts for
Superfund related activities.
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $1,285,024,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 1,308,541,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 1,306,541,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +21,517,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. -2,000,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $1,306,541,000 for the Hazardous
Substance Superfund, $21,517,000 above the 2009 enacted level
and $2,000,000 below the budget request. The changes to the
request, as recommended by the Committee, appear in the table
at the beginning of this title. The Committee provides the
following additional detail by program area.
Operations and Administration.--The Committee recommends
$137,923,000, $3,280,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $2,000,000 below the budget request. The budget
request assumes a slight reduction in FTEs for this account and
therefore the Committee has not approved the total increase
requested for human resources management.
Superfund Cleanup.--The Committee has provided $856,412,000
as requested, $9,054,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level. The majority of this increase will go to Emergency
Response and Removal. The request for the Superfund Remedial
program remains the same as the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
The Committee is concerned that the Agency estimates it will
complete construction at only 22 sites on the National Priority
List. This is two less than the estimate of completions in
fiscal year 2009. With the proposed reinstatement of the
Superfund tax, the Committee expects future budget requests
will include funding sufficient to increase the number of
annual ``construction completes'' in this program.
Bill Language.--Bill language is included to pay
$26,834,000 from this account to the Science and Technology
Account, and $9,975,000 to the Office of Inspector General
Account, as requested.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included the
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided
under this account.
Superfund Special Accounts.--The Inspector General has
previously reported that EPA had large amounts of Superfund
money in special accounts that EPA could potentially transfer
to the Superfund Trust Fund. In a March 2009 report ``Improved
Management of Superfund Special Accounts Will Make More Funds
Available for Clean-ups'', the OIG found their earlier
recommendations to better manage Superfund resources remained
unimplemented, hindering EPA's ability to maximize the use of
these much needed resources. Given the increasing costs of
Superfund site clean ups, and in light of current budget
constraints, the Committee believes it is imperative that the
Agency make transparency and funds management a priority by
reviewing, reclassifying, transferring, and publicly reporting
on special account funds. The Agency is directed to include in
its annual budget justification a plan for using these funds
expeditiously.
Superfund Alternative Sites.--The Committee continues to
direct the Agency to report annually, by region, on the sites
using the Superfund Alternative Approach Agreements, including
intramural and extramural costs. The Committee notes that in
fiscal year 2009 over 75 percent of the funds attributed to the
alternative approach were used by only two EPA regions. The
Committee continues to question why these two regions rely so
heavily on the alternative approach and urges the Administrator
to review this program.
Brookfield Avenue Landfill.--The Committee encourages the
EPA to reevaluate the inclusion of the Brookfield Avenue
Landfill in Staten Island, New York on the EPA's National
Priority List as a Superfund Site. The EPA should collect and
utilize new data to make this determination, including a
comprehensive examination of the potential for new exposure
pathways via ground water migration and/or the volatilization
of organic compounds at the Brookfield Landfill and surrounding
areas.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM
Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, authorized
the establishment of a response program for clean up of
releases from leaking underground storage tanks. Owners and
operators of facilities with underground tanks must demonstrate
financial responsibility and bear initial responsibility for
clean-up. The Federal trust fund is funded through the
imposition of a motor fuel tax of one-tenth of a cent per
gallon.
In addition to State resources, the Leaking Underground
Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund provides funding to clean-up
sites, enforces necessary corrective actions and recovers costs
expended from the Fund for clean-up activities. The underground
storage tank response program is designed to operate primarily
through cooperative agreements with States. Funds are also used
for grants to non-State entities, including Indian Tribes,
under Section 8001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 expanded the authorized
activities of the Fund to include the underground storage tank
program. In 2006, Congress amended section 9508 of the Internal
Revenue Code to authorize expenditures from the trust fund for
prevention and inspection activities.
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $112,577,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 113,101,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 113,101,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +524,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $113,101,000 as requested for the
Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Program,
$524,000 above the 2009 enacted level. The changes to the
request, as recommended by the Committee, appear in the table
at the beginning of this title. The Committee provides the
following additional detail by program area:
EPA estimates that there are approximately 630,000 active
underground storage tanks subject to regulation that require
inspection. From that universe there have been over 474,000
releases requiring corrective actions, of which 109,000 have
yet to be completed. In fiscal year 2007 alone, there were over
7,500 new releases reported. Despite the increased
appropriation in 2009 and the ARRA funding, the budget
estimates that the end of year balance in the LUST Trust Fund
will continue to grow, increasing by more than $200,000,000
from 2009 to 2010. In light of the number of new releases each
year, the Committee urges the Administrator to determine if the
States can use additional funding in future years.
Bill Language.--The Committee has included the proposed
bill language which authorizes, for one year, the Administrator
to use the LUST Trust Fund for Tribal grants to develop and
implement underground storage tank programs.
OIL SPILL RESPONSE
This appropriation, authorized by the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of
1990, provides funds to prepare for and prevent releases of oil
and other petroleum products in navigable waterways. In
addition, EPA is reimbursed for incident specific response
costs through the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund managed by the
United States Coast Guard.
EPA is responsible for directing all clean-up and removal
activities posing a threat to public health and the
environment; conducting site inspections; providing a means to
achieve clean-up activities by private parties; reviewing
containment plans at facilities; reviewing area contingency
plans; pursuing cost recovery of fund-financed clean-ups; and
conducting research of oil clean-up techniques. Funds for this
appropriation are provided through the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund which is composed of fees and collections made
through provisions of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the
Comprehensive Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, the
Deepwater Port Act of 1974, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act Amendments of 1978, and the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended. Pursuant to law, the Trust Fund is managed by
the United States Coast Guard.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $17,687,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 18,379,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 18,379,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +692,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $18,379,000 as requested for oil
spill response, $692,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
The State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account
provides grant funds for programs operated primarily by State,
local, Tribal and other governmental partners. The account
includes two broad types of funds: (1) Infrastructure
Assistance, which is used primarily by local governments for
projects supporting environmental protection; and, (2)
Categorical Grants, which assist State and Tribal governments
and other environmental partners with the operation of
environmental programs.
In the STAG account, EPA provides funding for
infrastructure projects through two State Revolving Funds
(Clean Water and Drinking Water), geographic specific projects
in Alaskan Native Villages and on the United States-Mexico
Border, Brownfield revitalization projects, diesel emission
reduction grants and other targeted infrastructure projects.
The State Revolving Funds (SRFs) provide Federal financial
assistance to protect the Nation's water resources. The Clean
Water SRF helps eliminate municipal discharge of untreated or
inadequately treated pollutants and thereby helps maintain or
restore the country's water to a swimmable and/or fishable
quality. The Clean Water SRF provides resources for municipal,
inter-municipal, State, and interstate agencies and Tribal
governments to plan, design, and construct wastewater
facilities and other projects, including non-point source,
estuary, stormwater, and sewer overflow projects. The Safe
Drinking Water SRF finances improvements to community water
systems so that they can achieve compliance with the mandates
of the Safe Drinking Water Act and continue to protect public
health.
The major Federal environmental statutes include provisions
that allow the Federal government, through EPA, to delegate to
the States and Tribes the day-to-day management of
environmental programs. The Federal statutes were designed to
recognize the States as partners and co-regulators, allowing
the States to issue and enforce permits, carry out inspections
and monitoring, and collecting data. To assist the States in
this task, the statutes also authorized EPA to provide grants
to the States and Tribes. These grants, which cover every major
aspect of environmental protection, include those programs
authorized by sections 319 and 106 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as amended (for non-point source
pollution and the water quality permits programs), sections 105
and 103 of the Clean Air Act (for State and Local air quality
management programs), section 128 of CERCLA (for the
brownfields program management), section 1443(a) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (for public water system supervision), and
section 3011 of RCRA (for hazardous waste financial
assistance).
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $2,968,464,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 5,191,274,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 5,215,446,000
Comparison:...........................................
Appropriation, 2009............................... +2,246,982,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +24,172,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $5,215,446,000 for the State and
Tribal Assistance account, $2,246,982,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $24,172,000 above the budget request.
The changes to the request, as recommended by the Committee,
appear in the table at the beginning of this title. The
Committee provides the following additional detail by program
area:
Infrastructure Assistance.--For the infrastructure
assistance portion of this account, the Committee recommends
$4,100,000,000, which is $2,226,391,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $20,000,000 above the budget request.
The Committee recognizes the growing need to not only build
new, but also repair and replace existing, water and wastewater
infrastructure. Over the course of recent months, through the
fiscal year 2009 appropriations bill and the ARRA, the
Committee has provided more than $7.5 billion for water and
wastewater infrastructure through the State Revolving Funds
(SRFs). This is the largest amount of water and wastewater
infrastructure assistance ever provided by the Federal
government in a single year to protect public health and the
environment. Added to the amounts recommended here, the
Committee will have provided or recommended over $11 billion
for environmental infrastructure, resulting in over 4,400
projects in communities all across this nation, in every State,
each Territory and many Tribal nations.
In this bill, the Committee has recommended $2,307,000,000
for the Clean Water SRF and $1,443,000,000 for the Drinking
Water SRF. These are principally loan programs. The Committee
has found that many small, rural and/or disadvantaged
communities do not have the resources to borrow from the SRFs
with the responsibility to pay back 100 percent of the loan
plus interest. As the Committee did with the ARRA funds, it has
included bill language to allow the States to provide
additional forms of subsidy to those communities which cannot
afford even the below market rates provided by an SRF loan.
These subsidies, which can be in the form of negative interest
loans, principal forgiveness or grants, will apply to 30
percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water SRF
and to 30 percent of the Clean Water SRF funds that exceed $1
billion. This bill language is included in the Administrative
Provisions.
In addition, the Committee has continued language first
carried in the ARRA, and requested by the President, to allow
States to use up to 20 percent of each of their SRF grants for
projects that are considered green infrastructure and those
that provide water and/or energy efficiencies. The Committee
has revised the language to clarify that the percentage applies
to both SRFs and each State. The Committee continues to believe
that decentralized, green infrastructure projects are an
important component in the efforts to improve and restore our
waters. The Committee commends the Agency's efforts to ensure
that no State will require a waiver from the 20 percent goal in
the ARRA and encourages the Agency to continue these efforts
with the funds provided through this Act.
For other infrastructure programs in this account, the
Committee recommends: (1) an allocation of $160,000,000 for
grants to local communities for water and sewer infrastructure;
(2) $100,000,000 for Brownfields infrastructure projects; (3)
$10,000,000 for the Alaska Native Villages Grant program; (4)
$20,000,000 for the U.S.-Mexican Border program; and (5)
$60,000,000 for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Program.
U.S.-Mexico Border.--From within the amount provided for
the Mexican Border program, $2,500,000 is directed to the El
Paso and Brownsville projects funded in prior years. The
Committee notes that the significant increases in the Clean
Water State Revolving fund provided in this bill and through
the ARRA, coupled with the authority to award those funds with
additional forms of subsidy, provide an expanded funding source
for the important infrastructure projects along the border, and
encourages EPA and the State of Texas to consider using those
resources to accelerate projects along the border. The
Committee directs the Agency to continue its new process to
ensure funds are liquidated quickly. Although improvements have
been made, the balances in this program remain high. Once the
Agency has fully implemented the changes, the Committee will
consider those balances when it next makes funding decisions.
Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants.--The Committee continues
to support the Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Program, which
received $300,000,000 through the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. These funds are expected to result in
approximately 160 grants and leverage over $300,000,000.
Because this program is only a few years old and has received a
significant boost through the ARRA, the Committee directs the
Agency to report within 90 days of enactment on the number and
types of project applications it has received for the 2009 and
ARRA national competitions and how the states are spending
their share of the grant funds.
STAG Infrastructure Grant Priorities.--The bill provides
$160,000,000 for drinking water, wastewater, storm water
infrastructure and other water quality protection projects
including the following:
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State Project Amount
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1. AL............................ East Alabama Water $275,000
Sewer and Fire
Protection District
for wastewater system
planning.
2. AL............................ The City of Enterprise 500,000
for the Enterprise
Southeast lagoon
upgrade project.
3. AL............................ The City of Sulligent 500,000
for a water well and
storage tank project.
4. AL............................ Washington County 500,000
Commission for the
Washington County
sanitary sewer
extension.
5. AR............................ Cabot Waterworks for 500,000
wastewater
improvements.
6. AR............................ The City of 500,000
Fayetteville for
Elkins Outfall Sewer
Line sewer
replacement.
7. AZ............................ The Pascua Yacqui 1,000,000
Tribe for the master
drainage plan.
8. AZ............................ The Town of Chino 500,000
Valley for water and
wastewater
infrastructure.
9. AZ............................ The Town of Miami for 220,000
sewer collection
system upgrades.
10. CA............................ Big Bear Department of 500,000
Water and Power for
Big Bear Lake water
system infrastructure
improvements.
11. CA............................ Carlsbad for Vista- 500,000
Carlsbad joint
wastewater project.
12. CA............................ City of Galt for 500,000
Wastewater Treatment
Plant Upgrades.
13. CA............................ Helix Water District 500,000
for the El Monte
Valley groundwater
recharge project.
14. CA............................ Monterey County Water 500,000
Resources Agency for
the Lower Carmel
River and Lagoon
Floodplain
restoration and
enhancement project.
15. CA............................ Palmdale Water 500,000
District for water
main replacement.
16. CA............................ South Montebello 550,000
Irrigation District
for water system
infrastructure
improvements.
17. CA............................ South Pasadena for 300,000
Wilson Reservoir
replacement.
18. CA............................ The City of Arcadia 500,000
for the Arcadia and
Sierra Madre joint
water infrastructure
project.
19. CA............................ The City of Bell for 675,000
Sewer Infrastructure
Modernization.
20. CA............................ The City of Calimesa 500,000
for storm drain
improvements.
21. CA............................ The City of Cathedral 500,000
City for South City
Improvement District
groundwater
protection.
22. CA............................ The City of Ceres for 500,000
East Service Road
sanitary sewer
extension.
23. CA............................ The City of Culver 500,000
City for storm water
improvements.
24. CA............................ The City of Los 500,000
Angeles for the
Elysian Park water
recycling project.
25. CA............................ The City of Ridgecrest 400,000
for wastewater
treatment facility
infrastructure.
26. CA............................ The City of San Jose 300,000
for the San Jose
Redevelopment Area
sewer main
rehabilitation.
27. CA............................ The City of San Juan 500,000
Capistrano for ground
water recovery plant
expansion and
regional distribution
facility.
28. CA............................ The City of Temple 200,000
City for storm drain
installation.
29. CA............................ The City of Vallejo 750,000
for Mare Island
sanitary sewer and
storm drain
improvements.
30. CA............................ Western Municipal 500,000
Water District for
Arlington Desalter
Biodenitrification.
31. CT............................ The Mattabasset 500,000
District for
wastewater treatment
facility upgrades.
32. CT............................ The Town of Prospect 495,000
for drinking water
infrastructure.
33. FL............................ City of West Palm 500,000
Beach for water
infrastructure
improvements.
34. FL............................ Jacksonville Water and 500,000
Sewer Expansion
Authority for septic
tank replacement.
35. FL............................ Santa Rosa County for 220,000
Navarre Beach water
clarifier.
36. FL............................ South Seminole and 500,000
North Orange County
Wastewater
Transmission
Authority for
wastewater
infrastructure
improvements.
37. FL............................ The City of Clearwater 500,000
for wastewater
treatment facility
improvements.
38. FL............................ The City of Homestead 500,000
for water utility
upgrades.
39. FL............................ The City of Opa-Locka 500,000
Public Works Division
for wastewater
infrastructure
improvements.
40. FL............................ The City of Quincy for 440,000
inflow and
infiltration
improvements.
41. FL............................ The City of Sunrise 1,000,000
for a water
reclamation system.
42. GA............................ Fort Valley Utility 500,000
Commission for
wastewater
reclamation facility.
43. GA............................ Metropolitan North 500,000
Georgia Water
Planning District for
multiple water and
wastewater system
improvements.
44. GA............................ The City of Atlanta 500,000
for sewer system
infrastructure
improvements.
45. GA............................ The City of 500,000
Crawfordville for the
sewer rehabilitation.
46. GA............................ The City of Kingsland 500,000
for water and sewer
infrastructure.
47. GU............................ Guam Waterworks 600,000
Authority for
Wastewater
Infrastructure
Improvements.
48. IA............................ The City of Garner for 500,000
wastewater treatment
infrastructure
improvements.
49. ID............................ The City of Buhl for 500,000
wastewater treatment
infrastructure.
50. IL............................ Naperville Heritage 500,000
Society, Naperville,
for stormwater
management at Naper
Settlement.
51. IL............................ Sharpsburg and 500,000
Neighboring Area
Water System for
infrastructure.
52. IL............................ The Village of Buckner 352,000
for a water storage
tank.
53. IL............................ The Village of Carol 192,000
Stream for Tubeway
Drive storm water
lift station
rehabilitation.
54. IL............................ The Village of 180,000
Hopedale for
wastewater treatment
facility upgrades.
55. IL............................ The Village of 500,000
Johnsburg for
wastewater treatment
infrastructure.
56. IL............................ The Village of Park 500,000
Forest for sanitary
sewer infrastructure.
57. IL............................ Will County for 550,000
Ridgewood water and
wastewater
infrastructure
improvements.
58. IN............................ Clinton County 500,000
Government for the
Eastside Regional
stormwater
improvements.
59. IN............................ The City of Portage 800,000
for water
infrastructure
improvements.
60. IN............................ Wadesville-Blairsville 500,000
Regional Sewer
District for the
sanitary sewer system
project.
61. KS............................ The City of DeSoto for 500,000
water treatment
infrastructure
improvements at the
Sunflower Army
Ammunition Plant.
62. KS............................ The City of Rose Hill 500,000
for the Berlin
Drainage Project.
63. KY............................ Franklin County Fiscal 900,000
Court for the
Farmdale Area
wastewater treatment
plant.
64. KY............................ Owensboro-Daviess 220,000
County Regional Water
Resource Agency for
the Locust Hills
Subdivision sewer
installation project.
65. KY............................ Perry County 500,000
Sanitation District
No. 1 for wastewater
treatment
infrastructure.
66. KY............................ The City of Paris for 500,000
combined utilities
water plan
improvements.
67. KY............................ The City of 189,000
Tompkinsville for a
water treatment plant
backwash lagoon
project.
68. KY............................ The City of Wurtland 500,000
for the Wurtland/
Greenup/Lloyd
regional sewer
project.
69. LA............................ St. Tammany Parish for 500,000
Bayou Chinchuba
Regional water
retention.
70. LA............................ The City of Monroe for 500,000
a wastewater
treatment system.
71. MA............................ City of Gloucester for 500,000
Essex Avenue
Wastewater Treatment
Facility Upgrade.
72. MA............................ Pioneer Valley 750,000
Planning Commission
for the Connecticut
River CSO.
73. MA............................ The Cities of Fall 750,000
River and New Bedford
and the Towns of
Acushnet, Mansfield,
Norton, and Foxboro
for Bristol County
CSO upgrades.
74. MA............................ The City of Malden for 500,000
citywide lead water
service replacement.
75. MD............................ Maryland Department of 500,000
the Environment for
Salisbury cast iron
distribution pipe.
76. MD............................ The City of Rockville 750,000
for sanitary sewer
rehabilitation.
77. MD............................ The Town of Chesapeake 700,000
Beach for WWTP
Enhanced Nutrient
Removal Upgrade and
Expansion.
78. ME............................ The Town of Machias 500,000
for sewer system
upgrades.
79. MI............................ Lansing Board of Water 500,000
& Light for Lansing
energy efficient
drinking water system.
80. MI............................ Oakland County Water 500,000
Resources
Commissioner for the
Oakland Macomb
Interceptor.
81. MI............................ The City of Detroit 500,000
DEGC for East
Riverfront wastewater
infrastructure.
82. MI............................ The City of Grand 500,000
Rapids for Eastside
CSO separation.
83. MI............................ Wayne County for the 500,000
Rouge River Wet
Weather Demonstration
Project.
84. MN............................ Grand Rapids Public 1,000,000
Utilities Commission
for wastewater
facilities
improvements.
85. MN............................ South Bend Township 500,000
for water and sewer
infrastructure.
86. MN............................ The City of Maple 500,000
Plain for water
treatment facility
infrastructure.
87. MO............................ McDonald County for 244,000
wastewater
infrastructure
improvements.
88. MO............................ The City of East 200,000
Prairie for
stormwater and sewer
infrastructure.
89. MO............................ The City of Saint 500,000
Joseph for stormwater
and wastewater
infrastructure.
90. MS............................ Black Bayou Water 250,000
Association for
drinking water
improvements.
91. MT............................ Em-Kayan County Water 290,000
and Sewer District
for infrastructure
improvements.
92. NC............................ City of Raleigh Public 500,000
Utilities Department
for the Dempsey E.
Benton Water
Treatment Plant
Backwash Waste
Facility.
93. NC............................ McDowell County for 500,000
water system
improvements.
94. NC............................ Town of Cary Public 1,000,000
Works and Utilities
Department for
Western Wake regional
wastewater management
facility.
95. NE............................ The City of Omaha for 500,000
CSO controls.
96. NJ............................ Monmouth County for 500,000
water and wastewater
infrastructure
improvements.
97. NJ............................ Passaic Valley 750,000
Sewerage Commission
for a Combined Sewage
Overflow Project.
98. NJ............................ The Borough of Califon 500,000
for Railroad Ave./
Main St. stormwater
improvements.
99. NJ............................ The Borough of Fort 500,000
Lee for CSO abatement
upgrades.
100. NJ............................ The Borough of 500,000
Hopatcong for
drinking water
infrastructure
improvements.
101. NM............................ The Pueblo of San 400,000
Felipe for wastewater
infrastructure.
102. NV............................ Lyon County Utilities 500,000
for wastewater
infrastructure
improvements at Mound
House.
103. NY............................ Gowanus Canal 300,000
Conservancy for
Gowanus Canal water
quality improvement.
104. NY............................ Onondaga County for 400,000
storm water
infrastructure
improvements.
105. NY............................ Rockland Co. Sewer 500,000
District No. 1 for
Ramapo wastewater
treatment.
106. NY............................ The City of Glen Cove 500,000
for water and
stormwater
infrastructure
improvements.
107. NY............................ The City of New York, 550,000
New York City
Department of Parks
and Recreation for
Bronx River
stormwater management.
108. NY............................ The City of Rochester 600,000
for the Highland
Reservoir.
109. NY............................ The City of White 500,000
Plains for a drinking
water transmission
line.
110. NY............................ The Town of Pendleton 500,000
for the replacement
of grinder pumps.
111. NY............................ The Town of Urbana for 500,000
water and wastewater
infrastructure.
112. NY............................ The Village of 800,000
Saugerties for water
and wastewater
infrastructure
improvements.
113. NY............................ Westchester Joint 517,000
Water Works for water
main rehabilitation.
114. OH............................ Butler County 500,000
Commissioners for the
Ross Township sewer
project.
115. OH............................ Ottawa County for the 500,000
Ottawa County
sanitary sewer
project.
116. OH............................ Muskingum County 500,000
Commissioners for
Maysville sewer
improvements.
117. OH............................ The City of Ashland 500,000
for a waterline
replacement project.
118. OH............................ The City of Stow for 500,000
sanitary sewer system
infrastructure.
119. OH............................ The City of Vandalia 500,000
for airport access
road water and sewer
extensions.
120. OH............................ The City of 500,000
Worthington for
sanitary sewer
improvements.
121. OH............................ The Village of 100,000
Dillonvale for water
meter replacement.
122. OH............................ The Village of Tiro 500,000
for a water
distribution system.
123. OH............................ Trumbull County 300,000
Commissioners for
wastewater
infrastructure
improvements.
124. OK............................ Lawton Ft. Sill 500,000
Chamber of Commerce
for Lawton Industrial
Park Expansion for
Water and Sewer Line
Extensions.
125. PA............................ Findlay Township 500,000
Municipal Authority
for water and sewer
upgrades.
126. PA............................ Haines Aaronsburg 250,000
Municipal Authority
for water line
interconnection.
127. PA............................ Hegins-Hubley 68,000
Authority for
facility improvements.
128. PA............................ Lehigh County 500,000
Authority for the
Vera Cruz wastewater
collection system.
129. PA............................ Municipal Authority of 800,000
the City of Lower
Burrell for Wildlife
Lodge Road sanitary
sewer extension.
130. PA............................ Northampton, Bucks 500,000
County Municipal
Authority for
wastewater
infrastructure
improvements.
131. PA............................ The City of Reading 500,000
for wastewater
infrastructure
improvements at
Fritz's Island.
132. PA............................ Thornbury Township for 250,000
Cheyney University/
Thornbury Township
wastewater treatment
facility improvements.
133. PA............................ Tri-County Joint 393,000
Municipal Authority
for water treatment
infrastructure.
134. PA............................ York City Sewer 160,000
Authority for
headworks facility
infrastructure.
135. RI............................ The City of Newport 500,000
for UV disinfection
system improvements.
136. SC............................ The City of Rock Hill 600,000
for the Phase II
Hagins-Fewell
Neighborhood
Infrastructure
Improvement Project.
137. SC............................ The Town of Coward for 500,000
drinking water and
wastewater
improvements.
138. TN............................ Campbell County 500,000
Government for
Campbell County
waterline
improvements.
139. TN............................ Springville Utility 500,000
District of Henry
County for drinking
water system
improvements.
140. TN............................ The City of Harrogate 500,000
for wastewater system
improvements.
141. TX............................ The City of Andrews 400,000
for Andrews arsenic
filtration pilot
project.
142. TX............................ The City of Austin for 500,000
Austin Sanitary Sewer
Overflow Prevention.
143. TX............................ The City of Baytown 500,000
for water and
wastewater
infrastructure
improvements.
144. TX............................ The City of Crystal 500,000
City for water
infrastructure
improvements.
145. TX............................ The City of 500,000
Gainesville for the
water treatment plant
expansion project.
146. TX............................ The City of Joshua for 1,000,000
the Joshua drainage
project in Johnson
County.
147. TX............................ The City of La Vernia 500,000
for drinking water
infrastructure.
148. TX............................ The City of Petersburg 439,000
for elevated water
tank replacement.
149. TX............................ The City of Temple for 500,000
industrial park
wastewater line and
interceptor.
150. UT............................ Weber County for the 500,000
Weber County storm
water master plan.
151. VA............................ Halifax County Service 500,000
Authority for Maple
Avenue wastewater
plant upgrades.
152. VA............................ The City of Alexandria 500,000
for a water reuse
project.
153. VA............................ The City of 500,000
Alexandria, Arlington
County for Four Mile
Run infrastructure
improvements.
154. VA............................ The City of Falls 500,000
Church for storm
water infrastructure.
155. WA............................ Jefferson County 500,000
Department of
Community Development
for the Port Hadlock
wastewater system.
156. WA............................ The City of Buckley 333,000
for emergency
intertie booster
station.
157. WA............................ The City of Lacey for 500,000
regional reclaimed
water project.
158. WA............................ The City of Rock 500,000
Island for wastewater
system infrastructure.
159. WA............................ The City of Seattle 500,000
for the Magnuson Park
Wetlands project.
160. WA............................ The City of South Bend 500,000
for the Willapa
Regional wastewater
facilities project.
161. WA............................ The City of Tacoma for 1,148,000
the Tacoma downtown
sustainable storm
drainage system.
162. WA............................ West Sound Utility 165,000
District for the Port
Orchard reclaimed
water distribution
system.
163. WI............................ The City of Abbotsford 1,000,000
for water treatment
infrastructure.
164. WI............................ The City of Park Falls 550,000
for sewer
infrastructure.
165. WI............................ The Village of Athens 1,000,000
for wastewater
treatment facility
upgrades.
166. WI............................ The Village of 1,000,000
Stetsonville for a
public drinking water
system.
167. WV............................ The Town of Rowlesburg 500,000
for drinking water
infrastructure
improvements.
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Categorical Grants to Environmental Partners.--For
categorical grants to EPA's environmental partners, the
Committee recommends $1,115,446,000, $20,591,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $4,172,000 above the budget
request. The Committee supports the requested increases for the
Section 102 Water Grants, the Public Water Supervision Grants,
and the State and Local Air Quality grants. From within the
amount provided, the Committee directs the following changes to
the request:
-$3,000,000 from the Hazardous Waste Financial
Assistance grant program, which will provide a
$2,000,000 increase above the fiscal year 2009 level;
-$1,000,000 from the Lead grant, which will provide
the fiscal year 2009 level;
-$1,828,000 from the Sector grants; and,
+$10,000,000 to restore the Climate Change Grants to
local and Tribal governments.
Climate Change Grants for Local and Tribal Communities.--
The bill includes $10,000,000 for the Office of Air and
Radiation to continue a competitive grant program to assist
local and Tribal communities in establishing and implementing
integrated climate change initiatives. The goals of the program
are to (1) assist local and Tribal governments in developing
plans and implementing projects that provide cost-effective,
continuing, and documentable reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions; (2) to demonstrate replicable models of sustainable
community action; and (3) to transfer these models nationwide
through peer exchange, information sharing, and other means to
build a network of ``communities of practice.''
The Climate Change Grants complement existing Agency
climate programs and provide a climate focus to other planning
and implementation activities. In addition, the Committee
considers this program to be unique in that it targets a
specialized, critical audience (local and Tribal governments)
specifically for greenhouse gas reductions in the context of
broad climate change management. Rather than isolating
components of climate change mitigation, the program encourages
comprehensive, multi-media approaches that combine planning and
project implementation with public education and outreach. This
allows local and Tribal governments to tailor approaches to
their specific needs and priorities, encourages innovative
solutions, and avoids redundant efforts.
The Agency is directed to continue to follow the specific
guidelines contained in the explanatory statement accompanying
the fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, including the
requirement that grantees provide a 50 percent match and that
Tribes receive five percent of the funds. The Agency is
directed to report within 180 days of enactment of this Act on
its progress in implementing this grant program, including a
summary of the projects funded, estimates of greenhouse gases
reduced and other quantifiable co-benefits, and suggestions for
future implementation of the program.
Bill Language.--The Committee recommendation retains the
following language from prior years: (1) State administrative
costs of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund; (2) conditions
for the Alaska Native Villages Grant program; (3) special
project grants, with a 45 percent match requirement; (4)
Colonias Enforcement; (5) the language which provides STAG
account funds for a small portion of the underground storage
tank program; and, (6) authority for the Administrator to award
grants to local governments for climate change projects.
The Committee has accepted the following new bill language
proposed by the President: (1) increases to the Tribal and
territorial set-asides from the SRFs; and, (2) language to
allow States to use the SRFs for green infrastructure and water
and energy efficiency projects, with slight technical changes.
New language has been included in the Administrative Provisions
to provide for additional subsidies for communities that cannot
afford a conventional SRF loan. The Committee has not included
the following language proposed by the President: (1) a
requirement that a State match funds provided for the
particulate matter monitoring network; and, (2) a limitation
that funds provided for water quality monitoring be used for
state participation in national statistical surveys.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included the
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided
under this account:
Brownfields Technical Assistance Centers.--The Committee
supports the Agency's use of regional technical assistance
centers. The Agency is directed to continue this program at the
fiscal year 2009 level of $1,800,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The Committee recommendation continues the language,
carried in prior years, concerning Tribal Cooperative Authority
and the collection and obligation of pesticides fees. The
Committee has accepted the President's proposal to expand the
Agency's transfer and interagency agreement authority for the
purposes of implementing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
only.
The Committee has accepted the President's proposal to
rescind prior year funds, but has increased the rescission to
$142,000,000, which is $132,000,000 more than the request. The
Committee has taken this action in light of a recent IG report,
which indicates that the Agency has an unusually high
unliquidated balance from appropriations made prior to fiscal
year 2009. Should the Agency identify any of those funds not
from the STAG account as eligible for this rescission prior to
the Conference Committee on this bill, the Committee will
consider expanding the accounts from which this rescission can
be taken. The Bill Language prohibits the Agency from taking
the rescission against amounts designated by Congress as
emergency. The Committee has amended the proposed language on
Title 42 authority to extend the authority through 2015. The
Committee also has included two provisions relating to
subsidies and green infrastructure projects from within the
funds provided for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State
Revolving Funds. Bill language has been included to provide
specific wage rate requirements for the Clean Water and
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.
TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
Department of Agriculture
FOREST SERVICE
The U.S. Forest Service manages 193 million acres of public
lands, including lands in 44 States and Puerto Rico, and
cooperates with States, other Federal agencies, Tribes and
others to sustain the Nation's forests and grasslands. The
Forest Service administers a wide variety of programs,
including forest and rangeland research, State and private
forestry assistance, wildfire suppression and fuels reduction,
cooperative forest health programs, an International program
and human resource programs. The National Forest System (NFS)
includes 155 national forests, 20 national grasslands, 20
national recreation areas, a national tallgrass prairie, 6
national monuments, and 6 land utilization projects. The NFS is
managed for multiple use, including timber production,
recreation, wilderness, minerals, grazing, fish and wildlife
habitat management, and soil and water conservation. The Forest
Service celebrated its centennial in 2005.
The Committee recommendations for all Forest Service
accounts are based on changes to the President's budget
request. Unless otherwise stated, the Committee approves the
items in the budget justification and supporting materials from
the Service.
The Committee encourages the Forest Service to accelerate
longleaf pine forest restoration efforts using funds made
available within the National Forest System, forest and
rangeland research, wildland fire management and State and
private forestry accounts. The Committee expects the Forest
Service to work with the Fish and Wildlife Service and other
partners as appropriate towards realizing the range-wide
conservation plan for longleaf pine and objectives under the
Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability.
The amounts recommended by the Committee for each Forest
Service appropriation account, compared with the budget
estimates by activity, are shown in the following table:
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
Forest and rangeland research and development sponsors
basic and applied scientific research. This research provides
both credible and relevant knowledge about forests and
rangelands and new technologies that can be used to sustain the
health, productivity, and diversity of private and public lands
to meet the needs of present and future generations. Research
is conducted across the U.S. through six research stations, the
Forest Products Laboratory, and the International Institute of
Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico, as well as cooperative
research efforts with many of the Nation's universities.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $296,380,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 300,612,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 308,612,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +12,232,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +8,000,000
The Committee recommends $308,612,000 for forest and
rangeland research, $12,232,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $8,000,000 above the budget request. The
recommendation includes increases of $3,000,000 to cover
previously unfunded fixed costs and $5,000,000 for global
climate change research. The Committee expects the Forest
Service aspen free air CO2 enrichment experiment to
continue to be operational to provide answers to critical
questions about the impacts of greenhouse gases and climate
change on forests, air quality standards and human health.
The Committee recognizes that Forest Service research
conducts leading-edge science that helps address the impacts of
climate change on trees, forests and forest ecosystems through
adaptation and mitigation actions. The Committee expects the
Service to closely coordinate with the U.S. Geological Survey
and other Federal science providers to develop a cohesive
strategy towards evolving climate change science needs,
including implementing the adaptation strategy for assessing
ecosystem carbon sequestration required by section 712 of the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Future budget
justifications should clearly delineate Forest Service research
efforts in climate change science, and how they link with and
compliment other Federal efforts.
The Committee congratulates the Forest Service on the
centennial of the network of experimental forests. The Service
is encouraged to continue supporting and expanding this network
and utilize this tremendous resource for coordinated studies
and monitoring of important issues, such as climate change
research and carbon sequestration in soils and vegetation. The
Committee notes that May 18, 2010 will be the 30th anniversary
of the destructive blast of Mt. St. Helens. The Forest Service
is encouraged to continue its exceptional efforts to track
ecological response to this catastrophic event and support
scientific studies of this milestone.
The Forest Service should treat the funding for the Forest
Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program as a budget line item.
Funding for FIA under this heading is $61,939,000 as requested.
The Committee notes that an additional $5,035,000 for the FIA
program is provided within the State and private forestry
appropriation under the forest resource information and
analysis budget line item. The two FIA program components thus
receive a total of $66,974,000.
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
Through cooperative programs with State and local
governments, non-industrial private forest landowners, forest
industry and conservation organizations, the Forest Service
supports the protection and management of the nearly 500
million acres of non-Federal forests in the country. Technical
and financial assistance is offered to improve wildland fire
management and protect communities from wildfire; control
insects and disease; improve management of private forests;
conserve environmentally important forests; and enhance
stewardship of urban and rural forests. The Forest Service
provides special expertise and disease suppression for all
Federal and Tribal lands, as well as cooperative assistance
with the States for State and private lands.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $265,861,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 306,111,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 307,486,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +41,625,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +1,375,000
The Committee recommends $307,486,000 for State and private
forestry (S&PF), $41,625,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $1,375,000 above the budget request. The Committee is
encouraged by the S&PF redesign effort; a component of
redesign, the national competition, has successfully
demonstrated project prioritization and program innovation as
documented in the 2009 Redesign Report Card. To facilitate
further implementation of the redesign effort, the Committee
exempts the Redesign National Competition from the normal
reprogramming guidelines. In lieu, the Committee expects to
receive a report annually as part of the budget justification
on the program adjustments made to appropriately fund the
competitive projects.
Forest Health Management.--The Committee recommends
$107,105,000 for forest health management, an increase of
$6,703,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$6,000,000 above the request. The funding increase is for high
priority forest health efforts. The Committee notes that
increased funding has also been provided for forest health
management under the wildland fire management account. The
forest health program should continue to stress strategic
funding allocations, and should continue the slow-the-spread,
suppression and eradication efforts for gypsy moth and bark
beetle work in the West. The Service should also expand efforts
on the hemlock wooly adelgid in the East.
The Committee has provided a $2,000,000 increase above the
request for cooperative lands forest health management; this
increase should be used to assist in restoring urban areas and
communities through identifying and replanting trees infested
and killed by the emerald ash borer.
The Committee encourages the Service to use existing State
and private forestry authorities to assist in restoring urban
and community forests through identifying and replanting trees
infested and killed by the emerald ash borer. The Service
should use base program funding to continue important
technology development and scientific monitoring of the emerald
ash borer situation and report to the Committee by December 31,
2009 on the emerald ash borer program and the overall
scientific, monitoring, technology development and urban and
rural response to clean-up and restore damaged areas. The
Committee directs the Administration and the USDA to use
existing emergency authorities to release USDA funds to assist
impacted communities with responding to this emergency, just as
they have during previous pest and agricultural emergencies.
Cooperative Fire Protection.--The Committee recommends
$46,147,000 for cooperative fire protection, $5,147,000 above
the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $4,000,000 above the
request. The increase above the request is intended to help
States prepare the State-wide Assessment and Resource Strategy
plans and associated activities required by the Farm Bill and
the S&PF redesign approach. These efforts have the potential to
significantly change the way cooperative programs are
delivered, resulting in a more strategic approach to landscape
scale planning and delivery of program and projects. As State
and Federal agencies respond to emerging carbon markets and
respond to climate change, these State-level forest plans can
serve as essential parts of landscape and regional adaptation
efforts. Nearly 500,000,000 acres of the United States is
private or State forestland with major impacts on regional and
global carbon cycling, depending on how they are managed in the
future.
Forest Stewardship.--The Committee recommends $31,639,000
for forest stewardship, $4,639,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $3,270,000 above the budget request. The base
Chesapeake Bay program should be increased $1,000,000 above the
requested level. The other increase above the request should be
used for priority work and to offset previously unfunded fixed
costs at the Forest Service and States.
Forest Legacy Program.--The Committee recommends a total
funding level of $79,715,000 for the forest legacy program,
which includes the use of $3,500,000 of prior-year unobligated
balances for a total appropriated level of $76,215,000. This
appropriated level is $26,770,000 above the fiscal year 2009
level and $14,845,000 below the budget request. The Service is
directed to follow its nationally ranked priority list for
funding projects.
Urban and Community Forestry.--The Committee recommends
$30,777,000 for urban and community forestry, $1,236,000 above
the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $1,450,000 above the
budget request. The funding increase includes $150,000 to
support the Baltimore, MD, urban forestry watershed
demonstration cooperative project, $300,000 to support the
Menomonee Valley partners urban forestry project in Milwaukee,
WI, and $1,000,000 to continue the Seattle-Tacoma regional
urban forestry restoration effort, WA.
The Committee encourages the Forest Service to work with
the Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Committee, key
partner organizations such as the Sustainable Urban Forestry
Coalition, and other Federal agencies to ensure the importance
of sustaining the natural urban environment. The Committee
expects the Forest Service to focus funding allocations on
efforts in large urban areas and on various efforts to enhance
green infrastructure, including strategic selection of several
projects of national and regional significance.
Forest Resource Information and Analysis.--The Committee
recommends $5,035,000 for forest resource information and
analysis as requested, an increase of $35,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level.
International Forestry.--The Committee recommends
$10,568,000 for International Forestry, $2,068,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $1,500,000 above the budget
request. The Committee recognizes the Forest Service
International Program for its successful projects in the areas
of migratory species habitat, invasive species control, illegal
logging interventions and analysis of carbon market models, all
of which directly benefit the United States. Further, the
program's work on preventing international deforestation and
grassland destruction represent important, early action by the
U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from forest destruction
and degradation. Activities related to deforestation are
responsible for more than 20 percent of all global greenhouse
gas emissions annually.
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
Within the National Forest System (NFS), which covers 193
million acres, there are 61 Congressionally designated areas,
including 21 national recreation areas, and 7 national scenic
areas. The NFS hosted over 179 million visits in 2008. The NFS
includes over 153,000 miles of trails and roughly 17,700
recreation sites, including approximately 5,200 campgrounds and
37 major visitor centers. Wilderness areas cover 36 million
acres, which account for approximately 60 percent of the
wilderness in the contiguous 48 States. The NFS includes a
substantial amount of the Nation's softwood inventory. In
fiscal year 2008 over 205,000 acres of national forest
vegetation was managed through timber sale activities, which
produced nearly 2.5 billion board feet of timber volume. The
Forest Service also has major habitat management
responsibilities for more than 3,000 species of wildlife and
fish, and 10,000 plant species and provides important habitat
and open space for over 422 threatened or endangered species.
Half of the Nation's big game and coldwater fish habitat,
including salmon and steelhead, is located on NFS lands and
waters. In addition, in the 11 western States, where the water
supply is sometimes critically short, over 50 percent of
domestic water is provided from NFS lands.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $1,509,805,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 1,506,564,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 1,564,801,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +54,996,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +58,237,000
The Committee recommends $1,564,801,000 for the national
forest system, $54,996,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $58,237,000 above the budget request. A total of
$35,237,000 has been added to cover fixed cost increases.
Unless otherwise specified, the increases above the request by
budget activity are for fixed costs. In addition, an increase
of $7,500,000 is recommended for climate change adaptation
efforts. This funding includes $2,500,000 for both the wildlife
and fisheries habitat management and vegetation and watershed
management activities, $1,500,000 for the inventory and
monitoring activity and $1,000,000 for the land management
planning activity. The Forest Service is expected to work
closely with the Interior Department, especially the BLM and
the U.S. Geological Survey, on climate change impact
activities. Further direction on interagency coordination is in
the front of this report. The requested rescission of
$10,000,000 of prior year funding is not included.
Land Management Planning.--The Committee recommends
$47,317,000 for land management planning, $1,516,000 below the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $1,799,000 above the budget
request.
The Committee encourages the Service to review the National
Forest Management Act planning process, including the adequacy
of the 2008 planning rule. The Committee encourages appropriate
policy, which will ensure strong protection for fish and
wildlife, proper scientific analysis, and opportunities for
well-informed public involvement in planning conducted pursuant
to the National Forest Management Act and the National
Environmental Policy Act. The Committee encourages the Service
to conduct this review before proposing or finalizing revised
forest plans under the 2008 forest planning rule.
Inventory and Monitoring.--The Committee recommends
$173,810,000 for inventory and monitoring, $6,230,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $5,115,000 above the budget
request.
Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness.--The Committee
recommends $292,599,000 for recreation, heritage and
wilderness, $14,964,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $12,482,000 above the budget request.
The Committee recommendation includes an increase of
$5,000,000 for the Forest Service to enhance its efforts with
youth and conservation. The funding is provided under this
program; however, the Service may allocate these funds to other
programs or transfer funds to other accounts if this would lead
to a more effective and efficient youth program. The Committee
expects the Forest Service to work closely with the Interior
Department and partners on this youth effort and report back to
the Committee within 90 days of enactment on the Service's
plans for this funding increase. The remainder of the increase
above the request is for fixed costs.
Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management.--The Committee
recommends $148,557,000 for wildlife and fish habitat
management, an increase of $9,172,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $7,086,000 above the budget request.
Grazing Management.--The Committee recommends $50,714,000
for grazing management, $714,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $765,000 above the budget request.
Forest Products.--The Committee recommends $336,722,000 for
forest products, an increase of $4,056,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level and $7,763,000 above the budget
request.
The Forest Service is encouraged to consider all contract
methods for implementing sustainable biomass energy projects
proposed on the Mark Twain National Forest, MO, including
stewardship contracting authority provided under Section 323 of
Public Law 108-7, utilizing available agency funding.
Vegetation and Watershed Management.--The Committee
recommends $189,135,000 for vegetation and watershed
management, an increase of $8,698,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $6,849,000 above the budget request.
Minerals and Geology Management.--The Committee recommends
$87,830,000 for minerals and geology management, an increase of
$2,360,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$1,180,000 above the budget request.
Land Ownership Management.--The Committee recommends
$96,841,000 for land ownership management, $3,542,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $2,469,000 above the budget
request.
Law Enforcement Operations.--The Committee recommends
$137,776,000 for law enforcement operations, $2,276,000 above
the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $2,729,000 above the
budget request. The Committee notes that this fully funds the
budget request, which includes, among many other ongoing
activities, $500,000 for methamphetamine prevention efforts on
the Mark Twain National Forest, MO, and $900,000 to continue
law enforcement operations on the Daniel Boone National Forest,
KY.
Bill Language.--The recommendation includes bill language
which allows up to $10,000,000 to be transferred to other
Forest Service accounts if it enhances the efficiency or
effectiveness of Federal activities.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $482,393,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 556,962,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 542,637,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +60,244,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. -14,325,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $542,637,000 for capital
improvement and maintenance, $60,244,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $14,325,000 below the budget request.
The recommendation continues the previous legislative language
which brings the roads and trails fund activities onto the
discretionary budget, netting an $18,000,000 scoring credit.
The Committee remains interested in the travel management
planning process. It is vital for the Service to look at the
entire road system on a National Forest and determine those
roads that are unneeded or which may be harming the
environment. The Committee also feels that the implementation
of the travel management plans needs to be user-friendly. The
designation of open and closed roads and trails needs to be
easily understood by the public.
Facilities Maintenance.--The Committee recommends
$86,134,000 for facilities maintenance as requested. The
Committee continues the requested bill language in the
administrative provisions allowing program assessments for
maintenance of facilities. The Committee notes that the Forest
Service intends to generate additional funds for maintenance
and construction of facilities through the use of the funds
generated by selling surplus administrative sites under the
Federal Land and Facility Conveyance Act (FLFCA). The budget
justification indicates that there is a backlog of deferred
maintenance for buildings of $711,925,000, so a variety of
approaches will be needed to deal with this issue. The
Committee expects to get regular, detailed updates on the FLFCA
and continued detailed tables in the annual budget
justification.
Facilities Capital Improvement.--The Committee recommends
$45,081,000 for facilities capital improvement, $10,521,000
below the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $475,000 above the
budget request. The increase is for the Ratcliff Lake
Recreation Area and Campground, Davy Crockett National Forest,
TX.
Road Maintenance.--The Committee recommends $166,885,000
for road maintenance as requested, $4,385,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level.
Road Capital Improvement.--The Committee recommends
$68,115,000 for road capital improvement as requested,
$1,790,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The
Committee expects that the Forest Service will not build new
roads unless they are absolutely needed for resource or service
purposes.
Trail Maintenance and Capital Improvement.--The Committee
recommends $85,281,000 for trail maintenance and capital
improvement, $4,266,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $3,200,000 above the budget request. The increase for
trail maintenance is for fixed costs. The increase in trail
capital improvement is for trail construction, maintenance, and
improvement in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, ID, of
which $500,000 is for trail improvements; $500,000 is for
maintenance of existing motorized trails and areas; and
$200,000 is for the improvement of two existing trails to
provide primitive wheelchair access at Murdock Creek and
Phyllis Lake.
The Committee recommendation retains previous base funding
for maintenance, construction, and operation of the network of
national scenic and historic trails but encourages additional
funding for required work of the newly authorized national
trails. Future budget justifications should continue to provide
specific trail operation, maintenance and construction funding
and accomplishment data for the national scenic and historic
trails. The Service should provide full time administrators and
prepare the required comprehensive management plans for the
newly authorized national trails. The Committee notes that the
budget request, which is fully funded, includes $2,000,000 for
the Pacific Crest National Trail and $1,500,000 for the Florida
National Scenic Trail and funding for other national trails as
described in the budget justification.
Deferred Maintenance.--The Committee recommends $9,141,000
for deferred maintenance as requested, an increase of $41,000
over the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The Committee notes
that the budget justification indicates a deferred maintenance
backlog of $5,145,142,000. The Service should continue to
update this information in its future budget requests. The
Committee also notes that the American Recovery and
Reimbursement Act of 2009 (ARRA) provided $650,000,000 for
Forest Service capital improvement and maintenance and
associated habitat improvement projects. The Committee expects
that the ongoing reporting by the Forest Service as required by
the ARRA will include information on the progress the Service
is making at reducing the deferred maintenance backlog.
Legacy Road and Trail Remediation.--The Committee
recommendation merges the budget requests for both the legacy
road and trail remediation program and the new Administration
initiative, protecting national forests. The new protecting
national forests initiative has not been clearly explained by
the Forest Service, but it shares the same goals and purpose as
the proven legacy road and trail remediation program, which is
to reduce deferred maintenance and protect watersheds and
habitats by repairing infrastructure. The Committee
recommendation provides $100,000,000 for the legacy road and
trail remediation program. This includes the $50,000,000
requested for the program and the additional $50,000,000
requested for the protecting national forests initiative. Thus
the legacy road and trail program recommended funding level is
$50,000,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$50,000,000 above the budget request. The recommendation does
not provide separate funding for the new protecting national
forests initiative, but the Committee recommendation
accomplishes the same goals of that initiative.
The Committee notes that the legacy road and trail
remediation program protects American rivers, streams,
endangered fish, and community water systems by repairing the
environmental damage caused by the vast legacy road system
developed by the Forest Service, which served the needs of the
Forest Service over the years. The Forest Service has
responsibility for 6,400 bridges, 378,000 miles of roads and
thousands of miles of unofficial roadways. The Forest Service
has not met its stewardship responsibilities to care for these
roads, which would prevent harm to the downstream water needs
of the States and communities and the aquatic life our Nation
cherishes. The Service's own statistics indicate that there is
a $3,530,000,000 backlog in deferred maintenance for roads and
bridges and another $280,000,000 deferred maintenance backlog
for trails. In addition, there are thousands of stream
crossings that are barriers to the movement of Endangered
Species Act (ESA) listed fish, making it difficult for these
species to fully interact with habitats, including the
relatively pristine, upper watersheds which are often the prime
strongholds for listed fish species. Several large, regional
watershed restoration efforts are spending hundreds of
millions, even billions, of dollars on downstream management
and regulatory requirements. However, restoration that leads to
recovery as defined by the ESA cannot occur absent the Forest
Service meeting its obligations in upstream areas. The Forest
Service should use this funding in a strategic effort to
decommission and fix roads and trails in environmentally
sensitive areas. It should focus on those areas where Forest
Service roads may be contributing to water quality problems in
streams and water bodies which support threatened, endangered
or sensitive species. The Service should utilize public input
to help select projects, report back to the Committee within
120 days of enactment on the selected projects, and display its
selection process and implementation activities on the agency's
web site.
Bill Language.--The recommendation includes the following
bill language: (1) allows funds to be used for road
decommissioning; (2) encourages expedited decommissioning of
unauthorized roads in response to threats to public safety,
water quality, or natural resources; (3) transfers funds from
the road and trail fund into the Treasury, netting an
$18,000,000 scoring credit to this account; and (4) allows up
to $10,000,000 to be transferred to other Forest Service
accounts if it enhances the efficiency or effectiveness of
Federal activities.
LAND ACQUISITION
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $49,775,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 28,684,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 36,782,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... -12,993,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +8,098,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $36,782,000
for land acquisition, $12,993,000 below the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $8,098,000 above the budget request.
The distribution of the funding is as follows:
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Committee
State Project recommendation
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CA........................ Angeles NF--Bighorn Mine. $1,000,000
CA........................ Angeles NF--Shoemaker 500,000
Canyon.
CA........................ Los Padres NF--Big Sur 1,000,000
Ecosystem.
CA........................ Tahoe NF--Sierra Nevada 1,000,000
Inholdings.
CA........................ San Bernardino NF--Garner 500,000
Ranch.
CA........................ Six Rivers NF--Agnew 1,000,000
Tract.
FL........................ Florida National Scenic 500,000
Trail.
FL........................ Osceola NF--Pinhook Swamp 500,000
Wildlife Corridor.
GA........................ Chattahoochee-Oconee NF.. 1,000,000
ID........................ Sawtooth NRA--Piva Parcel 400,000
IN........................ Hoosier NF............... 250,000
MI........................ Ottawa NF--Great Lakes/ 1,500,000
Great Lands.
MN........................ Chippewa/Superior NFs-- 750,000
Minnesota Wilderness.
MO........................ Mark Twain NF--Missouri 500,000
Ozarks.
MT........................ Helena NF--Blackfoot 1,000,000
Challenge.
Multi..................... Multiple NFs--Greater 1,000,000
Yellowstone Area.
NC........................ Pisgah NF--Catawba Falls. 713,000
NC........................ Uhwarrie NF--Uhwarrie 500,000
Trail.
NH........................ White Mountain NF........ 434,000
NM........................ Gila NF--Bear Creek Ranch 1,000,000
OR........................ Wallowa-Whitman NF--Hells 1,500,000
Canyon National
Recreation Area.
PA........................ Allegheny NF............. 500,000
SD........................ Black Hills NF--Lady C 1,000,000
Ranch.
TN........................ Cherokee NF--Rocky Fork.. 3,000,000
UT........................ Wasatch-Cache NF--High 1,500,000
Uintas.
VT........................ Green Mtn. NF............ 250,000
WA........................ Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie/ 1,000,000
Wenatchee NFs--Cascade
Ecosystems.
WI........................ Chequamegon-Nicolet NF-- 1,000,000
Wisconsin Wild Waterways.
WV........................ Monongahela NF--Dolly 1,000,000
Sods Conservation Area.
WV........................ Monongahela NF--Cummings 985,000
Tract.
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Sub-total............ 26,782,000 Acquisition management... 7,000,000
Cash equalization........ 1,000,000
Critical inholdings/ 2,000,000
wilderness protection.
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Total................ $36,782,000
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The Committee is concerned that the Forest Service budget
request for land acquisition was entirely at odds with the
Department of the Interior's request for Federal land
acquisition. In fact, the Federal land acquisition activity was
reduced by almost half, and the request provided no funding for
inholdings and wilderness protection. The Forest Service is a
major manager of conservation lands in the United States,
especially in the contiguous 48 States, with many sensitive
inholdings and vital protection opportunities. Despite a
healthy request for the forest legacy program, it is
inappropriate for this agency to be excluded from a major
policy initiative, like funding for acquisition of sensitive
Federal lands. The Committee has included additional discussion
of land acquisition for all agencies covered by this bill in
the front section of this report.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $1,050,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 1,050,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 1,050,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $1,050,000 for acquisition of
lands for National forests, special acts, as requested.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $250,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 250,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 250,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $250,000, as requested, for
acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges under the Act
of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a). Under the Act, deposits
made by public school districts or public school authorities to
provide for cash equalization of certain land exchanges can be
appropriated to acquire similar lands suitable for national
forest system purposes in the same State as the national forest
lands conveyed in the exchanges.
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $3,600,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 3,600,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 3,600,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $3,600,000, as requested, for the
range betterment fund, to be derived from grazing receipts from
the National Forests (Public Law 94-579, as amended) and to be
used for range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements
including seeding, reseeding, fence construction, weed control,
water development, and fish and wildlife habitat enhancement in
16 western States.
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $50,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 50,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 50,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $50,000, as requested, for gifts,
donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research.
Authority for the program is contained in Public Law 95-307 (16
U.S.C. 1643, section 4(b)). Amounts appropriated and not needed
for current operations may be invested in public debt
securities. Both the principal and earnings from the receipts
are available to the Forest Service.
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 2,582,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 2,582,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... -2,418,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $2,582,000 for the management of
national forest lands for subsistence uses in Alaska as
requested, $2,418,000 below the enacted level.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $2,131,630,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 2,238,147,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 2,370,288,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +238,658,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +132,141,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $2,370,288,000 for wildland fire
management, $238,658,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $132,141,000 above the budget request. This increase
above the enacted level includes an increase of $134,558,000
for wildfire suppression operations. The non-suppression parts
of the recommended budget are provided $1,241,783,000,
$104,100,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
Wildfire Preparedness.--The Committee recommends
$693,000,000 for wildfire preparedness, an increase of
$18,000,000 above both the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
the request. The increase is to offset fixed cost shortfalls.
The Committee believes that the Department of the Interior and
the Forest Service must work together, along with State and
other partners, to maintain sufficient readiness with the
preparedness program.
The Committee directs the Forest Service to maintain the
levels of readiness needed for public safety that were
established in fiscal year 2008. Accordingly, the Committee
directs the Forest Service to analyze current readiness levels
to determine whether maintaining preparedness resources in the
field at a level not less than that established in fiscal year
2008 will, based on the best information available, result in
lower overall firefighting costs. If the Forest Service makes
such a determination, the Committee directs the Forest Service
to adjust the levels for preparedness and suppression funding
accordingly and report on these adjustments to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations. The Secretary of
Agriculture should advise the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations in writing prior to the decision.
The Committee understands the Forest Service has undergone
a thorough examination of its aging air tanker fleet and has
prepared an analytical report for review by the Administration.
Recognizing the critical need to plan for future aerial fire
suppression needs, the Committee directs the Forest Service to
provide a copy of its report, including an estimate of
replacement costs, within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
Wildfire Suppression Operations.--The Committee recommends
$1,128,505,000 for fire suppression operations as requested,
$134,558,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level, an
increase of 14 percent. The Committee recommendation fully
meets the 10-year average expenditure on all emergency and
discretionary funded suppression actions, adjusted up for
inflation. The Committee notes that the inclusion of
$282,000,000 in additional funds within the wildland fire
suppression contingency reserve fund should provide all the
funding needed for wildfire suppression. Bill language included
in administrative provisions provides authority for the Forest
Service to transfer non-wildfire funds for emergency wildfire
suppression once all the funds in this account and the new
contingency account will be obligated within 30 days and
following Secretarial notification of the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days before such a
transfer occurs. The Committee encourages the Administration
and the Congress to provide better advance budgetary planning
during the summer wildfire season so extra emergency resources
can be provided if required.
The Committee remains concerned about the high costs of
large fire incidents. The Department of the Interior, along
with the Forest Service, should ensure that cost containment is
an important priority when suppressing wildland fires.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Department of the Interior
and the Forest Service to continue reports required previously
and to examine, using independent panels, any individual
wildfire incident which results in expenses greater than
$10,000,000.
Hazardous Fuels.--The Committee recommends $378,086,000 for
hazardous fuels reduction work, $50,000,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 level and $62,801,000 above the budget request. This
recommended increase should protect many communities and lead
to reduced wildfire suppression expenses and less damaging
wildfires. The recommendation includes $5,000,000 for biomass
utilization grants as requested.
Rehabilitation.--The Committee recommends $11,600,000 for
the burned area rehabilitation and restoration program,
$100,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$2,600,000 above the request. The recommendation includes
$100,000 to support urban youth conservation corps activities
at the San Bernardino NF, CA. The Interior Department and the
Forest Service should include updates on rehabilitation needs
in future budget justifications. The Forest Service should
continue the native plant materials program funding at
$3,000,000 and this program should work together with the
Bureau of Land Management program.
Fire Plan Research and Development.--The Committee
recommends $23,917,000 for research and development as
requested, the same as the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
Joint Fire Sciences Program.--The Committee recommends
$8,000,000 for the joint fire science program as requested, the
same as the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The Committee
directs the Interior Department and the Forest Service to work
on these research efforts jointly, and stress practical
solutions and collaboration with the Nation's forestry schools
and other partners. The Committee notes that an additional
$6,000,000 for this program is provided within the Department
of the Interior wildland fire management appropriation to
continue joint departmental service of this effort.
Forest Health Management, Federal Lands and Co-op Lands.--
The Committee recommends $37,180,000 for the forest health
portion of the national fire plan, $10,000,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level and $15,750,000 above the request. The
increased funding should be used strategically to protect
Federal and cooperative forests and rangelands, leading to more
resilient habitats and reduced wildfire danger.
State Fire Assistance.-- The Committee recommends
$80,000,000 for State fire assistance, $25,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $30,000,000 above the
request. The program is essential to maintain and enhance the
partnership among State foresters, State fire agencies and the
Federal wildfire management enterprise. The increased funding
should be focused on forestry and habitat projects which
protect communities and reduce wildfire danger.
Volunteer Fire Assistance.--The recommendation includes
$10,000,000 for volunteer fire assistance, $1,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $3,000,000 above the
request.
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010................................. $282,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 282,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +282,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $282,000,000 for the new wildland
fire suppression contingency reserve fund as requested. The
Committee notes that the recommendation also increases base
funding for suppression activities of the Forest Service by
$134,558,000 to a total of $1,128,505,000 for fire suppression
operations, an increase of 14 percent. The combined wildfire
suppression funding for the Forest Service is $1,410,505,000, a
42 percent increase over the fiscal year 2009 base
appropriation.
As requested by the Administration, the amounts in this
fund may only be transferred if the President has issued a
finding that the amounts are necessary for emergency fire
suppression. The Committee recommendation allows the transfer
only if the wildland fire management fire suppression funds
will be obligated within 30 days.
The Committee notes that its recommendation also includes
another $369,797,000 for the Interior Department as base
suppression funding and an additional $75,000,000 for a similar
contingency account. Thus, the Committee recommendation for
both wildfire suppression accounts in both departments is
$1,855,302,000, which is a 40 percent increase over the fiscal
year 2009 non-emergency level.
The Committee notes that the Federal Land Assistance,
Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act) passed the House in
March 2009. That Act authorizes a supplemental funding source
for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities
on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands.
If the FLAME Act is authorized, the Committee will work with
the Administration and others to make this new wildfire
suppression contingency fund compatible with the new FLAME Act
funding procedures.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE
The Committee has continued most administrative provisions
included in previous years. The Committee has continued the
wildland fire transfer authority, allowing use of funds from
non-wildfire accounts available to the Forest Service during
wildfire emergencies when other wildfire emergency funds are
not available. However, this year this transfer authority can
be used only after suppression funds in both the wildland fire
management account and the new contingency account will be
obligated within 30 days. The Secretary of Agriculture must
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at
least 5 days before such a transfer occurs. The Administration
is expected to submit a supplemental request to replenish
transferred funds as soon as possible.
The Committee limits funding for the working capital fund
of the Department of Agriculture to the $78,350,000 requested
in the budget and limits the transfers to the USDA reimbursable
programs (Greenbook charges) to the request of $19,825,000.
The Committee is concerned about the huge costs of agency
business process centralization and therefore directs that
detailed reports remain a part of the budget justification and
that all expenses be carefully evaluated, explained, and
transparent to the public-at-large. The centralized services
include, but are not limited to, web-based training, document
and financial processing, GovTrip, and other on-line systems.
The Committee is concerned that the centralization may
adversely affect the overall effectiveness and morale of Forest
Service employees in the field. The Committee believes an
independent analysis of these centralized services by the
Government Accountability Office, including a comprehensive
review of the purchase card program, is necessary to determine
whether this program has achieved intended efficiencies and
cost-savings.
The Committee continues previous language concerning
interactions with foreign countries to clarify that the Forest
Service International Program has the authority to sign
agreements directly with the U.S. Agency for International
Development, the Department of State, the Millennium Challenge
Corporation and natural resource institutions around the world
to address natural resource issues.
The Committee continues the authority for transfers to the
National Forest Foundation and the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation. Each is provided $3,000,000, an increase above the
requested level of $1,000,000 for the former and $350,000 for
the latter. The Committee notes that it is acceptable for these
foundations to make grants to Federal recipients, including
Forest Service offices. The Committee recommendation does not
provide administrative funds for use of the National Forest
Foundation.
The recommendation provides that $5,000,000 is available
for Youth Conservation Corps and Public Lands Corps projects,
in accordance with P.L. 109-154.
The Committee recommendation continues the bill language
from previous years allowing for payments to counties within
the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area as authorized by
Public Law 99-663.
The Committee has also included bill language which extends
the existing authority for the use of funds for the purpose of
expenses associated with primary and secondary schooling for
dependents of agency personnel stationed in Puerto Rico. This
must be at a cost not in excess of those authorized by the
Department of Defense for the same area, if public schools
available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for
the education of dependents. An extension was requested by the
Administration.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
The provision of Federal health services to Indians is
based on a special relationship between Indian Tribes and the
U.S. Government first set forth in the 1830's by the U.S.
Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall. Numerous
treaties, statutes, constitutional provisions, and
international law have reconfirmed this relationship. Principal
among these is the Snyder Act of 1921, which provides the basic
authority for most Indian health services provided by the
Federal Government to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The
Indian Health Service (IHS) provides direct health care
services in 31 hospitals, 61 health centers, 2 school health
centers, and 30 health stations. Tribes and Tribal groups,
through contracts and compacts with the IHS, operate 14
hospitals, 227 health centers, 13 school health centers, and
102 health stations (including 166 Alaska Native village
clinics). The IHS, Tribes, and Tribal groups also operate 11
regional youth substance abuse treatment centers and 2,370
units of staff quarters.
The Committee is pleased that this Administration has
provided historic increases for Native American health care
programs. These increases reflect Committee concerns from
previous years and will do much to address shortfalls
associated with past budget requests that neglected to provide
for pay cost increases, medical inflation, and growing
population needs. The Committee has supported these increases
and looks forward to working with this Administration to focus
on the health care needs of Native Americans.
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $3,190,956,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 3,639,868,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 3,657,618,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +466,662,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +17,750,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $3,657,618,000 for Indian Health
Services, $466,662,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level
and $17,750,000 above the budget request. Changes to the budget
request are detailed below:
Domestic Violence.--The Committee recommends $10,000,000 to
continue the initiative to address domestic violence and sexual
assault, $2,500,000 over the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$2,500,000 above the budget request. The Committee is pleased
that the Administration also recognizes the significance of
this problem and has included funding for this initiative in
its request.
The Committee remains deeply concerned about the problem of
domestic violence, particularly violence against women and
children in Indian Country, but understands that this problem
cannot be addressed by the Indian Health Service alone. The
Committee expects the Service to work with the Department of
the Interior and the Department of Justice to provide the
needed services and support to victims. The Service is
encouraged to expand its outreach efforts in communities to
increase awareness of this problem and work with community
leaders to find ways to address it at the local level.
Within the amount provided for domestic violence and sexual
assault prevention and treatment, the Indian Health Service is
directed to implement a nationally coordinated Sexual Assault
Forensic Examiner/Sexual Assault Response Team (SAFE/SART)
Program to be used to fund IHS and Tribal hospitals through
competitive grants to build local SAFE and SART capacity. In
addition, the Service is directed to expand its national
domestic violence grant program to address the growing need for
increased Federal, Tribal and Urban Domestic Violence program
services. IHS is also encouraged to evaluate its system-wide
sexual assault and domestic violence prevention and response
capacity.
The Committee questions the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) policy on witness subpoenas and is concerned
that it may hinder the Indian Health Service mission to promote
the health and well-being of all Native Americans. It has been
reported that, in cases of rape or sexual assault, bureaucratic
obstacles imposed by DHHS policy prevent many IHS personnel
from presenting testimony in these cases. Reportedly, this
policy has caused cases to be dropped and alleged perpetrators
to walk free. The Committee finds this unacceptable. The
Service and the Department are directed to reevaluate and
revise this policy to ensure that IHS personnel are able to
testify and present evidence in these cases and to report to
the Committee on their efforts within 90 days of enactment.
Dental Health.--The Committee recommends $152,634,000 for
the dental health program, $10,698,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $1,250,000 above the budget request. The
Committee is pleased to see progress in reducing the vacancy
rate among dental professionals but is still concerned about
the projected retirement rate of recognized specialty dentists.
The increase provided is for the Headquarters Division of Oral
Health, to be used by the Director of the Division of Oral
Health with $1,000,000 to expand the dental residency program
and $250,000 to expand the summer extern program.
In addition, the Service is directed to further its dental
health efforts by utilizing a portion of the health information
technology funds provided within Hospitals and Health Clinics
to refine and expedite the deployment schedule of the
electronic dental record (EDR). The Service is strongly
encouraged to make implementing the EDR a priority as it works
to fully implement the overall electronic health record system.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse.--The Committee recommends
$194,409,000 for the Alcohol and Substance Abuse program as
requested, $10,640,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level. The Committee has learned that the Service has not
reached any agreement with Tribal leaders on how the funds
appropriated for the methamphetamine prevention and treatment
initiative from previous years can best be distributed. Given
the epidemic levels of methamphetamine abuse in Indian Country,
the Committee believes this program can provide much-needed
support to communities that struggle with methamphetamine
abuse. The Committee directs the Service to report within 60
days of enactment of this Act on how this situation will be
resolved and how prior year and fiscal year 2010 funds will be
allocated.
Indian Health Care Improvement Fund.--The Committee
recommends $45,543,000 for the Indian Health Care Improvement
Fund, $30,543,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
the same as the budget request. The Service is directed to
allocate the increased funding for the Fund to bring those
units with the highest level of need up to at least 45 percent
of need before allocating any additional funds to units with
needs above 45 percent.
Urban Indian Health Program.--The Committee recommends
$43,139,000 for the urban health program, $6,950,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $5,000,000 above the budget
request. From within the increase provided, the Service is
directed to conduct a new needs assessment of the urban Indian
health program and the communities it serves.
Indian Health Professions.--The Committee recommends
$40,743,000 for Indian health professions, $3,243,000 over the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and the same as the budget
request. The Service is expected to use health professions
program funding for loan repayment and scholarship programs to
encourage increased recruitment and retention of health
professionals.
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $390,168,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 394,757,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 394,757,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +4,589,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $394,757,000 for Indian health
facilities as requested, $4,589,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
The Committee remains concerned about the systemic
weaknesses in the IHS inventory management system, as
identified by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). A
recently released follow-up investigation by the GAO suggests
these weaknesses persist. The Committee expects the Service to
ensure that the provision of health care services is not
adversely affected by these problems and that it is working to
strengthen administration and accountability. The Service is
directed to evaluate its inventory management system, identify
and correct any deficiencies, and provide a detailed report to
the Committee on its efforts within 30 days of enactment of
this Act.
National Institutes of Health
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS), 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
and in section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 to conduct certain research and
worker training activities associated with the nation's
Hazardous Substance Superfund program.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $78,074,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 79,212,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 79,212,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +1,138,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $79,212,000 for the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences as requested,
$1,138,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The
Committee supports the work of the NIEHS to provide scientific
research and worker training to address and prevent diseases
caused by environmental contamination.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
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.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $74,039,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 76,792,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 76,792,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +2,753,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $76,792,000 for the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) as requested,
$2,753,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
In recent years, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has been charging the ATSDR over 16 percent
for administrative expenses. In fiscal year 2009, the Committee
placed a 12 percent limit on these administrative expenses and
directed the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct
a review on the indirect/administrative costs paid to the CDC.
Subsequent to the Committee's direction to the GAO, the CDC
announced plans to re-commission a study to update the way it
determines administrative costs. The Committee directs ATSDR to
report the results of the study as soon as available. The
Committee will make a decision on whether to impose a cap for
fiscal year 2010 based on the results of both the CDC study and
the GAO review. The Committee continues to support the work of
minority health professional schools in the ATSDR effort to
educate and train within minority and medically underserved
communities. The Committee urges a greater focus on
environmental health education and training to promote
environmental health policy and behavioral change in impacted
communities.
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
Executive Office of the President
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was established
by Congress under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA). The Office of Environmental Quality (OEQ), which
provides professional and administrative staff for the Council,
was established in the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of
1970. The Council on Environmental Policy has statutory
responsibility under NEPA for environmental oversight of all
Federal agencies and is to lead interagency decision-making of
all environmental matters.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $2,703,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 3,159,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 3,159,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +456,000
Budget Estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $3,159,000 for the Council on
Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality as
requested, $456,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $10,199,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 10,547,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 10,547,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +348,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $10,547,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
(The Board) as requested, $348,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
Bill Language.--The Committee continues to carry language,
as in prior years, authorizing the EPA Inspector General to act
as the IG for the Board. In addition, the bill includes
language to transfer $150,000, as requested, from the Board to
the EPA's IG account to fund costs associated with the Office
of the Inspector General's duties associated with the Board.
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation was
established by Public Law 93-531 to plan and conduct relocation
activities associated with the settlement of a land dispute
between the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $7,530,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 8,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 8,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +470,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $8,000,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation as
requested, $470,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $7,900,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 8,300,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 8,300,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +400,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $8,300,000 for the Institute of
American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
as requested, $400,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level.
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum
and research complex, with 19 museums and galleries, 20
libraries, numerous research centers and the National
Zoological Park. Funded by both private and Federal sources,
the Smithsonian is unique in the Federal establishment. Created
by an act of Congress in 1846 to carry out the trust included
in James Smithson's will, it has been engaged for more than 150
years in the ``increase and diffusion of knowledge.'' In 2008,
the Smithsonian attracted more than 25 million visitors to its
museums, galleries, and zoological park. Additional millions
also view Smithsonian traveling exhibitions and participate in
the annual Folklife Festival on the National Mall. As custodian
of the National Collections, the Smithsonian is responsible for
more than 136 million art objects, natural history specimens,
and artifacts. These scientific and cultural collections are a
vital resource for global research and conservation efforts.
The collections are displayed for the education and enjoyment
of visitors and are available for research by the staff of the
Institution and by thousands of visiting students, scientists,
and historians each year.
The Committee recommends $774,161,000 for all Smithsonian
Institution accounts, an increase of $42,761,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 level. In addition, $15,000,000 appropriated
for the Legacy Fund in fiscal year 2008 is transferred to the
facilities capital account for high priority deferred
maintenance and revitalization projects. The amounts
recommended by the Committee for the Smithsonian Institution,
compared with the budget estimates by activity, are shown in
the following table:
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $593,400,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 634,161,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 634,161,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +40,761,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $634,161,000 for salaries and
expenses as requested, $40,761,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level. The Committee recognizes that the Smithsonian
Institution has implemented many changes to improve governance
and accountability. The Committee notes that both the GAO and
the Inspector General have stated that considerable progress
has been made, but that continued public and Congressional
oversight is important. The Committee expects to get regular
updates as the governance committee recommendations and new
strategic plan continue to be implemented. The Committee
recommendation makes most funds available until September 30,
2011. The Committee is very interested in the Smithsonian's
focus on education and outreach; there is great promise for
enhanced contact with more citizens all over the Nation, as
well as visitors to the remarkable facilities in Washington,
DC, and elsewhere.
It has come to the Committee's attention that some
Smithsonian Institution collections, such as the priceless
military uniform collection at the National Museum of American
History, may be stored in unsatisfactory conditions. Proper
care and storage of these collections is paramount. The
Committee urges the Smithsonian to take the necessary steps to
preserve these irreplaceable historical collections and ensure
that preservation of its collections is made a high priority.
FACILITIES CAPITAL
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $123,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 125,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 140,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +17,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +15,000,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $140,000,000 for facilities
capital, $17,000,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level
and $15,000,000 above the budget request. The increase above
the request should be used for high priority, deferred
maintenance and revitalization projects.
The Committee bill does not include funding for the Legacy
Fund, as requested, a decrease of $15,000,000 below the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level.
The Committee recommendation fully supports the budget
request and provides additional funding to maintain the
revitalization program at approximately the same level of
effort as in fiscal year 2009. The Committee recognizes the GAO
reports and other independent analyses that document the
Smithsonian's revitalization and deferred maintenance backlog
of $2.5 billion. The Committee recommendation fully funds the
$20,000,000 requested for the design of the new National Museum
of African American History and Culture, which will be built
next to the Washington Monument on the National Mall.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
The Committee recommendation includes bill language which
transfers $14,766,000 appropriated in fiscal year 2008 (Public
Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 2140), from the Legacy Fund into the
facilities capital account so these funds can be utilized by
the Smithsonian Institution under the same terms and conditions
that apply to other facilities capital funds.
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is one of the world's great
galleries. Its magnificent works of art are displayed for the
benefit of millions of visitors from this and other nations.
The National Gallery of Art serves as an example of a
successful cooperative endeavor between private individuals and
institutions and the Federal Government. The many special
exhibitions shown in the Gallery and throughout the country
bring great art treasures to Washington, DC and the Nation. In
1999, the Gallery opened a sculpture garden, which provides an
opportunity for the public to have an outdoor, artistic
experience in a contemplative setting.
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget request and 2009 enacted levels are shown by account,
program area and selected activity in the following table.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $105,388,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 108,986,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 110,746,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +5,358,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +1,760,000
The Committee recommends $110,746,000 for salaries and
expenses of the National Gallery of Art, $5,358,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $1,760,000 above the
request. Within the amount provided, the Committee has restored
the funds for the Gallery's Special Exhibition program. This
successful program, a critical part of the Gallery's
educational mission, joins public and private sector efforts to
bring major works of art from public and private collections
around the world for the enjoyment of millions who visit the
Gallery and its web site. The Special Exhibitions program
extends the educational mission of the Gallery by contributing
to a variety of complementary educational events, including
adult and student tours and family and teacher workshops.
Bill Language.--The Committee has included bill language
which specifies the amount provided for Special Exhibitions.
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $17,368,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 56,259,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 56,259,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +38,891,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $56,259,000 as requested, for
repair, restoration and renovation of buildings at the National
Gallery of Art, $38,891,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level. The Committee has included construction funds necessary
to repair a systemic structural failure of the anchors which
support the National Gallery's East Building exterior marble
veneer. A group of Committee members viewed the failure and
agree with the Gallery and expert engineering consultants that
the situation poses a severe safety hazard to both visitors and
staff of the Gallery. The funds provided here are only a
portion of the funds the Gallery will need to remove, repair
and reinstall all 16,200 panels on the face of the East
Building.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a
living memorial to the late President Kennedy and is the
National Center for the Performing Arts. The Center houses nine
stages, six of which have a total of more than 7,300 seats. The
Center consists of over 1.5 million square feet of usable floor
space with visitation averaging 10,000 on a daily basis. The
support systems in the building, the operation and maintenance
of which are funded through this account, often operate at
capacity 18 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $21,300,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 22,500,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 25,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +3,700,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +2,500,000
The Committee recommends $25,000,000 for operations and
maintenance, $3,700,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $2,500,000 above the request. The additional funding
may be used to assist arts organizations with tools to manage
challenges posed by the economy, such as board governance,
budgeting, marketing, technology and other areas pertinent to
managing a vital performing arts organization in a troubled
economy. The Committee must be notified in advance of any
funding used for this purpose.
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $15,064,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 17,447,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 17,447,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +2,383,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $17,447,000 for capital repair and
restoration as requested, $2,383,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is a
unique institution with a special mission to serve as a living
memorial to President Woodrow Wilson. The Center performs this
mandate through its role as an international institute for
advanced study as well as a facilitator for discussions among
scholars, public officials, journalists and business leaders
from across the country on major long-term issues facing this
Nation and the world.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 10,225,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 12,225,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +2,225,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +2,000,000
The Committee recommends $12,225,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars, an increase of $2,225,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $2,000,000 above the request.
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Appropriation enacted, 2009*.......................... $155,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 161,315,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 170,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +8,685,000*Total does not include funding provided in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Committee recommends $170,000,000 for the National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA), $15,000,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $8,685,000 above the budget request. The
Committee has recommended this increase in recognition of the
high quality of programs initiated by the Endowment over the
last several years and the broad and bipartisan support it
garners. The Committee has been especially pleased with the
American Masterpieces, Big Read and Operation Homecoming
initiatives. Funding for the Endowment was reduced by over 40
percent in the mid-1990's, and the $15,000,000 increase
recommended for fiscal year 2010 continues the process of
restoring funding to historic levels. All programs of the NEA
will benefit from this increase.
Bill language.--The Committee agrees with the request to
reinstate four positions on the National Council on the Arts
that were eliminated in 1996. This increase will enable the
National Endowment of the Arts to receive counsel and advice
from a more diverse body that represents a broader array of
arts disciplines and fields.
The allocation of funding among NEA activities is shown in
the following table:
National Endowment for the Humanities
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING MATCHING GRANTS)
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $155,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 161,315,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... *170,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +8,685,000
*Does not include request for National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
Grant Program.
The Committee recommends a total of $170,000,000 for the
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), $15,000,000 above
the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $8,685,000 above the
budget request. The Committee does not agree with the proposal
to fund the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Grant
program through the NEH. Instead, the Committee continues
administration of the National Capital Arts and Cultural
Affairs Grant program through the Commission of Fine Arts, as
in prior years. The allocation of funding among these
activities is shown in the following table:
Commission of Fine Arts
The Commission of Fine Arts was established in 1910 to meet
the need for a permanent body to advise the government on
matters pertaining to the arts, and particularly, to guide the
architectural development of Washington, DC. Over the years the
Commission's scope has been expanded to include advice on areas
such as plans for parks, public buildings, location of National
monuments, and development of public squares. As a result, the
Commission annually reviews approximately 500 projects. In
fiscal year 1988 the Commission was given responsibility for
the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $2,234,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 2,294,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 2,294,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +60,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $2,294,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts as requested, an
increase of $60,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
The Committee has included bill language requested by the
Administration that permits the Commission to accept gifts.
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $9,500,000
Budget estimate, 2010*................................ 10,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 10,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +500,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
*The President requested these funds under the National Endowment for
the Humanities.
The National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program was
established in Public Law 99-190 to support artistic and
cultural programs in the Nation's Capital. The Committee
recommends $10,000,000 as requested, $500,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level. The Committee has not accepted the
President's request to transfer administration of this program
to the National Endowment for the Humanities, nor to
fundamentally alter the nature and purpose of the program by
eliminating the criteria for grant applicants. Bill language
has been included in Title IV General Provisions to increase
the authorization for this program to $10,000,000 and the
maximum allowable grant level to $650,000 per recipient per
year.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 established
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. The Advisory
Council was reauthorized as part of the Omnibus Parks and
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333). The
Council's mandate is to further the National policy of
preserving historic and cultural resources for the benefit of
present and future generations. The Council advises the
President and Congress on preservation matters and provides
consultation on historic properties threatened by Federal
action.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $5,498,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 5,908,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 5,908,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +410,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $5,908,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, as
requested, which is an increase of $410,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level.
National Capital Planning Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The National Capital Planning Act of 1952 designated the
National Capital Planning Commission as the central planning
agency for the Federal government in the National Capital
Region. The three major functions of the Commission are to
prepare and adopt the Federal elements of the National Capital
Comprehensive Plan, prepare an annual report on a five-year
projection of the Federal Capital Improvement Program, and
review plans and proposals submitted to the Commission.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $8,328,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 8,507,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 8,507,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +179,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $8,507,000 for salaries and
expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission as
requested, an increase of $179,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
In 1980, Congress passed legislation creating a 65 member
Holocaust Memorial Council with the mandate to create and
oversee a living memorial/museum to victims of the Holocaust.
The museum opened in April 1993. Construction costs for the
museum came solely from donated funds raised by the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum Campaign and appropriated funds were
used for planning and development of programmatic components,
overall administrative support, and annual commemorative
observances. Since the opening of the museum, appropriated
funds have been provided to pay for the ongoing operating costs
of the museum as authorized by Public Law 102-529 and Public
Law 106-292.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $47,260,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 48,551,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 48,551,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +1,291,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. 0
The Committee recommends $48,551,000 for the Holocaust
Memorial Museum as requested, an increase of $1,291,000 above
the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
Presidio Trust
PRESIDIO TRUST FUND
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $17,450,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 17,230,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 23,200,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +5,750,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. +5,970,000
The Committee recommends $23,200,000 for the Presidio Trust
Fund, an increase of $5,750,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $5,970,000 above the budget request. These
funds are used to support the transition of the Presidio Army
base in San Francisco to a mixed use, financially independent
facility by the year 2013, as authorized by Public Law 104-333.
Federal appropriations have been provided to the Presidio Trust
since 1999 based on the self-sufficiency plan required by the
basic legislation. Unfortunately, the accumulated effect of
multiple years of across-the-board reductions has left the
Federal government approximately $12,000,000 in arrears on its
total commitment under the self-sufficiency plan. The increase
recommended by the Committee over the President's request is
intended to continue to address this shortfall.
Within the funds provided, the Committee encourages the
Presidio Trust to establish a task force that will meet with
the Presidio Board of Directors on matters related to the reuse
and revitalization of Fort Scott, particularly taking into
account the Presidio Trust's mandate under the Presidio Trust
Act.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission was
established by Congress in 1999 by Public Law 106-79 for the
purpose of creating an appropriate, permanent memorial to
Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Commission has escalated its work
over the last two years in identifying the location for the
Memorial, finalizing a design and developing a fund raising
plan.
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... $2,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010................................. 3,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 2,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010............................. -1,000,000
The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for salaries and
expenses, the same as the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and
$1,000,000 below the budget request.
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION
Appropriation enacted, 2009........................... 0
Budget estimate, 2010................................. $16,000,000
Recommended, 2010..................................... 10,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2009............................... +10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2010............................. -6,000,000
The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for capital
construction, $10,000,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and $6,000,000 below the budget request. The Committee
has decreased funding because not all of the request can be
spent in fiscal year 2010. The amount provided will begin the
first phase of design planning for the Memorial. The Commission
is encouraged to continue its fundraising efforts and refine
its plan to finance a significant amount of construction costs
through private funding.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 401 continues a provision providing for public
availability of information on consulting services contracts.
Section 402 continues a provision prohibiting activities to
promote public support or opposition to legislative proposals.
Section 403 continues a provision providing for annual
appropriations unless expressly provided otherwise in this Act.
Section 404 continues a provision limiting the use of
personal cooks, chauffeurs or servants.
Section 405 provides for restrictions on departmental
assessments unless approved by the Committees on
Appropriations.
Section 406 prohibits the transfer of funds unless provided
in this or other Acts.
Section 407 continues a limitation on accepting and
processing applications for patents and on the patenting of
Federal lands; permits processing of grandfathered
applications; and permits third-party contractors to process
grandfathered applications.
Section 408 continues a provision limiting payments for
contract support costs in past years to the funds available in
law and accompanying report language in those years for the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service.
Section 409 continues a provision allowing Forest Service
land management plans to be more than 15 years old if the
Secretary of Agriculture is acting in good faith to update such
plans.
Section 410 continues a provision limiting preleasing,
leasing, and related activities within the boundaries of
National Monuments.
Section 411 includes technical changes to a previous
provision providing the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture the authority to enter into reciprocal
agreements with foreign wildfire organizations concerning the
tort liability of firefighters.
Section 412 continues a provision authorizing the Secretary
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to give
consideration to rural communities, local and non-profit
groups, and disadvantaged workers in entering into contracts
for hazardous fuels and watershed projects.
Section 413 continues a provision which restricts funding
for acquisition of land from being used for declarations of
taking or complaints in condemnation.
Section 414 amends existing law to continue for one year
certain authorities to renew grazing permits or leases
administered by the Forest Service or Department of the
Interior. This will allow time for the agencies to complete the
required environmental reviews. The Committee recognizes that
the increasing numbers of permits expiring, increased costs for
processing, and litigation, have resulted in a significant
backlog and workload in processing permits. The Committee
remains supportive of these renewals in an effort to avoid
unnecessary hardship and administrative expense for existing
permittees, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service,
and interested members of the public. The Committee has
provided $1,000,000 for the BLM range management activity to
help reduce this considerable backlog. Those funds should be
targeted to those areas where litigation is causing significant
delays. Further, the Committee also directs the Secretaries of
Interior and Agriculture to, within 60 days of enactment of
this Act, submit a report to the House and Senate Committees
making legislative, programmatic and resource recommendations
necessary to ensure that all permits are reviewed and processed
in a timely manner.
Section 415 amends the National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities Act of 1965 to reinstate four positions to the
National Council on the Arts, and increases the number of
members necessary for the National Council on the Arts to
constitute a quorum.
Section 416 increases the authorization for the National
Arts and Cultural Affairs program to $10,000,000 and the
maximum allowable grant level to $650,000 per recipient per
year.
Section 417 extends an existing pilot program for the sale
of forest botanical products by the Forest Service through
fiscal year 2014. This program provides a mechanism to fund the
environmental analyses and administrative tasks necessary for a
successful, small program which provides sustainable harvests
of certain botanical products, which aids rural communities.
Section 418 provides that the payment of bonuses for coal
leases on Federal lands be treated in the same way that the
government treats oil and gas leases. The Mineral Leasing Act
(30 U.S.C. 201(a)(1)) and current regulations allow payment for
many coal leases to be deferred over five years and not paid
over one year as is the case for all oil and gas leases. The
Committee recommendation requires that coal leases will be
treated in the same manner as oil and gas leases on Federal
lands and waters. The coal industry on BLM-managed lands is now
a mature industry. The deferral provision was originally
established to encourage coal mining and establishment of new
mines. Additional revenue obtained for the Federal government
during fiscal year 2010 is estimated at $207,000,000. The
States where the coal is leased will also gain a similar
amount.
Section 419 provides that for fiscal year 2010, as
requested by the Administration, geothermal energy receipts
will be directed back to the historic formula of 50 percent to
the States and 50 percent to the Treasury.
Section 420 extends a previous successful authority known
as the Colorado Good Neighbor Act authority for four years.
This authority allows for the Secretary of Agriculture, via
cooperative agreement or contract, to permit the Colorado State
Forest Service to perform certain watershed restoration and
protection services on national forest system lands in the
State of Colorado where similar or complementary watershed
restoration and protection services are being performed on
adjacent State or private lands. The types of services include
treatment of insect infected trees, reduction of hazardous
fuels, and other activities to restore or improve watersheds or
fish and wildlife habitat across ownership boundaries.
Section 421 defers an Ultradeepwater oil and gas research
and development grant directed by the Energy Policy Act of
2005.
Section 422 amends Section 302(a) of the Secure Rural
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C.5 7142(a)) to allow counties to use their funds to pay
the salaries and benefits of county employees who supervise
persons performing mandatory community service on Federal
lands.
Section 423 incorporates the allocation for the projects
and purposes as outlined in the table titled ``Congressionally
Directed Spending'' in this report. This is in addition to the
allocation requirements specified in this report for ``National
Park Service--Historic Preservation Fund'' for Save America's
Treasures and ``Environmental Protection Agency--State and
Tribal Assistance Grants'' for special project grants for the
construction of drinking water, wastewater and storm
infrastructure and for water quality protection.
Section 424 requires the President to submit a report to
the Appropriations committees no later than 120 days after the
fiscal year 2011 budget is submitted to Congress describing in
detail all Federal agency obligations and expenditures for
climate change programs and activities sin fiscal years 2008,
2009 and 2010.
Section 425 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this or any other Act to implement any rule that requires
mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure
management systems.
Section 426 provides that no funds in this or prior Acts
may be used to release detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to
the United States territories of Guam, American Samoa, the
United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It also
prohibits the use of funds to transfer detainees to these
territories until two months after the President submits a
detailed plan regarding the proposed disposition of detainees.
Detainees from Guantanamo may not be transferred or released to
the freely associated States, including the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the
Republic of Palau unless the President submits information
about the transfers 30 days prior to such transfer.
Section 427 provides that no funds in this or any other Act
may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring
the issuance of permits under title V of the clean Air Act for
carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane
emissions resulting from biological processes associated with
livestock production.
CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING
INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT
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Agency Account State Project Amount
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition CA Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument $500,000
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Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management AK Stellers and Spectacled Sea Eider Research $350,000
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Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management GA Georgia Streambank Restoration $500,000
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Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management ID Idaho Sage-Grouse Management Plan $500,000
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Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management LA Endangered Whooping Crane Propogation Facility $500,000
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Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries AK Sea Otter and Stellar Sea Lion Education and Conservation $200,000
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Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries CA Review of the Klamath, North Coast, and Central Valley Hatchery Operations in $1,000,000
California
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Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries MN Mass Marking of Hatchery Fish $1,000,000
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Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries WV West Virginia Fisheries Resource Office $1,300,000
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition FL Crystal River NWR, Three Sisters Spring $500,000
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition NJ Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge $750,000
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition VA Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge $500,000
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition VA Rappahannock River National Wildlife Refuge, Bowers property $500,000
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National Park Service Statutory or Contractual Aid CA Angel Island State Park Immigration Station Hospital Rehabilitation $1,000,000
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National Park Service Statutory or Contractual Aid DC Chesapeake Bay Gateways $400,000
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National Park Service Statutory or Contractual Aid MD Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail $500,000
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National Park Service Construction AZ Saguaro National Park Trail Improvements $398,000
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National Park Service Construction CA Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center $300,000
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National Park Service Construction DC African American Civil War Museum, security enhancements $220,000
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National Park Service Construction FL Castillo de San Marcos National Monument $500,000
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National Park Service Construction IN Restore Good Fellow Lodge, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore $1,000,000
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National Park Service Construction MI Keweenaw National Historical Park Union Building $1,380,000
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National Park Service Construction NJ Gateway NRA, Sandy Hook Repair of Historic Gun Batteries $800,000
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National Park Service Construction NY Fire Island Land Trust Historic Restoration $250,000
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National Park Service Construction OH Cuyahoga Valley National Park Site and Structure Rehabilitation Program $500,000
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National Park Service Construction OK Chickasaw National Recreation Area Visitor Center $500,000
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National Park Service Construction OR Crater Lake Visitor Education Center $350,000
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National Park Service Construction PA Valley Forge National Park Visitor Center $325,000
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National Park Service Construction TN Moccasin Bend National Archeological District $500,000
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National Park Service Construction UT Timpanogos Cave National Monument Visitors Center $1,600,000
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National Park Service Construction VA Fort Hunt NCO Quarters Restoration $250,000
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National Park Service Construction WI Apostle Islands Lighthouse Restoration $2,000,000
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National Park Service Construction WI Ice Age National Scenic Trail $265,000
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National Park Service Land Acquisition KY Cumberland Gap NHP, Fern Lake $500,000
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National Park Service Land Acquisition NM Petroglyph National Monument $1,000,000
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National Park Service Land Acquisition VA Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Binns property $200,000
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National Park Service Land Acquisition WI Ice Age National Scenic Trail $2,000,000
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research AR South Arkansas Sparta Aquifer Recovery Initiative $300,000
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research AZ U.S.--Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program $1,000,000
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research CA South San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project (USGS) $1,000,000
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research IL McHenry County groundwater and stormwater protection $280,000
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research MA Conte Anadromous Fish Research Lab $220,000
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research WA Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Study $200,000
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Insular Affairs Assistance to Territories VI Critical Wastewater System Repairs and Improvements $900,000
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Environmental Protection Agency Science & Technology CO Water Research Foundation $1,700,000
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Environmental Protection Agency Science & Technology GA Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research $1,000,000
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Environmental Protection Agency Science & Technology TX Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP) $1,000,000
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Environmental Protection Agency Science & Technology VA Water Environment Research Foundation $2,000,000
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Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Management DC Rural Community Assistance Partnership $2,500,000
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Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Management DC Water Systems Council Wellcare Program $700,000
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Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Management OK Rural Water Technical Assistance, National Rural Water Association $13,000,000
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Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Management VA National Biosolids Partnership $750,000
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Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Management WA Puget Sound Ecosystem Research Initiative $4,000,000
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Other TX El Paso/Brownsville water and wastewater infrastructure $2,500,000
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US Forest Service State & Private Forestry MD Baltimore Urban Forestry Watershed Demonstration Cooperative Project $150,000
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US Forest Service State & Private Forestry WA Regional Urban Forestry Restoration Project $1,000,000
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US Forest Service State & Private Forestry WI Menomonee Valley Partners Inc; Urban Forestry Project $300,000
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and Maintenance ID Sawtooth National Recreation Area trail construction and maintenance $1,200,000
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and Maintenance TX Redesign Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area and Campground $475,000
(construction)
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition CA Angeles National Forest, Shoemaker Canyon $500,000
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition FL Florida National Scenic Trail $500,000
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition FL Osceola National Forest, Pinhook Swamp Wildlife Corridor $500,000
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition ID Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Piva Parcel $400,000
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition NC Pisgah NF, Catawba Falls Access & Trail Acquisition $713,000
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition NC Uwharrie National Forest, Uwharrie Trail $500,000
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition WV Monongahela National Forest, Cummings Tract $985,000
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition WV Monongahela National Forest, Dolly Sods $1,000,000
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US Forest Service Wildland Fire Management CA Urban Youth Conservation Corp $100,000
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BILL-WIDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Constitutional Authority
Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII requires each committee report
on a public bill or joint resolution to contain a statement
citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the
Constitution to enact the law proposed by the bill or joint
resolution.
The Committee on Appropriations bases its authority to
report this legislation on clause 7 of section 9 of article I
of the Constitution of the United States, which states ``No
money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of
Appropriations made by Law. . . .''
Appropriations contained in this Act are made pursuant to
this specific power granted by the Constitution.
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure
authorizes funding:
The Committee on Appropriations considers program
performance, including a program's success in developing and
attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing
funding recommendations.
Changes in Application of Existing Law
Pursuant to clause 3, rule XIII of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the following Statements are submitted
describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill,
which directly or indirectly change the application of existing
law. In most instances these provisions have been included in
prior appropriations Acts.
The bill includes the following changes in application of
existing law:
OVERALL BILL
Providing that certain appropriations remain available
until expended or extends the availability of funds beyond the
fiscal year where programs or projects are continuing but for
which legislation does not specifically authorize such extended
availability. This authority tends to result in savings by
preventing the practice of committing funds on low priority
projects at the end of the fiscal year to avoid losing the
funds.
Limiting, in certain instances, the obligation of funds for
particular functions or programs. These limitations include
restrictions on the obligation of funds for administrative
expenses, travel expenses, the use of consultants, and
programmatic areas within the overall jurisdiction of a
particular agency.
Limiting official entertainment or reception and
representation expenses for selected agencies in the bill.
Continuing ongoing activities of those Federal agencies,
which require annual authorization or additional legislation,
which has not been enacted.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
Providing funds to the Bureau for the management of lands
and resources.
Providing funds to the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation under certain conditions.
Permitting the use of fees for processing applications for
permit to drill.
Permitting the use of mining fee collections for program
operations.
Permitting the use of fees from communication site rentals.
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
Authorizing the transfer of certain collections from the
Oregon and California Land Grants Fund to the Treasury.
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND
Permitting the use of salvage timber receipts in the forest
ecosystems health and recovery fund through fiscal year 2015.
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS
Allowing certain funds to be transferred to the Department
of the Interior for range improvements.
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES
Allowing the use of certain collected funds for certain
administrative costs and operation of termination of certain
facilities.
Allowing the use of funds on any damaged public lands.
Authorizing the Secretary to use monies from forfeitures,
compromises or settlements for improvement, protection and
rehabilitation of public lands under certain conditions.
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS
Allowing certain contributed funds to be advanced for
administrative costs and other activities of the Bureau.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Permitting the payment of rewards for information on
violations of law on Bureau lands
Providing for cost-sharing arrangements for printing
services.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Providing funding for the Youth Conservation Corps.
Limiting funding for certain Endangered Species Act listing
and critical habitat programs.
Permitting payment for information or rewards in the law
enforcement program.
Designating funds for contaminant analyses.
LAND ACQUISITION
Providing funding for implementing the Highlands
Conservation Act of 2004.
Limiting the use of funds for administrative overhead,
planning, and other management costs.
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
Provides funds for Idaho Salmon and Clearwater River Basins
Habitat Account pursuant to the Snake River Water Rights Act of
2004.
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS
Specifying the State and Tribal wildlife grants
distribution formula, the planning and cost-sharing
requirements, requiring that funds unobligated after two years
be reapportioned, and limiting administrative costs.
Providing that no State, Territory, or other jurisdiction
shall receive a grant if its conservation plan is disapproved.
Provides that amount apportioned in 2010 to any State,
territory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of
September 30, 2011, shall be reapportioned, together with funds
appropriated in 2012.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Providing for repair of damage to public roads.
Providing options for the purchase of land not to exceed
$1.
Permitting cost-shared arrangements for printing services.
Permitting the use of funds for employment-related legal
services.
Permitting the acceptance of donated aircraft.
National Park Service
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
Designating funds for Everglades restoration.
Providing for repair, rehabilitation and maintenance of
National Park Service Assets.
Park Partnership Project Grants
Designates funds for certain signature cost-share projects
and establishes cost-share requirements.
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
Providing for expenses not otherwise provided for.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
Providing funds for Save America's Treasures and Preserve
America grants programs and provides that funds for Save
America's Treasures Grants shall be allocated in acordance with
the terms and conditions specified in the explanatory
statement.
CONSTRUCTION
Providing funds for modified water deliveries to Everglades
National Park with certain restrictions.
Providing for a special resource study along the route of
the Mississippi River in the counties contiguous to the river
from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of
Mexico.
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
Rescinding $30,000,000 in Land and Water Conservation Fund
contract authority.
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE
Requiring that funding for the program is derived from the
Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Provides funding for the State assistance program.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Providing for the retention of administrative costs under
certain Land and Water Conservation Fund programs.
Allowing certain franchise fees to be available for
expenditure without further appropriation to extinguish or
reduce liability for certain possessory interests.
Allows National Park Service funds to be transferred to the
Federal Lands Highway Administration for purposes authorized
under 23 U.S.C. 204 for reasonable administrative support
costs.
United States Geological Survey
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
Provides funds to classify lands as to their mineral and
water resources.
Funds engineering supervision to power permittees and
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees.
Funds the administration of the minerals exploration
program (30 U.S.C. 641) conduct inquiries into the economic
conditions affecting mining and materials processing
industries.
Designates funds for operating expenses of the Civil
Applications Committee.
Prohibiting the conduct of new surveys on private property
without permission.
Requiring cost sharing for cooperative topographic mapping
and water resource data collection activities.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing funds to be used for certain security,
contracting, technical services, construction, maintenance,
acquisition, and representation expenses.
Permitting the use of certain contracts, grants, and
cooperative agreements.
Recognizing students and recent graduates as Federal
employees for the purposes of travel and work injury
compensation.
Minerals Management Service
ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT
Permitting the use of certain excess receipts from Outer
Continental Shelf leasing activities.
Providing for reasonable expenses related to volunteer
beach and marine cleanup activities.
Providing for refunds for overpayments on Indian allottee
leases.
Provides that for the costs of administration of the
Coastal Impact Assistance Program MMS may retain up to 4
percent of the amounts which are disbursed under section
31(b)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Provides that funds may be used which shall be derived from
non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2010.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Providing for administrative costs from State royalty
payments.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Permitting, hereafter, the use of monies collected pursuant
to assessment of civil penalties to reclaim lands affected by
coal mining after August 3, 1977.
Permitting payment to State and Tribal personnel for travel
and per diem expenses for training.
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
Allowing the use of debt recovery to pay for debt
collection.
Allowing funds to be used for travel expenses of State and
Tribal personnel while attending certain OSM training.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Permits the Secretary to transfer title for computer
equipment to States and Tribes.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
Limiting funds for welfare assistance payments, except for
disaster relief.
Limiting funds for contract support costs.
Permitting the use of Tribal priority allocations for
general assistance payments to individuals, for contract
support costs, and school operations costs.
Providing for an Indian self-determination fund.
Limiting funds for administrative cost grants under certain
circumstances.
Allowing the transfer of certain forestry funds.
Allows use of funds to purchase uniforms or other
identifying articles of clothing for personnel if it enhances
the safety of Bureau field employees.
CONSTRUCTION
Providing for the transfer of Navajo irrigation project
funds to the Bureau of Reclamation.
Providing that six percent of Federal Highway Trust Fund
contract authority may be used for construction management
costs.
Providing Safety of Dams funds on a nonreimbursable basis.
Requiring the use of administrative and cost accounting
principles for certain school construction projects and
exempting such projects from certain requirements.
Requiring conformance with building codes and health and
safety standards.
Specifying the procedure for dispute resolution.
Limiting the control of construction projects when certain
time frames have not been met.
Allowing reimbursement of construction costs from the
Office of Special Trustee.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing contracting for the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
Limiting the use of funds for certain contracts, grants and
cooperative agreements.
Allowing Tribes to return appropriated funds.
Prohibiting funding of Alaska schools.
Limiting the number of schools and the expansion of grade
levels in individual schools.
Permitting the use of Indian Student Equalization Program
funds to offset costs associated with significant enrollment
increases.
Specifying distribution of indirect and administrative
costs for certain Tribes.
Departmental Offices
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Permitting payments to former Bureau of Mines workers.
Allows certain payments authorized for the Payments in Lieu
of Taxes Program to be retained for administrative expenses.
Provides that no Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program payment
be made to otherwise eligible units of local government if the
computed amount of the payment is less than $100.
INSULAR AFFAIRS, ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES
Designating funds for various programs and for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs and providing until
expended for the latter.
Allowing audits of the financial transactions of the
Territorial and Insular governments by the GAO.
Providing grant funding under certain terms of the
Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United
States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands.
Allowing grants for the Pacific Basin Development Council.
Allowing a grant to the Close Up foundation.
Providing for capital infrastructure in various
Territories.
Allowing appropriations for disaster assistance to be used
as non-Federal matching funds for hazard mitigation grants.
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
Providing grants to Palau, the Marshall Islands, and
Micronesia.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION, INSULAR AFFAIRS
Allows, at the request of the Governor of Guam, for certain
discretionary and mandatory funds to be used to assist securing
certain rural electrification loans through the U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
Office of Special Trustee for American Indians
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS
Limiting the amount of funding available for the historical
accounting of Indian trust fund accounts.
Allowing transfers to other Department of the Interior
accounts.
Providing no-year funding for certain Indian Self
Determination Act grants.
Specifying that the statute of limitations shall not
commence on any claim resulting from trust funds losses.
Exempting quarterly statements for Indian trust accounts
$15 or less.
Requiring annual statements and records maintenance for
Indian trust accounts.
Limiting use of funds to correct administrative errors in
Indian trust accounts.
Permitting the use of recoveries from erroneous payments
pursuant to Indian trust accounts.
Allowing transfer of funds to comply with certain statutory
requirements.
Department-Wide Programs
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
Permitting the repayments of funds transferred from other
accounts for firefighting.
Permitting the use of funds for lodging and subsistence of
firefighters.
Permitting cost-sharing of cooperative agreements with non-
federal entities under certain circumstances.
Permitting the use of grants, contracts and cooperative
agreements for hazardous fuels reduction, including cost-
sharing and local assistance.
Permitting reimbursement to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for
consultation activities under the Endangered Species Act.
Providing certain terms for leases of real property with
local governments.
Providing for the transfer of funds between the Department
of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for wildland
fire management.
Providing funds for support of Federal emergency response
actions.
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND
Allows funds to be transferred to the Wildland Fire
Management account if suppression funds will be obligated
within 30 days and if the President issues a finding that the
funds are necessary.
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
Amends previous language under this heading to allow the
use of fines or penalties for appropriate activities.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Allows funds for the financial and business management
system and information technology improvement.
Prohibits use of funds to establish reserves in the working
capital fund with exceptions.
Allows assessments for reasonable charges for training
services at the National Indian Program Center and use of these
funds under certain conditions.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing the sale of existing aircraft with proceeds used
to offset the purchase price of replacement aircraft.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Allowing transfer of funds for certain reconstruction of
facilities in emergency situations.
Allowing transfer of funds in certain emergency situations
if other funds provided in other accounts will be exhausted
within 30 days.
Permitting the Department to use limited funding for
certain services.
Permitting the transfer of funds between the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians.
Permitting the redistribution of certain Indian funds with
limitations.
Permitting the conveyance of the Twin Cities Research
Center.
Allowing payment of attorney fees for Federal employees
related to the Cobell v. Salazar litigation.
Requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to mark
hatchery salmon.
Authorizing the acquisition of lands and leases for Ellis
Island.
Amends previous law to allow donations to be used by the
MMS for certain environmental studies through fiscal year 2013.
Providing authority to enter into cooperative agreements
under certain circumstances.
Permitting acquisition of lands for the Ice Age National
Scenic Trail under certain circumstances.
Providing certain terms of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act shall apply hereafter to certain Department
energy leases.
Allows the MMS to collect certain non-refundable inspection
fees from designated operator facilities.
Provides the Department of the Interior authority to fund
land acquisition at the San Juan Islands National Historic
Park, WA.
Provides for an expansion of the Minidoka National Historic
Site, ID.
TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Provides for operating expenses in support of research and
development.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
Allows purchase of reprints and library memberships in
societies or associations which issue publications to members
only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are
not members.
Limiting amounts for official representation and reception
expenses, providing two-year funding availability for
administrative costs of Brownfields program, and specifies
funding for specific Geographic Programs as specified in the
explanatory statement to this Act.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
Allowing distribution of funds to purchase services from
other agencies under certain circumstances.
Providing for the transfer of funds within certain agency
accounts.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Providing for grants to Federally-recognized Indian Tribes.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
Specifies funding for capitalization grants for the
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds and allows certain amounts
for additional subsidies.
Designating cost-share requirements for water and
wastewater infrastructure improvement projects.
Limiting use of funds for Alaska Native Villages.
Makes special project grants for the construction of
drinking water, wastewater and storm water infrastructure and
for water quality protection in accordance with the terms and
conditions specified in the explanatory statement accompanying
this Act.
Designating grants for water quality monitoring.
Providing for State and Tribal grants for underground
storage tank leak prevention.
Providing funding for green infrastructure water projects,
local government climate change, and environmental information
exchange network initiatives grants.
Providing waivers for certain uses of clean water, State
revolving funds for State administrative cost and for grants to
Federally-recognized Indian Tribes.
Allows certain Clean Water State Revolving Fund assets to
be reserved for grants made under Title II of the Clean Water
Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands.
Allows certain funds appropriated for the Drinking Water
State Revolving Fund programs be reserved by the Administrator
for grants made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act.
Prohibiting the use of funds for jurisdictions that permit
development or construction of additional colonia areas.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing awards of grants to Federally-recognized Indian
Tribes.
Authorizing the collection of pesticide registration
service fees.
Extends authorization for appointments under Title 42
U.S.C. 209.
Allows transfer of funds from the ``Environmental Programs
and Management'' account to the head of any other federal
department or agency to carry out activities that would support
the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water
Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities and
provides for certain interagency agreements and grants to
various entities in support of this effort.
Provides that certain Clean Water State Revolving Fund or
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants for
projects shall be for projects to address green infrastructure,
water or energy efficiency improvements, or other
environmentally innovative activities.
Provides specific wage rate requirements for the Clean
Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.
TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
Forest Service
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
Designating funds for the forest inventory and analysis
program.
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
Deriving forest legacy funding from the Land and Water
Conservation Fund.
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
Allowing 50 percent of the fees collected under the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act to remain available until
expended.
Allows transfer of funds to the Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management for certain wild horse management and
cadastral survey activities.
Allows transfer of funds to other Forest Service accounts
if it enhances efficiency or effectiveness of activities.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Allowing capital improvement and maintenance funds to be
used for road decommissioning.
Designating funds for special road and trail maintenance
and repair and watershed rehabilitation activities.
Requiring that funds becoming available in fiscal year 2010
for the road and trails fund (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be
transferred to the treasury.
Allows transfer of funds to other Forest Service accounts
if it enhances efficiency or effectiveness of activities.
LAND ACQUISITION
Deriving funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
Providing that six percent of range betterment funds may be
used for administrative expenses.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
Allowing the use of wildland fire funds to repay advances
from other accounts.
Allowing reimbursement of States for certain wildfire
emergency activities.
Permitting the use of funds for the joint fire science
program.
Permitting the use of forest and rangeland research funds
for fire science research.
Permitting the use of funds for emergency rehabilitation
and restoration and hazardous fuels reduction to support
emergency response and wildfire suppression.
Designating funds for hazardous fuels reduction,
rehabilitation, restoration, and research and permitting
competitive research grants.
Designating funds for State fire assistance, volunteer fire
assistance and forest health on Federal and State and private
lands.
Allows transfer of funds to other Forest Service accounts
if it enhances efficiency or effectiveness of activities.
Providing for cost-shared cooperative agreements.
Providing for the use of funds on adjacent, non-Federal
lands for hazard reduction.
Providing for the transfer of wildland fire funds between
the Department of the Interior and the Department of
Agriculture.
Providing for the use of hazardous fuels reduction funds to
create incentives for increased use of biomass on National
Forest lands.
Providing that funds for wildfire suppression shall be
assessed for indirect costs.
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND
Allows funds to be transferred to the Wildland Fire
Management account if suppression funds will be obligated
within 30 days and the President issues a finding that the
funds are necessary.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Permitting the purchase of passenger motor vehicles and
proceeds from the sale of aircraft may be used to purchase
replacement aircraft.
Allowing funds for certain employment contracts.
Allowing funds to be used for purchase and alteration of
buildings.
Allowing for acquisition of certain lands and interests.
Allowing expenses for certain volunteer activities.
Providing for the cost of uniforms.
Providing for debt collections on certain contracts.
Allowing transfer of funds in certain emergency situations
if all other funds provided for wildfire suppression will be
obligated within 30 days and the Secretary notifies the
Committees 5 days in advance.
Allowing funds to be used through the Agency for
International Development for work in foreign countries and to
support other forestry activities outside of the United States.
Prohibiting the transfer of funds under the Department of
Agriculture transfer authority under certain conditions.
Limiting funds to be transferred to the USDA Working
Capital Fund and reimbursable expenses account.
Designating funds for the Youth Conservation Corps and
Public Lands Corps.
Limiting the use of funds for official reception and
representation expenses.
Providing for matching funds for the National Forest
Foundation and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Allowing funds to be used for technical assistance for
certain rural communities.
Permitting the use of funds for payments to counties in the
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Providing Federal employee status for certain individuals
employed under the Older Americans Act of 1965.
Permitting funding assessments for facilities maintenance,
rent, utilities, and other support services.
Allowing limited funds for the Department of Agriculture,
General Counsel, for reimbursement of travel costs under
certain circumstances.
Extends an existing provision allowing use of funds for
certain educational costs in Puerto Rico.
Indian Health Service
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
Providing that Tribal contract and grant funding is deemed
obligated at the time of grant or contract award and remains
available until expended.
Providing no-year funds for contract medical care including
the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund.
Limits funding for Headquarters operations and information
technology activities.
Providing for a minimum funding level for the Urban Indian
Health program.
Loan repayment under section 108 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act.
Providing funding and allocation direction for the
methamphetamine and domestic violence programs.
Providing that certain contracts and grants may be
performed in two fiscal years.
Providing for use of collections and reporting of
collections under Title IV of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act.
Providing no-year funding for scholarship funds.
Exempting certain Tribal funding from fiscal year
constraints.
Limiting contract support cost spending.
Providing for the collection of individually identifiable
health information relating to the Americans with Disabilities
Act by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Permitting the use of Indian Health Care Improvement Fund
monies for facilities improvement and providing no-year funding
availability.
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
Providing that facilities funds may be used to purchase
land, modular buildings and trailers.
Providing for TRANSAM equipment to be purchased from the
Department of Defense.
Prohibiting the use of funds for sanitation facilities for
new homes funded by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
Allowing for the purchase of ambulances.
Providing for a demolition fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Providing for per diem expenses for senior level positions.
Providing for payments for telephone service in private
residences in the field, purchase of motor vehicles, aircraft
and reprints.
Providing for purchase and erection of modular buildings.
Providing funds for uniforms.
Allowing funding to be used for attendance at professional
meetings.
Providing that health care may be extended to non-Indians
at Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and
for the expenditure of collected funds.
Providing for transfers of funds from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service.
Prohibiting limitations on certain Federal travel and
transportation expenses.
Permitting the use of funds transferred from the Department
of Health and Human Services.
Allowing deobligation and reobligation of funds applied to
self-governance funding agreements.
Prohibiting the expenditure of funds to implement new
eligibility regulations.
Permitting certain reimbursements for goods and services
provided to Tribes.
Providing that reimbursements for training, technical
assistance, or services include total costs.
Prohibiting changing the appropriations structure without
approval of the Appropriations Committees.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Providing for the conduct of health studies, testing, and
monitoring.
Designating funds for Individual Learning Accounts and
providing no-year funding.
Providing deadlines for health assessments and studies.
Limiting use of funds for administrative costs.
Limiting the number of toxicological profiles.
Executive Office of the President
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Designating the appointment and duties of the chairman.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Limiting the use of funds for per diem expenses and the
number of senior level positions.
Providing for the appointment of the EPA, Inspector General
to serve as Inspector General for the Board.
Provides that funds shall be paid to the ``Office of
Inspector General'' appropriation of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Defining eligible relocatees.
Prohibiting movement of any single Navajo or Navajo family
unless a new or replacement home is available.
Limiting relocatees to one new or replacement home.
Establishing a priority for relocation of Navajos to those
certified eligible who have selected and received homesites on
the Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off
the Navajo reservation.
Smithsonian Institution
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Limiting certain lease terms.
Providing for purchase of passenger vehicles and certain
rental, repair and cleaning of uniforms.
Designating funds for certain programs including the
National Museum of African American History and Culture and
providing no-year funds.
Designating funds for fellowships and scholarly awards.
Providing that funds may be used to support American
overseas research centers.
Allowing for advance payments to independent contractors
performing research services or participating in official
Smithsonian presentations.
FACILITIES CAPITAL
Designating funds for maintenance, repair, rehabilitation,
and construction and for consultant services.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Provides that funds provided in fiscal 2008 for the Legacy
Fund may be transferred to the Facilities Capital account and
be utilized under the terms and conditions of the latter.
National Gallery of Art
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Allowing payment in advance for membership in library,
museum, and art associations or societies.
Providing for restoration and repair of works of art by
contract under certain circumstances.
Providing no-year funds for special exhibitions.
REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS
Specifies that certain funds shall be available to repair
the National Gallery's East Building facade.
Permitting the Gallery to perform work by contract under
certain circumstances.
National Endowment for the Arts
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Provides funds for the support of projects and productions
in the arts, including arts education and public outreach
activities.
National Endowment for the Humanities
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Specifies funds to carry out the matching grants program.
Allowing obligation of National Endowment for the
Humanities current and prior year funds from gifts, bequests,
and devises of money for which equal amounts have not
previously been appropriated.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE
HUMANITIES
Prohibiting the use of funds for grants and contracts which
do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913.
Prohibiting the use of appropriated funds and permitting
the use of non-appropriated funds for reception expenses.
Allowing the chairperson of the National Endowment for the
Arts to approve small grants under certain circumstances.
Commission of Fine Arts
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Permitting the charging and use of fees for its
publications.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Restricting hiring at Executive Level V or higher.
National Capital Planning Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Permitting limited use of funds for certain international
hosting of official reception and representational expenses.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Designating funds for equipment replacement and for repair,
rehabilitation and for exhibition design and production and
providing no year availability for these funds.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Providing for public availability of information on
consulting services contracts.
Prohibiting the use of funds to distribute literature
either to promote or oppose legislative proposals on which
Congressional action is incomplete.
Specifying that funds are for one year unless provided
otherwise.
Prohibiting the use of funds to provide personal cooks,
chauffeurs or other personal servants to any office or
employee.
Limiting assessments against programs funded in this bill.
Limiting transfer of funds.
Continuing a limitation on accepting and processing
applications for patents and on the patenting of Federal lands;
permitting processing of grandfathered applications; and
permitting third-party contractors to process grandfathered
applications.
Limiting the use of funds for contract support costs on
Indian contracts.
Limiting funds for completing or issuing the five-year
program under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act.
Limiting leasing and preleasing activities within National
Monuments.
Providing the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture the authority to enter into reciprocal
agreements with foreign firefighting organizations concerning
the tort liability of firefighters.
Permitting consideration, when awarding contracts, to local
contractors who provide employment and training for dislocated
and displaced workers in economically disadvantaged rural
communities.
Prevents funding for declarations of taking without
Committee approval.
Amends existing law to continue for one year certain
authorities to renew grazing permits or leases administered by
the Forest Service or Department of the Interior.
Amends the National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965 to reinstate four positions to the
National Council on the Arts, and increases the number of
members necessary for the National Council on the Arts to
constitute a quorum.
Increases the authorization for the National Arts and
Cultural Affairs program to $10,000,000 and the maximum
allowable grant level to $650,000 per recipient per year.
Extends an existing pilot program for the sale of forest
botanical products by the Forest Service through fiscal year
2014.
Provides that the payment of bonuses for coal leases on
Federal lands be treated in the same way that the government
treats oil and gas leases.
Provides that geothermal energy receipts will be directed
back to the historic formula of 50 percent to the States and 50
percent to the Treasury.
Extends the Colorado Good Neighbor Act Authority for four
years, allowing the Secretary of Agriculture to work with the
Colorado State Forest Service to perform certain watershed
restoration and protection services on national forest system
lands in the State of Colorado.
Defers an Ultradeepwater oil and gas research and
development grant.
Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
determination Act of 2000 to allow counties to use their funds
to pay salaries of their employees who supervise persons
performing mandatory community service on Federal lands.
Incorporates into law the allocation for the projects and
purposes as outlined in the table titled ``Congressionally
Directed Spending'' in this report.
Requires the President to submit a report to the
Appropriations Committees no later than 120 days after the
fiscal year 2011 budget is submitted to Congress describing in
detail all Federal agency obligations and expenditures for
climate change programs and activities in fiscal years 2008,
2009 and 2010.
Prohibits the use of funds made available in this or any
other Act to implement any rule that requires mandatory
reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management
systems.
Provides that no funds in this or prior Acts may be used to
release detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United
States territories of Guam, American Samoa, the United States
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It also prohibits
the use of funds to transfer detainees to these territories
until two months after the President submits a detailed plan
regarding the proposed disposition of detainees. Detainees from
Guantanamo may not be transferred or released to the freely
associated States, including the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the
Republic of Palau unless the President submits information
about the transfers 30 days prior to such transfer.
Provides that no funds in this or any other Act may be used
to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the
issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act for
carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane
emissions resulting from biological processes associated with
livestock production.
APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table lists the
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not
authorized by law:
[Dollars in thousands]
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Appropriations in
Last year of Authorization last year of Appropriations in
authorization level authorization this bill
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Bureau of Land Management:
All discretionary programs...... 2002 Such sums... $1,681,437 $940,996
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service:
Resource Management:
Endangered Species Act 1992 $41,500 35,721 165,157
Amendments of 1988.........
Great Lakes Fish & Wildlife 2004 4,000 498 560
Restoration Grants.........
Marine Mammal Protection Act 1999 10,296 2,008 2,523
Amendments of 1994.........
General Administration:
Great Ape Conservation...... 2005 5,000 1,381 2,250
Fisheries Restoration 2005 25,000 2,000 4,000
Irrigation Mitigation Act..
Neotropical Migratory Birds. 2005 5,000 3,944 5,250
Environmental Protection Agency:
Hazardous Substance Superfund... 1994 5,100,000 1,480,853 1,306,541
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants:
Alaska Native Villages...... 1979 2,000 Not available 10,000
Clean Water SRF............. 1992 1,800,000 2,400,000 2,251,813
Drinking Water SRF.......... 2003 1,000,000 ................. 1,409,176
Clean Air Act............... 1997 Such sums... 167,230 226,580
Radon Abatement Act......... 1991 10,000 9,000 8,074
Clean Water Act (FWPCA)..... 1991 ................. ................. 2,251,813
BEACH Act................... 2005 30,000 9,920 9,900
Safe Drinking Water Act..... 2003 115,000 ................. 1,409,176
Solid Waste Disposal Act 1988 70,000 71,391 103,346
(RCRA).....................
Toxic Substances Control Act 1983 1,500 5,100 5,099
Pollution Prevention Act.... 1993 8,000 6,800 4,940
Indian Environmental General 1998 Such sums... 38,585 62,875
Assistance Program Act.....
Underground Storage Tanks... 1988 10,000 14,400 2,500
USDA Forest Service:
National Forest Foundation...... 1997 Such sums... 1,000 3,000
National Endowment for the Arts..... 1993 Such sums... 174,460 170,000
National Endowment for the 1993 Such sums... 177,403 170,000
Humanities.........................
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The Committee notes that authorizing legislation for many
of these programs is in various stages of the legislative
process and expects these authorizations to be enacted into law
later this year.
Rescissions
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2), rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying
bill:
Department and activity
Amounts recommended for rescission
Department of the Interior: Land and Water
Conservation Fund (contract authority) $30,000,000
Environmental Protection Agency: Prior year accounts
$142,000,000
Transfers of Funds
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2), rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the transfers of funds provided in the accompanying
bill.
Appropriation Transfers Recommended in the Bill
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Account to which transfer is
Account from which transfer is made Amount 000's made Amount 000's
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Department of the Interior, National Park not specified Department of Transportation, not specified
Service. Federal Highway
Administration.
Department of the Interior, Operation of not specified Tribal trust forestry not specified
Indian Programs. accounts.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of not specified Bureau of Reclamation........ not specified
Indian Affairs Construction.
Department of the Interior, Office of the not specified Department of the Interior, not specified
Special Trustee for American Indians. Bureau of Indian Affairs and
Office of the Secretary
accounts.
Department of the Interior, Wildland Fire up to $50,000 Department of Agriculture, up to $50,000
Management. Forest Service, Wildland
Fire Management.
Department of the Interior, Wildland Fire 75,000 Department of the Interior, 75,000
Suppression Contingency Reserve Fund. Department-wide Programs,
Wildland Fire Management.
Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous not specified other Federal Agencies....... not specified
Substance Superfund.
Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous 9,975 Environmental Protection 9,975
Substance Superfund. Agency, Office of Inspector
General.
Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous 26,834 Environmental Protection 26,834
Substance Superfund. Agency, Science and
Technology.
Environmental Protection Agency, up to $475,000 other Federal department or up to $475,000
Environmental Programs and Management. agency.
USDA, Forest Service, National Forest up to $10,000 Department of the Interior, up to $10,000
System. Bureau of Land Management.
USDA, Forest Service, National Forest up to $10,000 USDA, Forest Service Accounts up to $10,000
System.
USDA, Forest Service, Capital Improvement & up to $10,000 USDA, Forest Service Accounts up to $10,000
Maintenance.
USDA, Forest Service, Wildland Fire 11,600 USDA, Forest Service, 11,600
Management. National Forest System.
USDA, Forest Service, Wildland Fire 23,917 USDA, Forest Service, Forest 23,917
Management. & Rangeland Research.
USDA, Forest Service, Wildland Fire 124,180 USDA, Forest Service, State & 124,180
Management. Private Forestry.
USDA, Forest Service, Wildland Fire up to $25,000 USDA, Forest Service Accounts up to $25,000
Management.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, up to $50,000 Department of the Interior, up to $50,000
Wildland Fire Management. Wildland Fire Management.
USDA Forest Service, Wildland Fire 282,000 USDA, Forest Service, 282,000
Suppression Contingency Reserve Fund. Wildland Fire Management.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigations 150 Environmental Protection 150
Board. Agency, Office of Inspector
General.
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Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change
is proposed is shown in roman):
CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
(Public Law 110-161)
* * * * * * *
DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
* * * * * * *
Department-wide Programs
* * * * * * *
central hazardous materials fund
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and
any of its component offices and bureaus for the remedial
action, including associated activities, of hazardous waste
substances, pollutants, or contaminants pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), $9,954,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That hereafter,
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, sums recovered from or paid by
a party [in advance of or as reimbursement for remedial action
or response activities conducted by the Department pursuant to
section 107 or 113(f) of such Act] including any fines or
penalties, shall be credited to this account, to be available
until expended without further appropriation: Provided further,
That hereafter such sums recovered from or paid by any party
are not limited to monetary payments and may include stocks,
bonds or other personal or real property, which may be
retained, liquidated, or otherwise disposed of by the Secretary
and which shall be credited to this account.
* * * * * * *
----------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
1987
(Public Law 99-591)
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
* * * * * * *
Minerals Management Service
LEASING AND ROYALTY MANAGEMENT
For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and environmental
studies, regulation of industry operations, and collection of
royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing laws and
regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other minerals leases,
permits, licenses and operating contracts; and for matching
grants or cooperative agreements; including the purchase of not
to exceed eight passenger motor vehicles for replacement only;
$160,697,000, of which not less than $44,904,000 shall be
available for royalty management activities including general
administration: Provided, That not less than $11,059,000 is to
be used for the mineral revenue compliance audit program:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds appropriated under this Act shall be available for
the payment of interest in accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1721 (b)
and (d): Provided further, That in fiscal year 1987 and
thereafter, the Minerals Management Service is authorized to
accept land, buildings, equipment and other contributions, from
public and private sources, which shall be available for the
purposes provided for in this account, including, [in fiscal
years 2008 and 2009 only] in fiscal years 2010 through 2013,
contributions of money and services to conduct work in support
of the orderly exploration and development of Outer Continental
Shelf resources, including but not limited to, preparation of
environmental documents such as impact statements and
assessments, studies, and related research.
* * * * * * *
----------
ACT OF SEPTEMBER 9, 1966
(Public Law 89-565)
AN ACT To authorize the establishment of the San Juan Island National
Historical Park in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
* * * * * * *
Sec. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such
sums, but not more than [$5,575,000] $13,575,000 for the
acquisition of lands and interests therein and for the
development of the San Juan National Historical Park.
* * * * * * *
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ACT OF DECEMBER 21, 2006
(Public Law 109-441)
An Act To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement
sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and
for other purposes.
* * * * * * *
SECTION 1. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC CONFINEMENT SITES.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(c) Property Acquisition.--
(1) * * *
(2) Property descriptions.--The property referred to
in paragraph (2) is the following:
(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(E) Minidoka, depicted in a map entitled
``Minidoka National Historic Site and Environs
- Draft Document'', dated May 27, 2009. The
Secretary is authorized to accept a donation of
land or interest in land acquired with funds
provided under this section, as an addition to
the Minidoka National Historic Site and
administered in accordance with section
313(c)(5) of Public Law 110-229.
(F) Heart Mountain, depicted in Figure 6.3 of
the Site Document.
* * * * * * *
----------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006
(Public Law 109-54)
* * * * * * *
TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Science and Technology
* * * * * * *
Administrative Provisions
* * * * * * *
For fiscal years 2006 through [2011] 2015, the Administrator
may, after consultation with the Office of Personnel
Management, employ up to thirty persons at any one time in the
Office of Research and Development under the authority provided
in 42 U.S.C. 209.
* * * * * * *
TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
* * * * * * *
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE
* * * * * * *
For each fiscal year through [2009] 2014, funds available to
the Forest Service in this Act may be used for the purpose of
expenses associated with primary and secondary schooling for
dependents of agency personnel stationed in Puerto Rico prior
to the date of enactment of this Act, who are subject to
transfer and reassignment to other locations in the United
States, at a cost not in excess of those authorized for the
Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined
by the Chief of the Forest Service that public schools
available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for
the education of such dependents.
* * * * * * *
----------
SECTION 6 OF THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES ACT
OF 1965
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
Sec. 6. (a) * * *
(b) Appointment and Composition of Council.--(1) The Council
shall be composed of members as follows:
(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(C) [14] 18 members appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who
shall be selected--
(i) * * *
* * * * * * *
(d)(1) The Council shall meet at the call of the Chairperson
but not less often than twice during each calendar year.
[Eight] Ten members of the Council shall constitute a quorum.
All policy meetings of the Council shall be open to the public.
* * * * * * *
----------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
1986
* * * * * * *
TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES
* * * * * * *
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
* * * * * * *
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
* * * * * * *
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
There is hereby authorized a program to support artistic and
cultural programs in the Nation's Capital to be established
under the direction of the Commission of Fine Arts. Not to
exceed [$7,500,000] $10,000,000 annually is authorized to
provide grants for general operating support to eligible
organizations located in the District of Columbia whose primary
purpose is performing, exhibiting and/or presenting arts.
* * * * * * *
Of the funds provided for grants, 70 per centum shall be
equally distributed among all qualifying organizations and 30
per centum shall be distributed based on the size of an
organization's total annual income, exclusive of Federal funds,
compared to the combined total of the annual income, exclusive
of Federal funds, of all eligible institutions. No organization
shall receive a grant in excess of [$500,000] $650,000 in a
single year.
An application process shall be established no later than
March 1, 1986, and initial grants shall be awarded no later
than June 1, 1986.
* * * * * * *
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SECTION 339 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000
* * * * * * *
Sec. 339. Pilot Program of Charges and Fees for Harvest of
Forest Botanical Products. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(h) Duration of Pilot Program.--
(1) Collection of fees.--The Secretary of Agriculture
may collect fees under the authority of subsection (c)
until September 30, [2009] 2014.
* * * * * * *
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SECTION 331 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001
(Public Law 106-291)
Sec. 331. Federal and State Cooperative Watershed Restoration
and Protection in Colorado. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(e) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary
of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into
cooperative agreements and contracts under this section expires
September 30, [2009] 2013, and the term of any cooperative
agreement or contract entered into under this section shall not
extend beyond that date.
* * * * * * *
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SECTION 302 OF THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000
SEC. 302. USE.
(a) Authorized Uses.--A participating county, including any
applicable agencies of the participating county, shall use
county funds, in accordance with this title, only--
(1) * * *
(2) to reimburse the participating county for search
and rescue and other emergency services, including
firefighting, that are--
(A) * * *
(B) paid for by the participating county;
[and]
(3) to develop community wildfire protection plans in
coordination with the appropriate Secretary
concerned[.]; and
(4) to reimburse all or part of the costs incurred by
the county to pay the salaries and benefits of county
employees who supervise adults or juveniles performing
mandatory community service on Federal lands.
* * * * * * *
DIRECTED SPENDING BY CONGRESS AND BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
This bill contains $3.4 billion in grant funding awarded
solely at the discretion of the Administration, and $312
million in funding requested by the President for specific
projects. In addition to placing a one-year moratorium on
earmarks in appropriations bills enacted in 2007 so that new
rules could be put in place, the Committee has subsequently
taken unprecedented action to increase transparency and reduce
funding for earmarks. The bill continues to further reduce
earmarks in 2010, by 20 percent below 2009. In this bill since
2006, the total funding earmarked has been reduced by 35
percent. This year earmarked funding will equal 1 percent of
the cost of the bill. It should also be noted that under the
policies adopted by the Committee the use of member earmarks
awarded to for-profit entities as a functional equivalent of no
bid contracts is ended. In cases where the Committee funds an
earmark designated for a for-profit entity, the Committee
includes legislative language requiring the Executive Branch to
nonetheless issue a request for proposal that gives other
entities an opportunity to apply and requires the agency to
evaluate all bids received and make a decision based on merit.
This gives the original designee an opportunity to be brought
to the attention of the agency, but with the possibility that
an alternative entity may be selected.
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2006 2008 2009 2010 Committee
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$ in millions # $ in millions # $ in millions # $ in millions
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$674 555 $404 543 $434 272 $156
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DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
The following table is submitted in compliance with clause
9 of rule XXI, and lists the congressional earmarks (as defined
in paragraph (e) of clause 9) contained in the bill or in this
report. Neither the bill nor the report contain any limited tax
benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs
(f) or (g) of clause 9 of rule XXI.
INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT
[Presidentially Directed Spending Items]
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Requester(s)
Agency Account Recipient Project Amount ------------------------------------
Administration House
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management Bridgeport Access Trail $176,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management Browning Ranch House Preservation $124,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management California Radio Fencing and $537,000 The President
Grounding Improvement
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management Campbell Airstrip Safety Fencing $190,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management El Toro Creek Parking Project $1,209,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management Five Mile Pass Recreation Site $362,000 The President
Facility
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management Knolls Facility $381,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management Lemhi River Total Maximum Daily Load $1,588,000 The President
Road Maintenance Phase IV
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management Partners Point Waterline $110,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management Pelican Lake Recreation Site $697,000 The President
Reconstruction
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management Sawtooth Campground $541,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Construction Bureau of Land Management Sharkey Hot Springs Renovation $287,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management Blackfoot River Special Recreation $4,500,000 The President Rehberg
Management Area
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management California Wilderness $500,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument $1,000,000 The President Pelosi
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management Craig Thomas Little Mountain SMA $2,000,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management King Range NCA $2,000,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management La Cienega ACEC/El Camino Real De $3,000,000 The President Lujan
Tierra Adento NHT
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management Lacks Creek ACEC $750,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat ACEC $1,500,000 The President
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management Meeteetsee Spires ACEC $1,500,000 The President Rehberg
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management Sandy River / Oregon NHT $2,100,000 The President Blumenauer
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management Upper Sacramento River ACEC $2,800,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Construction Fish and Wildlife Service Allegheny NFH, rehab fish production $1,500,000 The President
and electrical systems
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Fish and Wildlife Service Construction Fish and Wildlife Service Big Oaks NWR, Old Timbers Dam--Phase $100,000 The President
I
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Fish and Wildlife Service Construction Fish and Wildlife Service Fergus Falls WMD, Stang Lake Dam-- $175,000 The President
Phase II
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Fish and Wildlife Service Construction Fish and Wildlife Service Guam NWR, invasive species fence $866,000 The President
construction
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Fish and Wildlife Service Construction Fish and Wildlife Service Jackson NFH, replace water supply $1,650,000 The President
line
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Fish and Wildlife Service Construction Fish and Wildlife Service Quinault NFH, replace electric fish $1,000,000 The President
barriers
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Fish and Wildlife Service Construction Fish and Wildlife Service Turnbull NWR, Lower Pine Lake Dam-- $250,000 The President
Phase II
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Fish and Wildlife Service Construction Fish and Wildlife Service Wichita Mountains WR, Lake Rush Dam-- $4,100,000 The President
Phase II
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Fish and Wildlife Service Construction Fish and Wildlife Service Willow Beach NFH, water treatment $482,000 The President
(filters/wells) to remove Quagga
mussel from water supply
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Maritime NWR $300,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Back Bay NWR $545,000 The President Nye
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Balcones Canyonlands NWR $1,000,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Bear River MBR $500,000 The President Bishop (UT)
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Big Muddy NF&WR $300,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Blackwater NWR $2,000,000 The President Kratovil
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Bon Secour NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Bond Swamp NWR $1,200,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Cape May NWR $2,000,000 The President LoBiondo; Sires;
Rothman (NJ)
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Cherry Valley NWR $500,000 The President Kanjorski
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Chickasaw NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Cypress Creek NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Dakota Tallgrass Prairie WMA $1,000,000 The President Herseth Sandlin
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Edwin B. Forsythe NWR $1,100,000 The President Adler (NJ);
LoBiondo;
Sires; Rothman
(NJ)
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Grasslands WMA $1,000,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service James Campbell NWR $500,000 The President Abercrombie;
Hirono
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service James River NWR $1,000,000 The President Moran (VA);
Scott (VA)
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Laguna Atascosa NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Leslie Canyon NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR $1,000,000 The President Ortiz
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Nestucca Bay NWR $1,000,000 The President Schrader
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Nisqually NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service North Dakota WMA $1,000,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Panther Swamp NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Patoka River NWR $1,150,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Prime Hook NWR $1,000,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Rachel Carson NWR $3,000,000 The President Pingree (ME)
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Red River NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Red Rock Lakes NWR $1,000,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Rocky Mountain Front CA $3,750,000 The President Rehberg
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service San Bernard NWR-Austin's Woods Unit $2,500,000 The President Paul
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service San Joaquin River NWR $2,000,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Sevilleta NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Silvio O. Conte NWR&FR $2,250,000 The President Hodes; Courtney;
Murphy (CT);
Olver
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service St. Marks NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Togiak NWR $500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Upper Mississippi River NW&FR $1,500,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Upper Ouachita NWR $1,000,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Waccamaw NWR $600,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Willapa NWR $750,000 The President
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Fish and Wildlife Service Yukon Delta NWR $500,000 The President
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Blue Ridge Parkway, Repair Craggy $2,728,000 The President
Gardens Retaining and Guardwalls
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Chiricahua, Replace Failing Sewer $2,410,000 The President
Systems
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Delaware Water Gap NRA, demolish and $2,234,000 The President
remove hazardous structures
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Delaware Water Gap NRA, rehabilitate $3,048,000 The President
Childs Park
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Fort Pulaski, replace Cockspur $1,577,000 The President
Lighthouse revetment
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service George Rogers Clark NHP, restore and $3,600,000 The President
rehabilitate historic Wabash River
floodwall
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Glacier NP, safety improvements at $8,507,000 The President
Many Glacier Hotel
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Grand Canyon, employee housing $16,890,000 The President
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Grand Teton NP, construct critical $13,174,000 The President
housing
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Harry S. Truman NHS, Rehabilitate $1,018,000 The President
interior grounds of Historic Noland
House and Install interpretive
exhibits
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Katmai, replace failing $6,741,000 The President
infrastructure at Brooks Camp
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Mesa Verde curation center $11,675,000 The President
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Mesa Verde Visitor Information $10,500,000 The President Salazar
Center
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service National Capital Region, Preserve $3,844,000 The President
and protect Meridian Hill Park
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service National Capital Region, Theodore $1,706,000 The President
Roosevelt rehabilitation site
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Olympic National Park, restore Elwha $20,000,000 The President
River ecosystem and fisheries
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service Point Reyes, restore critical dune $2,803,000 The President
habitat
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Big Thicket National Preserve $5,000,000 The President Brady (TX)
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Blue Ridge Parkway $1,703,000 The President
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Chattahoochee River National Rec. $3,100,000 The President
Area
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Congaree NP $1,320,000 The President Clyburn
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Ft. Smith NHS $362,000 The President
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Golden Gate NRA $5,000,000 The President
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Guilford Courthouse NMP $880,000 The President
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Harry S. Truman NHS $1,300,000 The President
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Minidoka NHS Japanese Internment $350,000 The President
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Mt. Ranier $2,150,000 The President Reichert;
McDermott
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Natchez NHP $264,000 The President
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Olympic NP $3,000,000 The President
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Palo Alto Battlefield National Park $3,120,000 The President
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Petrified Forest National Park $4,575,000 The President
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Prince William Forest Park $425,000 The President
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service San Juan Island NHP $6,000,000 The President Larsen (WA)
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service Virgin Islands National Park $4,500,000 The President Christensen
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Angeles NF, Pyramid Lake $1,069,000 The President
Maintenance Rehabilitation
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Arapaho/Roosevelt NF, Pawnee $1,240,000 The President
Maintenance Campground/Picnic Area, Phase 1
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Arapaho/Roosevelt NF, Shadow $668,000 The President
Maintenance Mountain Village Exterior Bldg
(construction) Rehabilitation
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Bighorn NF, South Fork Campground $490,000 The President
Maintenance Rehabilitation
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Cherokee NF, Tellico River Corridor $330,000 The President
Maintenance Recreation Rehabilitation, Phase 3
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Chippewa NF, Walker Administrative $1,000,000 The President
Maintenance Site Phase 1
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Chugach NF, Porcupine Creek $1,911,000 The President
Maintenance Campground Reconstruction
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Cibola NF, Magdalena Ranger Station, $1,568,000 The President
Maintenance Phase 1
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Custer NF, Camp Crook Water System $564,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Deschutes NF, Allingham Guard $250,000 The President
Maintenance Station Water System Phase 2
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Dixie NF, Pine Valley Recreation $450,000 The President
Maintenance Area Reconstruction, Phase 3
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service FPL, Freight Elevator Replacement $785,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Francis Marion NF, Burrells Ford $355,000 The President
Maintenance Campground Rehabilitation
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Francis Marion NF, Ranger District $1,080,000 The President
Maintenance Office Phase 2
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service George Washington/Jefferson NF, $265,000 The President
Maintenance Elizabeth Furnace Water/ Sanitation
(construction) Rehabilitation
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Gifford Pinchot NF, Johnston Ridge $410,000 The President
Maintenance Observatory Deferred Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Grand Mesa/Uncompahgre/Gunnison NF, $1,312,000 The President
Maintenance Lottis Creek Recreation Area
(construction) Rehabilitation
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Hiawatha NF, Clear Lake $480,000 The President
Maintenance Environmental Education Center
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service ID Panhandle NF, Outlet Campground $760,000 The President
Maintenance Phase 1
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service ID Panhandle NF,Nursery Roof $450,000 The President
Maintenance Replacement
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service IITF, Sabana Woodshop Renovation $519,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Inyo NF, Ancient Bristlecone Pine $2,105,000 The President
Maintenance Visitor Center
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Kaibab NF, Kaibab Lake Campground $818,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Klamath NF, Oak Knoll Work Center $1,028,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Lassen NF, Merrill Campground Phase $1,115,000 The President
Maintenance 3
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Lewis & Clark NF, Interpretive $386,000 The President
Maintenance Center Health and Safety
(construction) Improvements
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Malheur NF, Prairie City Offices & $1,800,000 The President
Maintenance Warehouse
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Meadow Ponds Dam Rehabilitation $400,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Medicine Bow/Routt NF,Walden $1,080,000 The President
Maintenance Bunkhouse
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic $1,195,000 The President
Maintenance Monument
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service NRS, Grand Rapids Lab Renovation $379,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service NRS, Parsons Lab Renovation $254,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service NRS, Silas Little Experiment Forest $253,000 The President
Maintenance Remodel
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service NRS, St. Paul Elevator and Roof $475,000 The President
Maintenance Replacement
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Ottawa NF, Watersmeet Administrative $2,000,000 The President
Maintenance Site Phase 3
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Ozark-St. Francis NF, Pleasant Hill $1,500,000 The President
Maintenance Ranger District Office Addition &
(construction) Renovation
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Payette NF, Seasonal Housing $2,130,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service PNW, Juneau Lab Collocation Phase 1 $4,980,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Prescott NF, Lynx Southshore $450,000 The President
Maintenance Recreation Area
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service PSW, Hawaii Research Field Stations-- $660,000 The President Abercrombie;
Maintenance Phase 2 Hirono
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Regional Office, Aerial Fire Depot $381,000 The President
Maintenance Roofing
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service RMRS, Bozeman Research Complex $906,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service RMRS, Ft. Collins Prospect $370,000 The President
Maintenance Renovation Planning & Design
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service RMRS,Tenderfoot Creek, Experimental $495,000 The President
Maintenance Forest Administrative Site
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Salmon-Challis NF, Central Idaho $2,400,000 The President
Maintenance Fire Aviation Center
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service San Dimas, Energy Conservation and $400,000 The President
Maintenance Renewable Generation
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Siuslaw/Corvallis Collocation--East $4,100,000 The President
Maintenance Wing Replacement
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Six Rivers NF, Smith River National $996,000 The President
Maintenance Recreation Area Warehouse
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service SRS, Wood Products Insect Laboratory $1,000,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service SRS,Oxford HVAC Replacement $432,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Stanislaus NF, Long Barn Barracks $1,126,000 The President
Maintenance
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Tongass NF, Thorne Bay Quads Phase 2 $906,000 The President
Maintenance and 3
(construction)
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and US Forest Service Tonto NF, Needle Rock Campground, $668,000 The President
Maintenance Phase 1
(construction)
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Allegheny NF $500,000 The President
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Angeles NF--Bighorn Mine $1,000,000 The President
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Black Hills NF--Lady C Ranch $1,000,000 The President Herseth Sandlin
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Chattahoochee-Oconee NF $1,000,000 The President Marshall
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Chequamegon-Nicolet NF--Wisconsin $1,000,000 The President
Wild Waterways
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Cherokee NF--Rocky Fork $3,000,000 The President Price (NC)
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Chippewa/Superior NF--Minnesota $750,000 The President Oberstar
Wilderness
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Gila NF--Bear Creek Ranch $1,000,000 The President
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Green Mountain NF $250,000 The President
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Helena NF--Blackfoot Challenge $1,000,000 The President Rehberg
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Hoosier NF $250,000 The President
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Los Padres NF--Big Sur Ecosystem $1,000,000 The President Farr
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Mark Twain NF--Missouri Ozark $500,000 The President
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie/Wenatchee NFs-- $1,000,000 The President
Cascade Ecosystems
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Multiple--Greater Yellowstone Area $1,000,000 The President Rehberg
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Multiple--Sierra Nevada Checkerboard $1,000,000 The President
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Ottawa NF--Great Lakes/Great Lands $1,500,000 The President Stupak
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service San Bernardino NF--Garner Home Ranch $500,000 The President
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Six Rivers NF--Agnew Tract $1,000,000 The President
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Wallowa-Whitman NF--Imnaha River $1,500,000 The President
Canyon, Hells Canyon
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service Wasatch-Cache NF--High Uintas $1,500,000 The President
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service White Mountain NF $434,000 The President
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INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT
[Congressionally Directed Spending Items]
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Agency Account Recipient Project Amount Requester(s)
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Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Bureau of Land Management, Sacramento, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains $500,000 Bono Mack
CA National Monument
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Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management Alaska Sealife Center, Seward, AK Stellers and Spectacled Sea Eider $350,000 Young (AK)
Research
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Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Georgia Streambank Restoration $500,000 Johnson (GA); Scott (GA);
Commission, Athens, GA Marshall
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Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management Idaho Governor, Boise, ID Idaho Sage-Grouse Management Plan $500,000 Simpson
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Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management Audubon Institute, New Orleans, LA Endangered Whooping Crane Propogation $500,000 Cao
Facility
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Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries Alaska Sea Otter and Steller Sea Lion Sea Otter and Stellar Sea Lion $200,000 Young (AK)
Commission, Old Harbor, AK Education and Conservation
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Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries University of California, Davis, Review of the Klamath, North Coast, $1,000,000 Thompson (CA)
Davis, CA and Central Valley Hatchery
Operations in California
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Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries USFWS, Fort Snelling, MN Mass Marking of Hatchery Fish $1,000,000 Dingell
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Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West Virginia Fisheries Resource $1,300,000 Mollohan
Washington, DC Office
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition The Conservation Fund, Tallahassee, FL Crystal River NWR, Three Sisters $500,000 Brown-Waite, Ginny
Spring
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge $750,000 Frelinghuysen; Sires;
Basking Ridge, NJ Rothman (NJ)
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition The Conservation Fund, Chesapeake, VA Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife $500,000 Forbes
Refuge
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Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Rappahanock River National Wildlife Rappahannock River National Wildlife $500,000 Wittman; Moran (VA)
Refuge, Warsaw, VA Refuge, Bowers property
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National Park Service Statutory or Contractual Aid Angel Island Immigration Station Angel Island State Park Immigration $1,000,000 Pelosi; Woolsey
Foundation, San Francisco, CA Station Hospital Rehabilitation
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Statutory or Contractual Aid National Park Service, Washington, DC Chesapeake Bay Gateways $400,000 Sarbanes; Moran (VA);
Cummings; Hoyer;
Kratovil
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National Park Service Statutory or Contractual Aid Maryland Department of Business and Star Spangled Banner National Historic $500,000 Ruppersberger; Sarbanes;
Economic Development, Baltimore, MD Trail Cummings
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures City of Fort Payne, Fort Payne, AL Historic Fort Payne Coal and Iron $150,000 Aderholt
Building Rehabilitation
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Historic Montevallo Main Hall $150,000 Bachus; Aderholt
AL Renovation
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Save America's Treasures Talladega College, Talladega, AL Swayne Hall Historic Restoration and $100,000 Rogers (AL)
Renovation
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center $150,000 Larson (CT)
Hartford, CT Preservation
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures City of Derby, Derby, CT Sterling Opera House Renovation $150,000 DeLauro
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures San Juan County Historical Society, Shenandoah-Dives Mill National $150,000 Salazar
Silverton, CO Historic Landmark
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Save America's Treasures National Park Service, National Harmony Hall Restoration $100,000 Hoyer
Capital Parks--East, Washington, DC
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Idaho State Historical Society, Boise, Historic Old Pen Site Stabilization $150,000 Simpson
ID Project
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures First Baptist Congregational Church, Repairs to Historic Chicago Landmark $50,000 Davis (IL)
Chicago, IL
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Breckinridge County Fiscal Court, Judge Joseph Holt House Historic $150,000 Guthrie
Hardinsburg, KY Restoration
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Save America's Treasures Hancock Shaker Village, Hancock, MA Hancock Shaker Village Restoration $150,000 Olver
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Trustees of Reservations, Stockbridge, Stockbridge Mission House Renovation $117,000 Olver
MA
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures CSPS Sokol Hall, Saint Paul, MN CSPS Sokol Hall $150,000 McCollum
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Community Action of Minneapolis, Restoration of Historic Coe Mansion $150,000 Ellison
Minneapolis, MN
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures City of Bozeman, Bozeman, MT City of Bozeman Main Street Historic $150,000 Rehberg
District Restoration
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Bellamy Mansion, Wilmington, NC Bellamy Mansion Slave Quarters $100,000 McIntyre
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Georgian Court University, Lakewood, Georgian Court Mansion Restoration $200,000 Smith (NJ); Rothman (NJ)
NJ
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Township of South Orange Village, South Orange Village Hall Restoration $150,000 Payne; Pascrell
South Orange, NJ
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Village of Owego, Owego, NY Historic Owego Municipal Building $150,000 Hinchey
Rehabilitation
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater $150,000 Hinchey
Poughkeepsie, NY Restoration
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures The Friends of the Mozartina Musical Tarrytown Music Hall Restoration $150,000 Lowey
Arts Conservatory, Tarrytown, NY
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, Village Park Historic Preservation $150,000 McHugh
Canton, NY
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Union Library Company of Hatborough, Hatborough Union Library Restoration $38,000 Schwartz
Hatboro, PA
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures County of Lehigh, Allentown, PA Saylor Cement Kilns Historic $200,000 Dent
Preservation
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Superintendent of the Capitol of San Juan North Portal Restoration $150,000 Pierluisi
Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Town of Chesterfield, Chesterfield, SC Chesterfield Courthouse Restoration $150,000 Spratt
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures County of Dorchester, St. George, SC Cypress Historic Meeting Compound $200,000 Brown (SC)
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Historic Columbia Foundation, Modjeska Simkins Home Restoration $150,000 Clyburn
Columbia, SC
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Blount Mansion Association, Knoxville, Blount Mansion Historic Restoration $200,000 Duncan
TN
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT Historic Fisher Mansion Restoration $150,000 Bishop (UT)
Project
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Virginia Union University, Richmond, Belgian Building Preservation $150,000 Scott (VA)
VA
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Chesterfield County, Chesterfield, VA Chesterfield County Historic $150,000 Forbes
Preservation
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures City of Alexandria, Alexandria, VA Fort Ward Park Preservation $75,000 Moran (VA)
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Sound Experience, Port Townsend, WA Schooner Adventuress Restoration $180,000 Dicks
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Bayfield County, Washburn, WI Bayfield Historic Courthouse $150,000 Obey
Restoration
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Claymont Society for Continuous Claymont Court Historic Site $150,000 Capito
Education, Charles Town, WV Restoration
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures Alpine Heritage Preservation Inc., Cottrill's Opera House Restoration $150,000 Mollohan
Thomas, WV
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National Park Service Construction Saguaro National Park, Tucson, AZ Saguaro National Park Trail $398,000 Giffords
Improvements
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National Park Service Construction Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Joshua Tree National Park Visitor $300,000 Lewis (CA)
Palms, CA Center
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National Park Service Construction African American Civil War Museum, African American Civil War Museum, $220,000 Norton
Washington, DC security enhancements
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service, St Augustine, Castillo de San Marcos National $500,000 Mica
FL Monument
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National Park Service Construction Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Restore Good Fellow Lodge, Indiana $1,000,000 Visclosky
Porter, IN Dunes National Lakeshore
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National Park Service Construction Keweenaw National Historic Park, Keweenaw National Historical Park $1,380,000 Stupak
Calumet, MI Union Building
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National Park Service Construction Gateway NRA, Sandy Hook Unit, Fort Gateway NRA, Sandy Hook Repair of $800,000 Pallone
Hancock, NJ Historic Gun Batteries
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National Park Service Construction Fire Island Land Trust, Cold Spring Fire Island Land Trust Historic $250,000 Israel; Bishop (NY)
Harbor, NY Restoration
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National Park Service Construction Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Site and $500,000 LaTourette; Sutton
Brecksville, OH Structure Rehabilitation Program
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National Park Service Construction Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Chickasaw National Recreation Area $500,000 Cole
Sulphur, OK Visitor Center
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National Park Service Construction Crater Lake National Park, Crater Crater Lake Visitor Education Center $350,000 Walden; Blumenauer
Lake, OR
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National Park Service Construction Valley Forge National Park, King of Valley Forge National Park Visitor $325,000 Sestak
Prussia, PA Center
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National Park Service Construction Moccasin Bend National Archeological Moccasin Bend National Archeological $500,000 Wamp
District, Chattanooga, TN District
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National Park Service Construction Highland City, Highland, UT Timpanogos Cave National Monument $1,600,000 Matheson
Visitors Center
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service, McLean, VA Fort Hunt NCO Quarters Restoration $250,000 Moran (VA)
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National Park Service Construction National Park Service, Apostle Islands Apostle Islands Lighthouse Restoration $2,000,000 Obey
National Lakeshore, Bayfield, WI
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National Park Service Construction Wisconsin Department of Natural Ice Age National Scenic Trail $265,000 Obey
Resources, Madison, WI
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National Park Service Land Acquisition Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, Cumberland Gap NHP, Fern Lake $500,000 Rogers (KY)
Middlesboro, KY
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service, Washington, DC Petroglyph National Monument $1,000,000 Heinrich
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National Park Service Land Acquisition National Park Service, Fredericksburg Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania $200,000 Wittman
& Spotsylvania County Battlefields National Military Park, Binns
National Military Park, property
Frederiksburg, VA
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National Park Service Land Acquisition Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation, Ice Age National Scenic Trail $2,000,000 Baldwin; Obey
Cross Plains, WI
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research U.S. Geological Survey, AR Water South Arkansas Sparta Aquifer Recovery $300,000 Ross
Science Center, Little Rock, AR Initiative
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ U.S.--Mexico Transboundary Aquifer $1,000,000 Grijalva; Pastor (AZ)
Assessment Program
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research U.S. Geological Survey, Western South San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds $1,000,000 Stark; Lofgren, Zoe;
Ecological Research Center, Restoration Project (USGS) Honda; Pelosi
Sacramento, CA
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research U.S. Geological Survey, Urbana, IL McHenry County groundwater and $280,000 Manzullo
stormwater protection
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research Silvio O. Conte Anadromous Fish Conte Anadromous Fish Research Lab $220,000 Olver
Research Lab, Turners Falls, MA
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U.S. Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations & Research USGS Washington Water Science Center, Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Study $200,000 Dicks
Tacoma, WA
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Insular Affairs Assistance to Territories Government of the VI, St. Croix, VI Critical Wastewater System Repairs and $900,000 Christensen
Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency Science & Technology Water Research Foundation, Denver, CO Water Research Foundation $1,700,000 Kissell; Rehberg; Moran
(VA)
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Environmental Protection Agency Science & Technology The Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Consortium for Plant Biotechnology $1,000,000 Towns; Rogers (MI);
Research, Inc., St. Simons Island, GA Research Rehberg; Stupak;
Conyers; Price (NC);
Abercrombie; Lewis (GA);
Rogers (KY)
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Environmental Protection Agency Science & Technology University of Texas at El Paso, El Southwest Consortium for Environmental $1,000,000 Reyes; Pastor (AZ)
Paso, TX Research and Policy (SCERP)
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Environmental Protection Agency Science & Technology Water Environment Research Foundation, Water Environment Research Foundation $2,000,000 Price (NC); Moran (VA)
Alexandria, VA
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Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Rural Community Assistance Partnership Rural Community Assistance Partnership $2,500,000 Olver; Rogers (KY)
Management (RCAP), Washington, DC
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Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Water Systems Council, Washington, DC Water Systems Council Wellcare Program $700,000 Langevin; Latham; Arcuri;
Management Boswell
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Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and National Rural Water Association, Rural Water Technical Assistance, $13,000,000 Etheridge; Jones; Kennedy
Management Duncan, OK National Rural Water Association
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Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Water Environment Federation, National Biosolids Partnership $750,000 Moran (VA)
Management Alexandria, VA
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Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and University of Washington, Seattle, WA Puget Sound Ecosystem Research $4,000,000 Smith (WA); McDermott;
Management Initiative Dicks; Baird
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Other Brownsville, El Paso, TX El Paso/Brownsville water and $2,500,000 Reyes; Ortiz
wastewater infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater East Alabama Water Sewer and Fire East Alabama Water Sewer and Fire $275,000 Rogers (AL)
Infrastructure Project Protection District, Valley, AL Protection District for wastewater
system planning
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Enterprise, Enterprise, AL The City of Enterprise for the $500,000 Bright
Infrastructure Project Enterprise Southeast lagoon upgrade
project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Sulligent, Sulligent, AL The City of Sulligent for a water well $500,000 Aderholt
Infrastructure Project and storage tank project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Washington County Commission, Chatom, Washington County Commission for the $500,000 Bonner
Infrastructure Project AL Washington County sanitary sewer
extension
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Cabot Waterworks, Cabot, AR Cabot Waterworks for wastewater $500,000 Berry
Infrastructure Project improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR The City of Fayetteville for Elkins $500,000 Boozman
Infrastructure Project Outfall Sewer Line sewer replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater The Pascua Yacqui Tribe, Tucson, AZ The Pascua Yacqui Tribe for the master $1,000,000 Pastor (AZ); Grijalva
Infrastructure Project drainage plan
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Town of Chino Valley, Chino Valley, AZ The Town of Chino Valley for water and $500,000 Kirkpatrick (AZ)
Infrastructure Project wastewater infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Town of Miami, Miami, AZ The Town of Miami for sewer collection $220,000 Pastor (AZ)
Infrastructure Project system upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Big Bear Department of Water and Big Bear Department of Water and Power $500,000 Lewis (CA)
Infrastructure Project Power, Big Bear Lake, CA for Big Bear Lake water system
infrastructure improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA Carlsbad for Vista-Carlsbad joint $500,000 Bilbray
Infrastructure Project wastewater project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Galt, Galt, CA City of Galt for Wastewater Treatment $500,000 Lungren, Dan
Infrastructure Project Plant Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Helix Water District, La Mesa, CA Helix Water District for the El Monte $500,000 Hunter
Infrastructure Project Valley groundwater recharge project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Monterey County Water Resources Monterey County Water Resources Agency $500,000 Farr
Infrastructure Project Agency, Salinas, CA for the Lower Carmel River and Lagoon
Floodplain restoration and
enhancement project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Palmdale Water District, Palmdale, CA Palmdale Water District for water main $500,000 McKeon
Infrastructure Project replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater South Montebello Irrigation District, South Montebello Irrigation District $550,000 Napolitano
Infrastructure Project Montebello, CA for water system infrastructure
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater South Pasadena, South Pasadena, CA South Pasadena for Wilson Reservoir $300,000 Schiff
Infrastructure Project replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Arcadia, Arcadia, CA The City of Arcadia for the Arcadia $500,000 Dreier
Infrastructure Project and Sierra Madre joint water
infrastructure project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Bell, Bell, CA The City of Bell for Sewer $675,000 Roybal-Allard
Infrastructure Project Infrastructure Modernization
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Calimesa, Calimesa, CA The City of Calimesa for storm drain $500,000 Lewis (CA)
Infrastructure Project improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Cathedral City, Cathedral The City of Cathedral City for South $500,000 Bono Mack
Infrastructure Project City, CA City Improvement District groundwater
protection
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Ceres, Ceres, CA The City of Ceres for East Service $500,000 Cardoza
Infrastructure Project Road sanitary sewer extension
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Culver City, Culver City, CA The City of Culver City for storm $500,000 Watson
Infrastructure Project water improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA The City of Los Angeles for the $500,000 Becerra
Infrastructure Project Elysian Park water recycling project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Ridgecrest, Ridgecrest, CA The City of Ridgecrest for wastewater $400,000 McCarthy (CA)
Infrastructure Project treatment facility infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of San Jose, San Jose, CA The City of San Jose for the San Jose $300,000 Honda; Lofgren, Zoe
Infrastructure Project Redevelopment Area sewer main
rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of San Juan Capistrano, San Juan The City of San Juan Capistrano for $500,000 Calvert
Infrastructure Project Capistrano, CA ground water recovery plant expansion
and regional distribution facility
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Temple City, Temple City, CA The City of Temple City for storm $200,000 Schiff
Infrastructure Project drain installation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Vallejo, Vallejo, CA The City of Vallejo for Mare Island $750,000 Miller, George
Infrastructure Project sanitary sewer and storm drain
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Western Municipal Water District, Western Municipal Water District for $500,000 Calvert
Infrastructure Project Riverside, CA Arlington Desalter Biodenitrification
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater The Mattabasset District, Cromwell, CT The Mattabasset District for $500,000 Larson (CT)
Infrastructure Project wastewater treatment facility
upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Town of Prospect, Prospect, CT The Town of Prospect for drinking $495,000 DeLauro
Infrastructure Project water infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of West Palm Beach, West Palm City of West Palm Beach for water $500,000 Klein (FL); Wexler
Infrastructure Project Beach, FL infrastructure improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Jacksonville Water and Sewer Expansion Jacksonville Water and Sewer Expansion $500,000 Crenshaw
Infrastructure Project Authority, Jacksonville, FL Authority for septic tank replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Santa Rosa County, Milton, FL Santa Rosa County for Navarre Beach $220,000 Miller (FL)
Infrastructure Project water clarifier
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater South Seminole and North Orange County South Seminole and North Orange County $500,000 Kosmas; Mica
Infrastructure Project Wastewater Transmission Authority, Wastewater Transmission Authority for
Maitland, FL wastewater infrastructure
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Clearwater, Clearwater, FL The City of Clearwater for wastewater $500,000 Young (FL); Bilirakis
Infrastructure Project treatment facility improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Homestead, Homestead, FL The City of Homestead for water $500,000 Diaz-Balart, Mario
Infrastructure Project utility upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Opa-Locka, Public Works The City of Opa-Locka Public Works $500,000 Meek (FL)
Infrastructure Project Division, Opa-Locka, FL Division for wastewater
infrastructure improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Quincy, Quincy, FL The City of Quincy for inflow and $440,000 Boyd
Infrastructure Project infiltration improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Sunrise, Sunrise, FL The City of Sunrise for a water $1,000,000 Wasserman Schultz;
Infrastructure Project reclamation system Hastings (FL)
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Fort Valley Utility Commission, Fort Fort Valley Utility Commission for $500,000 Bishop (GA)
Infrastructure Project Valley, GA wastewater reclamation facility
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Metropolitan North Georgia Water Metropolitan North Georgia Water $500,000 Scott (GA); Gingrey (GA);
Infrastructure Project Planning District, Atlanta, GA Planning District for multiple water Lewis (GA); Deal;
and wastewater system improvements Johnson (GA); Kingston
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA The City of Atlanta for sewer system $500,000 Lewis (GA); Johnson (GA);
Infrastructure Project infrastructure improvements Bishop (GA); Barrow;
Scott (GA)
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Crawfordville, Crawfordville, The City of Crawfordville for the $500,000 Barrow
Infrastructure Project GA sewer rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Kingsland, Kingsland, GA The City of Kingsland for water and $500,000 Kingston
Infrastructure Project sewer infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Guam Waterworks Authority, Hagatna, GU Guam Waterworks Authority for $600,000 Bordallo
Infrastructure Project Wastewater Infrastructure
Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Garner, Garner, IA The City of Garner for wastewater $500,000 Latham
Infrastructure Project treatment infrastructure improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Buhl, Buhl, ID The City of Buhl for wastewater $500,000 Simpson
Infrastructure Project treatment infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Naperville Heritage Society, Naperville Heritage Society, $500,000 Biggert
Infrastructure Project Naperville, IL Naperville, for stormwater management
at Naper Settlement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Sharpsburg and Neighboring Area Water Sharpsburg and Neighboring Area Water $500,000 Shimkus
Infrastructure Project System, Taylorville, IL System for infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Village of Buckner, Buckner, IL The Village of Buckner for a Water $352,000 Costello
Infrastructure Project Storage Tank
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Village of Carol Stream, Carol Stream, The Village of Carol Stream for $192,000 Roskam
Infrastructure Project IL Tubeway Drive storm water lift
station rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Village of Hopedale, Village of The Village of Hopedale for wastewater $180,000 Schock
Infrastructure Project Hopedale, IL treatment facility upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Village of Johnsburg, Johnsburg, IL The Village of Johnsburg for $500,000 Bean
Infrastructure Project wastewater treatment infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Village of Park Forest, Park Forest, The Village of Park Forest for $500,000 Jackson (IL)
Infrastructure Project IL sanitary sewer infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Will County, Joliet, IL Will County for Ridgewood water and $550,000 Halvorson
Infrastructure Project wastewater infrastructure
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Clinton County Government, Frankfort, Clinton County Government for the $500,000 Buyer
Infrastructure Project IN Eastside Regional stormwater
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Portage, Portage, IN The City of Portage for water $800,000 Visclosky
Infrastructure Project infrastructure improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Wadesville-Blairsville Regional Sewer Wadesville-Blairsville Regional Sewer $500,000 Ellsworth
Infrastructure Project District, Wadesville, IN District for the sanitary sewer
system project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of DeSoto, DeSoto, KS The City of DeSoto for water treatment $500,000 Moore (KS)
Infrastructure Project infrastructure improvements at the
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Rose Hill, Rose Hill, KS The City of Rose Hill for the Berlin $500,000 Tiahrt
Infrastructure Project Drainage Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Franklin County Fiscal Court, Franklin County Fiscal Court for the $900,000 Chandler
Infrastructure Project Frankfort, KY Farmdale Area wastewater treatment
plant
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Owensboro-Daviess County Regional $220,000 Guthrie
Infrastructure Project Water Resource Agency, Owensboro, KY Water Resource Agency for the Locust
Hills Subdivision sewer installation
project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Perry County Sanitation District No. Perry County Sanitation District No. 1 $500,000 Rogers (KY)
Infrastructure Project 1, Hazard, KY for wastewater treatment
infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Paris, Paris, KY The City of Paris for combined $500,000 Chandler
Infrastructure Project utilities water plan improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Tompkinsville, Tompkinsville, The City of Tompkinsville for a water $189,000 Whitfield
Infrastructure Project KY treatment plant backwash lagoon
project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Wurtland, Wurtland, KY The City of Wurtland for the Wurtland/ $500,000 Davis (KY)
Infrastructure Project Greenup/Lloyd regional sewer project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater St. Tammany Parish, Mandeville, LA St. Tammany Parish for Bayou Chinchuba $500,000 Scalise
Infrastructure Project Regional water retention
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Monroe, Monroe, LA The City of Monroe for a wastewater $500,000 Alexander
Infrastructure Project treatment system
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Gloucester, Gloucester, MA City of Gloucester for Essex Avenue $500,000 Tierney
Infrastructure Project Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission for $750,000 Olver; Neal
Infrastructure Project West Springfield, MA the Connecticut River CSO
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Cities of Fall River and New Bedford; The Cities of Fall River and New $750,000 Frank (MA); McGovern
Infrastructure Project Towns of Acushnet, Mansfield, Norton, Bedford and the Towns of Acushnet,
and Foxboro, Fall River, New Bedford, Mansfield, Norton, and Foxboro for
Acushnet, Mansfield, Norton, and Bristol County CSO upgrades
Foxboro, MA
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Malden, Malden, MA The City of Malden for citywide lead $500,000 Markey (MA)
Infrastructure Project water service replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Maryland Department of the Maryland Department of the Environment $500,000 Kratovil
Infrastructure Project Environment, Baltimore, MD for Salisbury cast iron distribution
pipe
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater The City of Rockville, Rockville, MD The City of Rockville for sanitary $750,000 Van Hollen
Infrastructure Project sewer rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Town of Chesapeake Beach, Chesapeake The Town of Chesapeake Beach for WWTP $700,000 Hoyer
Infrastructure Project Beach, MD Enhanced Nutrient Removal Upgrade and
Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Town of Machias, Machias, ME The Town of Machias for sewer system $500,000 Michaud
Infrastructure Project upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Lansing Board of Water & Light, Lansing Board of Water & Light for $500,000 Rogers (MI)
Infrastructure Project Lansing, MI Lansing energy efficient drinking
water system
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Oakland County Water Resources Oakland County Water Resources $500,000 Miller (MI); Levin
Infrastructure Project Commissioner, Waterford, MI Commissioner for the Oakland Macomb
Interceptor
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Detroit, DEGC, Detroit, MI The City of Detroit DEGC for East $500,000 Kilpatrick (MI)
Infrastructure Project Riverfront wastewater infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI The City of Grand Rapids for Eastside $500,000 Ehlers
Infrastructure Project CSO separation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Wayne County, Detroit, MI Wayne County for the Rouge River Wet $500,000 Dingell; Peters
Infrastructure Project Weather Demonstration Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Grand Rapids Public Utilities Grand Rapids Public Utilities $1,000,000 Oberstar
Infrastructure Project Commission, Grand Rapids, MN Commission for wastewater facilities
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater South Bend Township, Mankato, MN South Bend Township for water and $500,000 Walz
Infrastructure Project sewer infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater McDonald County, McDonald County, MO McDonald County for wastewater $244,000 Blunt
Infrastructure Project infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Maple Plain, Maple Plain, MN The City of Maple Plain for water $500,000 Paulsen
Infrastructure Project treatment facility infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of East Prairie, East Prairie, MO The City of East Prairie for $200,000 Emerson
Infrastructure Project stormwater and sewer infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Saint Joseph, Saint Joseph, MO The City of Saint Joseph for $500,000 Graves
Infrastructure Project stormwater and wastewater
infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Black Bayou Water Association, Leland, Black Bayou Water Association for $250,000 Thompson (MS)
Infrastructure Project MS drinking water improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Em-Kayan County Water and Sewer, Em-Kayan County Water and Sewer $290,000 Rehberg
Infrastructure Project Libby, MT District for infrastructure
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Raleigh, Raleigh, NC City of Raleigh Public Utilities $500,000 Miller (NC); Price (NC)
Infrastructure Project Department for the Dempsey E. Benton
Water Treatment Plant Backwash Waste
Facility
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater McDowell County, Marion, NC McDowell County for water system $500,000 Shuler
Infrastructure Project improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Town of Cary Public Works and Town of Cary Public Works and $1,000,000 Price (NC); Miller (NC)
Infrastructure Project Utilities Department, Cary, NC Utilities Department for Western Wake
regional wastewater management
facility
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Omaha, Omaha, NE The City of Omaha for CSO controls $500,000 Terry
Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Monmouth County, Freehold, NJ Monmouth County for water and $500,000 Holt
Infrastructure Project wastewater infrastructure
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission for $750,000 Pascrell; Sires; Payne;
Infrastructure Project Newark, NJ a Combined Sewage Overflow Project Rothman (NJ)
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Borough of Califon, Califon, NJ The Borough of Califon for Railroad $500,000 Lance
Infrastructure Project Ave./Main St. stormwater improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Borough of Fort Lee, Fort Lee, NJ The Borough of Fort Lee for CSO $500,000 Rothman (NJ)
Infrastructure Project abatement upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Borough of Hopatcong, Hopatcong, NJ The Borough of Hopatcong for drinking $500,000 Frelinghuysen
Infrastructure Project water infrastructure improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Pueblo of San Felipe, San Felipe, NM The Pueblo of San Felipe for $400,000 Lujan
Infrastructure Project wastewater infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Lyon County Utilities, Yerington, NV Lyon County Utilities for wastewater $500,000 Heller
Infrastructure Project infrastructure improvements at Mound
House
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Brooklyn, Gowanus Canal Conservancy for Gowanus $300,000 Velazquez
Infrastructure Project NY Canal water quality improvement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Onondaga County, Syracuse, NY Onondaga County for storm water $400,000 Maffei
Infrastructure Project infrastructure improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Rockland Co Sewer District No. 1, Rockland Co. Sewer District No. 1 for $500,000 Engel
Infrastructure Project Orangeburg, NY Ramapo wastewater treatment
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Glen Cove, Glen Cove, NY The City of Glen Cove for water and $500,000 King (NY)
Infrastructure Project stormwater infrastructure
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater New York City Department of Parks and The City of New York, New York City $550,000 Serrano
Infrastructure Project Recreation, New York, NY Department of Parks and Recreation
for Bronx River stormwater management
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Rochester, Rochester, NY The City of Rochester for the Highland $600,000 Slaughter
Infrastructure Project Reservoir
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of White Plains, White Plains, NY The City of White Plains for a $500,000 Lowey
Infrastructure Project drinking water transmission line
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Town of Pendleton, Lockport, NY The Town of Pendleton for the $500,000 Lee (NY)
Infrastructure Project replacement of grinder pumps
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Town of Urbana, Hammondsport, NY The Town of Urbana for water and $500,000 Massa
Infrastructure Project wastewater infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Village of Saugerties, Saugerties, NY The Village of Saugerties for water $800,000 Hinchey
Infrastructure Project and wastewater infrastructure
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Westchester Joint Water Works, Westchester Joint Water Works for $517,000 Lowey
Infrastructure Project Mamaroneck, NY water main rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Butler County Commissioners, Hamilton, Butler County Commissioners for the $500,000 Driehaus
Infrastructure Project OH Ross Township sewer project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Muskingum County Commissioners, Muskingum County Commissioners for $500,000 Space
Infrastructure Project Zanesville, OH Maysville sewer improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Ottawa County, Port Clinton, OH Ottawa County for the Ottawa County $500,000 Kaptur
Infrastructure Project sanitary sewer project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Ashland, Ashland, OH The City of Ashland for a waterline $500,000 Boccieri
Infrastructure Project replacement project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Stow, Stow, OH The City of Stow for sanitary sewer $500,000 LaTourette
Infrastructure Project system infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Vandalia, Vandalia, OH The City of Vandalia for airport $500,000 Turner
Infrastructure Project access road water and sewer
extensions
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Worthington, Worthington, OH The City of Worthington for sanitary $500,000 Kilroy
Infrastructure Project sewer improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Village of Dillonvale, Dillonvale, OH The Village of Dillonvale for water $100,000 Wilson (OH)
Infrastructure Project meter replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Village of Tiro, Tiro, OH The Village of Tiro for a water $500,000 Latta
Infrastructure Project distribution system
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Trumbull County Commissioners, Warren, Trumbull County Commissioners for $300,000 Ryan (OH)
Infrastructure Project OH wastewater infrastructure
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Lawton Ft. Sill Chamber of Commerce, Lawton Ft. Sill Chamber of Commerce $500,000 Cole
Infrastructure Project Lawton, OK for Lawton Industrial Park Expansion
for Water and Sewer Line Extensions
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Findlay Township Municipal Authority, Findlay Township Municipal Authority $500,000 Murphy, Tim
Infrastructure Project Clinton, PA for water and sewer upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Haines Aaronsburg Municipal Authority, Haines Aaronsburg Municipal Authority $250,000 Thompson (PA)
Infrastructure Project Bellefonte, PA for water line interconnection
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Hegins-Hubley Authority, Valley View, Hegins-Hubley Authority for facility $68,000 Holden
Infrastructure Project PA improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Lehigh County Authority, Allentown, PA Lehigh County Authority for the Vera $500,000 Dent
Infrastructure Project Cruz wastewater collection system
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Municipal Authority of the City of Municipal Authority of the City of $800,000 Murtha
Infrastructure Project Lower Burrell, Lower Burrell, PA Lower Burrell for Wildlife Lodge Road
sanitary sewer extension
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Northampton, Bucks County Municipal Northampton, Bucks County Municipal $500,000 Murphy, Patrick
Infrastructure Project Authority, Richboro, PA Authority for wastewater
infrastructure improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Reading, Reading, PA The City of Reading for wastewater $500,000 Gerlach
Infrastructure Project infrastructure improvements at
Fritz's Island
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Thornbury Township, Cheyney, PA Thornbury Township for Cheyney $250,000 Sestak
Infrastructure Project University/Thornbury Township
wastewater treatment facility
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Tri-County Joint Municipal Authority, Tri-County Joint Municipal Authority $393,000 Murtha
Infrastructure Project Fredrickstown, PA for water treatment infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater York City Sewer Authority, York, PA York City Sewer Authority for $160,000 Platts
Infrastructure Project headworks facility infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Newport, Newport, RI The City of Newport for UV $500,000 Kennedy
Infrastructure Project disinfection system improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Rock Hill, Rock Hill, SC The City of Rock Hill for the Phase II $600,000 Spratt
Infrastructure Project Hagins-Fewell Neighborhood
Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Town of Coward, Coward, SC The Town of Coward for drinking water $500,000 Clyburn
Infrastructure Project and wastewater improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Campbell County Government, Jacksboro, Campbell County Government for $500,000 Davis (TN)
Infrastructure Project TN Campbell County waterline
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Springville Utility District of Henry Springville Utility District of Henry $500,000 Tanner
Infrastructure Project County, Springville, TN County for drinking water system
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Harrogate, Harrogate, TN The City of Harrogate for wastewater $500,000 Wamp
Infrastructure Project system improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Andrews, Andrews, TX The City of Andrews for Andrews $400,000 Conaway
Infrastructure Project arsenic filtration pilot project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Austin, Austin, TX The City of Austin for Austin Sanitary $500,000 Smith (TX)
Infrastructure Project Sewer Overflow Prevention
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Baytown, Baytown, TX The City of Baytown for water and $500,000 Poe (TX); Paul
Infrastructure Project wastewater infrastructure
improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Crystal City, Crystal City, TX The City of Crystal City for water $500,000 Rodriguez
Infrastructure Project infrastructure improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Gainesville, Gainesville, TX The City of Gainesville for the water $500,000 Burgess
Infrastructure Project treatment plant expansion project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Joshua, Joshua, TX The City of Joshua for the Joshua $1,000,000 Edwards (TX)
Infrastructure Project drainage project in Johnson County
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of La Vernia, La Vernia, TX The City of La Vernia for drinking $500,000 Cuellar
Infrastructure Project water infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Petersburg, Petersburg, TX The City of Petersburg for elevated $439,000 Neugebauer
Infrastructure Project water tank replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Temple, Temple, TX The City of Temple for industrial park $500,000 Carter
Infrastructure Project wastewater line and interceptor
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Weber County, Ogden, UT Weber County for the Weber County $500,000 Bishop (UT)
Infrastructure Project storm water master plan
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Halifax County Service Authority, Halifax County Service Authority for $500,000 Perriello
Infrastructure Project Halifax, VA Maple Avenue wastewater plant
upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Alexandria, Alexandria, VA The City of Alexandria for a water $500,000 Moran (VA)
Infrastructure Project reuse project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Alexandria, Arlington County, The City of Alexandria, Arlington $500,000 Moran (VA)
Infrastructure Project Alexandria/Arlington, VA County for Four Mile Run
infrastructure improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Falls Church, Falls Church, VA The City of Falls Church for storm $500,000 Moran (VA)
Infrastructure Project water infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Jefferson County Department of Jefferson County Department of $500,000 Dicks
Infrastructure Project Community Development, Pt. Townsend, Community Development for the Port
WA Hadlock wastewater system
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Buckley, Buckley, WA The City of Buckley for emergency $333,000 Reichert
Infrastructure Project intertie booster station
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Lacey, Lacey, WA The City of Lacey for regional $500,000 Smith (WA)
Infrastructure Project reclaimed water project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Rock Island, Rock Island, WA The City of Rock Island for wastewater $500,000 Hastings (WA)
Infrastructure Project system infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Seattle, Seattle, WA The City of Seattle for the Magnuson $500,000 McDermott
Infrastructure Project Park Wetlands project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of South Bend, South Bend, WA The City of South Bend for the Willapa $500,000 Baird
Infrastructure Project Regional wastewater facilities
project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA The City of Tacoma for the Tacoma $1,148,000 Dicks
Infrastructure Project downtown sustainable storm drainage
system
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater West Sound Utility District, Port West Sound Utility District for the $165,000 Dicks
Infrastructure Project Orchard, WA Port Orchard reclaimed water
distribution system
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Abbotsford, Abbotsford, WI The City of Abbotsford for water $1,000,000 Obey
Infrastructure Project treatment infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater City of Park Falls, Park Falls, WI The City of Park Falls for sewer $550,000 Obey
Infrastructure Project infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Village of Athens, Athens, WI The Village of Athens for wastewater $1,000,000 Obey
Infrastructure Project treatment facility upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Village of Stetsonville, Stetsonville, The Village of Stetsonville for a $1,000,000 Obey
Infrastructure Project WI public drinking water system
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG Water and Wastewater Town of Rowlesburg, Rowlesburg, WV The Town of Rowlesburg for drinking $500,000 Mollohan
Infrastructure Project water infrastructure improvements
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US Forest Service State & Private Forestry Park and People Foundation, Baltimore, Baltimore Urban Forestry Watershed $150,000 Cummings
MD Demonstration Cooperative Project
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US Forest Service State & Private Forestry Cascade Land Conservancy, Seattle, WA Regional Urban Forestry Restoration $1,000,000 Dicks
Project
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US Forest Service State & Private Forestry Menomonee Valley Partners Inc, Menomonee Valley Partners Inc; Urban $300,000 Moore (WI)
Milwaukee, WI Forestry Project
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and Maintenance US Forest Service, Sawtooth National Sawtooth National Recreation Area $1,200,000 Simpson
(construction) Recreation Area, Ketchum, ID trail construction and maintenance
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US Forest Service Capital Improvement and Maintenance Davy Crockett National Forest, Redesign Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area $475,000 Barton (TX)
(construction) Kennard, TX and Campground
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition Angeles National Forest, Arcadia, CA Angeles National Forest, Shoemaker $500,000 McKeon
Canyon
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition Florida Trail Association, Florida National Scenic Trail $500,000 Young (FL); Diaz-Balart,
Gainesville, FL Lincoln; Kosmas; Wexler;
Mica; Meek (FL); Klein
(FL)
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service, Washington, DC Osceola National Forest, Pinhook Swamp $500,000 Crenshaw
Wildlife Corridor
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service, Sawtooth National Sawtooth National Recreation Area, $400,000 Simpson
Recreation Area, Ketchum, ID Piva Parcel
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition US Forest Service, Pisgah Forest, NC Pisgah NF, Catawba Falls Access & $713,000 Price (NC); Shuler
Trail Acquisition
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition U.S. Forest Service, Asheville, NC Uwharrie National Forest, Uwharrie $500,000 Coble
Trail
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition Monongahela National Forest, Elkins, Monongahela National Forest, Cummings $985,000 Rahall
WV Tract
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US Forest Service Land Acquisition U.S. Forest Service, Washington, DC Monongahela National Forest, Dolly $1,000,000 Mollohan; Capito
Sods
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US Forest Service Wildland Fire Management San Bernardino National Forest Urban Youth Conservation Corp $100,000 Baca
Association-Urban Youth Conservation
Corps, San Bernardino, CA
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Full Committee Votes
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of
the House of Representatives, the results of each roll call
vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with
the names of those voting for and those voting against, are
printed below:
Comparison With Budget Resolution
Section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as
amended, requires that the report accompanying a bill providing
new budget authority contain a statement detailing how the
authority compares with the reports submitted under section 302
of the Act for the most recently agreed to concurrent
resolution on the budget for the fiscal year. This information
follows:
[In millions of dollars]
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302 (b) Allocation This Bill
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Budget Authority Outlays Budget Authority Outlays
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Comparison of amounts in the bill
with Committee allocations to its
subcommittees of amounts in the
First Concurrent Resolution for
2010: Subcommittee on Interior,
Environment and Related Agencies
General purpose discretionary... 32,300 34,300 32,300 \1\34,193
Mandatory....................... 442 443 442 443
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
Five-Year Projection of Outlays
FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS
In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as
amended, the following table contains five-year projections
associated with the budget authority provided in the
accompanying bill:
Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2010.............................................. \1\20,073
2011.............................................. 7,165
2012.............................................. 3,060
2013.............................................. 1,193
2014 and future years............................. 845\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
Assistance to State and Local Governments
In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as
amended, the financial assistance to State and local
governments is as follows:
[In millions] New budget authority.................................. 8,325
Fiscal year 2009 outlays resulting therefrom.......... 2,801
MINORITY VIEWS OF JERRY LEWIS AND MIKE SIMPSON
We appreciate the reasonable and even-handed manner in
which Chairman Dicks has conducted the business of the Interior
and Environment subcommittee. While we may disagree about the
need for a 17 percent increase in this year's subcommittee
allocation, our work together has been a bipartisan,
collaborative effort. We are certainly not going to agree on
every issue before us, but even when we disagree, we continue
to work well with Chairman Dicks.
We'd also like to commend the Chairman for the
extraordinary oversight activity of our subcommittee this year.
Oversight is one of this committee's most important functions
and we've upheld that responsibility by holding 20 committee
hearings since the beginning of the year involving over 100
witnesses. We don't know of many subcommittees that can match
that record.
We also want to applaud the Chairman's decision to provide
full pay and fixed costs for each of the agencies under the
subcommittee's jurisdiction. We remain concerned by the fact
that the President's budget submission for the U.S. Forest
Service covered only 60 percent of pay and fixed costs while
the budget request for the Department of the Interior included
one-hundred percent of pay and fixed costs. To date, the
Committee has received no explanation or justification from the
Administration for this discrepancy.
We are also pleased by the needed attention this
legislation provides to our Native American brothers and
sisters. There are many unmet needs within Indian Country--in
education, health care, law enforcement, drug abuse prevention,
and other areas--and this bill does a great deal to address
these issues.
We agree with Chairman Dicks on many things including our
obligation to be good stewards of our environment and public
lands for future generations. However, we part ways when it
comes to the need for an allocation as generous as the one
Chairman Obey has provided for this bill.
The 302(b) allocation for this bill is $32.3 billion, a
$4.7 billion, or 17 percent, increase over last year's enacted
level. This increase comes on the heels of historic increases
in this subcommittee's spending in recent years.
Interior and Environment subcommittee spending between FY
2007 and FY 2009--including base bills, emergency
supplementals, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--
has increased by 41 percent--and that's before this year's 17
percent increase.
Chairman Obey is fond of saying, ``Show me a smaller
problem and I'll show you a smaller solution.'' We may not be
able to show the Chairman a smaller problem, but we can show
him an historical bigger problem where the ``solution'' of more
and more deficit spending has not worked--including the Great
Depression in the 1930's and Japan in the 1990's.
But it isn't just the spending that concerns us. This
legislation is funding large increases in programs without
having clearly defined goals or sufficient processes in place
to measure the return on our investment. We are making rapid
investments in water, climate change, renewable energy, and
other areas--all of them worthy endeavors--but with relatively
little planning and coordination across multiple agencies and
the rest of government.
Our country has some serious environmental challenges that
need to be addressed. And we have an overly generous allocation
to meet many of those needs. But, with all due respect to
Chairman Obey--too often we believe that our commitment to an
issue is measured by the amount of money we spend rather than
how we're spending the money. History has shown us that bigger
budgets do not necessarily produce better results.
The climate change issue is an illustration of this point.
``Climate change'' is today what the term ``homeland security''
was in the days and months following the terrorist attacks of
9/11. Anyone that came to our offices to discuss an issue spoke
of it in the context of ``homeland security.'' The argument
was, ``We have to have XYZ because our homeland security
depends upon it.''
Well, today many of our priorities are related to climate
change. We agree with Chairman Dicks that it's an issue we need
to study carefully and know more about. It's affecting the
intensity of our wildfires and even the duration of our fire
seasons. But what have we learned from the money this
subcommittee and other committees have already provided? Are we
spending $420 million on climate change next year to learn
something new or to re-learn what we already know?
We're also concerned that many climate change functions
within this bill won't be coordinated with similar efforts
undertaken by other Federal agencies resulting in a duplication
of efforts. We ought to require coordination across the entire
Federal government on an issue as important as this.
It's for this reason that the minority offered an
amendment--adopted during full committee consideration--
requiring the President to report to Congress 120 days after
submission of his FY 2011 budget request on all obligations and
expenditures across government on climate change programs and
activities for FY 2008, FY2009, and FY2010. It's not because
we're opposed to climate change programs but because they need
to be coordinated government-wide.
Given the uncertain economic times our country is facing,
we're also troubled by the unsustainable pattern of spending in
this legislation. This subcommittee and this Congress ought to
be as concerned about the impact of too much spending as we are
about the potential impact of climate change and other issues.
Chairman Dicks has spoken on many occasions about what he
describes as ``the dark days'' and ``the misguided policies and
priorities of the previous Administration.'' Still, for any
perceived or real inadequacies of past policies or budgets, it
would be a mistake for any of us to believe that we can simply
spend our way to a solution for every challenge we face.
The Federal Reserve Chairman--Ben Bernanke--recently told
Congress that it's time for the Obama Administration to develop
a strategy to address record deficits or risk long-term damage
to our economy. He said, ``Unless we demonstrate a strong
commitment to fiscal sustainability in the longer term, we will
have neither financial stability nor healthy economic growth.''
A good bill is a balanced bill. But providing a
disproportionate level of funding to one agency creates an
imbalance that undermines the legitimate needs of other
deserving agencies. That is why we question a $10.5 billion
budget for the EPA--a 37 percent increase from just last year.
This is on top of the $7.2 billion the agency received in the
stimulus package and the $7.6 billion it received in the
enacted 2009 Interior bill. Taken together, the EPA will
receive over $25 billion in this calendar year alone. That's
about the size of this subcommittee's entire budget just two
years ago.
We're including a series of tables and charts at the
conclusion of these views illustrating the unprecedented levels
of spending in this legislation. These include major increases
by Title, as well as a summary of increases by agency under the
jurisdiction of this subcommittee.
While the EPA will receive an extraordinary, historic
funding increase, it's worth noting that the U.S. Forest
Service was recently rated as one of the worst places to work
in the federal government by a study conducted by the Office of
Personnel Management. It isn't clear why Forest Service
employees feel as they do but it may be linked to the
incredible funding challenges the Service has faced in recent
years due to the growing cost of fire suppression.
From our hearings we know that almost 50 percent of the
Forest Service budget is now consumed by the costs of fighting
wildfires. In past years, the Forest Service has had to borrow
hundreds of millions of dollars from other accounts just to pay
for fire suppression. Without any question, this creates
uncertainty among Forest Service employees.
President Obama is to be commended for tackling the issue
of budgeting for fire suppression by proposing a fully-funded
fire suppression budget as well as a contingency reserve fund.
We commend Chairman Dicks for providing the Forest Service with
resources to address many fire-related needs. Still, based upon
recent fire patterns and the monumental increase in demand for
fire suppression dollars, we felt strongly that the wildland
fire contingency reserve fund should be funded at the
President's request level of $357 million. This reserve fund is
similar to the emergency funding source contained in the FLAME
Act which passed the House in March on an overwhelming 412-3
vote.
That is why the minority offered an amendment--adopted
during full committee consideration--that increased the fire
contingency reserve fund from $250 million in the Chairman's
mark to the President's request level of $357 million. If
virtually every other item in this legislation is funded at or
above the President's request level, there is no justifiable
reason to exclude fire suppression.
We paid for this increase by rescinding $107 million from
the EPA's prior year balances. According to a May, 2009 report
issued by the EPA Inspector General's office, the EPA presently
has $163 million on the books that have been sitting there
unspent since 1999. The EPA does some good work but if these
dollars haven't been spent in 10 years, we ought to put them to
good use fighting fires.
In closing, while Chairman Dicks has done a fine job
addressing many critical issues through this legislation, we
don't believe that during this time of extreme economic
uncertainty that a $4.7 billion, or 17 percent, increase over
the FY09 enacted level is justified or warranted. This
unprecedented increase follows a $3.2 billion, or 13 percent,
increase between FY2008 and FY2009 spending bills as well as an
$11 billion infusion from the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act.
It is our hope that between now and conference negotiations
with the Senate later this year we can address the most
egregious spending issues and seek bipartisan consensus on a
reasonable, sustainable subcommittee allocation. Our sincere
hope is to continue working together with Chairman Dicks to
fashion a balanced, responsible, and sustainable conference
report worthy of broad, bipartisan support.
Jerry Lewis.
Mike Simpson.