[House Report 117-400]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 117-400
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2023
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R E P O R T
of the
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[to accompany h.r. 8262]
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
July 1, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 117-400
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2023
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R E P O R T
of the
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[to accompany h.r. 8262]
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
July 1, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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117th Congress } { Report
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2023
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July 1, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Ms. Pingree, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 8262]
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, 2023. 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
Page number
Bill Report
Title I--Department of the Interior........................ 2
10
Bureau of Land Management.......................... 2
10
United States Fish and Wildlife Service............ 8
17
National Park Service.............................. 13
33
United States Geological Survey.................... 19
39
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.................. 22
48
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement..... 23
50
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement.................................... 25
51
Bureau of Indian Affairs........................... 28
53
Bureau of Indian Education......................... 33
64
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. 39
70
Office of the Secretary............................ 41
71
Insular Affairs.................................... 43
73
Office of the Solicitor............................ 47
74
Office of Inspector General........................ 47
74
Department-wide Programs................................... 47
75
Wildland Fire Management, Interior Department...... 47
75
Central Hazardous Materials Fund................... 52
77
Energy Community Revitalization Program............ 53
77
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration. 54
78
Working Capital Fund............................... 54
78
Office of Natural Resources Revenue................ 56
78
General Provisions, Department of the Interior..... 57
78
Title II--Environmental Protection Agency.................. 82
80
Science and Technology............................. 82
82
Environmental Programs and Management.............. 82
86
Office of Inspector General........................ 84
95
Buildings and Facilities........................... 84
96
Hazardous Substance Superfund...................... 84
96
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program 85
97
Inland Oil Spill Programs.......................... 86
98
State and Tribal Assistance Grants................. 86
99
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program
Account........................................ 100
104
Administrative Provisions.......................... 102
104
Title III--Related Agencies................................ 106
105
Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources
and Environment................................ 106
105
Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture..... 106
105
Wildland Fire Management, Forest Service........... 112
118
Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services............................. 124
121
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 134
130
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry... 135
130
Other Related Agencies..................................... 136
131
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of
Environmental Quality.......................... 136
131
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board..... 136
132
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation........ 137
133
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
Culture and Arts Development................... 138
133
Smithsonian Institution............................ 139
133
National Gallery of Art............................ 141
136
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts..... 143
137
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars... 144
138
National Endowment for the Arts.................... 144
138
National Endowment for the Humanities.............. 144
140
Commission of Fine Arts............................ 146
142
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs......... 147
142
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.......... 147
143
National Capital Planning Commission............... 148
143
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum............ 148
143
World War I Centennial Commission.................. 149
144
United States Semiquincentennial Commission........ 149
145
Title IV--General Provisions............................... 150
145
INTRODUCTION
The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related
Agencies Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023 totals
$44,775,000,000, $6,775,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level and $7,255,906,000 above the fiscal year 2023
budget request.
The amounts in the accompanying bill are reflected by title
in the table below. References throughout this report to the
enacted bill and the budget request refer to the fiscal year
2022 enacted level and the fiscal year 2023 budget request
unless otherwise stated.
Committee Oversight
Members of Congress have provided considerable input in
fashioning this bill. In total, 362 Members submitted 9,230
programmatic and community project requests relating to
multiple agencies and programs.
The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee conducted eight oversight hearings this year to
carefully review the programs and budgets under its
jurisdiction. The Subcommittee held the following oversight
hearings:
Fiscal Year 2023 National Tribal Organizations Public
Witness Day--April 5, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Regional Tribal Organizations Public
Witness Day--April 6, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Member Day--April 7, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the United States
Forest Service--April 27, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the United States
Department of the Interior--April 28, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Environmental
Protection Agency--April 29, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the National Park
Service--May 18, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Arts and
Humanities--June 8, 2022
In total, 24 individuals representing the Executive Branch,
Congress, State, Tribal, and local governments, and the general
public testified before the Subcommittee. In addition to those
who testified in person, another 175 organizations, or
coalitions provided written testimony for the hearing record
which is publicly available online.
BIGHORN SHEEP
The Committee is aware that the Forest Service and Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) use the Western Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies' occupied bighorn habitat maps, telemetry
data, and recent bighorn observations in conducting Risk of
Contact analysis and that risk of contact models are currently
being run on a State-wide basis where sufficient data exists.
The Committee expects the agencies to continue to share
findings transparently and promptly with other Federal land
management agencies, State and local governments, State
wildlife agencies, and State and Federal animal health
professionals, including the Agricultural Research Service,
permittees, and stakeholders. This will ensure the inclusion of
the most directly affected interests in a common understanding
of the Risk of Contact analysis, the search for suitable
alternative allotments, and the development of options for wild
and domestic sheep. The Forest Service and BLM are further
directed to continue to engage the Agricultural Research
Service, research institutions, state wildlife agencies, and
other scientific entities to ensure the best professional
scientific understanding of the risk of disease transmission
between domestic and bighorn sheep is known before making
management decisions that impact permittees.
BIRD COLLISIONS ON FEDERAL PROPERTY
Birds play an important role in ecosystems and North
America has lost nearly 3 billion birds since 1970. This is a
staggering loss in every biome because birds play important
roles such as being pollinators or in controlling pests.
Collisions with glass kill up to 1 billion birds per year in
the United States. All agencies under the jurisdiction of this
Act are directed to monitor visitor and nature centers and
office buildings for bird collisions with glass to address bird
collision risk. At a minimum, facilities identified as high-
risk should take low cost or no cost action, such as turning
off interior lights at night or applying films or other
adhesives to glass windows to reduce bird collisions. Every
year more than 6 million bird fatalities occur at communication
towers. The Committee supports efforts by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to encourage communication tower owners to
take simple actions like extinguishing non-flashing lights and
using flashing LED lights, as well as the Service's
collaboration with other Federal agencies to conserve migratory
birds.
CARBON STORAGE ON FEDERAL LANDS
The Committee notes that geologic storage of carbon dioxide
provides an opportunity for carbon capture and removal projects
that could reduce emissions and mitigate climate change, and
encourages land management agencies, including the Bureau of
Land Management and Forest Service, to evaluate carbon storage
as a potential activity on public lands. The Committee reminds
the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service of the
direction in fiscal year 2022 to brief the Committee on the
outcome of discussions with the U.S. Geological Survey and
whether there have been any advancements made to develop a
program.
CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS
The Committee supports the Civilian Climate Corps (CCC).
Funding provided in this recommendation will leverage work
occurring in a variety of different agencies and maximize
efforts to engage and mobilize a new generation of climate
focused conservation work to revitalize public lands, waters,
infrastructure, and communities. The Committee acknowledges the
CCC expands longstanding partnership, apprenticeship, and youth
engagement programs.
COLLABORATION ON WILDFIRE PREVENTION
The Committee recognizes the important work in wildfire
prevention for which the Forest Service and Bureau of Land
Management are responsible. The Committee encourages the Forest
Service and Bureau of Land Management to conduct more frequent
fuel content and soil moisture testing in consultation with the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure the
government's ability to develop more accurate wildfire modeling
and artificial intelligence solutions.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS AND TRIBAL LEASE PAYMENTS
Payments for 105(l) Tribal lease costs directly resulting
from decisions in the case of Maniilaq Ass'n v. Burwell in both
2014 (72 F. Supp. 3d 227 (D.D.C. 2014)) and 2016 (70 F. Supp.
3d 243 (D.D.C. 2016)) appear to create an entitlement to
compensation that is typically not funded through discretionary
appropriations. Instead, obligations of this nature are
typically addressed through mandatory spending. Estimates for
contract support costs and payments for section 105(l) Tribal
lease costs continue to increase and have the potential to
increase even further. Uncertainty surrounding estimates has
inserted a high level of unpredictability into the budget
process placing the Committee in the difficult position where
rapidly escalating requirements are negatively impacting the
ability to use discretionary appropriations to support core
tribal programs, including health, education and construction
programs, or provide essential fixed cost requirements. In
addition, because contract support costs and payments for
Tribal leases are addressed through discretionary spending, all
other programs funded under the Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies appropriations bill are impacted. The costs
are growing exponentially, necessitating a long-term funding
strategy to address them. The Committee notes the
Administration's proposal to reclassify these costs for the
Bureau of Indian Affairs as an appropriated entitlement in
fiscal year 2023 and an mandatory entitlement for the Indian
Health Service. The Department of the Interior and the
Department of Health and Human Services are directed to
continue working with the House and Senate committees of
jurisdiction, the Office of Management and Budget, and the
Committees on Appropriations to formulate long-term accounting,
budget, and legislative strategies to address this situation,
including discussions reclassifying these funds as an
appropriated entitlement.
CORAL REEF HEALTH
The Committee remains concerned that an unprecedented coral
disease outbreak especially along the Florida Reef Tract, has
left America's Great Barrier Reef on the brink of functional
extinction, posing a significant obstacle to coral reef
restoration efforts. Coral reef tracts serve as a major
economic driver for the State of Florida and the U.S.
territories and are the most biologically diverse ecosystems in
the ocean. The Committee recognizes the restoration work of the
Department of the Interior and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, as well as state and territorial
government partners, to support coral monitoring, research, and
restoration efforts in highly impacted and high priority coral
reef habitats in U.S. waters, including in Biscayne National
Park and Dry Tortugas National Park, and further recommends the
diversion of additional resources to support the state and
local partners conducting this work on a daily basis.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
The Committee directs all agencies funded by this Act to
comply with title 31 of the United States Code, including the
development of their organizational priority goals and outcomes
such as performance outcome measures, output measures,
efficiency measures, and customer service measures, as well as
developing standards to improve customer service and
incorporation of the standards into the performance plans.
EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS
The Committee strongly supports academic internships,
partnerships, and educational and outreach programs of the
agencies funded through this bill and encourages them to ensure
that their efforts reach the widest possible audience
including, but not limited to, Hispanic-Serving Institutions,
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal
Colleges and Universities, as appropriate.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
The explanatory statement that accompanied the Commerce,
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
directed the Attorney General to ensure implementation of
evidence-based training programs on de-escalation, the use-of
force, and the protection of civil rights, that are broadly
applicable and scalable to all Federal law enforcement
agencies. Several agencies funded by this Act employ Federal
law enforcement officers and are Federal Law Enforcement
Training Centers partner organizations. These agencies are
again directed to consult with the Attorney General regarding
the implementation of these programs for their law enforcement
officers. The Committee further directs such agencies to submit
a report to the Committee on their efforts relating to such
implementation not later than 90 days after consultation with
the Attorney General. In addition, the Committee continues to
direct such agencies to the extent that they are not already
participating, to consult with the Attorney General and the
Director of the FBI regarding participation in the National
Use-of-Force Data Collection. The Committee further directs
such agencies to submit a report to the Committee not later
than 180 days after enactment of this Act on their efforts to
so participate.
FIRE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
The Committee supports public-private partnerships that
support and promote fire resilient communities including
efforts to encourage the design, construction, and retrofitting
of fire resilient residential homes and commercial buildings.
Collaborative efforts between private industry, university-
based wildfire researchers, community-based organizations and
local communities are making notable progress in developing
construction techniques and identifying building materials to
actively mitigate fire risk in areas susceptible to
catastrophic wildland fire, including the wildland urban
interface. The Committee strongly encourages efforts at the
state and local level, particularly within high-risk fire
areas, to support the use of non-combustible American made
construction materials to support and promote fire hardened and
resilient communities.
FORMERLY INCARCERATED FIREFIGHTER
The Committee directs the Department of the Interior and
the Forest Service to continue to explore the possibility of
allowing formerly incarcerated individuals to qualify for
Federal wildland firefighting positions. Within 180 days of
enactment of this Act, the Committee further directs the
Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to provide a
joint briefing to the Committee on the limitations to expanding
the hiring of formerly incarcerated individuals including
limitations from frequent travel in federal firefighting roles.
GIANT SEQUOIAS
The Committee is concerned that over the last two years,
catastrophic wildfires in the State of California have killed
up to nineteen percent of all giant sequoias in the Sierra
Nevada. These trees play an important role in forest health and
support tourism in communities near or adjacent to the groves.
The Committee strongly encourages the Forest Service, National
Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management to use all
existing authorities, and when appropriate, using the best
available science and forest management practices to remove
dead and dying non-sequoia trees from giant sequoia groves and
take other actions, as appropriate, to reduce the risk of
wildfire-related mortality of giant sequoias. Furthermore,
within one year of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs
the Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition, and local
stakeholders, to develop a strategy to protect giant sequoias
and groves from catastrophic fire.
GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT
At the end of this report, the Committee has included
allocation of projects pursuant to the Great American Outdoors
Act (Public Law 116-152).
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
With the August 4, 2020, enactment of the Great American
Outdoors Act (Public Law 116-152), Congress provided a
permanent appropriation of $900,000,000 per year from the Land
and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The Act also mandated that
account allocations and detailed project information be
proposed by the administration each year through the
president's annual budget submission, and that such
allocations, following review by the Committee, may be modified
through an alternate allocation. A detailed table showing the
LWCF allocation by agency, account, activity, and project,
including lists of specific federal land acquisition projects
and Forest Legacy Program projects, including Community Project
Funding acquisition projects, is included at the end of this
report.
The Committee encourages the National Park Service to
prioritize funding under State and Local Assistance Programs to
support the establishment of greenways, parks, trails, and
other outdoor recreation facilities in honor of America's
veterans.
The Committee is concerned about significant delays with
the purchase of inholdings within the Boundary Waters Canoe
Area Wilderness (BWCA) in the Superior National Forest in
Minnesota using the private forestland exchange alternative to
allow the Forest Service to acquire land owned by the state
school trust with the added benefit of conserving valuable
forestlands outside of the Superior National Forest. Given the
significant LWCF investment and prior Committee statements in
support of this effort, the Committee directs the Forest
Service to expeditiously find a solution with the Tribes, State
and non-profit partner toward the purchase and exchange of the
state lands in the BWCA.
The Committee includes bill language allowing the National
Park Service to use up to seven percent of the funds provided
for State Conservation Grants as matching grants to support
State program administrative costs. These funds will provide
states with additional support to cover administrative costs
associated with the program, which have increased in recent
years. The National Park Service is to apportion these funds to
the States, District of Columbia and insular areas on the basis
of need as matching grants to support state administrative
costs. Within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the Committee
expects the Department to report on the number of grants made
and the amount of each grant made.
The National Park Service is directed to assess the
feasibility of acquiring key parcels on the east rim of Little
River Canyon National Preserve, and to report back to the
Committee on any new authorizations needed for such
acquisitions.
The Committee is hearing from agency partners about
unreasonable appraisal delays and a lack of communication by
the Office of Valuation Services. Now that the Land and Water
Conservation Fund is fully funded, spending the annual
appropriation efficiently on quality projects at fair market
value from willing sellers will be key to the program's
continued success. The Committee is aware the Department is
reviewing the root causes of these delays as well as options to
address problems including the possibility of returning some
appraisal or related functions to the bureaus. The Committee
directs the Department to report back to the Committee with the
results of this review within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
The Bonneville Shoreline Trail, once completed, will
stretch from the Idaho border to Nephi, Utah, over 280 miles in
length. This popular trail currently spans over 100 miles and
becomes more valuable as the Salt Lake City's population
continues to grow and increase demand for access to
recreational opportunities. Various entities have worked for
decades to complete the trail, including construction across
public lands and acquisition from willing sellers using private
and LWCF dollars. The Committee supports these efforts to
complete the trail and urges the Forest Service to consider
prioritizing LWCF funds for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
Additional instruction for Fish and Wildlife Service
Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition is provided later in
this report under the Cooperative Endangered Species
Conservation Fund heading.
MARIJUANA ON PUBLIC LANDS
The Committee is aware that trespassers illegally grow
marijuana on public lands in California. These unlawful
activities harmfully impact the public, water, soil, and
wildlife. The Committee supports Forest Service efforts to
develop tools to detect and eradicate grow sites. The Committee
directs the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to
continue to cooperate with state, local, and tribal governments
on survey, reclamation, and prevention efforts to the maximum
extent possible. The Committee also supports the Department of
the Interior's use of drones to conduct statewide remote-
sensing surveys of federal public lands to identify grow sites
and allow for the development of cost estimates for
reclamation.
MONARCH BUTTERFLY POPULATIONS
The Committee is aware the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service determined that listing the monarch as endangered or
threatened is warranted but precluded by higher priority
listing actions. The monarch is now a candidate under the
Endangered Species Act and the Service will review its status
annually until a listing decision is made. The Committee
supports the historic Candidate Conservation Agreement with
Assurances recently forged to create and maintain habitat for
monarch butterflies and other pollinators on energy and
transportation lands. The Committee has provided funding within
the Department of the Interior to assist with monarch recovery.
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT)
The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program provides
compensation to local governments for the loss of tax revenue
resulting from the presence of Federal land in their county or
State. The recommendation includes full funding for PILT for
fiscal year 2023 in Section 114 of Title I General Provisions.
PRESCRIBED BURNS
The Committee encourages the Department of the Interior and
the Forest Service to continue utilizing prescribed burns as a
forest management tool in the western United States. Within 180
days of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the
Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to submit a
report detailing the barriers to implementing prescribed burns
in the western United States, possible solutions, and an
estimate of fire damage in 2021 that could have potentially
been avoided had the agencies implemented a more robust
prescribed burn regime.
PUBLIC ACCESS
The Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service
are directed to notify the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations in advance of any proposed project specifically
intending to close an area to recreational shooting, hunting,
or fishing on a nonemergency basis of more than 30 days.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES
Reprogramming guidelines were codified in Division D of
P.L. 116-94 and outlined in the accompanying explanatory
statement. Bill language and direction is maintained to protect
the integrity of this Committee.
TRIBAL CONSULTATION
The Committee notes with concern the frustrations heard
from Tribes about agency failures to conduct ``true'' and
``meaningful'' government-to-government consultation. Although
the level of frustration varies by agency and event, the common
theme is that while most consultations solicit input and
feedback from Tribes, the communication is one way and fails to
return feedback to Tribes. Tribes often report that they don't
know whether and how their input is considered. On decisions
made in consultation with Tribes, the Committee expects
agencies funded in this bill to publish decision rationale in
the context of and in reasonable detail to the Tribal input
received during consultation.
VACANT GRAZING ALLOTMENTS
The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service are
directed, to the greatest extent practicable, to make vacant
grazing allotments available to a holder of a grazing permit
when lands covered by the holder of the permit or lease are
unusable because of drought or wildfire.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,281,940,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 1,427,959,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,416,126,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +134,186,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -11,833,000
The Bureau of Land Management (Bureau) was created in 1946,
to steward the nation's public lands for the use and enjoyment
of present and future generations. Today the Bureau administers
more land than any other Federal agency by managing and
conserving resources for multiple use and sustained yield on
approximately 245 million surface acres or one-tenth of
America's land base and 700 million acres of the subsurface
mineral estate (30% of the United States). These lands and
minerals are found in every state and include biomes such as
forests, mountains, rangelands, arctic tundra, and deserts.
A significant focus in fiscal year 2023 is building back
capacity and addressing the Bureau's loss of staff and
institutional knowledge that occurred under the previous
Administration and impacts the Bureau's ability to achieve
their mission. The Bureau is to provide quarterly briefings to
the Committee on its progress in rebuilding staff capacity and
filling critical vacancies such as in human resources and
contracting.
The Committee recommends $1,416,126,000 in new budget
authority for the Management of Lands and Resources
appropriation. This amount is $134,186,000 above the enacted
level and $11,833,000 below the budget request. The
recommendation assumes the enacted level of funding for all
programs, provides fixed costs as requested, and specifies any
program changes accepted from the budget request. Program
changes, instructions and details follow below and in the table
at the end of this report. Additional instructions are included
in the front of this report.
Land Resources.--The Committee recommends $304,467,000 for
Land Resources, $28,007,000 above the enacted level and
$5,039,000 above the budget request.
Rangeland Management.--The Committee recommends
$112,793,000 which includes program increases of $300,000 to
build capacity and support partnerships with Tribes, States,
and local governments to advance natural and cultural resource
conservation and protection and $185,000 for fleet enhancement.
Funding for National Scenic and Historic Trails has been
reduced from this account and moved to a new subactivity in
Recreation Management. The Committee directs the Bureau to
prioritize the analysis and review of grazing permits,
especially those permits not meeting baseline rangeland health
standards, and directs the Bureau to use the additional
$2,000,000 above the budget request provided in this
recommendation, for analysis and administration of grazing
permit renewals.
Forestry Management.--The Committee recommends $12,204,000
which includes program increases of $542,000 to build capacity
and support partnerships with Tribes, States, and local
governments to advance natural and cultural resource
conservation and protection, $1,000,000 for conserving and
restoring lands including identifying and managing for carbon
sinks, and $28,000 for fleet enhancement.
Executive Order 14072 outlines the importance of mature and
old-growth forests on Federal lands for the health, prosperity,
and resilience of communities and the role they play in
reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Committee supports the
Bureau of Land Management's collaboration with the Forest
Service to define, identify, and complete an inventory of old-
growth and mature forests on Federal lands, coordinate
conservation and wildfire risk reduction, and develop policies,
with public comment, to institutionalize climate-smart
management and conservation strategies that address threats to
these Federal lands.
Cultural Resource Management.--The Committee recommends
$23,370,000 which includes program increases of $791,000 to
build capacity and support partnerships with Tribes, States,
and local governments to advance natural and cultural resource
conservation and protection, $6,000 for fleet enhancement, and
a general program increase of $2,509,000. Funding for National
Scenic and Historic Trails has been reduced from this account
and moved to a new subactivity in Recreation Management.
Wild Horse and Burro Management.--The Committee recommends
$156,100,000 which supports implementation of the May 2020 plan
and includes $11,000,000 for administration of and research on
reversible immunocontraceptive fertility control and includes
$206,000 for fleet enhancement. The Committee restates the need
for the Wild Horse and Burro Task Force to be actively engaged
and to leverage resources to protect the welfare of the wild
horses and burros and conserve and restore the range for the
habitat it provides to other species and the ecosystem services
that are essential to protect human and species health and
well-being in the face of climate change. The Committee directs
the Task Force to review the Bureau's efforts in fertility
control, examine how to increase off-range holdings that can
sustain year-round grazing by many horses, and review the
Adoption Incentive Program to make sure there are no weaknesses
that would jeopardize the welfare of these animals. Staffing is
critical to effectively administer this program and the Bureau
is directed to ensure the program is at full staffing capacity
especially in the areas of contracting. The challenges of this
program are intensified by the historic drought conditions
being experienced in the West. The Committee directs the Bureau
to develop plans that ensure they can administer fertility
control, conduct targeted removals from the most heavily and
impacted population areas, expand long-term off range holding
and any alternatives, and increase adoptions. To better
accomplish these goals, the Bureau should establish public/
private partnerships, to include working with veterans and wild
horse organizations, to implement a robust immunocontraceptive
fertility control program. The Bureau must also ensure that all
removals are conducted in strict compliance with the Bureau's
Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program and any population growth
suppression strategies must be proven, safe, and humane. The
strategy will not include any sale or actions that result in
the destruction of healthy animals, which continues to be
prohibited by this bill. The Bureau is directed to provide
quarterly updates to the Committee on the allocation of
resources, achievement of performance metrics, input from the
Departmental task force, efficacy of identifying and relocating
horses to different Herd Management Areas, and to discuss any
proposed changes to the current course of action.
Wildlife and Aquatic Habitat Management.--The Committee
recommends $229,787,000 for Wildlife and Aquatic Habitat
Management, $32,118,000 above the enacted level and $9,360,000
below the budget request.
Wildlife Habitat Management.--The Committee recommends
$159,680,000 which includes $71,000,000 for sage grouse
conservation activities, $37,000,000 for threatened and
endangered species, $20,600,000 for plant conservation and
restoration, $2,947,000 to build capacity and support
partnerships with Tribes, States, and local governments to
advance natural and cultural resource conservation and
protection, and $245,000 for fleet enhancement. Funding for
National Scenic and Historic Trails has been reduced from this
account and moved to a new subactivity in Recreation
Management. The Bureau is directed to brief the Committee
within 60 days of enactment of this Act on its analysis of
developing a biodiversity data platform including the estimated
total cost.
Aquatic Habitat Management.--The Committee recommends
$70,107,000 which includes program increases of $1,518,000 to
build capacity and support partnerships with Tribes, States,
and local governments to advance natural and cultural resource
conservation and protection, $7,000,000 for improving water
resources, $3,000,000 for restoring landscape connectivity, and
$94,000 for fleet enhancement. Funding for National Scenic and
Historic Trails has been reduced from this account and moved to
a new subactivity in Recreation Management.
Recreation Management.--The Committee recommends
$89,544,000 for Recreation Management, $10,616,000 above the
enacted level and $3,092,000 below the budget request. The
recommendation provides for a new subactivity, National Scenic
and Historic Trails. Increases above enacted include $1,960,000
to build capacity and support partnerships with Tribes, States,
and local governments to advance natural and cultural resource
conservation and protection, $151,000 for fleet enhancement,
and $903,000 for National Wild and Scenic Rivers.
The Bureau is also encouraged to ensure that the public is
adequately informed regarding the protection of lands, as well
as open and closed routes for trails and recreational
activities, for the areas protected by Public Law 116-9. To
help inform the public, the Department should properly post
signage and conduct regular reviews to ensure that signage is
maintained, in good readable condition, and to replace any
damaged or unreadable signs in a timely manner.
National and Scenic Historic Trails.--To increase
transparency, the recommendation has consolidated all funding
for National and Scenic Historic Trails into a new subactivity
under Recreation Management and recommends $12,000,000. Within
available funds the Bureau is encouraged to provide additional
resources for the Iditarod, Pacific Crest, Arizona, and
Continental Divide National Scenic Trails, the Arizona Trail
Indigenous Place Name project, and the construction of a hiking
trail from Elko, Nevada to the California Trail Center. The
Bureau is directed to brief the Committee on unit level
allocations within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
Energy and Minerals.--The Committee recommends $242,195,000
for Energy and Minerals, $25,660,000 above the enacted level
and $7,657,000 below the budget request, which includes
$336,000 for fleet enhancement. This funding level supports the
Bureau's sustainable and responsible energy approach which
includes renewable energy resources and strategic minerals that
economically benefit the Nation and states by providing revenue
sources where the energy source is developed and supports the
Bureau's multiple-use mandate.
The Bureau has a significant role in promoting
environmentally sound development of renewable energy on public
lands and the recommendation provides $49,713,000, the budget
request, for Renewable Energy. The Bureau is urged to increase
staff for permitting and realty activities. The Committee
supports the Bureau's establishment of Renewable Energy
Coordination Offices (RECOs) to prioritize renewable energy
permitting and improve permitting coordination for renewable
energy projects. The Committee requests a briefing on how RECOs
have streamlined the permitting process and communication of
standard operating procedures and best practices between the
RECOs.
The recommendation provides $27,400,000 for Alaska legacy
well remediation to maintain program capacity and continue
progress toward cleanup of the next cluster of legacy wells in
need of remediation. The report, ``National Petroleum Reserve
in Alaska: 2020 Legacy Wells Strategic Plan,'' is appreciated,
as is the Bureau's continued commitment to coordinate with
State and local regulators. A report shall be submitted to the
Committee on these efforts within 60 days of enactment of the
Act.
Realty and Ownership Management.--The Committee recommends
$87,385,000 for Realty and Ownership Management, $5,361,000
above the enacted level and $1,496,000 below the budget request
which includes $132,000 for fleet enhancement and $2,842,000
for restoring landscape connectivity. The Committee encourages
the Bureau to adequately fund the realty and lands division in
district offices such as the BLM Southern Nevada District.
Resource Protection and Maintenance.--The Committee
recommends $187,816,000 for Resource Protection and
Maintenance, $51,676,000 above the enacted level and $47,000
above the budget request. The recommendation includes increases
of $8,000,000 to modernize assessment, inventory, and
monitoring; $5,685,000 for improving water resources;
$11,000,000 for application of natural resources data planning
to support siting, and $243,000 for fleet enhancement. The
recommendation maintains $10,000,000 in resource management
planning for sage grouse conservation activities and
$28,565,000 for Resource Protection and Law Enforcement as
requested.
The Committee supports the focus of addressing hardrock
mine reclamation and the importance of synergy between the
Bureau and the Energy Community Revitalization Program. The
recommendation includes increases of $19,503,000 as requested
for remediation of abandoned mine land sites and no less than
$4,500,000 for addressing water quality at abandoned mine land
sites.
Transportation and Facilities Maintenance.--The Committee
recommends $79,345,000 for Transportation and Facilities
Maintenance, $310,000 above the enacted level and $2,990,000
above the budget request. No funding is provided for fleet
enhancement. Funding for National Scenic and Historic Trails
has been reduced from this account and moved to a new
subactivity in Recreation Management.
Workforce and Organizational Support.--The Committee
recommends $176,587,000 for Workforce and Organizational
Support, $10,712,000 above the enacted level and equal to the
budget request. The recommendation includes the increases
requested in the budget except only $74,000 is provided for
fleet enhancement. The Committee supports the Administration's
efforts on the diversity, inclusion and compliance initiative,
Justice 40, and the Foundation for America's Public Lands.
Bill language has been included providing $1,000,000, as
requested, for the Foundation for America's Public Lands to
assist the Foundation in establishing an office and meeting
initial administrative, project, and other expenses. The
Committee directs that project funding in fiscal year 2023
should be prioritized to assist the Bureau with the challenge
of wild free-roaming horses and burros. The Committee expects
to be kept informed about how appropriated funds are allocated
and obligated in fiscal year 2023.
National Conservation Lands (formerly National Landscape
Conservation System).--The Committee recommends $70,000,000 for
National Conservation Lands, $20,726,000 above the enacted
level and $1,696,000 above the budget request which includes
$1,058,000 to build capacity and support partnerships with
Tribes, States and local governments to advance natural and
cultural resource conservation and protection, $13,000 for
fleet enhancement, and $9,255,000 to expand management and
operational capacity.
The Committee urges Federal agencies seeking to withdraw
Bureau-managed lands to include the counties of jurisdiction as
cooperating agencies pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Sec. 1508.5 in the
environmental analysis process and directs the Bureau not to
approve such mineral withdrawals without appropriate levels of
local government consultation.
Communication Site Management.--The Committee recommends
$2,000,000 for communications site management, equal to the
budget request. This amount is reduced by $2,000,000 in
offsetting collections.
Mining Law Administration.--The Committee recommends
$39,696,000 for mining law administration, equal to the budget
request. This amount is offset by $71,000,000 in offsetting
collections.
Additional Guidance.--
Aquifer Recharge.--The Committee encourages the Bureau to
work with the state of Idaho to provide appropriate access to
federal lands for the purposes of recharge projects.
Cadastral Survey.--The Committee directs the Bureau to
continue executing the survey requirements of the Hawaiian Home
Lands Recovery Act, Public Law 104-42 as soon as public health
conditions allow. The Bureau shall consult with Homestead
Beneficiary Associations, as defined under 43 C.F.R. Sec. 47.1,
when conducting these surveys.
Diversity Statistics.--The Bureau is encouraged to consider
the feasibility of adding a diversity reporting requirement to
commercial filming projects on Bureau-managed lands.
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.--The Committee
appreciates the long-standing partnership between the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation, a congressionally chartered
institution, and several bureaus within the Department,
particularly the Bureau of Land Management. The Committee
directs the Bureau to continue this partnership and agrees
that, at the Bureau's discretion, funds made available under
this appropriation may be used for critical conservation
activities, pursuant to 16 U.S.C.3701 et seq., under the same
term and conditions as outlined under this heading in Title I
of Division G of Public Law 115-31, the fiscal year 2017
Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act.
Off-Highway Vehicle Pilot Program.--The Committee supports
equitable opportunities for recreation events on public land
and is concerned about reports that smaller groups may be
disadvantaged by the Bureau's 50-hour cost recovery threshold
for Special Recreation Permits (SRP's). The Committee shares
the Bureau's goal of using independent event monitors to reduce
a significant workload and cost to Bureau field offices and the
American taxpayer which translates into reduced costs to SRP
applicants. The Bureau is recognized for attempting an
independent monitoring pilot (IMP) program in 2016 and for
pursuing other ways to reduce the monitoring costs that are
passed along to event sponsors. The Committee also acknowledges
the Bureau's work with the Desert Advisory Council to initiate
an OHV subgroup to bring stakeholders together to focus on OHV
recreation. These efforts have not resolved stakeholder
concerns as the Committee continues to hear from groups eager
to work with the Bureau to re-establish an IMP program. Clear
requirements for an IMP and processes by which interested
independent individuals could be recruited and trained,
including the development of a training curriculum, to provide
those services is an essential step. These requirements and
processes, along with continued collaboration with the Desert
Advisory Council and up-front development of general guidance
and procedures for Bureau State and field offices to implement
an IMP, can increase chances of success and address any
inequities to recreation opportunities that exist. The Bureau
is directed to re-double its efforts to work with groups in the
off-highway vehicle community to develop an IMP program.
Plant Conservation Activities.--The Committee continues to
support the Bureau's Plant Conservation Program and the
National Seed Strategy and no less than $25,000,000 across the
Bureau should be directed towards this effort to enhance this
activity. The program is to be operated consistent with prior
years. Funding provided in Public Law 117-58 to the Office of
the Secretary in fiscal year 2023 for a national revegetation
effort, including the National Seed Strategy, will supplement
this funding. The Committee expects the Bureau to work to lead
the interagency Native Plant Materials Development program, the
Seeds of Success program, the Plant Conservation Alliance,
several regional native plant materials development programs,
and related research and programmatic activity. The Committee
also continues to support the implementation of the national
seed strategy to ensure there is a variety of seeds to
accomplish immediate and long-term restoration goals.
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA).--The
Committee reiterates that the funds from this account are to be
used for activities authorized under Public Law 105-263.
Water Quality.--The Committee encourages the Bureau to work
with Blaine County and interested community stakeholders to
address the increased sediment buildup in the Hulen Meadows
Pond by examining collaborative solutions to restoring the pond
to adequate health through dredging and other cost-effective
measures.
Bill language is included for a new offsetting collection
for onshore oil and gas inspection fees. A companion Title I
General Provision, Onshore Oil and Gas Inspection Fee, is also
included in the bill.
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $117,283,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 128,696,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 125,049,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +7,766,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -3,647,000
The Committee recommends $125,049,000 for the Oregon and
California Grant Lands appropriation which includes $1,920,000
to support partnerships with Tribes, States, and local
governments to advance natural and cultural resource
conservation and protection, $103,000 for fleet enhancement,
$2,330,000 for conserving and restoring lands to combat climate
change, and no less than $11,000,000 for Species Conservation.
Funding for National Wild and Scenic Rivers is maintained at
the enacted level and the recommendation supports the budget
request for Western Oregon information and resource data
systems, transportation and facilities maintenance,
construction and acquisition, and national monument.
Fire protection.--The Committee directs the Bureau to
refrain from any actions that would withdraw the Bureau from
its fire protection agreement with the State of Oregon.
Timber targets.--The Bureau is directed to regularly report
its timber sale accomplishments for sales that have been sold
and awarded rather than merely offered for sale. The Bureau is
expected to report these activities in a manner consistent with
the U.S. Forest Service and only count awarded volume.
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS
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, as
requested.
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $30,000,000 for Service Charges, Deposits, and
Forfeitures. The appropriation is fully offset through
collections.
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $26,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The Committee recommends inclusion of the Administrative
Provisions proposed in the budget request and notes that they
are long-standing items that facilitate efficient operations.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Originating in 1871, the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) is the oldest federal conservation agency,
and the only agency in the federal government, whose primary
responsibility is management of biological resources for the
American public. The Service plays an important role in
connecting Americans with nature and in maintaining and
protecting the Nation's natural resources for present and
future generations. This requires strict enforcement of
important and foundational environmental laws such as the
Endangered Species Act (ESA), Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA),
Marine Mammal Protection Act, Lacey Act, and international
treaties like the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES).
The Service manages more than 830 million acres of lands
and waters which includes 567 National Wildlife Refuges located
in every State and many territories, seven National Monuments,
and waterfowl production areas in 212 counties. The Service
also operates one historic National Fish Hatchery and 70
National Fish Hatcheries that work with states and tribes to
propagate fish to bolster or re-establish self-sustaining
populations in the wild and mitigate impacts associated with
Federal water projects.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,451,545,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 1,745,122,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,649,753,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +198,208,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -95,369,000
The Committee recommends $1,649,753,000 for Resource
Management, $198,208,000 above the enacted level and
$95,369,000 below the budget request. The recommendation
assumes the enacted level of funding for all programs, provides
fixed costs as requested, and specifies any program changes
accepted from the budget request. Program changes, instructions
and details follow below and in the table at the end of this
report. Additional instructions are included in the front of
this report.
Ecological Services.--The recommendation includes
$354,832,000 for Ecological Services to protect landscapes,
fish, wildlife, and plants by administering the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) and related activities, $77,423,000 above the
enacted level and $1,330,000 below the budget request. The
recommendation provides additional resources to strengthen
efforts to conserve our natural resources for future
generations and to ensure the protection of important
ecosystems such as the Chesapeake Bay, the Everglades, and the
California Bay-Delta. Program elements for this activity follow
below.
Listing.--The recommendation includes $25,946,000 for ESA
listings and related activities. Through the listing process,
the best scientific and commercial information on a species is
analyzed so a determination can be made on whether the survival
of a species requires the protections afforded by the ESA and
the recommendation provides funding to increase capacity. Bill
language is continued as requested to protect the rest of the
Resource Management account from listing-related judicial
mandates. The Committee supports the Service's efforts with
local and regional stakeholders to develop voluntary solutions
to conserve targeted species.
Planning and Consultation.--The recommendation includes
$142,807,000 for timely evaluations and permitting of
development projects to ensure species are protected while
allowing for development that contributes to economic growth
and job creation. This recommendation provides $18,354,000 for
increased support for environmental permitting for clean energy
to stem the effects of climate change, $1,500,000 for pesticide
consultations, $4,000,000 for NEPA permitting and $109,322,000
for general program activities such as building field capacity
and focusing on technical assistance to Federal agencies and
project proponents and to work with States, counties and
private landowners to develop planning grants and create
Habitat Conservation Plans; to enhance the Integrated Planning
and Conservation (IPaC) system; and to ensure adequate
implementation of the ESA and the integration of monitoring
data into management decisions.
The Committee acknowledges that the Service has issued
guidance to field offices and will be updating the Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP) Handbook on streamlining ESA section
7(a)(2) consultations on federal actions that authorize, fund,
or carry out a covered activity that affects listed species in
an approved HCP which covers those species as permitted under
section 10(a)(1)(B).
Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plans balance
resource use and conservation and foster collaboration with
other stakeholders. An example is the Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan in Clark County, Nevada which covers 78
species, including the threatened Mojave Desert Tortoise. The
Committee is supportive of the goal of this plan which is the
long-term conservation and recovery of those species and their
habitat.
Conservation and Restoration.--The recommendation includes
$53,724,000 for Conservation and Restoration. The
recommendation provides $3,390,000 for Coastal Barrier
Resources Act; $12,785,000 for environmental response and
restoration; $7,220,000 for marine mammals with a particular
focus on manatees; $7,471,000 for the National Wetlands
Inventory, and $19,108,000 for candidate conservation. The
Committee directs the Department to involve the Service in any
decision made by the Bureau of Land Management on energy
leasing where leasing will impact species.
The Committee is concerned about Unusual Mortality Events
(UME) of threatened and endangered species, particularly among
the Florida manatees. The Committee encourages the Service to
study the causes and preventative measures of the recent UME
among the Florida manatees.
Recovery.--The recommendation includes $132,355,000 for ESA
recovery activities. The recommendation provides $6,750,000 for
State of the Birds to respond to the urgent needs of critically
endangered birds that, due to climate change, now face
extinction; $12,000,000 for Recovery Challenge grants;
$2,000,000 for Prescott Grants; $1,000,000 for wolf livestock;
and $102,373,000 for general program activities which includes
funding at the enacted level for the Upper Colorado River
Endangered Fish Recovery Program, San Juan Basin Recovery
Implementation Plan, the Virgin River Resource Management and
Recovery Program, the Florida grasshopper sparrow, Lahontan
Cutthroat Trout recovery efforts, and provides up to $2,000,000
to assist with addressing sylvatic plague which threatens
endangered black footed ferrets and supports collaboration with
Native American Tribes and other partners.
The 2019 United Nations report outlined that nature is
declining and that up to one million plant and animal species
are at risk of extinction. The President's Budget echoes that
concern with its emphasis on protecting biodiversity and
highlighting the importance of restoring and maintaining
healthy ecosystems and ecosystem services to protect human and
species health and well-being. Foundational environmental laws
are critical tools in ensuring biodiversity is maintained for
future generations. The Committee strongly supports that the
basis for any listing decisions must be the best available
science and data. The Committee recognizes states like Michigan
and its Department of Natural Resources for their demonstrated
support for keeping the Kirtland's warbler recovered and
healthy as well as the efforts of Tennessee and Kentucky
regarding the Cumberland sandwort. For recovered and de-listed
species under State authority, the Service must abide by the
direction outlined in these foundational environmental laws as
they work with the States to continue to conserve and protect
the well-being of these species so that re-listings under the
Endangered Species Act aren't necessary.
Recovery Challenge grants are to be used to develop and
update recovery plans and implement high priority recovery
actions as prescribed in recovery plans to recover federally
listed species. Actions should include, but are not limited to,
genetically sound breeding, rearing, and reintroduction
programs. Longstanding partnerships, including for the northern
aplomado falcon and California condor, are to be funded at no
less than their current levels, and partner contributions
should be no less than their current amounts and provide at
least a 50:50 partner match, which may include in-kind
services. The remaining funds should be dedicated to new
partnerships and should require at least a 50:50 partner match,
which may include in-kind services. Unless an affected State is
a partner on the project, no funds may be awarded to a project
until the project partners have consulted with such State. The
Service is expected to continue to work with the National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation to administer a portion of the program
in full consultation with the Service and subject to Service
approval of all grants and cooperative agreements. This
approach allows Service funds to be leveraged and expands
recovery actions. The Service is also expected to administer a
portion of the program itself in support of partnerships to
develop and implement recovery outlines, update recovery plans,
and implement recovery actions benefiting species for which the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is not engaged in
conservation efforts. None of the funds may be used for
indirect costs. The Service is to provide a report to the
Committee 120 days after enactment of this Act which shall
include the allocation of funds between the Service and the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and an evaluation of this
collaboration; a breakdown of funding by project which contains
appropriated and matching funds and the estimated projection
completion year; and the amount of highly ranked but unfunded
project proposals.
Recovery activities are essential for critically endangered
species at the brink of extinction because of climate change.
The Committee directs the Service to incorporate climate change
adaptation actions and activities into new and revised recovery
plans and recovery implementation strategies, such as with the
mosquito vector of avian pox and malaria in the revised
Hawaiian Forest Birds recovery plan. The Service is directed to
brief the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act on
how it is prioritizing recovery actions that improve a species'
resiliency, redundancy, and representation so that a species
can withstand the impacts of climate change and show direct
evidence that these actions are incorporated into new and
revised recovery plans.
The Committee directs the Service to continue to provide
the required reports on the recovery of threatened and
endangered species and any additional information on
expenditures as required by Section 18 of the ESA.
The Committee supports the Service's conduct of five-year
status reviews for 35 southeastern species of endangered or
threatened fish, wildlife, and plants as mandated by the
Endangered Species Act and directs the Service to provide
updates on these five-year status reviews.
Habitat Conservation.--The recommendation for this activity
includes $84,373,000 for voluntary, non-regulatory habitat
conservation partnerships with public and private landowners,
of which $69,897,000 is to implement the Partners for Fish and
Wildlife Act and $14,476,000 is for the Coastal Program. This
recommendation is $13,042,000 above the enacted level and
$1,000,000 above the request. The recommendation includes
$59,587,000 for general program activities in Partners for Fish
and Wildlife to provide technical and financial assistance to
landowners interested in restoring and enhancing wildlife
habitat on their land. The recommendation provides $3,250,000
for nutria eradication and notes that additional funding for
nutria eradication is provided in the National Wildlife Refuge
System. As of 2018, the Service has stated that all the known
nutria populations have been removed from over a quarter
million acres of the Delmarva Peninsula and efforts continue to
verify eradication and remove any residual animals. Despite
this success, nutria is a problem in other parts of the country
and the funding provided allows the Service to work with
partners to achieve control and eradication of all nutria
populations and to help partners restore land damaged by
nutria. The Service is directed to prioritize lands adjacent to
refuges, specifically along the West Coast and the Gulf Coast.
The Service is also encouraged to focus Coastal Program funding
on projects that address the threat of invasive species and
climate change.
The Committee recognizes that the Service cannot accomplish
its mission without non-regulatory and voluntary collaborative
conservation efforts with private landowners. The Committee
encourages the Service to continue to pursue collaborative
species conservation that leverages in-kind land access and
expertise from private landowners. Existing partnerships
demonstrate the vital role of private working ranches and
forests in conserving at-risk and listed species and allow the
Service to leverage collaboration with private landowners,
State agencies, and other stakeholders on research and
practices that achieve important wildlife conservation
outcomes.
National Wildlife Refuge System.--The recommendation
includes $573,597,000 for the National Wildlife Refuge System,
$54,836,000 above the enacted level and $24,288,000 below the
budget request. Program elements for this activity follow
below.
Wildlife and Habitat Management.--The recommendation
includes $281,749,000 which includes $17,925,000 for Invasive
Species Strike Teams for teams to focus on high priority
invasive species problems, such as exotic invasive plants and
to eradicate or control nutria, before they develop more of a
stronghold in the environment. The recommendation also provides
$29,924,000 for Inventory and Monitoring which includes no less
than $8,000,000 for monarch butterflies, and no less than
$1,000,000 for chronic wasting disease; and $2,500,000 for
Marine National Monuments which provides a total of $1,000,000
for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National
Monument of which no less than $700,000 is for education and
research. The recommendation provides $225,315,000 for general
program activities to assist the Service in delivering
conservation on a landscape scale and supporting the
Administration's efforts on America the Beautiful, wildlife
disease prevention, and pollinator conservation.
The Committee understands the use of native plant materials
increases resilience, reduces invasive species, and creates a
more effective deterrent to fire. The Service has also informed
the Committee that it favors management that restores or mimics
natural ecosystem processes using native seed sources and
native plants in ecological restoration. Within 180 days of
enactment of this Act, the Service is directed to brief the
Committee on the use of native plants in refuge restoration and
the guidelines it has in place to maintain existing levels of
biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health. The
Committee also supports the continued collaboration of Service
staff with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
U.S. Geological Survey, and other partners to monitor coral
disease in refuge and monument waters. This recommendation
maintains the enacted level of funding to support refuge
biologists, management activities, and coral disease studies.
Since fiscal year 2017, the Service has been responsive to
Congressional direction to institute signage on any national
wildlife refuge where trapping occurs. In fiscal year 2020, the
Service was to update the information posted on the website and
physical premises of any refuge to note if body-gripping traps
were on the premises. To further protect the public, the
Committee encourages the Service to conduct a review of this
signage and ensure the signage is in good, readable condition,
and to replace any damaged or unreadable signs within 30 days
of identification. The Service is to continue the reporting
requirement to provide trapping information to the Committee on
an annual basis. The Service is directed to brief the Committee
on the evaluation they were directed to undertake of trapping
practices on Service lands that was to be done in collaboration
with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services on
their findings including information regarding alternative non-
lethal methods and equipment that may be used to remove
invasive species or native pest species that behave like
invasive species within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
Regional refuges, such as the Silvio O. Conte National Fish
and Wildlife Refuge, effectively work with local communities
and landowners to achieve collaborative conservation. The
Committee encourages the Service to continue these efforts and
to provide the highest level of funding available to these
refuges to build upon this exemplary work. The Committee also
recognizes that refuge sites, while not physically connected,
often contain important ecological and cultural value when
connected as part of a regional wildlife footprint. Numerous
refuges serve the various migratory flyways through an
integrated migratory and ecological footprint across the Refuge
System.
The Committee encourages the Service to update commitments
and funding contributions established in its 2016 agreement
with neighboring landowners for the conservation and management
of fish, wildlife, and their habitats at Palmyra Atoll. The
Committee supports continuing this successful public/private
conservation partnership, particularly the management of
invasive species, climate change threats, ongoing native forest
restoration efforts, the provision of critical wildlife
habitat, and the benefit of the public.
Visitor Services.--The recommendation includes $87,527,000.
The recommendation provides $11,000,000 for Urban Wildlife
Conservation, an increase of $5,000,000 above the enacted
level, and $74,527,000 for general program activities that will
enhance recreational opportunities such as hunting, fishing,
and watching wildlife which includes $3,000,000 to help the
Service mobilize the next generation of conservation and
climate resilience workers and maximize training opportunities
with the goal of improving America's land, waters, and
infrastructure. With a national wildlife refuge located within
a one-hour drive of nearly every major metropolitan area, this
increase for urban refuges enables the Service to improve
access and engage new audiences in outdoor recreation and
conservation. The Service is encouraged to work with partners
to support year-round environmental education for youth and
adults of all ages living in urban settings.
Refuge Maintenance.--The recommendation includes
$154,365,000 which includes $500,000 for fleet enhancement,
$26,850,000 for annual maintenance and $68,235,000 for
maintenance support. The Committee recognizes the Service's
effort to prioritize maintenance and restoration of units
within the refuge system that were damaged by Hurricanes Sandy
and Irene. For trails projects, the Committee understands
funding from this account is supplemented with funding from the
Federal Lands Transportation Program, which comes from the
Highway Trust Fund, and from the Great American Outdoors Act.
The Service is directed to include a current and projected
deferred maintenance backlog in its annual budget request.
Conservation and Enforcement.--The recommendation includes
$185,247,000 for Conservation and Enforcement, $20,526,000
above the enacted level and $16,125,000 below the budget
request. Program elements for this activity follow below.
Migratory Bird Management.--The recommendation includes
$57,849,000 for Migratory Bird Management, including
$33,793,000 for Conservation and Monitoring which includes
$3,200,000 for clean energy and $733,000 for urban bird
treaties. The Committee encourages the Service to continue its
efforts to work with landowners to reduce black vulture
predation on livestock and to manage double crested cormorants.
The recommendation provides $6,125,000 for Permits to improve
permitting for the future, $591,000 for the Federal Duck Stamp
Program and $17,340,000 for North American Waterfowl Management
Plan/Joint Ventures (JV). The JV program is essential for
addressing the conservation needs of migratory birds by
leveraging matching contributions from partners.
Where certain bird species such as Canadian geese and
cormorants overwhelm ecosystems near urban centers, the Service
is encouraged to continue to support control activities of
individuals, corporations, municipalities, states, tribes, and
other Federal agencies such as public health control orders or
special double-crested cormorant permits to assure public
health as well as regional or environmental health.
Law Enforcement.--The recommendation includes $98,283,000
for Law Enforcement which includes $83,558,000 for general
program activities a portion of which will be directed toward
wildlife law enforcement capacity and port inspection capacity.
As in prior years, this increase may be used as necessary to
supplement inspections. The Committee notes the important role
the Service plays in protecting wildlife and plant resources
through enforcement of Federal laws, such as the Lacey Act,
combating illegal wildlife trafficking, and understanding the
nexus with trafficking and close contact with wildlife that can
transmit pathogens and impact human health. The Service is to
brief the Committee within 180 days of enactment of this Act on
the roles of Law Enforcement and International Affairs in how
they combat global trafficking; assist with building capacity
to improve law enforcement in other countries; detect and deter
illegal import and export of wildlife; and are improving
information sharing and enhancing capabilities for stopping
high-risk illegal shipments of wildlife into the United States.
International Affairs.--The recommendation provides
$29,115,000 for International Affairs. This funding level
provides $1,000,000 for the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize,
and $8,700,000 for replacing the Service's out-of-date permit
processing infrastructure with a modernized Service-wide
electronic permit application and processing system, as
requested. The primary focus for the Service in fiscal year
2023 must be to complete the epermitting system as outlined in
the President's Budget request. For the fiscal year 2024 budget
request, the Committee encourages the Service's Chief
Information Officer to consider how the epermitting system,
once developed, can be expanded consistent with direction in
the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act of 2018 and
Executive Order 14058, to include permits in other bureaus
within the Department of the Interior.
The Committee acknowledges the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service's International Affairs (IA) Program works worldwide to
conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and the habitats they depend
on at a landscape level, and to maintain these ecological
processes beyond our borders for future generations. Through
these aims, IA leads U.S. and international efforts to protect,
restore, and enhance the world's diverse wildlife and their
habitats, focusing on species of global concern. Funding also
supports strong oversight of international conservation grants
from the agency including safeguards that have been instituted
to protect these funds from being used in violation of U.S.
law. As long-term success for conserving wildlife and wild
places relies on building the capacity in countries for
managing their own protected areas and species, Indigenous
Peoples and communities should be included. Within the amount
provided, the Committee encourages the Service to support
projects that foster partnerships with universities or other
institutions that are educating the current and next
generations of conservationists. Within 45 days of enactment of
this Act the Service is to brief the Committee on how it plans
to achieve this.
The Committee recognizes the Service's work with Honduras,
El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico to conserve priority species
and ecosystems, including partnering with the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) to support community forestry
concessions and tropical forest conservation in the Maya
Biosphere Reserve, and urges the continuation of these
international partnerships in fiscal year 2023 as well as the
timely disbursement of funding. The Committee directs the
Service to provide no less than the enacted level for these
grants to promote research, training, and development of best
practices for international conservation, and to submit a
report within 60 days of the enactment of this Act on these
efforts.
The Committee reiterates its concern about the Service's
current policy of evaluating applications for importing
trophies for elephants and lions on a case-by-case basis and
whether its analysis adequately determines whether a country
has proper safeguards in place to protect species vulnerable to
poaching. In fiscal year 2020, the Service was directed to
reevaluate its current policy and analyze how targeted
investments and technical assistance to the exporting
countries' conservation programs would impact the survival of
elephants and lions, improve local communities, and sustain
species populations. The Service has yet to comply with the
directive to brief the Committee within 60 days of enactment.
Therefore, the Committee includes bill language that prohibits
the issuance of any permit for the import of a sport-hunted
trophy of an elephant or lion taken in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, or
Zambia. The limitation described does not apply in the case of
the administration of a tax or tariff. The Secretary is
directed to review the memo issued March 1, 2018 establishing
the current policy that enhancement findings for such imports
will be made on a case-by-case basis and to analyze and report
to the Committee, within 60 days of enactment of this Act, on
the best path forward to determine whether the country where
the animal is to be permitted adequately provides for the
conservation and monitoring for that species, specifically
whether that country has a fully funded and implemented
management plan for that species that is based on the best
available science and addresses existing threats to the
species, provides significant conservation benefits, and
coordinates with adjacent countries to protect transboundary
populations, and ensures the take does not contribute to the
decline of the species.
The Committee directs the Service to provide a briefing
within 120 days of enactment of this Act on the scope of work
and the estimated cost to assess the prevalence of elephant
hide products in the United States and the risk to African
elephant populations associated with hide harvesting.
Fish and Aquatic Conservation.--The recommendation includes
$235,178,000 for Fish and Aquatic Conservation, $14,352,000
above the enacted level and $25,236,000 below the budget
request. The Service is expected to continue to work with
partners and the public to manage fish and other aquatic
resources for the benefit of the American people. Program
elements for this activity follow below.
National Fish Hatchery System Operations.--The
recommendation provides $73,472,000 for National Fish Hatchery
Systems Operations, which includes $1,200,000 for the Aquatic
Animal Drug Approval Partnership; $4,700,000 for the Pacific
Salmon Treaty; and maintains the enacted level for the Great
Lakes Consent Decree, the national wild fish health survey
program, mass marking salmonids in the Pacific Northwest, and
Klamath Restoration. Klamath Restoration funding is
supplemented by funding provided in Public Law 117-58 as
outlined in the Service's spend plan contained in the fiscal
year 2023 budget justification. The recommendation also
provides $60,367,000 to sustain activities such as expanding
capabilities to ensure the health of aquatic species, advancing
aquatic conservation, and supporting the recovery of federally
listed threatened or endangered aquatic species and restoring
at-risk species. The Committee supports the budget request's
reallocation of $5,000,000 for Warm Springs Fish Health Center
to all Fish Health and Technology Centers. This funding will be
housed in general program activities.
The recommended funding level provides the resources
required to sustain current hatchery operations. The Service
may not terminate operations or close any facility of the
National Fish Hatchery System. No production programs may be
reduced or terminated without advance, informal consultation
with affected States and Tribes. The Service is expected to
continue funding mitigation hatchery programs via reimbursable
agreements with Federal partners. Future agreements should
include reimbursement for production, facilities, and
administrative costs. The Service is expected to ensure that
its costs are fully reimbursed before proposing to reduce or
redirect base funding.
The Committee encourages the Service to carry out sampling
of re-introduced lake sturgeon and monitor the survival of
juvenile lake sturgeon after they are stocked to determine
whether the stocking rates should be increased to meet the
target stock level.
Maintenance and Equipment.--The recommendation provides
$32,635,000, which includes $300,000 for fleet enhancement,
$20,137,000 for deferred maintenance, and $10,589,000 for
annual maintenance. The Service should continue to allocate
this funding to facilities with the most severe health and
safety deficiencies across the System as a whole, rather than
by region. All other funds should continue to be allocated as
in prior years and should include mitigation hatcheries as
needed to supplement reimbursable funds. The Service is
directed to include a current and projected deferred
maintenance backlog in its annual budget request.
Aquatic Habitat and Species Conservation.--The
recommendation includes $129,071,000 for Aquatic Habitat and
Species Conservation. A discussion of the program components
follows below.
Habitat Assessment and Restoration.--The recommendation
includes $47,320,000, of which: $200,000 is for the Truckee
River Operating Agreement; $7,164,000 for the National Fish
Habitat Action Plan; and maintains the enacted level for the
Chehalis Fisheries Restoration Program. The recommendation
provides $13,500,000 to implement the Delaware River Basin
Conservation Act; $2,750,000 for Klamath Basin Restoration
Agreement; and $18,598,000 for the National Fish Passage
Program; all programs which are supplemented by funding
provided in Public Law 117-58 as outlined in the Service's
spend plan contained in the fiscal year 2023 budget
justification. The Committee encourages the Service to continue
to work with partners to address their concerns about securing
the non-Federal matching dollars required for eligibility to
receive funding through the Delaware Watershed Conservation
Fund. The Service should explore solutions and convene partners
to develop approaches for addressing this concern and identify
other sources of funds that can be used as a match. Continued
collaboration with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to
acquire technical assistance is also encouraged. The Service is
encouraged to continue its collaborative work with partners
through the National Fish Passage Program on the Warren Glen
Dam removal project. The Service is directed to continue to
work with Tribal partners on fish passage technologies and fish
restoration activities.
Population Assessment and Cooperative Management.--The
recommendation provides $37,031,000, which provides $1,000,000
to implement the Great Lakes Consent Decree and $3,000,000 for
the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act. The Great
Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act is supplemented with
funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The
recommendation does not accept the proposed reductions and
maintains no less than the enacted funding level for the Lake
Champlain Sea Lamprey program, the Pacific Salmon treaty, and
the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission, and funds
them at the enacted level, and provides $18,064,000 for general
program activities. The Committee remains supportive of the
annual Memorandum of Agreement with the Great Lakes Fishery
Commission to provide funding for sea lamprey treatment,
assessment, and program administration. The Service is
encouraged to continue to work with the State of Maryland,
NOAA, and other partners on eradication of invasive northern
snakehead and to finalize their plan for eradication in the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The Service is to brief the Committee
on this effort within 120 days of the enactment of the Act. The
Service is directed to use $1,000,000 from within available
funds for this effort.
The Committee is concerned about the status of American
shad in the Potomac River and other systems. The Service is
directed to use up to $750,000 from within available funds to
increase capacity to conserve species such as American shad.
Aquatic Invasive Species.--The recommendation includes
$44,720,000, of which $4,400,000 is for National Invasive
Species Act (NISA) activities, as requested, which includes
$2,834,000 for State and Interstate plans and $1,566,000 is for
NISA coordination; and $5,588,000 is to implement subsection
5(d)(2) of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act which is supplemented
by funding provided in Public Law 117-58 as outlined in the
Service's spend plan contained in the fiscal year 2023 budget
justification. The Committee continues funding to aid the
Service in working to prevent Invasive carp from entering the
Great Lakes, and to control and eradicate them from the
Mississippi River, its six sub-basins, the Upper Mississippi
River, Missouri River, Arkansas-Red White River, Lower
Mississippi River, Tennessee Cumberland River, and Ohio River,
and Kentucky Lake, and Lake Barkley. This recommendation
includes $26,000,000 for Invasive carp, of which $4,000,000 is
for contract fishing; $1,011,000 is for Sea Lamprey
administration costs; $500,000 is for hydrilla, eel and milfoil
invasive grasses; $2,776,000 is for prevention; and $3,500,000
is to prevent the spread of quagga and zebra mussels in the
West of which $1,250,000 is for NISA state and Interstate plan.
The Service is encouraged to pursue technologies to aid in the
elimination, mitigation, or control of aquatic nuisance species
and invasive species that do not result in the addition of
chemical agents to the ecosystem that can lead to harmful by-
products such as algal blooms. In fiscal year 2023, no less
than $6,000,000 of the funding provided in Public Law 117-58 to
the Office of the Secretary for invasive species should be
directed toward the National Early Detection and Rapid Response
Framework and the Rapid Response Fund to supplement Service
funding.
The $4,000,000 provided for contract fishing will create
jobs while advancing efforts to combat invasive carp by
expanding and perfecting the combined use of contract fishing,
including on the Chicago Aera Waterways System, and deterrents
to extirpate invasive carp, including grass carp, where already
established, pursuant to individual State laws and regulations
and as called for in management plans. Contract fishing has
proven to be an extremely effective management tool. The
Service shall continue to work with its State partners to
gather data to analyze the impacts of contract fishing to
control abundance and movement of invasive carp, including
grass carp, and to make every effort to make public
announcements for contract fishing. The Service is to make sure
adequate resources are provided to support the efforts of the
Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee and is encouraged
to maintain a Service employee as the Mississippi Interstate
Cooperative Resource Association (MICRA) Coordinator and to
assist the MICRA Chair and MICRA Executive Committee with
various tasks.
The Committee recognizes the importance of understanding
the current economic situation as it relates to the removal and
uses of Invasive carp. In fiscal year 2022, the Committee
directed the Department of Interior to hold a one-day forum
modeled on the March 25, 2021 Department of the Interior oil
and gas forum to review how Invasive carp that are removed
through contract fishing or by other means are being utilized.
The Service is directed to brief the Committee within 120 days
of enactment of this Act on current and potential uses,
including human consumption and as a potential source for bait,
and to maintain a link on their website to this forum.
Cooperative Landscape Conservation.--The Committee
recommendation merges this activity into Science Support and
creates a new subactivity, Science Partnerships.
Science Support.--The recommendation provides $49,620,000
for the Science Support program.
Landscape-scale conservation efforts are critical to
restoring functioning ecosystems that provide multiple economic
and societal benefits to local communities. The Committee
concurs with the Service's determination that the best approach
to address the complexity of challenges that result from
conservation on a landscape level is to move away from
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives as the primary vehicle to
work with Federal, State, Tribal and other organizations to
develop shared conservation priorities and instead to support a
range of partnerships that implement locally led conservation
and accomplish similar goals and objectives. The Committee also
recognizes the Service's Science program is instrumental in
facilitating landscape conservation through comprehensive
investments that address complicated, multi-jurisdictional
conservation challenges from a science-based landscape
perspective.
To better reflect the direction of this program and to
strengthen the foundation of supporting partners' collaborative
landscape conservation efforts, the Service is directed to
combine Cooperative Landscape Conservation and Science
Applications into one subactivity under Science Support titled
Science Partnerships. The recommendation provides $40,648,000
for Science Partnerships to fund collaborative conservation and
science at a landscape-scale to meet the needs of partners. The
recommendation provides $8,972,000 for the Service Science
subactivityto continue funding Service climate and science
needs.
The Service should continue to co-lead and implement the
North American Bat Monitoring Program with other Federal,
State, and non-governmental partners. The Service is also
expected to partner with Cooperative Research Units whenever
possible. This funding level maintains the enacted level for
ecosystem restoration of the Gulf Coast as well as includes
$3,500,000 for research related to white-nose syndrome in bats.
The recommendation also provides $15,000,000 for the Chesapeake
WILD grant program for a new call for proposals to achieve
Chesapeake WILD Program goals of restoring water quality and
habitats in the Chesapeake Bay. The Service is reminded of the
directive in fiscal year 2022 to brief the Committee on the
framework, staffing, criteria for grants, and monitoring
established for this new grant program. Acknowledging the
findings of the report from the Intergovernmental Science-
Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services that
1,000,000 species are threatened with extinction, the
recommendation provides an additional $2,000,000 above the
enacted level for research on Monarch butterflies. The
Committee acknowledges that monarchs and pollinators also
benefit from other Service investments in landscape
conservation and for other species that share similar habitat
needs.
General Operations.--The recommendation includes
$166,906,000 for General Operations programs, $11,257,000 above
the enacted level and $21,515,000 below the budget request.
This funding level provides $31,833,000 for Central Office
Operations which includes the requested funding increases for
the Diversity Office and the Native American Coordination
Office; $51,457,000 for Management and Administration;
$46,224,000 for Servicewide Bill Paying; $7,032,000 for the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; $27,060,000 for the
National Conservation Training Center; and $3,300,000 for
Aviation Management.
Everglades.--The Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife
Refuge and Conservation Area was created to protect one of the
last remaining grassland and longleaf pine savanna landscapes
in eastern North America while securing water resources for
seven million people in south Florida. The Committee continues
its support for collaborative efforts to protect, restore, and
conserve habitats for one of the greatest ecological treasures
of the United States. The recommendation provides no less than
the enacted level, across multiple programs for Everglades
restoration.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $12,847,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 46,418,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 32,904,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +20,057,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -13,514,000
The Committee recommends $32,904,000 for Construction,
$20,057,000 above the enacted level and $13,514,000 below the
request. The recommendation includes $1,350,000 for fleet
enhancement and $1,650,000 for field communication
modernization. For line-item construction, the Service is
expected to follow the project priority list in the table
below.
When a construction project is completed or terminated and
appropriated funds remain, the Service may use those balances
to respond to unforeseen reconstruction, replacement, or repair
of facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by storms,
floods, fires, and similar unanticipated natural events.
Bill language has been included which authorizes funding to
be used for modernization of field communication capabilities.
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Refuge, Hatchery, or Committee
State Other Unit Budget Request Recommendation
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NJ E. B. Forsythe $5,326,000 $5,326,000
National Wildlife
Refuge.............
SC Blears Bluff 1,404,000 1,404,000
National Fish
Hatchery...........
ND Badhill Dam National 3,625,000 3,625,000
Fish Hatchery......
AK Yukon Delta National 3,341,000 3,341,000
Wildlife Refuge....
* Branch of Dam Safety 200,000 200,000
MN Minnesota Valley 1,000,000 1,000,000
National Wildlife
Refuge.............
AK Office of Law 550,000 550,000
Enforcement........
WA Ridgefield National 5,960,000 5,960,000
Wildlife Refuge....
* Information 250,000 250,000
Resources &
Technology
Management.........
* Information 5,412,000 1,650,000
Resources &
Technology
Management DIFCOM
Field
Communications
Modernization......
* Nationwide Zero 10,867,000 1,350,000
Emission Charging
Stations...........
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COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund
(CESCF; Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act), administered
by the Service's Ecological Services program, provides grant
funding to States and Territories for species and habitat
conservation actions on non-Federal lands, including habitat
acquisition, conservation planning, habitat restoration, status
surveys, captive propagation and reintroduction, research, and
education.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $24,064,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 23,702,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 24,564,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +500,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +862,000
The Committee recommends $24,564,000 for the Cooperative
Endangered Species Conservation Fund, $500,000 above the
enacted level and $862,000 above the budget request. Land
acquisition funding of $32,800,000 is provided in the Great
American Outdoors Act. A detailed table of funding
recommendations below the account level is provided at the end
of this report.
The Committee acknowledges and urges the continuation of
the Service's work with stakeholders to seek consensus reforms
to the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Land Acquisition
program, including the consideration of adopting best practices
from other Land and Water Conservation Fund programs for
working with land trusts and private landowners. Because of its
role in facilitating locally led economic development and the
conservation of threatened and endangered species and their
habitats, the Committee recognizes the strong bipartisan
support for the program in general and its potential
contribution to the administration's America the Beautiful
initiative.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND
The National Wildlife Refuge Fund shares refuge revenues
and makes payments in lieu of taxes to counties in which
Service lands are located.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $13,228,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 0
Recommended, 2023..................................... 13,228,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +13,228,000
The Committee recommends $13,228,000 for the National
Wildlife Refuge Fund, equal to the enacted level and
$13,228,000 above the budget request.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989
(NAWCA) provided for matching grants to support projects that
protect, enhance, and restore habitat for wetland-dependent
birds and other wildlife in the United States, Canada, and
Mexico. Additional program funding comes from fines, penalties,
and forfeitures collected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
of 1918; from Federal fuel excise taxes on small gasoline
engines, as directed by amendments to the Federal Aid in Sport
Fish Restoration Act of 1950, to benefit coastal ecosystem
projects; and from interest accrued on the fund established
under the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937. As
the only Federal grant program dedicated to the conservation of
wetland habitats for migratory birds, this program has helped
NAWCA partners conserve 33 million acres of wetlands.
Appropriations are authorized through fiscal year 2025.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $48,500,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 46,500,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 50,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +1,500,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +3,500,000
The Committee recommends $50,000,000 for the North American
Wetlands Conservation Fund, $1,500,000 above the enacted level
and $3,500,000 above the budget request.
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act program
provides matching grants to partners throughout the Western
Hemisphere to promote the conservation of Neotropical migratory
birds in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the
Caribbean, with not less than 75 percent of the amounts
available to be expended on projects in Latin America, the
Caribbean, and Canada.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 7,910,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 5,100,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +100,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -2,810,000
The Committee recommends $5,100,000 for neotropical
migratory bird conservation, $100,000 above the enacted level
and $2,810,000 below the budget request.
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
The Multinational Species Conservation Fund provides
critical technical and financial assistance to local
communities, wildlife authorities, and non-governmental
organizations in range countries for on-the-ground conservation
work to protect African and Asian elephants, rhinoceroses,
tigers, great apes, and marine turtles, freshwater turtles and
tortoises, and their habitats. Funding is provided through
grants or cooperative agreements to establish protected areas;
monitor wildlife populations; combat wildlife trafficking;
reduce consumer demand for illegal wildlife products; provide
vital infrastructure, training, and equipment to manage
protected areas and wildlife populations; and support intact,
resilient ecosystems that buffer both humans and wildlife from
the spillover and spread of zoonotic disease.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $20,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 19,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 25,500,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +5,500,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +6,500,000
The Committee recommends $25,500,000 for the Multinational
Species Conservation Fund (MSCF) to protect these priority
species, $5,500,000 above the enacted level and $6,500,000
above the budget request. The Committee acknowledges the
critical role of MSCF grants in reducing disease transmission
by supporting project partners in Africa, Eurasia, and Latin
America as they work toward maintaining healthy wildlife
populations and connected habitats, reducing unsustainable
commercial bushmeat trade, and carrying out research and
monitoring to better understand and mitigate the spread of
emerging diseases. A detailed table of funding recommendations
below the account level is provided at the end of this report.
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS
The State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program provides
grants to States and federally recognized Tribes, the District
of Columbia, Commonwealths, and Territories to conserve fish
and wildlife and their habitats, with a special focus on at-
risk species that are not hunted or fished.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $72,612,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 82,362,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 74,362,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +1,750,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -8,000,000
The Committee recommends $74,362,000 for State and Tribal
Wildlife Grants, $1,750,000 above the enacted level and
$8,000,000 below the budget request. A detailed table of
funding recommendations below the account level is provided at
the end of this report.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The Administrative Provisions include long-standing items
that facilitate efficient operations. The recommendation does
not include language requested for recovery of damages but does
include an increase in the ceiling for law enforcement rewards.
National Park Service
The mission of the National Park Service (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 423 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 natural beauty and
wildlife, 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.
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $2,767,028,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 3,089,856,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 3,089,856,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 322,828,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $3,089,856,000 for Operation of
the National Park System (ONPS), $322,828,000 above the enacted
level and equal to the budget request. The amounts recommended
by the Committee compared with the budget estimates by activity
are shown in the table at the end of this report. The
recommendation provides fixed costs and funding for new and
critical responsibilities, as requested.
Additional funding guidance is provided below.
Resource Stewardship.--The Committee recommends
$530,931,000 for resource stewardship. The recommendation
provides $5,300,000 for the Partnership Wild & Scenic Rivers
program, $6,500,000 for Quagga and Zebra Mussel Programs, and
$18,856,000 for the National Trails System.
The recommendation provides $9,143,000 for the National
Networks for activities, including grants. Within this amount,
the African American Civil Rights Network is funded at the
requested level of $5,384,000 and the National Underground
Railroad Network to Freedom is funded at $2,505,000.
Everglades Restoration.--The Committee recommends
$11,661,000 for the Everglades Restoration Program. The
Committee notes the substantial progress made toward
restoration of the Everglades ecosystem and continues to
support this multi-year effort to preserve one of the great
ecological treasures of the United States. As restoration
efforts continue, it is encouraged that the northern headwaters
of the Everglades be given special consideration.
Additionally, given potential impacts to the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan, the Committee encourages the
Service to consult with the U.S. Air Force as the Department of
Defense considers plans to expand non-military aviation
operations at the Homestead Air Reserve Base.
Visitor Services.--The Committee recommends $301,913,000
for Visitor Services. The National Capital Area Performing Arts
Program is funded at no less than the enacted level.
Every Kid Outdoors Program.--The John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management and Recreation Act reauthorized the
Every Kid Outdoors program through 2026. This program provides
U.S. fourth graders and family members with free access to over
2,000 federal lands and waters. Within the funds provided for
Visitor Services, the Service should aim to use no less than
$25,000,000 to support the work of this program. This funding
will support activities such as distributing information and
resources to make it easy for teachers and families to identify
nearby public lands and waters, providing transportation
support to schools with the greatest financial need, and
providing educational materials. Furthermore, the Service is
encouraged to launch targeted programs for underserved
communities and children with disabilities.
Global Positioning System Modernization.--The
recommendation provides $1,500,000 for the sustainment of
recently acquired Global Positioning System (GPS) data
collection devices used by the Service for facilities planning,
lands administration, visitor safety, and infrastructure
protection. The Committee is aware that the NPS requires
ongoing sustainment of the Service's field data collection
devices to include cyclic hardware and software refresh to
comply with the Department's Information Technology security
requirements. The funds provided will allow the Service to
maintain compliance on field data collection devices. Within
appropriate procurement requirements, the NPS is encouraged to
procure additional devices from U.S. manufacturers.
National Park Foundation.--The recommendation includes
$5,000,000 for the National Park Foundation, equal to the
enacted level.
Additional Guidance.--The following additional direction
and guidance is provided with respect to funding provided
within this account:
Amache National Historic Site.--The recommendation includes
the requested funding for the newly authorized Amache National
Historic Site, which was one of ten incarceration sites
established by the War Relocation Authority during World War II
to detain Japanese Americans who were forcibly removed from
their communities on the West Coast.
America's First Frontier.--The Committee urges the Service
to advance interpretive efforts at existing Service sites and
in collaboration with other Federal, State, and local agencies,
including other bureaus within the Department of the Interior,
to detail the start of westward expansion through the Northwest
Territory as Americas First Frontier, the territories west of
the Ohio River that opened for settlement pursuant to the
northwest Ordinance.
Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor.--The
Committee continues the fiscal year 2021 enacted directive
regarding cooperative agreements with the local coordinating
entity for the Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor.
Civil Rights Sites.--The Committee emphasizes the
importance of the ongoing work to preserve and highlight the
sites and stories associated with securing civil rights for all
Americans, especially those in historically marginalized
groups. The Committee further recognizes the emergence of many
sites significant to these historically marginalized groups and
encourages the Service to properly recognize, preserve, and
maintain these sites.
Diversity Reporting Requirements for Special Use Permits.--
The Committee continues to recognize the Service's role in
facilitating special use permits for film projects on its
lands. The Committee encourages the Service to explore
opportunities to incorporate diversity and inclusion
requirements as part of the special use permit process.
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail.--The
Committee encourages the Service to emphasize and increase
collaborations with local non-profit organizations to support
research and renewal efforts of the El Camino Real de los Tejas
National Historic Trail.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Mead National
Recreation Area.--The significant threat that quagga mussel
infestations pose to the health of the Colorado River ecosystem
and its tributaries, as well as non-federal waterways, is
concerning. The Service is directed to continue supporting
quagga control projects at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
and Lake Mead National Recreation Area at not less than the
enacted level to support research and product improvements for
a mobile watercraft tracking system that could be utilized by
the NPS and State Wildlife Agencies.
Great Falls Park.--The Committee notes the success of
George Washington Memorial Parkway collaboration with U.S. Park
Police officers in managing traffic at the entrance of Great
Falls Park in Virginia on busy weekends and holidays. Prior to
the implementation of this traffic management, traffic would
frequently block access to nearby residences, preventing
residents, their guests, deliveries, and emergency services
from reaching these homes in a timely manner. The Committee
encourages the George Washington Memorial Parkway and U.S. Park
Police to continue collaborating on these services.
Hoh Indian Tribe Evacuation Route.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of ensuring that the Hoh Indian Tribe
has a functional tsunami emergency evacuation route. The
Service is directed to work with the Hoh Indian Tribe to
initiate necessary discussions, planning, and compliance
efforts within 120 days of the enactment of this act for an
evacuation route that could allow for small vehicular
evacuation, including identifying any specific land parcels
that would require redesignation under the law and to provide
to the Committee a date by when a comprehensive plan will be
completed.
Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Office.--The
Committee is aware of the work the Natural Resource Stewardship
and Science Office does to leverage science capacity with
programs such as Research Learning Centers, Cooperative
Ecosystem Studies Units, Climate Science Centers, and other
academic, nonprofit, and private entities. The Service is
encouraged to continue the work of this important program.
Outreach.--The Committee recognizes that the Service has
taken steps to increase outreach, make parks more accessible,
and increase recruitment within minority schools and
communities. The Committee directs the Service to continue with
these efforts and to develop partnerships and programs with
Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, and other Minority Serving Intuitions that
contribute to the mission of the National Park Service. The
Service is directed to complete and submit to the Committee on
Appropriations the study required by House Report 116-100
within 60 days of enactment of the Act.
Partnership Wild & Scenic Rivers.--The Committee recognizes
the effectiveness of the Partnership Wild & Scenic Rivers
Program in fulfilling its core mission to preserve resources,
provide for visitor enjoyment and protection, operate and
maintain facilities, and manage and administer the national
parks. Upon authorization and once funding becomes available,
the Service is expected to study the eligibility and
sustainability of including the Kissimmee for possible
inclusion in the Wild & Scenic Rivers System.
Plastic Waste Reduction.--The Committee awaits the plan
directed by House Report 117-83.
Resource Stewardship.--The recommendation includes funding
for the Natural Resources Conservation Initiative, which will
help the Service respond to the urgent landscape-scale needs of
critically endangered forest birds with habitats in national
parks. These species face increased threats and imminent
extinction from non-native mosquitoes that carry avian malaria
and other pathogens that have been exacerbated by climate
change.
Visitation.--As the Service develops funding estimates for
sites within the National Park System, the Committee encourages
the Service to consider how annual visitation trends may impact
operations at each park, among other factors.
World War II Interpretation.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of the interpretive story at the World War II
Memorial as a national focal point for a message of
perseverance and hope at a defining moment in American history.
The Service is encouraged to include innovative storytelling at
the memorial, which incorporates video and collections with
related WWII sites.
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, 2022........................... $83,910,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 74,581,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 88,243,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +4,333,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +13,662,000
The Committee recommends $88,243,000 for National
Recreation and Preservation, $4,333,000 above the enacted level
and $13,662,000 above the budget request. The amounts
recommended by the Committee compared with the budget estimates
by activity are shown in the table at the end of this report.
The recommendation provides fixed costs, as requested.
Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance.--The Committee
recommends $13,000,000 for the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation
Assistance program.
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Trails.--The Committee
recommends $3,027,000 for Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Trails.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Grants.--The Committee recommends $3,407,000 for Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Grants.
Japanese Confinement Site Grants.--The Committee recommends
$4,655,000 for Japanese Confinement Site Grants.
American Indian and Native Hawaiian Art and Culture
Grants.--The Committee recommends $2,750,000 for American
Indian and Native Hawaiian Art and Culture Grants.
9/11 Memorial Act Grants.--The Committee recommends
$4,000,000 for the competitive grant program, as authorized by
the 9/11 Memorial Act (Public Law 115-413).
Heritage Partnership Programs.--The Committee recommends
$29,232,000 for Heritage Partnership Programs. The directive
contained in the explanatory statement that accompanied Public
Law 116-6 with regards to funding distribution is continued.
The Committees note that areas that have not completed their
management plan continue to be eligible for funding regardless
of the status of their management plan.
Additional Guidance.--The following additional direction
and guidance is provided with respect to funding provided
within this account:
Crossroads of the West National Historic District.--The
Crossroads of the West National Historic District is an
important geographical and historical area in northern Utah
representing the center of the western U.S. and sites
associated with the completion of the first transcontinental
railroad in the State. The Service is encouraged to continue
working with the Committee, the authorizing committees of
jurisdiction, and relevant stakeholders to help preserve and
interpret sites in the District for the educational and
inspirational benefit of the public and to enhance cultural and
compatible economic redevelopment within the District.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
The Historic Preservation Fund supports 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, 2022........................... $173,072,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 151,800,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 170,825,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. -2,247,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +19,025,000
The Committee recommends $170,825,000 for historic
preservation, $2,247,000 below the enacted level and
$19,025,000 above the budget request.
Competitive Grants.--The Committee recommends $28,000,000,
an increase of $375,000 above the enacted level and $1,875,000
above the request. The recommendation provides $22,000,000, for
the African American Civil Rights Grants. Additionally, the
Committee provides $4,750,000 for the History of Equal Rights
grants and $1,250,000 for grants to underserved communities.
Additional Guidance.--The following guidance is provided
with respect to funding provided within this account:
Hispanic Heritage Sites.--The Committee is concerned that
across the United States, many sites that are historically
connected to Hispanic contributions to American society and
culture have not been given proper recognition, which affects
how Americans see Hispanics in United States history. While the
Service has taken steps to improve Hispanic representation in
heritage sites, the Committee believes there is more work to be
done and directs the Service to complete and submit to the
Committee on Appropriations the study required by House Report
116-100 within 60 days of enactment of the Act.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $225,984,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 279,340,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 279,340,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +53,356,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $279,340,000 for Construction,
$53,356,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget
request. The recommendation provides fixed costs, as requested.
Line-Item Construction.--The following table details the
line item construction activity for specific projects requested
or provided by the administration.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION
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Committee
State Project Budget Request Recommendation
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DC National Mall and $4,400,000 $4,400,000
Memorial Parks,
Repair Lincoln
Reflecting Pool to
Prevent Water Loss.
VA Wolf Trap National 4,260,000 4,260,000
Park, Replace Stage
Lighting Components
VA Colonial National 8,150,000 8,150,000
Historical Park,
Repair Jones Mill
Pond Dam...........
TN Great Smoky 7,280,000 7,280,000
Mountains National
Park, Rehabilitate
Laurel Falls Trail.
GA Martin Luther King, 4,940,000 4,940,000
Jr. National
Historical Park,
Rehabilitate 501
Auburn Avenue......
WA North Cascades 13,630,000 13,630,000
National Park,
Replace Obsolete
Stehekin Wastewater
Treatment Plant....
DC National Capital 8,760,000 8,760,000
Parks--East, Modify
United States Park
Police Aviation
Building for Fire
Protection and
Suppression........
ND Knife River Indian 9,910,000 9,910,000
Villages National
Historic Site,
Stabilize Riverbank
to Protect
Archeological
Resources and
Infrastructure.....
IN George Rogers Clark 11,720,000 11,720,000
National Historical
Park, Repair
Lincoln Memorial
Bridge Approach....
SD Mount Rushmore 16,330,000 16,330,000
National Monument,
Rehabilitate and
Expand Wastewater
Treatment Plant....
AK Lake Clark National 4,040,000 4,040,000
Park & Preserve,
Replace Housing
Lost to Structural
Fire...............
DC President's Park 23,400,000 23,400,000
(White House),
Upgrade Utilities
Project G..........
OR Lewis & Clark 3,880,000 3,880,000
National Historical
Park, Upgrade One
Mile Water Service.
Total............. ................. 120,700,000
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Management Planning.--The recommendation provides the
requested funds to support Climate Vulnerability Assessments.
The Service is directed to initiate a vulnerability assessment
of the Kalach Lodge and cabins in Olympic National Park. The
Committee recognizes Kalaloch Lodge and cabins as a priority
given their historic and recreational value.
Equipment Replacement Program.--The Committee supports the
Service's efforts to accelerate deployment of electric vehicle
charging stations at its park units, as well as transitioning
to zero emission vehicles in the NPS fleet and encourages NPS
to consider emerging commercial solar powered, free-standing EV
charging options to address EV charging needs in remote or
sensitive areas across the national park system that may lack
existing access to the grid, where EV charging infrastructure
may be very difficult or expensive to deploy.
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 15,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 15,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the Centennial
Challenge matching grant program, equal to the enacted level
and the budget request.
United States Geological Survey
Originating in 1879, the United States Geological Survey
(USGS or Survey), is the Nation's largest water, earth, and
biological science and civilian mapping agency and the primary
Federal source of science-based information on ecosystems, land
use, energy and mineral resources, natural hazards, water use
and availability, and updated maps and images of the Earth's
features available to the public. As the sole science agency
for the Department of the Interior, the Survey's scientific
information forms a basis for important plans and decisions
about resource management, emergency management, and public
health. The Survey works in partnership within Interior and
across the government as well as with States, Tribes, local
jurisdictions, universities, and the private sector. The
diversity of Survey scientific expertise enables the Survey to
provide the best available science and scientific information
to resource managers and planners, emergency response
officials, and the public.
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,394,360,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 1,711,344,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,644,232,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +249,872,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -67,112,000
The Committee recommends $1,644,232,000 for Surveys,
Investigations, and Research, $249,872,000 above the enacted
level and $67,112,000 below the budget request. The
recommendation assumes the enacted level of funding for all
programs, provides fixed costs as requested, and specifies any
program changes accepted from the budget request. Program
changes, instructions and details follow below and in the table
at the end of this report. Additional instructions are included
in the front of this report.
The Survey provides critical scientific research and data
to land and water managers in priority ecosystems including the
California Bay Delta, the Everglades, the Chesapeake Bay and
the Great Lakes. This work is funded through multiple mission
areas and accounts, and the Committee expects this work to
continue at no less than the enacted level, unless otherwise
directed.
Ecosystems.--The recommendation provides $358,872,000,
$80,975,000 above the enacted level and $16,820,000 below the
budget request. Program elements of this mission area follow
below.
Environmental Health.--The recommendation includes
$30,559,000, which includes an increase of $2,000,000 above the
enacted level in Toxic Substances Hydrology for harmful algal
bloom research. The Committee remains concerned about the
prevalence and dangers of algal toxins and pathogens in the
nation's natural bodies of water. The Survey is to continue its
research on understanding the prevalence of toxins in the
nation's natural bodies of water by expanding its understanding
of the drivers of algal blooms and the associated health
impacts and toxicity, especially through drinking water, and
examining the pathways through which sediment and nutrients
move through watersheds and into bodies of water bodies, and
how that process contributes to the formation of harmful algal
blooms. The Survey is encouraged to participate in interagency
efforts to expedite the development and deployment of remote
sensing tools to assist with early event warning delivered
through mobile devices and web portals. The Committee also
directs the Survey to maintain its monitoring and research
activities in the Tahoe basin on nearshore algal blooms and to
support implementation of P.L. 106-506. Within 60 days of
enactment of this Act, the Survey is to provide a report to the
Committee on the Environmental Health research it plans to
conduct in fiscal year 2023 specifically outlining efforts on
harmful algal blooms and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFOA/PFAS). The recommendation also provides the $1,000,000
requested for mitigation of contaminant exposures and recycling
of mining waste.
Species Management Research Program.--For Species
Management Research, the recommendation provides $70,859,000.
The recommendation also includes increases of $7,500,000 for
applied science in support of bureau conservation and
adaptation to provide science to inform efforts to address
priorities in the Conserving and Restoring America the
Beautiful report, $5,000,000 for decision support for clean
energy, no funding for integrated sensor grants and instead
$500,000 to support and collaborate with the USA National
Phenology Network, and $2,000,000 for deepwater fisheries
research at the Great Lakes Science Center. Funding should also
be used as necessary to supplement the additional resources the
Committee has provided to the Bureau of Land Management to work
with the Survey to significantly progress research on
reversible immunocontraceptive fertility control for wild
horses and burros. The Committee encourages the Survey to
continue work related to the Oregon Private Forest Accord, as
appropriate.
Land Management Research Program.--For the Land Management
Research Program, the recommendation provides $72,162,000 which
includes $11,100,000 for understanding and quantifying
ecosystem services. The Survey is directed to fund all priority
geographic landscapes and ecosystems, such as the Everglades at
no less than the enacted level, and $8,500,000 is provided for
the Chesapeake Bay. The Committee urges the Survey to continue
its work on native plant research and identify opportunities
for the Department to increase the use of native plants in land
restoration projects as well as the native plant species that
could be most successful for restoration and promote improved
ecosystem function. Resources for applied science may be used
to enhance base funding for sage grouse research as the
Survey's recent report on plummeting population numbers
outlines the need for enhanced conservation to ensure the
viability of the species.
Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program.--
The recommendation provides $46,780,000 which includes
$5,190,000 for interacting multiple stressor effects on
biological threats. The Committee continues to be concerned
about the economic, ecologic, and health threats posed by
invasive species. Therefore, $11,000,000 is provided to
continue critical research for Invasive carp, including
$3,000,000 for research to contain or eradicate grass carp such
as the Survey's on-going work to develop species-specific
toxicants for grass carp. The Department is directed to update
the Committee on phytoplankton changes in the Great Lakes since
1980.
The recommendation also provides $4,720,000 for research on
chronic wasting disease in wild populations of cervids. Funding
for research on Coral Disease, White Nose Syndrome, and Greater
Everglades Invasive species is maintained at the enacted level.
Climate Adaptation Science Centers and Land Change
Science.--The Committee provides $110,362,000 for Climate
Adaptation and Land Change Science. National and Regional
Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) are provided
$85,241,000 which ensures all nine centers remain open,
operational, and fully functional and receive an increase in
funding above the enacted level which will accelerate their
work. The Committee encourages the Survey to fund these
regional centers, including university consortia, and approve
staffing plans as expeditiously as possible. At a time when our
natural and cultural resources, our communities, and our health
are being assaulted by climate change, CASCs provide actionable
science and research that directly address many of the climate-
related challenges unique to different regions of the country
and are invaluable to stakeholders and policy makers. The
recommendation includes $10,000,000 for Tribal climate
adaptation science to build capacity. The recommendation also
provides $25,121,000 for land change science which includes
$5,000,000 to further the Federal lands greenhouse gas
emissions inventory and sequestration assessment as requested.
Cooperative Research Units (CRUs).--The Committee
recognizes the value of Cooperative Research Units and provides
$28,150,000 to support these research institutions and maintain
the educational pipeline, including improving and increasing
youth involvement in science and resource management. The
recommendation continues the directive to fill critical
vacancies, specifically vacancies needed to build quantitative
fisheries capacity in inland waters of the Upper Mississippi
Basin. The recommendation does not specify funding for research
into the causes of malignant melanomas affecting brown
bullhead. The Survey may use the increase to support existing
CRU's and establish a CRU at an institution of higher education
that does not have a CRU.
Great Lakes Science Center.--Funding for the Great Lakes
Science Center is provided at no less than $15,000,000. The
Committee supports the Great Lakes Science Center's
collaboration with the broader Great Lakes Partnership to
implement priority science needs for biological assessment
tools and technologies. These additional resources will ensure
acquisition of information necessary for fishery management
decisions and to support the Center's large vessels.
Energy and Mineral Resources.--The Committee provides
$133,010,000 for Energy and Minerals, $37,787,000 above the
enacted level and $14,000,000 below the budget request. Program
elements of this mission area follow below.
The Committee recommends $83,552,000 for the Mineral
Resources Program which includes $10,848,000 to support the
Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, Earth MRI which is
supplemented by funding provided in Public Law 117-58 and
outlined in the spend plan included in the Survey's fiscal year
2023 budget justification; $16,274,000 for mine waste research
and assessments and directs the Survey to provide a briefing
within 120 days of enactment of this Act on the feasibility of
conducting field experiments on mineralization of slag and
other industrial wastes; and $6,670,000 for supply chain
research to build upon analyses of mineral dependencies. This
funding level allows the Survey to work with Federal and State
partners to modernize the Nation's understanding of the
subsurface and improve the topographic, geological, and
geophysical mapping of the United States. The Committee
encourages the Survey to allocate funds for research and
development of sustainable nontraditional critical metal
recovery and recycling technologies. The Survey is directed to
brief the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act on
the funding requirement and any benefits associated with a new
cooperative USGS Mineral Resources Program with state
geological surveys to map and characterize industrial minerals
such as onshore and offshore sand and gravel, crushed stone,
and ingredients of cement, which are needed close to
construction of roads, bridges, and buildings to minimize cost
and transportation impacts.
The recommendation includes $49,458,000 for the Energy
Resources Program and includes program increases of $2,000,000
for geothermal energy, $9,000,000 for the inventory of
greenhouse gas emissions and sinks on Federal lands, $5,000,000
for scenario analysis tools for greenhouse gas reduction on
Federal lands, and $1,000,000 for research on geologic carbon
sequestration.
Natural Hazards.--The Committee recommends $213,377,000 for
Natural Hazards Programs, $27,379,000 above the enacted level
and $6,450,000 below the budget request. Program elements of
this mission area follow below.
The recommendation strongly supports the Earthquake Hazards
program and provides $97,820,000 which includes $28,600,000 for
continued development and expansion of the ShakeAlert West
Coast earthquake early warning (EEW) system and for capital
costs associated with the buildout of the ShakeAlert EEW. The
Survey is encouraged to continue its collaboration with
California, Oregon, and Washington to advance this program. The
Committee directs USGS to report within 60 days of enactment on
how funding for EEW is being spent and the timeline for
completing build out of the system. The recommendation includes
$3,100,000 for induced seismicity, $3,500,000 for modernization
and hardening of infrastructure in support of earthquake
analysis and $5,200,000 for subduction zone science. Funding
for the Advanced National Seismic System, Regional Seismic
Network Support, and the Seismic Network, which includes the
Central and Eastern U.S. Seismic Network, at no less than the
enacted level. Funding for the operation and maintenance of the
43 adopted Earthscope USArray stations is maintained at
$3,000,000. The Committee maintains the $500,000 provided in
fiscal year 2022 for the Survey to update the Puerto Rico and
U.S. Virgin Islands hazard maps and models. The Committee
further directs the U.S. Geological Survey to explore the
possibility of aligning future updates of the seismic hazard
models for the territories with the maps for all 50 States and
to report its findings within 180 days of the enactment of this
Act.
The Committee remains concerned about the lack of knowledge
and offshore real-time instrumentation available for the
Cascadia subduction zone. Scientific understanding of
earthquakes and the ocean environment will benefit from the
wealth of offshore data collected. The Survey is to continue
its development of an early earthquake warning system and its
expansion into locations that will benefit from early detection
and characterization of earthquakes and tsunamis, to include
the Caribbean Basin. The Survey is encouraged to specifically
study the recent seismic activity off the southwestern coast of
Puerto Rico.
The recommendation provides $34,000,000, for the Volcano
Hazards Program which includes the budget request for the
National Volcano Early Warning System and its operation and
maintenance and for volcano hazard assessments.
The Committee provides $14,932,000 for the Landslide
Hazards Program including the requested increase for actionable
landslide hazard data and science. This funding level will
prevent human and economic loss through the development of
methods and models for landslide hazard assessment, monitoring,
and tools for landslide early warning and situational
awareness. The Committee remains concerned about the growing
frequency of extreme weather storms and the resulting hazards
and supports the Survey's efforts to improve extreme event
modeling and the transmission of that information to emergency
managers and at-risk communities. The recommendation includes
$1,000,000 for the Survey to establish the cooperative
landslide hazards and assessment competitive grant program to
states authorized under Public Law 116-323.
The recommendation provides $7,280,000 for the Global
Seismographic Network (GSN). Adequate resources are provided to
continue the multiyear effort to replace failing and obsolete
equipment, install new Department of Energy funded sensors, and
maintain the network at a high level of quality and
reliability.
The USGS Geomagnetism program is part of the U.S. National
Space Weather Program (NSWP), an interagency collaboration that
includes programs in the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NOAA), Department of Defense, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, and National Science
Foundation. The program provides data to the NSWP agencies, oil
drilling services companies, geophysical surveying companies,
and electrical transmission utilities. The Committee provides
$5,760,000, the budget request, to ensure that all magnetic
observatories remain open and operating and to avoid any
disruption to this work as well as to expand the number of
observatories to improve coverage. Funding is also provided to
support the Magnetotelluric Survey of the contiguous United
States.
The Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources program
supports the hazards programs across the Survey and the
recommendation provides $53,585,000 which includes funding for
the Administration's priorities for coastal blue carbon at
$5,000,000 and $17,174,000 for modeling and forecasting coastal
hazards. The Committee encourages the Survey to collaborate on
blue carbon research with Federal agencies such as NOAA as well
as non-Federal stakeholders to capitalize on shared resources
and skill sets that can expand the Nation's knowledge of
coastal blue carbon.
The Survey is directed to provide a briefing to the
Committee within 120 days of enactment of this Act on the
funding requirement and any benefits associated with creating a
new Sinkhole Hazards Program to conduct sinkhole research,
hazard mitigation, hazard assessments, including developing
maps that depict zones that are at a greater risk of sinkhole
formation.
Water Resources.--The recommendation provides $302,241,000,
$16,347,000 above the enacted level and $500,000 below the
budget request. Program elements of this mission area follow
below.
The Water Availability and Use Science Program is funded at
$70,433,000 which maintains funding for the U.S.-Mexico
Transboundary Aquifer Assessment at the enacted level. The
Committee requests a briefing within 90 days of enactment of
this Act on the Survey's research that examines the hydrologic
impact of extraction of water for bottling on water tables, on
concentrations of contaminants, on saltwater intrusion into the
groundwater, and the phased study on the impacts of water
extraction from springs and groundwater. The recommendation
provides increases of $2,000,000 for the Survey's work on
Integrated Water Availability Assessments and $1,000,000 for
the Survey's work on saline lakes. The Committee encourages the
Survey to determine best strategies to compile a national
springs inventory and to consider how collaboration with State
and local agencies, universities, and non-profit institutions
can advance the development of a map of inventories springs.
The recommendation also provides the enacted level for
integrated water prediction, integrated water availability, and
the Mississippi Alluvial Plain Aquifer Assessment. The
recommendation provides $5,000,000 for the Survey's work with
the OpenET consortium and the OpenET software system. No
funding is provided for the Hydrologic science talent pipeline.
The Cooperative Matching Funds program is designed to bring
State, Tribal, and local partners together to respond to
emerging water issues through shared efforts and funding. The
recommendation provides no less than $66,529,000.
Streamgages are crucial to early warning and flood damage
reduction efforts across the United States. The Committee
recommends $114,035,000 for the Groundwater and Streamflow
Information Program which includes $28,215,000 for Federal
Priority streamgages that meet one or more strategic, long-term
Federal information; $30,000,000 for the Next Generation Water
Observing System; $214,000, the budget request, for Klamath
Basin water availability activities; and $500,000 for the Ohio
River Super Gages. No funding is provided for the Hydrologic
science talent pipeline.
The Committee supports efforts by the USGS through the Next
Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) to enhance monitoring
of streamflow, temperature, and salinity to help address
saltwater intrusion in cities. The USGS is encouraged to
leverage these efforts in collaboration with the research being
conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center.
The Committee recommends $100,773,000 for the National
Water Quality program. Recognizing the increasing threats many
communities face from harmful algal blooms (HABs), both in
freshwater and coastal ecosystems, $7,490,000 is included for
research on health effects associated with HABs, as well as
efforts to monitor, characterize, and predict HABs for early
action, prevent, control, and provide rapid response alerts to
water resource agencies, health departments, and the public. As
part of this research, the Committee supports the Survey's
examination of the pathways through which sediment and
nutrients move through watersheds and into bodies of water and
how that relates to the formation of harmful algal blooms and
its effect on vegetation growth within marine ecosystems and
its disruption to food chains, which may negatively impact
biodiversity. The Survey is encouraged to develop best
management practices to help both rural and urban communities
reduce excess nutrients in their watersheds. The Survey is also
urged to coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency to
monitor the nations water systems and publish available data on
the amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFOA/PFAS)
detected in our water systems as well as examine its own water
sources. The recommendation includes $2,650,000 to continue the
development of nationally consistent PFAS sampling protocols
and support implementation of the broad-scale PFAS sampling
plan to assess PFAS occurrence at a national scale and help
estimate human exposure to PFAS. The Survey is directed to
brief the Committee on its HABs and PFAS research within 120
days of enactment of this Act.
The Water Resources Research Act was designed to provide
more effective coordination of the Nation's water research by
establishing Water Resources Research Institutes at
universities in each State, territory, and the District of
Columbia. These institutes provide vital support to
stakeholders, States, and Federal agencies for long-term water
planning, policy development, and resource management. The
recommendation provides $17,000,000. Research on aquatic
invasive species in the Upper Mississippi River region to
address a critical need for multi-state research is maintained
at no less than the enacted level. The Committee encourages the
continuation of the development of multi-state research teams
to coordinate needed research for aquatic invasive species in
the basin and requests a briefing on the aquatic invasive
species hydrologic research proposals that are approved as well
as the continuation of research on PFAS. The fiscal year 2023
funding increase over the enacted level should be directed
toward annual base grants (104b).
Core Science Systems.--The Committee recommends
$330,922,000 for Core Science Systems, $67,120,000 above the
enacted level and $17,876,000 below the budget request. Program
elements of this mission area follow below.
National Land Imaging.--The Committee recommends
$120,745,000 for National Land Imaging, which provides
$92,274,000 for Satellite Operations and program increases of
$1,500,000 for biologic carbon sequestration, and an increase
of $500,000 for the Remote Sensing State Grants Program for a
total of $1,715,000, as well as $3,454,000 for tools supporting
conservation planning, monitoring, and projection. The National
Civil Applications Center is funded at no less than the enacted
level of $4,847,000. The Committee acknowledges the importance
of the Remote Sensing State Grants Program in providing
technology, expertise and actionable data and analysis from
satellites to address critical issues while also engaging
students to pursue careers in technology.
Science, Synthesis, Analysis and Research.--The
recommendation provides $61,000,000 which maintains the enacted
level for the National Geologic and Geophysical Data
Preservation Program to preserve critical data which is
supplemented by funding provided in Public Law 117-58 and
outlined in the spend plan included in the Survey's fiscal year
2023 budget justification, $25,020,000 to develop the American
Conservation and Stewardship Atlas to inform the America the
Beautiful initiative and $10,000,000 for supercomputing
associated with high-risk accelerated climate research. The
Committee understands any funding awarded outside the Federal
sector will undergo a competitive review process.
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program.--The
recommendation includes $45,121,000 for the National Geologic
Mapping Program to advance mapping to support the USGS Earth
Map and Earth MRI initiatives, enhance drinking water
protection, hazards resilience, infrastructure design, natural
resource management, and a wide range of fundamental research
applications.
National Geospatial Program.--The recommendation includes
$104,056,000 for the National Geospatial Program, which
includes $1,500,000 for the 3D National Topography Model as
requested, $43,905,000 for 3D Elevation Program (3DEP)
comprised of $1,250,000 for Tribal lands and $7,000,000 for
Federal lands in Western States as much of the remaining areas
to be mapped to complete the national map represent states with
sparse population density, high federal land ownership, and/or
other mitigating factors. The Committee encourages USGS to
consider acquiring Quality Level 2 or Quality Level 1 elevation
data from private sector mapping firms for western states such
as Nevada. These states are leading our nation in future energy
development and natural resources conservation, particularly
water; high quality elevation data is critical to growing our
nation's economy, furthering our energy independence,
responsibly managing our water resources, as well as avoiding
and managing wildfires. The recommendation also includes
$10,000,000 for the Federal climate data portal, $7,722,000 for
Alaska mapping and map modernization, $730,000 for geospatial
and geologic research and collection on tribal lands,
$1,900,000 for the United States Board on Geographic Names, and
$1,500,000 for the National Digital Trails project.
The Committee supports the continued collaboration with
partners to leverage the resources provided for 3DEP to achieve
the goal of national coverage by 2026. The National Hydrography
Database (NHD) represents the Nation's drainage networks and
provides information integral to a myriad of mission-critical
activities which rely on hydrography data. The USGS is
partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency, Army
Corps, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop an
authoritative 3D Hydrography program. The Committee encourages
the Survey to prioritize efforts in the Great Lakes and other
regions which have a statewide strategy, have complete 3DEP
data, conform to Survey specifications, and have identified
community and partner engagement and interests. The Committee
is aware of topoBuilder, a public web application released by
the National Geospatial Program that enables users to request
customized USGS-style topographic maps that utilize the best
available data from the The National Map and provides an
additional $250,000 above the enacted level for this effort.
The Committee understands State and Federal agencies can
use high accuracy lidar from the 3DEP program to identify the
location, size, and shape of sinkholes quickly and remotely,
and encourages the Survey to consider the short-term and long-
term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm
events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water management
practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water
use, and to develop maps depicting the zones that are at a
greater risk of forming sinkholes. The Committee understands
any funding awarded outside the Federal sector will undergo a
competitive review process.
Science Support.--The Committee recommends $117,731,000,
$17,995,000 above the enacted level and $11,466,000 below the
budget request. Administration and Management increases above
the enacted level include $1,000,000 for fleet enhancement,
$2,000,000 for diversity and scientific integrity, $225,000 for
the Justice40 Initiative and $160,000 for HR support, as
requested. The Information Services Program includes increases
of $8,000,000 for cloud and high-performance computing and
$2,492,000 for integration of cybersecurity architecture as
requested.
Facilities.--The recommendation includes $188,079,000,
$3,269,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget
request. The recommendation includes $113,239,000 for Rental
Payments and Operations and Maintenance, and $74,840,000 for
projects outlined in the budget request. The Committee
understands that the funding provided for Phase I of the
modernization of the National Wildlife Health Center will not
be obligated until fiscal year 2024 and that additional funding
for Phase II is not requested, nor required by the Survey in
fiscal year 2023. The Survey is directed to brief the Committee
on a quarterly basis on the status of infrastructure projects
including the modernization of the National Wildlife Health
Center and the new Federally owned building for mineral and
energy science on the Colorado School of Mines campus for which
additional funding was provided in Public Law 117-58.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $206,748,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 237,407,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 228,765,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +22,017,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -8,642,000
The Committee recommends $228,765,000 for the Ocean Energy
Management appropriation. This amount is $22,017,000 above the
enacted level and $8,642,000 below the budget request. The
overall funding level is partially offset through the
collection of rental receipts and other cost recovery fees
totaling $37,000,000, resulting in a final appropriation of
$191,765,000. Details of the recommendation are explained
through the narrative below and in the table at the back of
this report.
Renewable Energy.--The Committee recommends $51,675,000 for
Renewable Energy, $14,857,000 above the enacted level and equal
to the budget request. The Committee supports the
Administration's commitment to developing offshore renewable
energy including but not limited to wind energy.
Offshore Wind Development.--The Committee commends the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for its promotion of
offshore wind and the multiple actions it has taken so far in
Fiscal Year 2022 to advance the leasing program for offshore
renewable energy. The Committee finds that offshore wind energy
development creates jobs, stimulates investment, and grows
manufacturing, all while reducing emissions and strengthening
America's energy security and climate resilience. The Committee
is encouraged by the robust stakeholder engagement,
consultation, and cooperation in the BOEM offshore wind leasing
and permitting process and encourages the Department to
continue expeditiously identifying new Wind Energy Areas,
holding lease auctions within existing and future Wind Energy
Areas, and permitting offshore wind projects within these
areas. The Committee continues to urge BOEM to maintain its
engagement with States, Tribes, local communities, and other
stakeholders in this process to ensure that its decisions
consider multiple perspectives, including coastal and fishing
communities near projects in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of
the Olympic Peninsula.
Social Science Research.--The Bureau shall continue to use
social science research to inform stakeholder involvement in
its offshore wind planning, leasing, and permitting processes
to ensure that stakeholders are engaged to the greatest and
most meaningful practicable extent.
Offshore Wind Domestic Manufacturing.--No later than 90
days after enactment of this Act, the Department shall brief
the Committee on the steps being taken to ensure a robust
domestic supply chain for offshore wind and steps that can be
taken to continue to grow the manufacturing and other
industries which support this work domestically.
Conventional Energy.--The Committee recommends $60,487,000
for Renewable Energy, equal to the enacted level and $3,142,000
below the budget request.
Geologic Carbon Sequestration.--The Committee recommends
not less than $2,000,000 for geologic carbon sequestration on
the Outer Continental Shelf as authorized by the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 43 U.S.C.
1337(p)(1)(E)). The Committee expects the Bureau to build and
support necessary expertise using funds within Environmental
Programs and Conventional Energy. The Committee recognizes the
agency's mandate to promulgate regulations by November 15,
2022, and encourages the agency to complete the necessary
technical, safety, and environmental work expeditiously to
begin implementation in fiscal year 2024 and ensure long-term
secure storage while reducing the risk of environmental
impacts.
Environmental Assessment.--The Committee recommends
$84,373,000 for Environmental Assessment, $4,610,000 above the
enacted level and $2,000,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recognizes the important role BOEM plays in advancing
research in marine acoustics and understanding the impacts of
anthropogenic noises. Within the increase provided for
Environmental Assessment, $1,000,000 is to support extramural
research at public higher education institutions to advance the
larger goals of the Center for Marine Acoustics.
Marine Minerals.--The Committee recommends $12,383,000 for
Marine Minerals, $602,000 above the enacted level and
$3,000,000 below the budget request. The Committee recognizes
the sand inventory is a key component of coastal mitigation
efforts and an increasingly important resource for states.
Gulf of Mexico Critical Minerals.--The Committee encourages
the Bureau to further examine the potential for critical
mineral accumulations in the Gulf of Mexico and to further
consider implementing new technologies in ocean exploration and
sampling process.
General Provision.--Within the General Provisions section
of this title, the Committee has included a provision which
restricts funding for the Bureau's offshore oil and gas
activities to only those planning areas contained in the
current 2017--2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing
program, published in November 2016. The restriction applies to
the enabling steps prior to leasing or to the consideration of
areas for leasing as part of a leasing program, including the
issuance of permits for geological and geophysical exploration.
Offshore Decommissioning.--Within 45 days of enactment of
this act, the Department is directed to provide a joint
briefing to the Committee, with BOEM and the Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), on an update on the
Department's efforts to update assurance policies and other
steps that can be taken to ensure that the American taxpayer
will not incur the cost for future offshore decommissioning
needs in cases of companies' bankruptcies.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $205,848,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 246,086,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 219,086,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +13,238,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -27,000,000
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
The Committee recommends $219,086,000 for the Offshore
Safety and Environmental Enforcement appropriation. This amount
is $13,238,000 above the enacted level and $27,000,000 below
the budget request. The overall funding level is partially
offset through the collection of rental receipts, other cost
recovery fees, and inspection fees totaling $63,000,000,
resulting in a final appropriation of $156,086,000.
Geologic Carbon Sequestration.--The Committee notes there
is strong interest in advancing carbon storage projects that
permanently sequester carbon dioxide in geologic formations
instead of releasing this pollutant into the air. The
recommendation includes $2,000,000 to develop expertise and
capacity for activities related to installation, operations,
inspections, emergency response plans, and decommissioning,
among other roles in support of direction provided in this
report under the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
Renewable Energy.--The funding provides an increase for the
continued development of an offshore renewable energy program
as requested.
Offshore Decommissioning.--The Committee provides
$5,000,000 to continue work to plug and abandon orphan
infrastructure, $2,000,000 above the enacted level and
$25,000,000 below the budget request. The Committee appreciates
the Department's work to examine oil and gas assurance policies
to ensure that adequate funds are being set aside for future
decommissioning needs. The Committee expects that once current
decommissioning needs are provided for, the line item for
decommissioning activities will be discontinued. While the
Committee is grateful for the Bureau's work on these
environmental hazards, the Committee maintains its strong
disagreement that the ultimate responsibility for these
activities should fall to the American taxpayer.
Decommissioning in Excess of Bonding.--Within 45 days of
enactment of this Act, the Department is directed to brief the
Committee on a plan and steps needed for the Department to set
a per-barrel fee on oil and gas offshore activities to be set
aside in a separate account for decommissioning activities in
cases where there is no remaining liable party similar to the
surface mining control and reclamation act standard for
reclamation.
Rigs to Reefs.--The Committee strongly supports the Rigs to
Reefs program in cooperation with the States and NOAA, both for
its conservation value and for its potential to reduce taxpayer
decommissioning costs. The Bureau is encouraged to utilize the
program to the maximum extent possible. The Committee notes
ongoing studies by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and the National Science Foundation that may be
useful in informing future program delivery.
Blow Out Prevention Technology.--The Committee continues to
encourage BSEE to review and consider new and emerging
technology, including alternatives procedures or equipment as
appropriate given the best available science and while ensuring
that risks are properly identified and mitigated. BSEE is urged
to implement a performance standard for Blow Out Prevention
Technology designed to sever and seal a well under all
conditions to significantly decrease the potential for loss of
well control and resulting oil spills.
OIL SPILL RESEARCH
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $15,099,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 15,099,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 15,099,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $15,099,000 for the Oil Spill
Research appropriation, equal to the enacted level and equal to
the budget request.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $118,117,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 122,076,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 122,076,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +3,959,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $122,076,000 for the Regulation
and Technology appropriation. This amount is $3,959,000 above
the enacted level and equal to the budget request.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $149,980,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 149,142,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 169,142,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +19,162,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +20,000,000
The Committee recommends $169,142,000 for the Abandoned
Mine Reclamation Fund appropriation, $19,162,000 above the
enacted level and $20,000,000 above the budget request. Of the
funds provided, $34,142,000 are derived from the Abandoned Mine
Reclamation Fund and $135,000,000 are derived from the general
treasury.
GAO Study of OSMRE AMLER Program.--The Government
Accountability Office is directed to conduct a study regarding
administration of the AMLER program, including: a review of
each State and Tribe's process for soliciting grant
applications and selecting projects for funding; the status of
unspent funds and processes for reallocating funds; the number
of applications and the number of different applicants for
State and Tribal grants, as well as the number of different
applicants receiving project funds and the frequency of
applicants receiving multiple rounds of grant funding; and
conclusions and recommendations.
OSMRE AML Economic Revitalization Program Projects.--The
Committee is alarmed by reports from Interstate organizations
that the AMLER program has become impeded by administrative
processes and priorities. States report that OSMRE is failing
to process and keep partners informed of the status of project
applications in a timely manner, and that one such project has
been in the OSMRE vetting process for over 1,000 days without
explanation. States also report having insufficient information
regarding the standards OSMRE uses to vet projects, and as a
result applications are frequently rejected or must be
substantially re-worked without the explanation needed to avoid
the same issues in the future. This lack of clarity in the
AMLER program creates an untenable situation for project
partners, whose cooperation is essential to the program working
as intended.
In light of these concerns, OSMRE is directed to submit to
the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act a report
detailing a plan for developing and maintaining a publicly
available online tracking system for project vetting. The
report should include a timeline and resource estimate for
implementation. Further, the Committee directs OSMRE to make a
reasonable effort to respond to eligibility requests from
States and Tribes within 60 days of receipt, and to improve its
published guidelines for when various processes and application
components must be used.
In addition to the delays and insufficient communication,
States report that the agency tends to substitute its own
opinions on the economic development prospects of projects
developed and prioritized by the States. The Committee notes
the plain language of this Act, which says that the funds shall
be used for economic and community development in conjunction
with the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. To this end, OSMRE should
be focusing on ensuring that the funds are used for this
purpose, rather than evaluating the merits of such use.
From its beginning as a pilot program in fiscal year 2016,
the States and Tribes have succeeded in implementing the
Committee's vision of a collaborative partnership between the
State and Tribal AML programs and their respective State and
local economic and community development programs to return
legacy coal sites to productive reuse. Each State and Tribal
AML program, in consultation with State and Tribal economic and
community development authorities, is expected to continue to
develop and maintain a list of eligible AML projects that
include economic and community development, and to select
qualifying AML projects that have the potential to create long-
term economic benefits.
Remediation Projects.--OSMRE is encouraged to consider the
use of on-site soil sorting in remediation projects, which can
provide more lower-cost options to clean abandoned mine sites
and, if necessary, to work with the authorizing committees of
jurisdiction on legislation.
Passive Treatment Systems.--The Committee supports the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's funding
request for the establishment of Passive Treatment Systems for
Fiscal Year 2023. The Committee is now, in part, aware of the
level of funding required to begin the incorporation of Passive
Treatment Systems which provide vital damage protection to
United States watersheds from previous mining activity.
Indian Affairs
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of the Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs (together, ``Indian Affairs'')
programs serve 574 federally recognized Indian Tribes, a
service population of approximately two million American
Indians and Alaska Natives in Tribal and Native communities.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) provides direct services and
funding for compacts and contracts for Tribes to provide
Federal programs for a wide range of activities necessary for
community development. Programs address Tribal government,
natural resource management, trust services, law enforcement,
economic development, and social service needs.
In preparation for the fiscal year 2023 appropriation bill,
the Subcommittee received written testimony from approximately
70 witnesses on a variety of topics pertaining to American
Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) programs and held two
hearings, one for national Tribal organizations and one for
regional Tribal organizations. The Federal government has a
legal and moral obligation to provide quality services to AI/
AN. On a nonpartisan basis, the Committee continues to protect
and, where possible, strengthen the budgets for Indian Country
programs in this bill to address long-standing and underfunded
needs.
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,820,334,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 2,082,036,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 2,149,387,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +329,053,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +67,351,000
The Committee recommends $2,149,387,000 for Operation of
Indian Programs, $329,053,000 above the enacted level and
$67,351,000 above the budget request. All subactivities and
program elements presented in the budget estimate submitted to
Congress are continued at enacted levels and adjusted for
internal transfers as originally submitted unless specifically
addressed below. The recommendation fully funds fixed costs, as
requested. None of the requested baseline capacity funds are
provided. Similarly, none of the requested program changes are
agreed to unless specifically addressed below. Recommended
program changes, instructions, and details follow below and in
the table at the end of this report. Additional instructions
are included in the front of this report.
Tribal Priority Allocations.--Tribal Priority Allocations
(TPA) programs fund basic Tribal services, such as social
services, job placement and training, child welfare, natural
resources management, and Tribal courts. TPA programs give
Tribes the opportunity to further Indian self-determination by
establishing their own priorities and reallocating Federal
funds among programs in this budget category. The
recommendation includes $870,195,000 for BIA TPA programs.
Tiwahe.--In December 2021, Indian Affairs provided the
report, Tiwahe: Final Report to Congress, in response to
Congressional requests stemming back to fiscal year 2019. The
report documents significant achievements, including a
reduction in attempted and completed suicides, recidivism, and
removal of children from the community. At the same time, the
report notes earlier parent/child reunifications, language
revitalization, and improvements to housing and homelessness
among other improvements. For fiscal year 2023, the Committee
provides additional funds to expand Tiwahe to other sites
across various programs as noted below. The Committee expects
BIA to continue funding existing Tiwahe programs for the same
activities at the same amount, including funding to support
women and children's shelters.
Staffing.--The Committee is encouraged by the request for
funding additional FTEs and urges BIA to prioritize filling
these positions expeditiously to work towards fulfilling treaty
and trust responsibilities to Tribes.
Tribal Government.--The recommendation includes
$374,443,000 for Tribal Government programs, $19,019,000 above
the enacted level and $19,545,000 below the budget request. The
recommendation includes $28,010,000 for Aid to Tribal
Government, $198,000 above the enacted level and $973,000 above
the budget request; $83,698,000 for Consolidated Tribal
Government Program, $1,123,000 below the enacted level and
$1,231,000 above the budget request; $204,151,000 for Self-
Governance Compacts, $16,338,000 above the enacted level and
$3,753,000 above the budget request; and $480,000 for New
Tribes, as requested and equal to the enacted level.
The Committee includes $7,002,000 for Small and Needy
Tribes, $2,000 above the enacted level and $16,000,000 below
the budget request. The Committee remains concerned that the
requested program increase is not based on supporting data. For
instance, Indian Affairs has not consulted with Indian country
on what the new minimum should be, does not know the types of
funding that would be considered, and does not know the
universe of Tribes that will be eligible once new criteria is
developed. The Committee directs Indian Affairs to consult with
Indian country to determine program parameters and develop
criteria to determine eligibility for these funds; then provide
the results to the Committee within 90 days of completing
Tribal consultation.
The recommendation includes $40,690,000 for Road
Maintenance, $3,290,000 above the enacted level and $7,500,000
below the budget request. Funding for school bus roads is
continued at the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to improve the
condition of unpaved roads and bridges used by school buses
transporting students. The Committee remains concerned about
unobligated Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor
Experience Act (NATIVE Act) (Public Law 114-221) funding and
does not provide additional funds for this purpose. The
Committee includes $10,412,000 for Tribal Government Program
Oversight, $314,000 above the enacted level and $2,002,000
below the budget request.
Human Services.--The recommendation includes $177,980,000
for Human Services programs, $13,670,000 above the enacted
level and $24,185,000 below the budget request.
Social Services (TPA).--The Committee provides $62,244,000
for Social Services (TPA), $8,952,000 above the enacted level
and $17,890,000 below the budget request. This amount includes
an additional $4,000,000 to implement sections 3209 and 3210 of
the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act,
an additional $5,000,000 to expand the Tiwahe initiative to new
sites, and a $2,000,000 general program increase.
Welfare Assistance (TPA).--The recommendation includes
$78,488,000 for Welfare Assistance (TPA), $6,000 below the
enacted level and $494,000 above the budget request.
Indian Child Welfare Act (TPA).--The recommendation
includes $19,545,000 for Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (TPA),
$2,232,000 above the enacted level and $6,783,000 below the
budget request. The amount includes an additional $500,000 for
off-reservation programs authorized by section 202 of ICWA and
includes an additional $3,000,000 to expand Tiwahe to new
sites.
The recommendation also includes $14,217,000 for the
Housing Improvement Program, $2,481,000 above the enacted level
and $2,000 below the budget request. This amount includes a
general program increase. The Committee also includes $215,000
for Human Services Tribal Design (TPA), $75,000 below the
enacted level and $3,000 below the budget request; and
$3,271,000 for Human Services Program Oversight, $86,000 above
the enacted level and $1,000 below the budget request.
Trust--Natural Resources Management.--The recommendation
includes $407,360,000 for Trust-Natural Resources Management
programs, $104,433,000 above the enacted level and $727,000
above the budget request.
The Committee is concerned about illegal dumping and other
environmentally harmful activity that occurs on allotted trust
land, specifically in the Pacific Region. The Committee
encourages the Agency to use available resources to assist
Tribes in enforcing environmental codes and ordinances, as well
as support Tribal consortia protecting against illegal dumping.
There has been recent momentum in achieving Everglades
restoration with the funding provided for Endangered Species,
Invasive Species and Natural Resources (TPA). The Committee
continues funding for Everglades restoration funding at no less
than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level across all programs and
strongly encourages BIA to continue prioritizing funding for
Everglades restoration activities.
Natural Resources (TPA).--The recommendation includes
$22,874,000 for Natural Resources (TPA), $8,624,000 above the
enacted level and $329,000 below the budget request. The
increase includes a $3,500,000 general program adjustment and
an additional $5,000,000 for BIA's Indian Youth Service Corps
program under Section 9003 of the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019. The
recommendation continues $2,000,000 for land acquisition for
landless and recently recognized Tribes to foster sustainable
Tribal communities, economic development, and conservation
practices.
The Committee is concerned about reports of unpermitted
businesses creating environmental and public health hazards in
the Pacific Region. The Committee directs Indian Affairs to
require Pacific Region staff submit a list of all outstanding
business permit applications and/or businesses operating
without an approved permit on Tribal land to the Committee
within 30 days of enactment of this Act and develop a plan to
increase compliance with permitting laws.
Irrigation Operations and Maintenance.--The recommendation
includes $17,769,000 for Irrigation Operations and Maintenance,
$3,600,000 above the enacted level and $3,000,000 below the
budget request. This increase includes $3,500,000 to replace
the National Irrigation Information Management system, as
requested.
Rights Protection Implementation.--The recommendation
includes $55,200,000 for Rights Protection Implementation,
$9,513,000 above the enacted level and $10,500,000 above the
budget request. The recommendation continues $1,500,000 for
Columbia River in-lieu sites law enforcement, $1,700,000 for
Columbia River in-lieu sites operations and maintenance, and
$1,300,000 to generally implement the Columbia River In-Lieu
and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act (Public Law
116-99). In addition, the recommendation includes an $8,000,000
general program increase to be distributed proportionately.
Tribal Management/Development Program.--The recommendation
includes $19,544,000 for Tribal Management/Development Program,
$5,085,000 above the enacted level and $1,850,000 above the
budget request. The recommendation provides an additional
$1,000,000 for Tribal assumption of responsibility for the
National Bison Range as required under the Montana Water Rights
Settlement Act (Public Law 116-260) and a $4,000,000 general
program increase to be divided proportionately among remaining
projects.
The Committee continues to expect Indian Affairs to examine
historical funding provided for buffalo preservation and
management compared to other Native food activities, such as
the preservation and management of fish. In fiscal year 2020,
the Committee directed Indian Affairs to conduct this
comparison and develop a plan to ensure parity among Native
food activities. The Committee has not received this report and
directs Indian Affairs to provide this information within 90
days of enactment of this Act.
Endangered Species.--The recommendation includes $6,243,000
for Endangered Species, as requested, and $1,024,000 above the
enacted level. Additional funds will allow Tribes to better
comply with the Endangered Species Act and to protect and
enhance conditions for listed species.
Tribal Climate Resilience.--The Committee provides
$59,859,000 for Tribal Climate Resilience, $27,888,000 above
the enacted level and $1,132,000 below the budget request. The
increase includes an additional $7,000,000 for the existing
Pathways Internship Program, an additional $5,000,000 for
Tribal climate adaptation grants, and an additional $15,868,000
for Tribal relocation grants, for which all Tribes shall be
eligible. As requested in fiscal year 2022, the Committee
continues to expect Indian Affairs to compile a list of Tribes
requiring full or partial relocation due to climate change or
other environmental hazards with the estimated costs to conduct
the relocation and to submit the information to the Committee.
The Committee recognizes the urgency and severity of the
situation Tribes are facing across the lower 48 states and in
Alaska and urges BIA to continue considering the needs of
coastal Tribes in the continental United States as equally
imperative as those in Alaska.
The Committee underscores the importance of the report
requested in fiscal year 2022 on the estimated costs of Tribes
requiring relocation, partial relocation, and protect-in-place
support due at least in part to climate change or tsunami
hazards along with the estimated costs to conduct relocation.
The Committee continues this direction and expects the report
to be delivered to the Committee in a timely manner so the
Committee can move forward to address identified costs and
issues.
The Committee understands the many challenges posed by
risks related to flooding, erosion, sea level rise, and tsunami
threats impacting human health and safety, infrastructure
integrity, and quality of life. Many communities still do not
have adequate information to make specific decision on full or
partial relocation and require significant support to better
define risk to make a community-driven decision in the face of
these imminent threats. The Committee recognizes the importance
of existing reports, such as the informational report on Unmet
Infrastructure Needs of Tribal Communities and Alaska Native
Villages in Process of Relocating to Higher Ground as a Result
of Climate Change and the need to identify similar issues for
Tribes in the lower 48 states. Accordingly, the Committee
directs BIA to use up to $750,000 of the increase provided for
adaptation grants to report to the Committee within one year of
enactment of this Act information on the estimated unmet need
of coastal Tribes in the lower 48 states that are facing
relocation due to climate impacts.
Integrated Resource Information Program.--The
recommendation includes $6,077,000 for Integrated Resource
Information Program, $3,079,000 above the enacted level and
$3,000,000 below the budget request.
Agriculture and Range Program.--The recommendation provides
$41,452,000 for the Agriculture and Range Program, $3,625,000
above the enacted level and $2,486,000 below the budget
request. This includes $12,591,000 for Invasive Species and
$28,861,000 for Agriculture Program (TPA), both of which
include a general program increase.
Forestry.--The recommendation includes $68,418,000 for
Forestry, $8,141,000 above the enacted level and $4,901,000
above the budget request. Within this amount, the Committee
recommends $35,940,000 for Forestry Program (TPA), which
includes a general program increase, and $32,478,000 for
Forestry Projects, which includes additional funds for Light
Detection and Ranging (Lidar).
Water Resources.--The recommendation provides $21,926,000
for Water Resources, $6,124,000 above the enacted level and
$3,500,000 above the budget request. This amount includes
$10,284,000 for Water Resources Program (TPA), which includes
$1,000,000 for water filtration systems and $3,000,000 for a
general program adjustment; and $11,642,000 for Water
Management, Planning and Pre-Development, which includes an
additional $500,000 for the Water Resources Technician Training
program as requested and $1,500,000 for a general program
increase.
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.--The recommendation includes
$26,687,000 for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, $6,181,000 above the
enacted level and $4,988,000 above the budget request. Within
amounts provided, $11,719,000 is for Wildlife and Parks Program
(TPA), which includes a $3,000,000 general program increase,
and $14,968,000 is for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Projects,
which includes an additional $3,000,000 for fish hatcheries
operations and maintenance.
Energy and Minerals (formerly Minerals and Mining).--The
recommendation includes $53,012,000 for Energy and Minerals,
$21,198,000 above the enacted level and $14,195,000 below the
budget request. This program was formerly called Mineral and
Mining but the name has been changed to Energy and Minerals, as
requested, to encompass the full array of existing activities.
This amount includes an additional $21,000,000 for Energy and
Mineral Projects, as requested.
Resource Management Program Oversight.--The recommendation
includes $8,299,000 for Resource Management Program Oversight,
$351,000 above the enacted level and $870,000 below the budget
request. In prior years, Congress provided $1,600,000 for
Tribal cultural resource investigations in the Chaco Canyon
region of the Southwest. The investigations are or will be
completed soon with previously appropriated funds and funding
is no longer needed for this purpose. Therefore, these
previously appropriated funds are repurposed as a general
program adjustment.
Trust--Real Estate Services.--The Committee includes
$159,316,000 for Trust-Real Estate Services, $9,126,000 above
the enacted level and $13,711,000 below the budget request.
Within amounts provided, the recommendation includes
$10,336,000 for Trust Services (TPA), of which $500,000 is to
implement the Gila River Indian Community Federal Rights-of-
Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act (Public Law 115-
350).
The recommendation also includes $1,303,000 for Navajo-Hopi
Settlement Program; $14,180,000 for Probate (TPA); $16,425,000
for Land Titles and Records Offices; $41,217,000 for Real
Estate Services; $7,074,000 for Land Records Improvement;
$32,654,000 for Environmental Quality; $1,509,000 for Alaska
Native Programs; $17,524,000 for Rights Protection; and
$17,094,000 for Trust--Real Estate Services Oversight. Funding
for Environmental Quality Projects includes an additional
$2,750,000 to remediate open dumps and to prepare for other
environmental quality challenges. Within amounts provided for
Rights Protection, the Committee recommends $4,274,000 for
Rights Protection (TPA), $11,268,000 for Water Rights
Negotiations/Litigation, $1,800,000 for Litigation Support/
Attorney Fees, and $182,000 for Other Indian Rights Protection.
Funding for Trust-Real Estate Services Oversight includes the
requested increase.
Public Safety and Justice.--The recommendation includes
$718,439,000 for Public Safety and Justice, $172,159,000 above
the enacted level and $156,377,000 above the budget request.
Police Officer Recruitment and Retention.--The Committee is
concerned about the inequity created by the loss of Federal
Employees Retirement System (FERS) benefits for police officers
when Tribes exercise their self-determination right to operate
Federal law enforcement programs under Public Law 93-638
contracts and compacts. The loss of these benefits is a major
impediment to officer recruitment and retention, as Tribes
often bear the hardship of recruiting, hiring, and training
officers only to lose them shortly thereafter to other
departments offering better pay and benefits. Any policy
denying Federal benefits to employees carrying out a Federal
trust responsibility is incompatible with the Federal policy of
self-determination. Congress recognized this incompatibility
and barrier to recruitment and retention in 2020 when it
extended the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program to
employees of Tribally Controlled Schools. The BIA is therefore
directed to analyze the extent of the problem and the systems,
processes, and authorizations necessary to extend FERS benefits
to police officers employed under a Public Law 93-638 contract
or compact; develop an associated plan, timeline, and budget;
and report back to the Committee with a proposal not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
The Committee includes $391,039,000 for Criminal
Investigations and Police Services, $93,363,000 above the
enacted level and $108,663,000 above the budget request. The
increase includes an additional $6,000,000 for law enforcement
body-worn cameras and an $80,000,000 general program increase.
The Committee continues funding for opioid addiction
assistance, for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)
unsolved cases, to expedite background checks for the MMIW
initiative and to allow law enforcement officers to implement
and enforce the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act at fiscal year 2022 enacted levels.
In fiscal year 2022, Congress provided $62,000,000 to
Tribes affected by the McGirt v Oklahoma decision to ensure
parity of percentage of total need funded with other Tribes in
Indian country, except those noted in the following paragraph.
The recommendation maintains this amount to implement public
safety changes resulting from the McGirt Supreme Court
decision, which created an immediate and severe shortage of
police and investigative personnel in the expanded Tribal
criminal jurisdiction areas. BIA is directed to consult with
impacted Tribes regarding the allocation of funds and to submit
a subsequent reprogramming request to allocate portions of the
funding to Detention/Corrections and Tribal Courts as
necessary. Instead of Tribal or State specific funding
recommendations, the Committee includes an increase for all
Tribes across all public safety and justice lines. Tribes
impacted by the McGirt decision will receive their portion of
this substantial funding increase.
There are over 30 Tribes for which BIA is responsible for
providing public safety and justice services, but which are not
receiving either services or funding from BIA to provide the
services on their own. The recommendation includes $3,000,000
for public safety and justice services for these Tribes. The
Committee expects BIA to consult with these Tribes regarding
the allocation of funds and to submit a subsequent
reprogramming request to allocate portions of the funding to
other public safety and justice functions as necessary. Within
30 days of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs Indian
Affairs to provide a report of all Tribes that meet this
requirement and the amount of additional funding required to
provide them parity in funding with other Tribes.
The Committee recommends $134,778,000 for Detention/
Corrections, $21,409,000 above the enacted level and $7,750,000
above the budget request. This amount includes a $19,000,000
general program increase. It also continues funding for Indian
country detention facilities and background checks for
facilities on Indian lands at fiscal year 2022 enacted levels.
The Committee continues direction from fiscal year 2022 for the
Department of Interior Office of Inspector General (OIG) to
follow-up on closed OIG recommendations to determine whether
changes made in response to prior recommendations are being
implemented correctly.
The recommendation includes $3,751,000 for Inspections/
Internal Affairs, as requested, and $85,000 above the enacted
level; and $25,094,000 for Law Enforcement Special Initiatives,
$196,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget
request. In fiscal year 2022, Congress provided an additional
$5,000,000 to establish a Tribal Public Safety MMIW unit.
Therefore, the increase requested for this purpose in fiscal
year 2023 is not needed as it was previously provided. The
Committee continues funding at fiscal year 2022 enacted levels
for the Tribal Public Safety MMIW unit, equipment to collect
and preserve evidence, Tiwahe recidivism programs and the
Victims Witness assistance program increase.
The Committee provides $5,163,000 for the Indian Police
Academy, as requested, and $107,000 above the enacted level;
and $42,836,000 for Tribal Justice Support, $12,027,000 above
the enacted level and $8,000,000 above the budget request. The
Committee continues $3,000,000 to implement the Violence
Against Women Act in Indian Country and provides an additional
$12,000,000 for Public Law 280 courts.
The recommendation provides $7,391,000 for Law Enforcement
Program Management, as requested and $299,000 above the enacted
level. The Committee provides $24,579,000 for Facilities
Operations and Maintenance, $5,666,000 above the enacted level
and $2,500,000 above the budget request. This amount includes a
general program increase. For Tribal Courts (TPA), the
recommendation includes $82,144,000, $38,975,000 above the
enacted level and $29,465,000 above the budget request. This
funding level includes an additional $4,000,000 for Tribal
court operations and maintenance, and a $35,000,000 general
program adjustment. The recommendation includes $1,664,000 for
Fire Protection (TPA), $32,000 above the enacted level and
$1,000 below the budget request.
Community and Economic Development.--The recommendation
includes $43,641,000 for Community and Economic Development,
$14,288,000 above the enacted level and $28,707,000 below the
budget request.
Within amounts provided, the Committee provides $18,564,000
for Job Placement and Training (TPA), which includes a
$5,000,000 general program increase and continues the Tiwahe
initiative at the enacted level. The recommendation for
Economic Development (TPA) is $10,769,000, which includes an
additional $2,500,000 for business incubators and an additional
$3,000,000 for broadband grants as requested.
The recommendation includes $14,308,000 for Community
Development Oversight. This includes an additional $750,000 for
Central Oversight as requested and an additional $4,000,000 for
Native language grants to provide native language instruction
and immersion programs to Native students not enrolled at BIE
schools, including those Tribes and organizations in states
without Bureau-funded schools. This funding level also
continues funding for the HEARTH Act at the fiscal year 2022
enacted level.
The Committee supports the goals of the NATIVE Act yet
continues to be concerned about program execution. Given
implementation challenges, no funding increase is provided.
Further in the past, Congress provided funding to Indian
Affairs to implement the NATIVE Act and understands that Indian
Affairs has used funds to provide grants to Native Hawaiian
organizations (NHOs). The Committee supports funding for NHOs
but their funding is provided through the Office of the
Secretary. For fiscal year 2023, funding for the NATIVE Act is
reduced by $1,176,000, which is the fiscal year 2022 amount
provided to NHOs. That amount is added to the Office of the
Secretary for NATIVE Act purposes. Going forward, the Committee
expects Indian Affairs to use funds provided under this account
only for Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.
Executive Direction and Administrative Services.--The
recommendation includes $268,208,000 for Executive Direction
and Administrative Services, $2,392,000 below the enacted level
and $3,605,000 below the budget request. Within Assistant
Secretary Support, the Committee includes $19,884,000, which
includes $225,000 for a Justice40 Coordinator and $250,000 to
enable DOI to participate in the White House Council on Native
Americans. This amount also continues funding for PROGRESS Act
implementation, the Native boarding school initiative, and the
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility initiative for
BIA and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
at the fiscal year 2022 enacted level within Assistant
Secretary Support. Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the
Committee expects Indian Affairs to provide details on how the
Native boarding school funds will be allocated as well as
report on future needs for this initiative.
For Executive Direction (Central), the recommendation
provides $22,788,000, which includes $500,000 to create a
Program Integration Office, as requested, and $350,000 for data
collection, as requested. For Administrative Services, the
Committee includes $55,888,000, which includes an additional
$2,000,000 for Administrative Services (Central) as requested.
For Information Resources Technology, the Committee provides
$52,837,000, which includes an additional $500,000 for
requested activities. For Human Capital Management, the
recommendation provides $25,187,000, which includes an
additional $160,000 for human resources recruitment and hiring
tools. The recommendation includes $3,204,000 for Safety and
Risk Management, $19,379,000 for Facilities Management,
$23,577,000 for Intra-Governmental Payments, and $45,464,000
for Rentals.
INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $7,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 80,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 50,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +43,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -30,000,000
The Committee recommends $50,000,000 for Indian Land
Consolidation, $43,000,000 above the enacted level and
$30,000,000 below the budget request. The Committee remains
concerned Indian Affairs did not include administrative expense
estimates in the budget request and continues to expect Indian
Affairs to do so in future budget justifications. Further, the
Committee expects Indian Affairs to provide metrics, including
the number of fractionated interests purchased and acreage
consolidated, each fiscal year.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $240,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 0
Recommended, 2023..................................... 328,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +88,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +328,000,000
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $328,000,000 for contract support costs
incurred by the Agency as required by law. The bill includes
language making available for two years such sums as are
necessary to meet the Federal government's full legal
obligation and prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other
account for any other purpose.
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $36,593,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 30,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 0
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. -6,593,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +30,000,000
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $30,000,000 for Payments for Tribal leases
incurred by the Agency as required by law. The bill includes
language making available for two years such sums as are
necessary to meet the Federal government's full legal
obligation and prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other
account for any other purpose.
CONSTRUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $146,769,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 205,732,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 181,009,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +34,240,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -24,723,000
The Committee recommends $181,009,000 for BIA Construction,
$34,240,000 above the enacted level and $24,723,000 below the
budget request. Fixed costs are included, as requested. All
subactivities and program elements presented in the budget
estimate submitted to Congress are continued at enacted levels
unless otherwise indicated. Recommended program changes,
instructions, and details follow below and in the table at the
end of this report. Additional instructions are included in the
front of this report.
Public Safety and Justice Construction.--The Committee
provides $60,061,000 for Public Safety and Justice
Construction, $12,250,000 above the enacted level and
$10,250,000 below the budget request. The recommendation
includes an additional $7,500,000 for facility replacement/new
construction, an additional $2,000,000 for employee housing,
and an additional $2,750,000 for facilities improvement and
repair, which consists of $750,000 for deferred maintenance,
and $2,000,000 for site assessments.
Green Infrastructure.--Within amounts for Public Safety and
Justice Construction, the Committee directs Indian Affairs in
planning, design, and operations of buildings to reduce costs,
minimize environmental impacts, use renewable energy and
incorporate green infrastructure and the most current energy
efficiency codes and standards to the maximum extent
practicable. The Committee directs Indian Affairs to submit a
report to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act
describing how Indian Affairs will incorporate these
activities.
Eligible Facilities.--The Committee continues to direct
Indian Affairs to consider all public safety and justice
facilities as eligible for funding under this program and to
include such facilities in the master plan the Committee has
repeatedly directed Indian Affairs to maintain. Further, as
with school construction, Tribes voice concern over the process
and data used to determine the size of new construction
facilities. Tribes argue that current data and expected
increases on Tribal citizenship, expected growth and crime
rates should be examined so a facility is not constructed that
is too small upon occupation. BIA is encouraged to work with
Tribes to evaluate existing methodologies to determine if
updates are needed.
Resources Management Construction.--The Committee
recommends $82,754,000 for Resources Management Construction,
$8,694,000 above the enacted level and $2,800,000 below the
budget request. The recommendation includes an additional
$3,500,000 general program increase for Irrigation Project
Construction, an additional $5,000,000 for dam maintenance and
continues $10,000,000 for WIIN Act projects.
Other Program Construction.--The recommendation includes
$38,194,000 for Other Program Construction, $13,296,000 above
the enacted level and $11,673,000 below the budget request.
Within this amount, the Committee includes $5,000,000 for field
communication modernization in Telecommunications Improvement
and Repair. The recommendation also includes an additional
$2,000,000 for fleet management infrastructure and an
additional $1,650,000 for facilities/quarters improvement and
repairs in Facilities/Quarters Improvement and Repair. The
recommendation also includes an additional $4,560,000 for water
safety and sanitation projects to address issues across Indian
country cited by the Environmental Protection Agency as
requiring immediate action and an additional $12,000 for a
total of $3,370,000 for operation and maintenance costs
required by the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of
2000 (Public Law 105-382).
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO
INDIANS
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 825,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 825,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. -175,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $825,000 for Indian Land and Water
Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians, as
requested, and $175,000 below the enacted level. A detailed
table of funding recommendations below the account level is
provided at the end of this report. Bill language provides that
funds may be used to implement settlements pursuant to Public
Laws 99-264 and 116-260, and other land and water rights
settlements.
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $11,833,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 13,884,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 13,884,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +2,051,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $13,884,000 for the Indian
Guaranteed Loan Program Account, equal to the budget request
and $2,051,000 above the enacted level. This amount includes an
additional $991,000 to expand technical assistance to loan
applicants as requested. While the amount of loans leveraged
has not increased to past rates, the amount that may be
leveraged is improving. The Committee appreciates improvements
made to date to stabilize the program and leverage more private
financing demands in Indian Country.
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION
OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) manages a school
system with 169 elementary and secondary schools and 14
dormitories providing educational services to 47,000 individual
students, with an Average Daily Membership of 41,000 students
in 23 States. The BIE also operates two post-secondary schools
and provides operating grants for 29 Tribally controlled
colleges and universities and two Tribal technical colleges.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,017,601,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 1,155,634,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,202,676,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +185,075,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +47,042,000
The Committee provides $1,202,676,000 for Operation of
Indian Education Programs, $185,075,000 above the enacted level
and $47,042,000 above the budget request. All subactivities and
program elements presented in the budget request submitted to
Congress are continued at enacted levels and adjusted for
internal transfers and fixed costs, as requested. No funds are
provided for baseline capacity as those funds are no longer
needed since passage of the fiscal year 2022 appropriations
bill. None of the requested program changes are agreed to
unless specifically addressed below. Recommended program
changes, instructions, and details follow below and in the
table at the end of this report. Additional instructions are
included in the front of this report.
The pandemic forced BIE-funded schools to begin distance
learning with little guidance from BIE. The General Accounting
Office (GAO) determined comprehensive distance learning
guidance will help schools better navigate the current pandemic
as well as future emergencies requiring school closures. GAO
also recommended BIE develop and implement written policies and
procedures for collecting timely information on BIE-operated
schools' technology needs. The Committee expects BIE to
implement GAO's recommendations in a timely manner and to keep
the Committee informed on implementation progress.
Grade Expansion.--The Committee is aware of Tribal interest
in expanding grade levels at existing BIE funded schools.
Because of this interest, BIE is directed to examine the
feasibility of expanding grade levels at all existing BIE
schools. This may include surveying Tribes to determine
interest in expanding schools. If expansion is feasible, BIE is
to develop a plan using the average of the last five years
appropriated funding increases for BIE elementary and secondary
programs to phase in additional grades. Any proposed plan
expansion shall ensure existing schools and grades are not
negatively impacted, including ensuring continued funding
increases at no less than prior year increases. The plan should
also identify all additional costs, including potential
increased facilities construction, operations, maintenance, and
related costs (i.e., payments for Tribal leases) required to
implement this plan and submit it to the Committee within one
year of enactment of this Act.
Tribal Priority Allocations.--The recommendation includes
$68,368,000 for BIE Tribal Priority Allocation (TPA) programs.
TPA programs give Tribes the opportunity to further Indian
self-determination by establishing their own priorities and
reallocating Federal funds among budget accounts.
Elementary and Secondary Programs (forward funded).--The
Committee recommends $736,088,000 for Elementary and Secondary
Programs (forward funded), $97,223,000 above the enacted level
and $18,154,000 above the budget request. Within this amount,
the recommendation includes $505,636,000 for Indian Student
Equalization Program (ISEP) Formula Funds, $64,852,000 above
the enacted level and $5,000,000 above the budget request;
$7,039,000 for ISEP Adjustments, as requested, and $1,195,000
above the enacted level; $23,025,000 for Education Program
Enhancements, $6,512,000 above the enacted level and $1,500,000
above the request; $5,007,000 for Tribal Education Departments,
as requested, and $4,000 above the enacted level; $71,007,000
for Student Transportation, $11,391,000 above the enacted level
and $10,000,000 above the budget request; and $99,107,000 to
fully fund Tribal Grant Support Costs, $9,657,000 above the
enacted level and $1,654,000 above the budget request. Within
Education Program Enhancements, the Committee provides
$2,153,000 as requested for teacher recruitment and retention
and an additional $4,000,000 for Native language immersion
grants. Native language immersion grants to BIE-funded schools
are provided on an annual basis. BIE is encouraged to examine
the feasibility of providing multi-year grants to decrease the
burden on participating schools. Further, BIE is encouraged to
engage in discussions with schools on how to improve the
program and increase participation.
The Committee recognizes that disparities between BIE
teacher and administrative salaries and public elementary and
secondary teacher and administrative salaries lead to
difficulty recruiting and retaining BIE workforce. At the same
time, the Committee understands that BIE annual budget requests
include fixed costs increases for teachers and administrators
based on Department of Defense Education Activity pay scales,
which exceed most State pay scales. The Committee encourages
BIE to examine this situation and report to the Committee on
potential solutions and associated costs to address this
situation if resolution is required without negatively
impacting other BIE funded schools.
Early Childhood and Family Development.--The Committee
recommends $25,267,000 for Early Childhood and Family
Development, as requested, and $3,612,000 above the enacted
level. The general increase will allow BIE to expand FACE to
one new site while providing additional support for existing
sites. The Committee directs BIE to submit a report within 90
days of enactment of this Act on how the increased funds are
used.
Post-Secondary Programs (forward funded).--The Committee
recommends $134,200,000 for Post-Secondary Programs (forward
funded), $20,917,000 above the enacted level and $3,709,000
above the budget request. Within funds provided, $30,325,000 is
for Haskell and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
(SIPI), as requested, and $1,703,000 above the enacted level;
$89,510,000 is for Tribal Colleges and Universities,
$13,000,000 above the enacted level and $3,000,000 above the
budget request; and $14,365,000 is for Tribal Technical
Colleges, $6,214,000 above the enacted level and $709,000 above
the budget request. Within the increase provided for Tribal
colleges and universities, the Committee includes $3,000,000
for endowment grants authorized under the Tribally Controlled
Colleges and Universities Assistance Act (Public Law 95-471, as
amended).
In the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-
103, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, the Committee
directed BIE to collect fixed cost information from Tribal
colleges and universities and include it in future budget
requests. BIE is again directed to include this information in
future budget requests beginning with the fiscal year 2024
budget request.
Elementary and Secondary Programs.--The Committee
recommends $193,552,000 for Elementary and Secondary Programs,
$39,190,000 above the enacted level and $19,995,000 above the
budget request. Within these amounts, $91,888,000 is for
Facilities Operations, $21,699,000 above the enacted level and
$15,000,000 above the budget request; $79,544,000 is for
Facilities Maintenance, $17,123,000 above the enacted level and
$10,000,000 above the budget request; and $555,000 is for
Juvenile Detention Center Education, as requested, and $1,000
above the enacted level.
Johnson O'Malley (TPA).--The Committee recommends
$21,565,000 for Johnson O'Malley (JOM) (TPA), $367,000 above
the enacted level and $5,005,000 below the budget request. The
recommendation discontinues the capacity building funds
provided in previous years and instead, directs these funds to
a general program increase.
The Committee continues to expect BIE to report on training
and capacity building activities provided to contractors in
prior fiscal years within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
Further, since GAO found that BIE does not have systematic
processes in place to conduct oversight of JOM programs, the
Committee continues to expect Indian Affairs to develop
recommended processes and timelines to ensure the JOM program
operates effectively and efficiently and to submit a report to
the Committee within 120 days from enactment of this Act on the
progress being made towards meeting GAO's recommendations.
Post-Secondary Programs.--The Committee recommends
$58,745,000 for Post-Secondary Programs, $7,542,000 above the
enacted level and $4,034,000 above the budget request. Within
the funds provided, $1,220,000 is for Tribal Colleges and
University Supplements (TPA), equal to the budget request and
the enacted level; $45,583,000 is for Scholarships and Adult
Education (TPA), $5,042,000 above the enacted level and
$534,000 above the budget request; $4,992,000 is for Special
Higher Education Scholarships, equal to the enacted level and
$1,500,000 above the budget request; and $6,950,000 is for
Science Post Graduate Scholarship Fund, $2,500,000 above the
enacted level and $2,000,000 above the budget request.
Education Management.--The recommendation includes
$80,091,000 for Education Management, $20,203,000 above the
enacted level and $1,150,000 above the budget request. This
includes $41,690,000 for Education Program Management
activities, which includes $74,000 for labor-related payments,
$1,181,000 for intra-governmental payments, $225,000 for a
Justice 40 coordinator, and $160,000 for a human resources
Pathways program coordinator; and $38,401,000 for Education
Information Technology.
In fiscal year 2020, the Committee approved establishing
BIE as a bureau separate from BIA. BIE was directed to submit a
quarterly report to the Committee on activities that occur to
separate BIE from BIA, including details on how additional
funds are being used to strengthen and improve BIE's capacity.
BIE has not submitted these reports. The Committee continues to
direct BIE to provide this information in a timely manner.
The Committee continues to direct BIE to report on its
steps to implement GAO's report documenting deficiencies in
BIE's provision of special education for children with
disabilities. GAO also recommended BIE develop requirements for
making up missed special education and related services and
monitor schools in fulfilling these requirements. The Committee
expects GAO to implement this recommendation by the end of 2022
as BIE indicated to GAO that it would.
EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $264,330,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 420,102,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 375,102,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +110,772,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -45,000,000
The Committee recommends $375,102,000 for Education
Construction, $110,772,000 above the enacted level and
$45,000,000 below the budget request. All subactivities and
program elements presented in the budget estimate submitted to
Congress are continued at enacted levels and adjusted for fixed
costs and internal transfers unless otherwise reflected below.
None of the requested program changes are agreed to unless
specifically addressed below. Recommended program changes,
instructions, and details follow below and in the table at the
end of this report. Additional instructions are included in the
front of this report.
Within amounts provided, the Committee includes
$200,504,000 for Replacement School Construction, $85,000,000
above the enacted level and $55,000,000 below the budget
request; $23,935,000 for Replacement Facility Construction, as
requested, and equal to the enacted level; $4,000,000 for
Replacement/New Employee Housing, as requested, and $3,000,000
above the enacted level; $13,595,000 for Employee Housing
Repair, $6,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget
request; $108,068,000 for Facilities Improvement and Repair,
$12,766,000 above the enacted level and as requested; and
$25,000,000 for Tribal Colleges Facilities, Improvement and
Repair, $10,000,000 above the enacted level and the budget
request.
As with BIA construction projects, Tribes allege that
criterion used by BIE to determine new facility size is
inaccurate. Specifically, with a new school facility, Tribes
often anticipate more students will attend the BIE-funded
school than determined by BIE. The Committee is aware of
instances where, in fact, a Tribe's higher anticipated student
count came true. Without accurate data, a new school may be
built that is overcrowded upon opening. Tribes express
confusion about how to challenge BIE's student count without
requiring Congressional assistance. The Committee encourages
BIE to work with Tribes to examine the criterion for new school
construction and ensure it includes additional students who may
attend once the facility is no longer dilapidated or condemned.
The Committee continues to direct BIE to provide an
assessment of the need for replacement/new employee housing and
to provide a spend plan to the Committee within 30 days of
enactment of this Act. Further, BIE has issues with teacher
recruitment and retention yet may be constructing teacher
housing without infrastructure necessary to access the
internet. BIE should examine the feasibility of including
internet infrastructure to replacement/new employee housing.
The Committee directs BIE to complete annual health and
safety inspections of all BIE system facilities and to publish
quarterly updates on the status of such inspections. Indian
Affairs is expected to develop a deficiency tracking system
that can be updated as deficiencies are addressed and to
develop a plan to build schools' capacity to promptly address
identified health and safety problems within BIE facilities. In
2021, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) identified 10
priority recommendations to be addressed by the Department.
Included in these recommendations was the plan requested by the
Committee but still not provided. The Committee expects BIE to
promptly develop this plan to address key challenges BIE
schools face in addressing safety hazards and to update the
Committee on the status of this activity within 30 days of
enactment of this Act.
Green Infrastructure.--The Committee directs BIE to include
green infrastructure in the replacement school construction
program and in the replacement facility program. This includes
planning, design, and operations of buildings to reduce costs,
minimize environmental impacts, use renewable energy, and
incorporate green infrastructure and the most current energy
efficiency codes and standards to the maximum extent
practicable. The Committee continues to direct Indian Affairs
to submit a report to the Committee within 90 days of enactment
of this Act explaining how it proposes to incorporate green
infrastructure and renewable energy in these projects.
Education Construction Site Assessment and Capital
Investment Program.--The Committee recognizes the efforts of
Indian Affairs and the BIE to develop and communicate to Tribes
a comprehensive, system-wide approach to school repair and
replacement, as the Committee has directed the agencies to do
since the fiscal year 2015 appropriation, which should include
a clearly identified list of prioritized projects to be
accomplished with annual discretionary and mandatory
appropriations. The agencies are encouraged to continue working
with Tribes to develop and refine the program and are directed
to provide feedback to Tribes throughout the process,
consistent with direction contained in House Report 116-448 on
Tribal consultation.The program must provide for data entry
training for all on-site facilities managers and must not
disincentivize any Tribe from making improvements with its own
funds.
Tribally controlled schools expressed concern about not
having necessary staff and technical expertise to input data in
the facility inventory. Inaccurate data in the facility
database prevents a credible capital investment plan. Indian
Affairs is encouraged to work with Tribally controlled schools
to identify gaps and provide recommendations on how to address
those gaps. The Committee also expects Indian Affairs to
maintain valid, accurate data in the facility inventory.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The bill continues language limiting expansion of grades
and schools in the BIE system which allow for the expansion of
additional grades to schools that meet certain criteria. The
intent of the language is to prevent already limited funds from
being spread further to additional schools and grades. The
intent is not to limit Tribal flexibility at existing schools.
Nothing in the bill is intended to prohibit a Tribe from
converting a Tribally-controlled school already in the BIE
system to a charter school in accordance with State and Federal
law.
The bill continues language providing the Secretary with
authority to approve satellite locations of existing BIE
schools if a Tribe can demonstrate that establishment of such
locations would provide comparable levels of education as are
being offered at such existing BIE schools, and would not
significantly increase costs to the Federal government. The
intent is provided for this authority to be exercised only in
extraordinary circumstances to provide Tribes with additional
flexibility regarding where students are educated without
compromising how they are educated, and to significantly reduce
the hardship and expense of transporting students over long
distances, all without unduly increasing costs that would
otherwise unfairly come at the expense of other schools in the
BIE system.
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Congress has designated the Secretary of the Interior as
the trustee delegate with responsibility for approximately 55
million surface acres of land, 57 million acres of subsurface
mineral interests, and management of approximately $5.5 billion
held in trust by the Federal government on behalf of American
Indians, Alaska Natives, and federally recognized Indian
Tribes. The Office of the Special Trustee's (OST) trust
management of these assets includes conserving, maintaining,
accounting, investing, disbursing, and reporting to individual
Indians and federally recognized Tribes and Tribal
organizations on asset transactions generated from sales,
leasing and other commercial activities on these lands.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $109,572,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 0
Recommended, 2023..................................... 111,286,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +1,714,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +111,286,000
The Committee recommends $111,286,000 for Federal trust
programs, $1,714,000 above the enacted level. No budget request
was submitted for OST. Once again, the Committee rejects the
creation of a new Bureau and proposed budget structure as the
Committee awaits the report requested from the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) and for the Department to consult
with Tribes on the future of OST duties and responsibilities as
previously directed. Without the requested information and
Tribal consultation, the Committee is unable to evaluate the
proposal and make an informed decision. Any future proposal
should evaluate and provide options on how to ensure OST
employees can be transitioned to Indian Affairs or elsewhere
within the Department. A detailed table of funding
recommendations below the account level is provided at the end
of this report.
The recommendation provides $1,520,000 for Executive
Direction and $109,766,000 for Program Operations and Support.
This amount fully funds fixed costs estimated to be $1,714,000.
The Committee does not approve any internal transfers, other
than for historical accounting purposes, which is estimated to
be $17,867,000. As OST is scheduled to terminate, the Committee
does not approve any new FTEs and does not include funding for
these positions. Funding for OST participation in the
Department's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
initiative was provided in fiscal year 2022 as part of the
Operation of Indian Programs. The Committee continues those
funds in that account and no additional funds are provided for
OST for this purpose in fiscal year 2023.
The recommendation continues funding to modernize the
records management system via the Electronic Records Management
Program. This will enable OST to digitize and upload paper
records into the cloud for storage for increased operational
efficiencies and compliance with Federal laws. The Committee
continues to direct OST to provide an estimate of the total
amount needed to digitize all trust records located in the
Kansas repository within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
Departmental Offices
Office of the Secretary
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $123,367,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 146,530,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 147,706,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +24,339,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +1,176,000
The Committee recommends $147,706,000 for the Office of the
Secretary, Departmental Operations appropriation. This amount
is $24,339,000 above the enacted level and $1,176,000 above the
budget request.
Botanical Science Expertise.--The Committee is concerned by
the need to incorporate the perspective and knowledge of
botanists in land management and restoration decision making.
Input from this scientific discipline is necessary to the
effective development of approaches that incorporate meaningful
consideration of how best to create thriving habitats,
ameliorate the impact of invasive species, and preserve lands
for multiple use missions. Accordingly, the Committee
encourages the Secretary to establish a chief botanist in each
of the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau
of Land Management and U.S. Geological Survey.
Connecting Youth to Public Lands.--The Department is
encouraged to examine the challenges involved in connecting
youth in marginalized communities to outdoor experiences on
public lands and to identify programs, offices, and initiatives
related to this work and the corresponding resources. The
Department should consider consulting with the United States
Forest Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the
United States Army Corps and engaging public, private, and
nonprofit stakeholders, as well as considering how federal
efforts could better coordinate with state-based efforts to
promote more equitable access to outdoor recreation.
Office of Native Hawaiian Relations.--The recommendation
includes $1,176,000 for implementation of the NATIVE Act, equal
to the enacted level, and previously provided through the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The Committee directs the Office of Native Hawaiian
Relations (NHR) to develop a consultation policy in
consultation with the Native Hawaii Community, similar to the
one described in the Standard Operating Procedure for
Consultation, for use by all federal agencies in order to
promote the responsible execution of policy across the federal
government. Additionally, within 180 days after of enactment of
this Act the NHR is directed to provide an update to the
Committee on the actions taken to develop the consultation
policy and to seek to encourage regular and meaningful
consultation by federal agencies with the Native Hawaiian
Community.
The Committee notes that as part of its annual budget
request the Department includes information describing the
activities taken in the preceding fiscal year to implement the
Regional Biosecurity Plan for Micronesia and Hawaii. As part of
this in future fiscal years, the Department should include an
update of Department activities previously accomplished as well
as next steps and planned activities of the for further
implementation of the plan, including estimates of additional
funding to be used or needed for such next steps and planned
activities.
Lake Powell Recreation Advisory Committee.--The Committee
notes that the amount of water at Lake Powell has rapidly
declined over the last several years due to severe drought
conditions. Given the ongoing challenges posed by the changing
lake levels and conditions, to facilitate better engagement and
discussions among groups with mutual interests in maintaining
lake access, the Committee directs the Secretary to establish,
not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, a voluntary
Lake Powell Recreation Advisory Committee to provide regular
and continuing input and recommendations to the Secretary on
matters involving public access to, recreation uses of, and
overall management of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
The Advisory Committee should be comprised of various
stakeholders, including Native American Tribal government and
DOI bureau representatives, as well as recreation groups,
environmentalists, and local government officials. Not later
than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Committee
directs the Secretary to provide a status update on efforts to
establish the Committee, set future meetings, appoint members,
and select leadership. As part of this effort, the Committee
directs the Park Service to provide a report not later than 60
days after enactment of this Act outlining infrastructure
improvements necessary to maintain public access across Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National
Monument as conditions change. The report should included
estimated costs for each location, as well as funding
commitments in fiscal year 2022 and 2023, to ensure continued
lake access despite these changing conditions.
Plum Island.--The Committee recognizes the natural,
cultural, and historical resources of Plum Island.
Wild Horse and Burro Task Force.--In fiscal year 2022 the
Secretary was directed to establish a task force to bring
experts from all relevant Bureaus together to address the
challenge of wild horses and burros as outlined in the report
accompanying Public Law 117-103. The Committee expects these
monthly meetings to continue and report language in the Bureau
of Land Management specifies areas for the task force to be
engaged in. The Bureau of Land Management is to report to the
Committee on a quarterly basis on the status of this program
and the work of the task force.
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. OIA has administrative responsibility for coordinating
Federal policy in the territories of American Samoa (AS), Guam,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI), and oversight of Federal programs and
funds in the freely associated states of the Federated States
of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands
(RMI), and the Republic of Palau. The permanent and trust fund
payments to the territories and the compact nations provide
substantial financial resources to these governments. During
fiscal year 2004, financial arrangements for the Compacts of
Free Association with the FSM and the RMI were implemented.
These 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.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $113,477,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 117,257,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 121,257,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +7,780,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +4,000,000
The Committee recommends $121,257,000 for Assistance to
Territories, $7,780,000 above the enacted level and $4,000,000
above the budget request. Recommended program changes,
instructions, and details follow below and in the table at the
end of this report.
Energizing Insular Communities.--The recommendation
includes $15,500,000 for Energizing Insular Communities (EIC),
$4,500,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget
request. The Committee applauds the Office of Insular Affair's
work to improve the sustainability, reliability, and
affordability of energy in Insular communities and therefore
provides a significant increase as requested to bolster these
efforts.
American Samoa Operations Grants.--The Committee recommends
$28,120,000 for American Samoa Operations, $1,000,000 above the
enacted level and $3,500,000 above the budget request.
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $8,463,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 8,463,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 8,463,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $8,463,000 for Compact of Free
Association, equal to the enacted level and the budget request.
Recommended program changes, instructions, and details follow
below and in the table at the end of this report.
Compact of Free Association--Federal Services.--The
Committee recommends $7,813,000 for Federal Services, equal to
the enacted level and the budget request. The recommendation
includes $5,000,000 as the fourth and final payment towards the
$20,000,000 requested by the Republic of the Marshall Islands
in September 2009, as authorized in section 111(d) of the
Compact of Free Association Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-239; 99 Stat.
1799; 48 USC 1911) and section 108(b) of the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-188; 117 Stat.
2755; 48 USC 1921g).
Postal Service Funding.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of the service the U.S. Postal Service provides to
the Freely Associated States. The Office of Insular Affairs
provides funds to the Postal Service as reimbursement for these
services. The Committee recognizes that costs incurred by the
Postal Service have risen in recent years and would welcome the
opportunity to discuss this issue with the administration.
Office of the Solicitor
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $94,998,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 102,050,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 103,190,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +8,192,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +1,140,000
The Committee recommends $103,190,000 for Salaries and
Expenses, $8,192,000 above the enacted level and $1,140,000
above the budget request. The recommendation fully funds fixed
costs and includes $3,400,000 for a one-time office move of the
Denver regional office and $200,000 for the Office to
participate in the Department-wide Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion, and Accessibility initiative. As the internal
transfer to implement Phase Two of the FOIA Office was
reflected in fiscal year 2022, it is not included in the fiscal
year 2023 recommendation.
Office of Inspector General
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $62,132,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 76,870,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 76,870,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +14,738,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $76,870,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), $14,738,000
above the enacted level and equal to the budget request. The
recommendation provides $2,188,000 in fixed costs as well as
the requested program increases. The Committee understands
resources will be allocated to fulfill the Office of the
Inspector General's mission.
Department-Wide Programs
WILDLAND FIRE
The Department's Wildland Fire Management account supports
fire activities for the Bureau of Land Management, the National
Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and
the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,026,097,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 1,199,630,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,202,130,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +176,033,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +2,500,000
The Committee recommends $1,202,130,000 for Wildland Fire
Management at the Department of the Interior. The bill permits
the transfer of $50,000,000 in base discretionary fire
suppression funds between the Department of the Interior and
the Department of Agriculture. The detailed allocation of
funding by activity is included in the table at the end of this
report.
The Committee remains concerned with the trend of high-
intensity fires year-round. The Committee supports the
Department's efforts to develop a professional year-round
workforce to combat these fires and therefore provides
additional funds again for fiscal year 2023 to continue this
transition.
Wildland Fire Preparedness.--The Committee recommends
$477,159,000 for Wildland Fire Preparedness, an increase of
$106,616,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget
request.
Wildland Fire Suppression.--The Committee recommends
$383,657,000, for Wildland Fire Suppression, equal to the
enacted level and the budget request. The recommended amount is
the fiscal year 2015 10-year average cost for wildland fire
suppression.
Fuels Management.--The Committee recommends $304,344,000
for the Fuels Management program, $77,344,000 above the enacted
level and equal to the budget request.
Burned Area Rehabilitation.--The Committee recommends
$22,470,000 for the Burned Area Rehabilitation program, equal
to the enacted level and $2,000,000 above the budget request.
Fire Facilities.--The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for
Fire Facilities, $8,427,000 below the enacted level and equal
to the budget request. The Committee recognizes the importance
of funding for fire facilities and that there is a large unmet
need for funding for fire facilities. The Committee notes that
the decrease below enacted provided is due to the rate of
obligation for this funding and the current status of
unobligated balances for Fire Facilities. The Committee looks
forward to continuing to work with the Department to ensure
Fire Facility needs are met moving forward.
Joint Fire Science.--The Committee provides $4,500,000 for
the Joint Fire Science Program, $500,000 above the enacted
level and $500,000 above the budget request. The Committee
urges the program to ensure that a broad network of academic
researchers is considered for funding and that the program
addresses the range of research needs to enhance wildland fire
resiliency and to address barriers to wildfire management. The
committee encourages the Joint Fire Science Program to enhance
its attention to understanding how invasive species affect
fuels, fire behavior, and fire regimes and exploring how
indigenous practices may be beneficial to wildfire prevention,
response, and resilience.
Community Engagement.--The Committee directs the Department
to conduct an analysis of the resources and educational
initiatives needed to communicate to impacted communities on
best practices to prevent and respond to wildfires and provide
recommendations to the Committee. The Committee expects the
Department to prioritize support of federal, state, and local
efforts to increase awareness of and preparedness for the
threat of wildfires and suppression efforts.
Remote Automated Weather Station Network.--The Committee
notes the potential for the Remote Automated Weather Station
(RAWS) network as a tool for fire surveillance. Due to the
increasing incidence of destructive wildfires throughout the
western United States, to potentially improve wildland fire
detection on Federal lands, the Committee directs the
Department to assess fire prone areas that are not adequately
observed by fire surveillance cameras and to consider acquiring
additional camera systems and RAWs networks and deploying them,
where possible and appropriate, on existing radio
communications towers. The Committee provides no less than the
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level for this work.
Study on Health Effects.--The Committee directs the
Department of Interior, in consultation with the Department of
Health and Human Services and U.S. Forest Service, to conduct a
comprehensive study on long-term health effects that wildland
firefighters experience. The Committee encourages the
Department to include in the report effects from firefighter
exposure to fires, smoke, and toxic fumes when in service and
include the race/ethnicity, age, gender, and time of service of
wildland firefighters. The Committee further directs the
Department to include in its report recommendations to Congress
on what legislative actions are needed to support wildland
firefighters in preventing health issues from this toxic
exposure, similar to veterans that are exposed to burn pits.
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $330,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 340,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 340,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The bill includes $340,000,000 for the Wildfire Suppression
Operations Reserve Fund, which is $10,000,000 above the enacted
level and equal to the budget request. Section 1(g) of H. Res.
1151 of the 117th Congress as engrossed in the House of
Representatives on June 8, 2022 included a budget cap
adjustment for wildfire suppression costs and this additional
funding is included for fiscal year 2023. Of the additional
$2,550,000,000 available for fire suppression operations,
$340,000,000 is provided to the Department of the Interior and
the remaining $2,210,000,000 is available through a transfer
from the Department of Agriculture (Forest Service). The
Committee provides these additional funds and authorities to
ensure that sufficient funds are available to protect American
homes, lands, and wildlife from catastrophic fires without
requiring a transfer of funds from the very activities that
advance forest health and prevent wildland fires. The Committee
expects the Department to use suppression funds judiciously and
continue to work closely with the Office of Management and
Budget and the Forest Service to accurately account for
expenditures and recover costs.
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $10,036,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 10,064,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 10,064,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +28,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $10,064,000 for the Central
Hazardous Materials Fund appropriation. This amount is $28,000
above the enacted level and equal to the budget request.
ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 65,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 45,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +40,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -20,000,000
The Committee recommends $45,000,000 for the Energy
Community Revitalization Program, an increase of $40,000,000
above the enacted level and $20,000,000 below the budget
request. The funding provided allows entities to inventory,
assess, decommission, reclaim, respond to hazardous substance
releases, and remediate abandoned hard rock mines, orphaned oil
and gas wells, and orphaned infrastructure, including but not
limited to, facilities, pipelines, structures, or equipment
used in energy production operations as authorized by law. This
recommendation includes $23,000,000 for State grants;
$6,000,000 for Tribal grants; $12,000,000 for the Federal
program; and $4,000,000 for program management. Public Law 117-
58 provided $4,700,000,000 for orphan oil and gas well cleanup
which complements the priority focus for this funding in fiscal
year 2023 to address abandoned hardrock and non-coal mine
sites, including sand and gravel pits and abandoned uranium
mines on Federal, State, Indian, and other non-Federal lands.
Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the Department will
update the Committee on the establishment of State and Tribal
grant programs, how funds appropriated to date have been
directed at economic revitalization of energy communities and
targeted to restore natural resources and create new
recreational opportunities, timeframes for Notices of Federal
Opportunity, training, benchmarks, and guidance for oversight
and monitoring.
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... 7,933,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 8,059,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 8,059,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +126,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $8,059,000 for the Natural
Resource Damage Assessment Fund appropriation. This amount is
$126,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget
request. Details of the recommendation by activity are
contained in the table at the back of this report.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $91,436,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 118,746,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 118,746,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +27,310,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $118,746,000 for the Working
Capital Fund appropriation. This amount is $27,310,000 above
the enacted level and equal to the budget request. The
recommendation adopts the proposed increases for cybersecurity,
Financial Business Management System activities, data
management, and information technology improvements within the
Department of Interior.
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $169,640,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 174,977,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 174,977,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +5,337,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $174,977,000 for the Office of
Natural Resources Revenue. This amount is $5,337,000 above the
enacted level and equal to the budget request.
Distribution of GOMESA Revenues.--The Committee continues
its annual direction to the Office to distribute revenues from
Gulf of Mexico operations in a manner consistent with current
law, including the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006
(P.L. 109-432), as amended.
Geothermal Revenues.--The Committee supports the current
distribution of funds from geothermal revenue sharing,
including 25 percent of revenues collected from geothermal
leasing returning to the county in which the leased lands or
geothermal resources are located.
General Provisions, Department of the Interior
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Section 101 continues a provision providing for emergency
transfer authority (intra-bureau) with the approval of the
Secretary.
Section 102 continues a provision providing for emergency
transfer authority (Department-wide) with the approval of the
Secretary.
Section 103 continues a provision providing for the use of
appropriations for certain services.
Section 104 continues a provision permitting the transfer
of funds between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of
Indian Education, and the Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians and includes a notification requirement.
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 authorizing the
acquisition of lands for the purpose of operating and
maintaining facilities that support visitors to Ellis,
Governors, and Liberty Islands, NJ and NY.
Section 107 continues a provision allowing Outer
Continental Shelf inspection fees to be collected by the
Secretary of the Interior.
Section 108 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) to enter into long-term cooperative
agreements for long-term care and maintenance of excess wild
horses and burros on private land.
Section 109 continues a provision dealing with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service's responsibilities for mass marking
of salmonid stocks.
Section 110 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education to perform
reimbursable work more efficiently and effectively.
Section 111 continues bill language establishing a
Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program.
Section 112 requires funds to be available for obligation
and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment.
Section 113 continues authorization for the Secretary to
transfer funds in conformity with the reprogramming
requirements between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the
Bureau of Indian Education in order to separate the accounts.
Section 114 provides funding for the Payments in Lieu of
Taxes (PILT) program.
Section 115 directs the public disclosure of waivers from
safety regulations for operators within the Outer Continental
Shelf.
Section 116 allows the National Park Service to convey
lands for purposes of transportation and recreation for a
specific project.
Section 117 authorizes Tribally controlled schools access
to interagency motor vehicles in same manner as if performing
activities under the Indian Self Determination and Education
Assistance Act.
Section 118 extends the authorization for the Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Section 119 addresses National Heritage Areas.
Section 120 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct a study to evaluate resources associated with the 1965
Voting Rights March from Selma to Montgomery.
Section 121 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to
establish appraiser rates of pay.
Section 122 authorizes a new onshore oil and gas inspection
fee.
Section 123 establishes a new offshore decommissioning
account.
Section 124 authorizes the National Park Service to use up
to seven percent of State assistance funds as grants to States
for indirect costs.
Section 125 enacts the Advancing Equality for Wabanaki
Nations Act.
Section 126 provides that the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and
Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act
does not preclude or limit the applicability of the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act.
Section 127 amends the Indian Reorganization Act to clarify
application to any federally recognized Indian Tribe.
Section 128 removes the land acquisition funding ceiling
for the Lowell National Historic Park.
Section 129 limits the use of funds for certain Outer
Continental Shelf activities to lease sales that are contained
in the currently approved 2017-2022 plan.
Section 130 prohibits the Department of Justice or the
Department of Interior from preventing Tribal laws authorizing
marijuana use, distribution, possession, or cultivation.
Section 131 extends the Visitor Experience Improvement
authority.
Section 132 requires the National Park Service to conduct
an environmental impact statement prior to approving an
operations permit at Big Cypress National Preserve.
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, Inland oil spill, 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 using health
science, 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 in many cases are delegated authority for much of program
implementation. Under existing statutory authority, the Agency
contributes to specific homeland security efforts and
participates in international environmental activities.
Among the statutes for which the EPA 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.
Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), as
amended.
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended.
Ocean Dumping Act (Marine Protection, Research, and
Sanctuaries Act of 1972), as amended.
Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
Safe Drinking Water Act (Public Health Service Act (Title
XIV)), as amended.
Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act.
Clean Air Act, as amended.
Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002.
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response 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.
Pollution Prosecution Act of 1990.
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003.
Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020.
Save Our Seas 2.0 Act.
For fiscal year 2023, the Committee recommends
$11,493,123,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency,
$1,933,638,000 above the enacted level, and $386,718,000 below
the request. Comparisons to the budget request and enacted
levels are shown by account in the table at the end of this
report.
EPA Front Matter Guidance.--The Agency is directed to
follow all guidance in House Report 117-83 under the headings
titled ``Reprogramming,'' ``Congressional Budget
Justification,'' ``Operating Plan,'' and ``Workforce and
Staffing Plans.''
Environmental Justice.--The Committee appreciates the
Administration's commitment to addressing environmental justice
and is extremely pleased to see this commitment reflected in
the Agency's budget request. The Committee continues its
commitment to Environmental Justice through the funding
structure established in fiscal year 2022 and supports the
Administration's current suite of environmental justice
programs.
The Committee directs the Agency to work with its state and
local co-regulators to identify and prioritize environmental
compliance reviews and enforcement strategies in the most
overburdened communities where pollution monitoring, reports
from community members, or other data suggest the likelihood of
compliance issues and where EJScreen or evidence of historical
redlining and other discriminatory practices indicate potential
impacts on vulnerable populations. Additionally, the Committee
directs the Agency, in consultation with the Council on
Environmental Quality, to develop a framework for accounting
for cumulative impacts from environmental contaminants in the
issuance of permits under the federal environmental laws
implemented by the EPA. The Committee expects that all
environmental justice initiatives are supported through
appropriate staffing levels. Finally, the Committee directs the
EPA to provide a briefing to the Committee on the
implementation and results of these activities.
The Committee supports the Administration's proposal to
consolidate the Agency's environmental justice and external
civil rights compliance activities into one National Program
Manager and looks forward to reviewing a formal proposal.
Regulatory Standards for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances (PFAS) and Contaminants of Emerging Concern.--The
Committee continues to urge the Agency to act expeditiously in
setting drinking water standards for PFAS and in designating
PFAS as a hazardous substance under CERCLA. The President's
request level has been provided across accounts and program
offices to support these efforts including for efforts outlined
in the Agency's PFAS roadmap. The Committee appreciates the
Agency's focus on PFAS particularly as outlined in the fiscal
year 2022 PFAS spend plan, however, the spend plan fails to
make connections to key goals and deadlines highlighted in the
PFAS roadmap. The Agency is directed to submit a PFAS spend
plan for fiscal year 2023 that specifies how the Agency plans
to allocate fiscal year 2023 funds in connection to the items
identified in the PFAS Strategic Roadmap.
Science and Technology
The Science and Technology (S&T) account funds all EPA
research (including Superfund research activities paid with
funds transferred into this account from the Hazardous
Substance Superfund account). This account includes programs
carried out through grants, contracts, and cooperative
agreements, cooperative research and development agreements,
and interagency agreements, with other Federal agencies,
States, universities, nonprofit organizations, 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, 2022........................... $750,174,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 863,155,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 872,743,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +122,569,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +9,588,000
The Committee recommends $872,743,000 for Science and
Technology, $122,569,000 above the enacted level and $9,588,000
above the budget request. The Committee recommends that
$31,391,000 be transferred to this account from the Hazardous
Substance Superfund account for ongoing research activities.
A detailed table of funding recommendations below the
account level is provided at the end of this report, and the
Committee provides the following additional detail by program
area:
Clean Air and Climate.--The Committee recommends
$181,598,000, $47,284,000 above the enacted level and equal to
the request. The Committee recognizes the important role that
Clean Air Allowance Trading Programs play in improving air
quality and reducing pollution and directs that $7,000,000 be
used for this effort.
The Committee notes that in fiscal year 2023, the Agency
plans to use the official version of its latest Motor Vehicle
Emissions Simulator (MOVES) model, known as MOVES3, to estimate
impacts of the Agency's emission control programs. The
Committee notes it has yet to receive the report directed in
House Report 117-83 which required EPA to outline the updates
that were incorporated in MOVES3 regarding emissions effects of
ethanol-blended fuels in light-duty vehicles in comparison to
the MOVES2014 modeling tool. In compiling this report, the
Agency should ensure that it incorporates the best available
data and science to ensure that the MOVES3 model does not
irrationally penalize higher blends of ethanol and instead
characterizes the air pollution effects of blending ethanol in
gasoline.
The Committee reiterates its strong support for the work
performed at the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions
Laboratory. The Laboratory remains critical in conducting
vehicle and engine emission tests particularly on new and
emerging vehicle and engine technologies. The Committee
encourages continued robust funding for these efforts.
The Committee supports the Agency's effort to prioritize
new federal research that will help farmers, ranchers, and
rural communities manage PFAS impacts in agricultural settings
and communities and provides $5,000,000 to continue that work.
The Agency is directed to work with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture to invest in agronomic research to better
understand PFAS uptake into plants and animals to help reduce
PFAS exposure in our food supply and promote farm viability.
This research should include the investigation of PFAS uptake
from residual treated soils and soil-to-groundwater modeling,
as well as the investigation of PFAS tolerant crops that can
grow safely on contaminated land.
Research: National Priorities.--The bill provides
$10,000,000, $1,430,000 below the enacted level and $10,000,000
above the request. This shall be used for extramural research
grants, independent of the Science to Achieve Results (STAR)
grant program, to fund high-priority water quality and
availability research by not-for-profit organizations who often
partner with the Agency. Because these grants are independent
of the STAR grant program, the Agency should strive to award
grants in as large an amount as is possible to achieve the most
scientifically significant research. Funds shall be awarded
competitively with priority given to partners proposing
research of national scope and who provide a 25 percent match.
The Agency is directed to allocate funds to grantees within 180
days of enactment of this Act.
Research: Safe and Sustainable Water Resources.--The
Committee recommends $119,286,000, $6,712,000 above the enacted
level and equal to the request. The Committee directs that up
to $5,000,000 be used for grants under section 2007 of
America's Water Infrastructure Act (Public Law 115-270).
Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this
account:
Air Quality Monitoring.--The Committee is disappointed by
the recent closure of nearly a quarter of its Clean Air Status
and Trends Network (CASTNET) sites without prior notice to the
Committee or impacted community members. Despite consistent
increases in funding for Science and Technology programs, the
Agency continues to de-prioritize this critical asset. Within
30 days of enactment of this Act, the Agency is directed to
provide a briefing to the Committee on its current and future
plan for this program along with detailed funding requirements
to keep the program and sites active at its fiscal year 2021
level.
Chemical Reviews.--To ensure that unreasonable risks from
chemicals are addressed in a timely manner, the Committee
encourages the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention to avoid duplicative efforts as it administers the
Existing Chemicals program under Section 6 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act. Additionally, to ensure that the United
States can maintain domestic production of chemicals to support
critical supply chains, the Committee encourages EPA to
continue investments in the new chemicals program to accelerate
the advancement of new and innovative chemistries. As part of
this effort, EPA is encouraged to develop improved outreach and
guidance so that submitters understand information needs,
processes, and requirements prior to and during submission of
pre-manufacturing notices. In addition, the Agency shall
enhance existing applicant engagement procedures to ensure
timely communication and resolution of any issues, technical
and procedural, that may arise during the 90-day review period.
Harmful Algal Blooms.--The Committee recognizes the
increasing threats many communities face from harmful algal
blooms (HABs), both in freshwater and coastal ecosystems. The
Committee encourages the Agency to conduct and support research
that promotes scientific progress towards preventing and
controlling HABs, including research to: (1) develop methods to
monitor, characterize, and predict HABs for early action; (2)
identify and evaluate existing excess nutrient prevention and
treatment technologies; (3) identify emerging nutrient
treatment technologies capable of being scaled up and to evolve
those technologies; and (4) develop best management practices
to help both rural and urban communities reduce excess
nutrients in their watersheds. The Committee provides
$6,000,000 to investigate adverse health effects from exposure
to HABs and cyanobacteria toxins and to develop methods to
monitor, predict, and characterize blooms to allow for early
action. Additionally, the Agency is encouraged to research the
health issues related to aerosolized exposure to water
contaminated with HABs.
Maintaining IRIS Program Integrity.--The Committee directs
the Agency to continue the IRIS program within the Office of
Research and Development. Additionally, to ensure a neutral,
systematic, and independent evaluation of the science
underlying its decisions, the Agency is directed to use the
Office of Research and Development to develop the hazard
identification and dose-response portions of all Agency risk
assessments.
Mosquito Control.--The Committee is concerned that mosquito
control activities are negatively impacted by the lack of
availability of mosquito control products due in part to the
inadequacy of spray drift models used by the Agency for public
health related pesticide applications. Specifically, the Agency
employs spray drift models which were developed specifically
for agricultural and forestry pesticide applications and
designed to measure deposition and drift applications. The
Committee is aware that adult mosquito applications try to
avoid deposition and maximize drift through the target area.
The Committee encourages the EPA to recognize the need to
develop a model specifically for adult mosquito control, and to
increase resources in support of this effort.
National Native Environmental Science Training and Research
Program.--The Committee recognizes that the successful
management of our nation's natural resources requires a
sufficient pool of well-trained professionals, and our Tribal
communities aspire to fill these environmental professional
positions with members of their own communities. The Committee
supports the establishment of a National Native Environmental
Science Training and Research Center to provide education and
research opportunities for Native American and Alaska Natives
in collaboration with the Agency and Tribal communities.
Renewable Fuel Standard.--The Committee is aware of a
strong interest from stakeholders to generate Renewable Fuels
Standard credits from renewable electricity. The Committee
understands that the Agency is planning to propose revisions to
the existing regulations related to eRINs as part of a future
rulemaking action. The Committee urges the Agency to undertake
this rulemaking in a timely manner, including processing all
pending pathway petitions, to provide transparency and clarity
for all stakeholders and directs the Agency to brief the
Committee on its progress within 180 days of enactment of this
Act.
The Committee notes that the process for renewable fuel
pathways continues to suffer from significant delays and
inefficiencies, creating uncertainty for biofuel producers. The
Committee directs the Agency to provide a report, within 60
days of enactment of this Act, outlining recommendations on how
to streamline and expedite the pathway petition and approval
process and implement these changes.
The Agency is encouraged to work expeditiously to review
renewable identification number credits for renewable fuels
used to provide electricity for electric vehicle charging and
on feedstock for co-digestion facilities.
STAR Grants.--The Committee provides funds to continue the
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program and directs that not
less than $30,000,000 be allocated for this program, a
$1,400,000 increase above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level of
$28,600,000. The Committee remains interested in the
feasibility of reestablishing the Graduate Fellowship program
and of implementing a mechanism to allow for submission of
unsolicited, principal investigator-initiated proposals to STAR
to capture innovative research ideas that may exist outside of
the Agency and that advance its mission. The Committee looks
forward to receiving the briefing directed in the explanatory
statement accompanying P.L. 116-260.
Testing Alternatives.--In an effort to reduce animal
testing across EPA, the Committee directs the Agency to provide
a briefing, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, detailing
the timeline for reducing and replacing experiments on
vertebrate animals, as well as any actions EPA has taken to
date that change goals set in 2019-2020. Additionally, pursuant
to Section 4(h)(2)(C) of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical
Safety for the 21st Century Act, the Committee directs EPA to
publish information regarding New Approach Methods, including
submissions that are currently being evaluated and those that
have been rejected, and, as EPA finalizes its report on
regulatory flexibility regarding animal testing within the
agency and for accommodating the use of NAMs, EPA should
incorporate specific goals that reflect the current regulatory
landscape and outline the necessary steps to reduce animal
testing and to assess progress.
Value of Water.--The Committee is aware of the lack of a
generally accepted method of quantifying the value of fresh
water, even as the world's water systems face multiple crises
of climate change, depletion due to overuse, pollution, and
other challenges. The importance and significance of carefully
monitoring, protecting, and properly valuing our national
freshwater reserves will only grow in future years due to these
challenges. The committee encourages the Agency, Department of
the Interior, and Forest Service to engage key stakeholders to
quantify the value of clean water and include that value as
part of analyses undertaken under the National Environmental
Policy Act and other natural resource management decisions.
Vehicle Emissions Lifecycle Analysis.--The Committee
encourages the Agency to build upon its efforts to develop
standardized modeling to evaluate the full lifecycle of all
vehicle technologies and transportation fuels by integrating
full lifecycle analysis accounting into new vehicle standards
aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Agency is also
encouraged to coordinate with other federal agencies that are
conducting similar lifecycle models for vehicles to best
understand the full impact of standards seeking to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
Water Security Test Bed.--The Committee directs the Agency
to include up to $1,750,000 for advancing full scale applied
research and testing capabilities to address threats to
drinking water and drinking water infrastructure, including
weatherization equipment, SCADA control systems, and water
tanks for full year operating capabilities at Water Security
Test Bed facilities.
Environmental Programs and Management
The Environmental Programs and Management (EPM) 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, Inland Oil Spill Programs, 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.
For many environmental programs, States and Tribes are directly
responsible for actual operation of the various environmental
programs, and the Agency's activities include providing support
and assistance and conducting oversight.
In addition to program costs, this account funds
administrative costs associated with the Agency's operating
programs, including support for executive direction, policy
oversight, grants and 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, 2022........................... $2,964,025,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 3,796,280,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 3,792,315,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +828,290,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -3,965,000
The Committee recommends $3,792,315,000 for Environmental
Programs and Management, $828,290,000 above the enacted level
and $3,965,000 below the request.
A detailed table of funding recommendations below the
account level is provided at the end of this report, and the
Committee provides the following additional detail by program
area:
Clean Air and Climate.--The Committee recommends
$451,605,000, $161,277,000 above the enacted level and
$72,368,000 below the request. The recommendation includes
$125,216,000 for the Climate Protection program project.
The Committee recognizes the important role that Clean Air
Allowance Trading Programs play in improving air quality and
reducing pollution and directs that no less than $7,000,000 be
used for this effort. Despite continued progress under the
Clean Air Act to improve air quality and curb the effects of
acid rain, forests and watersheds throughout the Northeast are
still experiencing long-term impacts from acid rain, smog, and
mercury. To improve long-term monitoring of acid rain impacts
on the Northwoods Region, the Committee provides increased
funding for the Agency to partner with research institutions,
scientists, and stakeholders in the region to study ongoing
restoration work and projects, improve its critical loads
approach for damage documentation, and survey acid rain and
climate impacts on lake and river ecosystems. The Committee
directs the Agency to report on the status of these efforts
within 180 days of enactment of this Act.
Of the amount provided, $1,500,000 is to develop and
demonstrate nano-catalyst and nano-sensor technologies that
have the potential to monitor, detect, and degrade emerging
pollutants.
Compliance.--The Committee recommends $144,770,000 for
compliance activities, $41,270,000 above the enacted level and
equal to the request.
To proactively assist with environmental compliance issues,
the Committee expects the Agency to actively engage with metal
recycling businesses in environmental justice communities and
include businesses as stakeholders. As part of this effort, and
to help support the evolutionary growth of the metal recycling
industry given overarching environmental and economic benefits,
the Committee directs the Agency to recognize and engage with
metal recycling businesses that are actively investing in and
constructing state-of-the-art recycling plants that meet
environmental standards.
The Committee is aware of concerns about the potential
health risks associated with prolonged exposure to ethylene
oxide. The Committee has provided the Agency additional
resources for monitoring and compliance activities and urges
the Agency to engage with communities concerned about ethylene
oxide exposure. The Committee encourages the Agency to
incorporate validated monitoring data provided to the Agency
into its rulemaking.
Enforcement.--The Committee recommends $586,243,000 for
enforcement activities to include continued funding for
environmental justice within the enforcement program area.
Outside of environmental justice, $291,305,000 is recommended
for all other enforcement activities, $49,530,000 above the
enacted level and equal to the request.
Environmental Justice.--The Committee recommends
$294,938,000 for environmental justice activities, $200,779,000
above the enacted level and equal to the request. Additional
resources for Environmental Justice are also provided within
the Hazardous Substance Superfund account.
The Committee is aware there are front-line communities
that are overly-burdened by corporate pollution and
environmental degradation, leading to a disproportionate
negative impact on the health of community members. The
Committee directs the Agency to issue guidance on external
civil rights compliance obligations applicable to recipients of
EPA federal financial assistance under EPA regulations
promulgated pursuant to section 602 of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.): 1) issue guidance to clarify
the obligations of recipients of EPA financial assistance to
have in place procedural civil rights programs and safeguards,
including clarifying recipients' obligation to collect and
maintain data to ensure compliance; and 2) issue guidance to
clarify the agency's interpretations of legal requirements and
expectations to stakeholders, including with respect to
permitting and, particularly, consideration of cumulative
impacts from the siting of multiple facilities and other
factors.
Environmental Protection: National Priorities.--The bill
provides $27,700,000, $2,000,000 above the enacted level and
$27,700,000 above the request. The Committee directs that funds
be used for a competitive grant program for qualified non-
profit organizations, to provide technical assistance for
improved water quality or safe drinking water, adequate
wastewater to small systems or individual private well owners.
The Agency shall provide $23,700,000 for Grassroots Rural and
Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act, for activities
specified under Section 1442(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(42 U.S.C.300j-1(e)(8)). The Agency is also directed to provide
$3,000,000 for grants to qualified not-for-profit organizations
for technical assistance for individual private well owners,
with priority given to organizations that currently provide
technical and educational assistance to individual private well
owners. The Agency is directed to provide on a national and
multi-State regional basis, $1,000,000 for grants to qualified
organizations, for the sole purpose of providing on-site
training and technical assistance for wastewater systems. The
Agency shall require each grantee to provide a minimum 10
percent match, including in-kind contributions. The Agency is
directed to allocate funds to grantees within 180 days of
enactment of this Act.
Geographic Programs.--The bill provides $679,938,000,
$92,746,000 above the enacted level and $101,303,000 above the
request. The Committee believes that protecting these important
water bodies is a national priority and provides funding for
programs that support their restoration and protection. From
within the amount provided, the Committee directs the
following:
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.--The Committee
recommends $368,000,000 for the Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative (GLRI), $20,000,000 above the enacted level and
$27,889,000 above the request. The Committee directs the Agency
and other federal partners to continue to work in coordination
with the Great Lakes States, Tribes, local authorities, and
nonfederal stakeholders to prioritize action-oriented projects
across the five focus areas in lieu of additional studies,
monitoring, and evaluations. Such projects include, but are not
limited to, remediating and delisting Areas of Concern,
reducing nutrient runoff, preventing, and controlling invasive
species, improving water quality, and increasing coastal
resiliency through restoration and protection of streambanks,
natural coastlines, and shorelines. As the Agency distributes
funds across the five focus areas, Tribal related activities
should be maintained at not less than $15,000,000.
The Committee remains concerned by the rise in harmful
algal blooms (HABs) due to an increase in extreme weather
events and climate variability throughout the Great Lakes, and
believes that investing GLRI funding in innovative projects
including wetland and other natural infrastructure project
designs, technologies, algae remediation through harvesting or
cultivation, or through other approaches, both nutrient and HAB
reduction benefits can be achieved at landscape scales. The
Agency is directed to brief the Committee on its current and
historical allocation of funds among the five focus areas, with
a focus on Area 3 (nutrients) and Area 4 (habitat) in fiscal
year 2022. Additionally, the Committee urges the Agency to
focus on HAB reduction efforts in Great Lakes regions where
nutrient loading contributes the most to HABs. The Committee
strongly supports projects that have cross-cutting benefits
across focus areas and directs the Agency to use GLRI funding
to support efforts that yield benefits to more than one focus
area by combining resources from multiple focus areas and to
develop a more flexible and responsive allocation process which
ensures that States and local communities have the capacity and
tools to respond to the growing threat that HABs and other
environmental challenges pose to the Great Lakes.
The Committee encourages Agency funds to be made available
to expand breakwaters and advance local shoreline mitigation
measures that protect water quality and provide much needed
protection for Great Lakes shorelines threatened by rising lake
levels.
The Committee also recognizes that environment-based
mitigation measures such as the creation of wetlands,
conservation easements, and natural flood plains to slow the
flow rate of rivers, creeks, and streams, are innovative tools
to mitigate the severity of future floods in the Great Lakes
Bay region. The Committee urges the Agency to work in
coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as
state, local, and tribal governments, and business and non-
profit stakeholders, on developing conservation and
environment-based flood mitigation measures to reduce the
impact of floods on communities within the Great Lakes Bay
region, including the Tittabawassee River Watershed.
Chesapeake Bay.--The Committee recommends $92,000,000 for
the Chesapeake Bay program, $4,000,000 above the enacted level
and $1,432,000 above the request. From within the amount
provided, $20,500,000 is for nutrient and sediment removal
grants and $25,500,000 is for small watershed grants to control
polluted runoff from urban, suburban and agricultural lands,
and $22,708,000 is for state-based implementation in the most
effective basins.
Puget Sound.--The Committee recommends $54,000,000 for
Puget Sound, $19,750,000 above the enacted level and
$18,984,000 above the request. Funds shall be allocated in the
same manner as directed in House Report 112-331.
South Florida.--The Committee recommends $8,500,000 for the
South Florida program, $1,000,000 above the enacted level and
$1,298,000 above the request. Within the funds provided,
$1,000,000 shall be for the expansion of the water quality and
ecosystem health monitoring and prediction network which will
use cutting-edge technologies for long-term monitoring of
Florida waters, including Molecular, Algal, Ocean Floor, and
Seagrasses.
Lake Champlain.--The Committee recommends $25,000,000 for
the Lake Champlain program, $5,000,000 above the enacted level
and $5,000,000 above the request. To restore and protect Lake
Champlain and its surrounding watershed, funds should be
allocated through the Lake Champlain Basin Program Process to
support implementation of section 120 of the Clean Water Act,
and by partnering with states, local organizations, and other
stakeholders working to address challenges in the area,
including phosphorous pollution, toxic substances,
biodiversity, aquatic invasive species, and to make the lake
and surrounding communities and ecosystems more resilient to
climate change.
Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Program.--
The Committee expects the Agency to continue to use funds from
the appropriate Geographic Programs to address invasive species
in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain at not less than the
enacted levels.
Indoor Air and Radiation.--The Committee recommends
$42,138,000, $15,881,000 above the enacted level and equal to
the request. The Agency is directed to continue to operate the
Radon program as in fiscal year 2022. Additionally, the
Committee notes the need to ensure access to the U.S. primary
radon reference and calibration program by states and industry
as the national benchmark for radon measurement devices and
encourages the Agency to support efforts by states and the
Centers for Disease Control to collect and disseminate
available radon test data.
Pesticide Licensing.--The Committee recommends
$138,495,000, $28,299,000 above the enacted level and
$20,334,000 above the request. The Committee is aware of
proposals to establish a Vector Expedited Review Voucher (VERV)
program within the Office of Pesticides, modeled after a
similar expedited review program at the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, to incentivize the development of disease
vector control agents to control insecticide resistant
mosquitos or other disease vectors. The Committee has not
received the briefing requested in House Report 117-83 on the
merits of establishing a VERV pilot program and is directed to
provide this briefing within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).--The
Committee recommends $130,007,000, $9,932,000 above the enacted
level and equal to the request.
Of the funds provided under this program area, $9,000,000
is for implementation of a federal permit program for coal
combustion residuals in non-participating states, as authorized
under section 4005(d)(2)(B) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6945(d)(2)(B)), or to provide technical assistance to
states establishing their own permitting program under section
4005(d) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6945(d)). As
soon as practicable, the Committee encourages the Agency to
adopt final regulations for the implementation of a federal
permit program in nonparticipating States.
The Committee notes the potential need for dependable bio-
based and United States-grown plastic alternatives. Within 180
days of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Agency
to provide a briefing on efforts to explore alternatives, such
as United States-based hemp, and how such alternatives may be
used as a cost-efficient alternative in government-produced or
funded materials.
Further, given potential concerns related to electric
reliability, the Committee encourages the Agency to provide a
status update within 60 days of enactment of this Act on Agency
actions to coordinate with state regulators and Regional
Transmission Organizations to consider extensions under 85 Fed.
Reg. 53516.
Ensure Clean Water: National Estuary Program/Coastal
Waterways.--The Committee recommends $50,990,000, $15,990,000
above the enacted level and $18,806,000 above the request. From
within the amount provided, the Committee provides $800,000 per
estuary for National Estuary Program (NEP) grants funded under
Section 320 of the CWA, an increase of $50,000 per estuary
above the enacted level. An additional $4,000,000 is provided
for competitive grants. The Committee encourages the Agency to
work in consultation with the NEP directors to identify worthy
projects and activities.
Additionally, the Committee directs the Agency to leverage
existing Agency programs, expertise, and funding provided
through Public Law 117-58, to support Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia
Task Force states in implementing the Gulf Hypoxia Plan.
Ensure Safe Water.--The Committee recommends $127,365,000,
$17,878,000 above the enacted level and $7,720,000 below the
request.
Within available funds, the Committee provides no less than
$5,000,000 for the Agency's continued work within the
Underground Injection Control program related to Class VI wells
for geologic sequestration to help develop expertise and
capacity at the Agency. These funds should be used by the
Agency to expeditiously review and process Class VI primacy
applications from States and Tribes and to directly implement
the regulation as quickly as possible, where States have not
yet obtained primacy by working directly with permit
applicants, and to support regulator education and training
programs in conjunction with states, or an association of
states.
Additionally, the Committee directs the Agency to provide
an annual report to the Committee on the status of Class VI
injection well primacy applications within the Underground
Injection Control Program. The report shall include the status
and progress of current primacy applications, including a
projected timeline for a final decision. The first report must
be submitted to Congress no later than 12 months following the
enactment of this Act.
Further, the Committee recognizes that there are some state
backlogs and delays in issuing permits in accordance with
section 1425 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (U.S.C.
J00h-4) for the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program.
The Committee directs the Agency to provide a briefing within
90 days of enactment of this Act to discuss actions to
evaluate, pursuant to Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act,
applicable measures that such states should take to receive,
process, make determinations on, and issue UIC Program permits
in a timely manner. The briefing should also cover EPA actions
to consult with such states and industry stakeholders to
develop and implement a strategy to reduce or eliminate such
backlogs.
Ensure Clean Water.--The Committee recommends $243,309,000,
$26,959,000 above the enacted level and $8,678,000 below the
request. The Committee supports the WaterSENSE, Urban Waters,
and Trash Free Waters programs at the proposed levels. The
Committee urges the Agency to develop Effluent Limit Guidelines
(ELGs) and biosolids regulations with respect to PFAS
chemicals.
The Committee supports the Agency's ongoing activities
related to integrated planning, which will be increasingly
necessary as States and communities work to meet their specific
clean water obligations and long-term infrastructure needs, and
better manage costs over time for their public ratepayers. The
Committee provides up to $2,000,000 for integrated planning
activities consistent with Section 402(s) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(s).
Section 50218 of Public Law 117-58 directed the Agency to
establish a Water Reuse Interagency Working group to develop
and coordinate actions, tools, and resources to advance water
reuse across the country. Given widescale deployment of private
water reuse infrastructure at industrial facilities can be
expensive for public utilities and local governments, the
Committee directs the Agency, in coordination with the Water
Reuse Interagency Working Group, to undertake a study on the
public benefit of a potential federal investment tax credit to
support private investment in water reuse and recycling
systems. The Committee expects the Agency to report to the
Committee within 180 days of enactment of this Act on planned
actions to carry out this study.
The Agency is directed to continue and expand its work
coordinating with Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies to
monitor and reduce transboundary hazardous contaminants in
U.S.-British Columbia transboundary watersheds, including the
Kootenai watershed. These efforts should be funded at no less
than the enacted level.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this
account:
Administrator Priorities.--The Agency is directed to submit
a report within 90 days of enactment of this Act that
identifies how any fiscal year 2020, 2021, and 2022 funding was
used, by account, program area, and program project. Each
activity funded should include a justification for the effort
and any anticipated results.
Aviation Emissions.--The Committee recognizes that many
communities living near airports or under airflight pathways
are disproportionately affected by aviation emissions, which
have been shown to contribute to poor air quality and
environmental health hazards. These same communities also face
increased air pollution and emissions from a greater presence
of ground transportation and industry and manufacturing
facilities in proximity to airports. The Committee encourages
the Agency to incorporate communities impacted by aviation
emissions as environmental justice communities.
Biointermediates.--The Committee appreciates the work of
the Agency to finalize the rule permitting the production,
transfer, and use of biointermediates.
Chemical Recycling Technologies.--The Committee is
concerned about the growth of chemical recycling technologies,
specifically pyrolysis and gasification units, for the
treatment of plastic waste. These chemical recycling
technologies do not result in the recovery of plastic materials
to advance a circular economy and the facilities contribute to
climate change and impose disproportionate health burdens on
the communities where they are located. The Committee
encourages the Agency to consider the emissions,
disproportionate impacts, and lack of circularity in its
ongoing rulemaking on the regulatory treatment of gasification
and pyrolysis units and encourages the Agency to maintain
regulating these technologies as municipal waste combustion
units defined under the Clean Air Act Section 129.
Chlorpyrifos.--The Committee notes the recent United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision directing the
Agency to reevaluate existing and future registrations of
chlorpyrifos in light of the risks that residual residues on
food can pose. The Committee accepts the findings from numerous
studies establishing the link between the use of chlorpyrifos
and brain damage in children. The Agency is expected to meet
its obligations to protect human health and the environment.
Community Air Quality Monitoring.--The Committee continues
to encourage the Agency to prioritize air quality monitoring
systems that yield frequently repeated measurements of
pollutants and identify hotspots or areas of persistent
elevated levels of pollutants localized to and caused by the
characteristics of a specific geographic location. The Agency
is encouraged to use this information to provide regularly
updated data to overburdened and marginalized communities and
for public awareness and other activities.
Community Water System Survey.--The Committee encourages
the Agency to conduct a new Community Water System Survey
consistent with its commitment to the Government Accountability
Office's recommendation.
Great Lakes Algal Blooms.--The Committee recognizes that
efforts to control runoff, manage Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
and better manage nutrient flows into the Great Lakes in
general, and Lake Erie in particular, require a shared
interagency agenda. The Agency is directed to brief the
Committee on its efforts to collaborate with federal partners,
including the Natural Resources Conservation Service, in this
region, and to include as part of the briefing how funds made
available to the Agency are being used to build new habitat and
natural infrastructure to decrease nutrient outflows and reduce
HABs.
Green Chemistry and Cosmetics.--The Committee encourages
the Office of Green Chemistry to work in consultation with the
Food and Drug Administration to design and create cosmetic
chemicals that have no inherent toxicity to replace chemicals
in cosmetic products marketed to women of color and
professional salon workers that are linked to negative impacts
on their health.
Methane Emissions.--The Committee directs the Agency to
provide a briefing to the Committee, not later than 180 days
after enactment of this Act, to discuss ongoing Agency actions
to refine greenhouse gas and air pollutant measurements. The
briefing should outline actions the Agency is considering to
update the greenhouse gas reporting rule, waste lifecycle
inventory tools, and the national greenhouse gas inventory to
reflect recent peer-reviewed data, including from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, on landfill methane emissions and
collection efficiency.
Mississippi River National Program Office.--The Committee
encourages the Agency to consider establishing a Mississippi
River National Program Office as a new geographic program
office. The Office may lead efforts to develop actionable goals
and an action plan to identify and prioritize projects and
activities designed to protect and restore the ecological
health and resilience of the Mississippi River. Activities
could include restoration, natural infrastructure, non-
structural measures, or continuous living cover crops to
improve water quality, restore habitat and natural systems,
eliminate harmful aquatic invasive species, and build local
resilience to natural disasters.
Nonrefillable Cylinders.--The Committee supports the
Agency's goals in implementing the American Innovation and
Manufacturing Act (AIM) Act but believes the rulemaking related
to the use of nonrefillable cylinders did not consider all
stakeholder concerns. The Committee directs the EPA to study
alternatives to refillable cylinders, such as non-refillable
cylinders equipped with designs to make them distinguishable
from non-refillable cylinders in use as of April 25, 2022, to
facilitate detection of illegal imports and equipped with
unique safety valve technologies that prevent fugitive
emissions and leakage/venting. As part of this study, the
Agency shall consider the occupational safety and health
impacts on workers of the use of heavier refillable cylinders.
Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the Agency is
directed to brief the Committee on its findings.
Outreach to Farm Workers.--The Committee directs the Agency
to extend its Spanish-language outreach program consistent with
direction in House Report 117-83.
Refined Fuel Products.--The Committee encourages the Agency
to provide a briefing within 90 days of enactment of this Act
to discuss the impact that recent events, including the COVID-
19 pandemic and ongoing war in Ukraine, have had on demand for
refined fuel products and how EPA's proposed renewable fuel
volumes reflect such demand.
Regional and Municipal Government Water Treatment
Facilities.--The Committee is aware that there are regional and
municipal government water treatment and pollution control
facilities that provide drinking water and sanitary wastewater
management not only to their immediate communities but in some
cases, to multiple states or to a significant region of the
country. These regional assets receive sewage sludge and
biosolids from cities and towns so that other municipalities do
not have to build their own costly water treatment facilities
or incinerators. The Committee encourages the Agency to develop
a pilot program that expands on this concept of non-profit
regional municipal facilities that provide wastewater and
drinking water facilities on a regional basis.
Sale of E15.--The Committee encourages the Agency to
explore whether there is a long term or permanent solution to
allow the sale of E15 year-round.
Small Refinery Relief.--The Committee recognizes that the
Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) under Clean Air Act Section 21
l(o)(9) provides that EPA may exempt small refineries from
compliance with the RFS in certain circumstances and that a
small refinery ``may at any time petition the Administrator for
an extension of the exemption . . . for the reason of
disproportionate economic hardship.''
Water and Sewer Services Study.--The Committee encourages
the Agency to conduct a study on water and sewer services. The
study should consider water affordability nationwide, including
rates for water and sewer services, increases in such rates
during the ten-year period preceding such study, and water
service disconnections due to unpaid water service charges; and
the effectiveness of funding under section 1452 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act and under section 601 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act for promoting affordable, equitable,
transparent, and reliable water and sewer service.
Water Discrimination and Civil Rights Study.--The Committee
recognizes that access to clean drinking water is a basic human
right. The Committee encourages the Agency to conduct a study
on discriminatory practices of water and sewer service
providers and violations by such service providers that receive
Federal assistance of civil rights under title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 about equal access to water and sewer
services.
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 OIG. In addition to the funds
provided under this heading, this account receives funds from
the Hazardous Substance Superfund account.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $44,030,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 55,865,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 55,865,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +11,835,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $55,865,000 for the Office of
Inspector General, $11,835,000 above the enacted level and
equal to the request. In addition, the Committee recommends
$12,111,000 as a transfer to this account from the Hazardous
Substance Superfund account.
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, 2022........................... $34,752,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 80,570,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 80,570,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +45,818,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $80,570,000 for Buildings and
Facilities, $45,818,000 above the enacted level and equal to
the 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 of 1980 (CERCLA) to
clean up 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 chemicals
tax which previously expired in 1995, was reinstated by the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act effective July 1, 2022.
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 cleanup actions and pay for EPA oversight of those
actions. These enforcement actions are an essential element to
the success of the program. 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. At sites where no viable
responsible party can be identified, EPA may use monies from
the Trust Fund to remediate contaminated sites. Funds are
transferred from this account to the Office of Inspector
General and Science and Technology accounts for Superfund
related activities.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,232,850,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 1,154,168,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,313,638,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +80,788,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +159,470,000
The Committee recommends $1,313,638,000 for the Hazardous
Substance Superfund program, $80,788,000 above the enacted
level and $159,470,000 above the request. The Committee
recommends that $12,111,000 be transferred to the Office of
Inspector General, and $31,391,000 be transferred to the
Science and Technology account.
Environmental Justice.--The Committee recommends
$5,876,000, $35,000 above the enacted level and equal to the
request. Funding is provided in the structure consistent with
fiscal year 2022.
Superfund Cleanup.--The Committee recommends $868,599,000,
$51,826,000 above the enacted level and $169,835,000 above the
request. The Committee provides $2,500,000 within the
Superfund: Remedial program, to support regulatory work needed
to designate PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under
section 102 of CERCLA.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this
account:
Equity in Cleanup.--The Committee is concerned that cleanup
at sites near communities that are largely minority or low-
income occur at a slower pace than at other sites. The
Committee encourages the Agency to review its superfund site
portfolio to identify progress made to sites near minority or
low-income communities and brief the committee within 90 days
of the enactment of this Act on the status of cleanup at these
sites.
New and Emerging Technologies.--Consistent with prior year
guidance to collaborate with the private sector to use the best
available technologies to increase the rate of cleanups of
Superfund sites around the country, the Committee directs the
Agency to provide a report, within 60 days of enactment of this
Act, outlining progress made toward incorporating in situ
remediation technologies to restore Superfund sites and return
them to productive use, as well as related water quality
remediation projects.
Superfund Excise Tax.--The Committee includes bill language
to ensure that the Agency may expend the excise taxes collected
in accordance with section 613 of Public Law 117-58 within the
Superfund account.
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program
Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA),
authorized the establishment of a response program for cleanup
of releases from leaking underground storage tanks. Owners and
operators of facilities with underground tanks must demonstrate
financial responsibility and bear initial responsibility for
cleanup. 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 cleanup 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, 2022........................... $92,293,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 93,814,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 93,814,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +1,521,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $93,814,000 for the Leaking
Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Program, $1,521,000
above the enacted level and equal to the request.
Regular inspections of Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) are
a key part of an overall strategy to prevent and minimize
impacts of releases of fuels or other hazardous substances from
USTs. The Committee provides $26,669,000 to support state
inspection programs.
Inland Oil Spill Programs
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 cleanup and removal
activities posing a threat to public health and the
environment; conducting site inspections; providing a means to
achieve cleanup activities by private parties; reviewing
containment plans at facilities; reviewing area contingency
plans; pursuing cost recovery of fund-financed cleanups; and
conducting research of oil cleanup 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.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $20,262,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 26,502,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 26,502,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +6,240,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $26,502,000 for the Inland Oil
Spill program, $6,240,000 above the enacted level and equal to
the request.
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
The State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account
provides grant funds for programs operated primarily by State,
Tribal, local, and other governmental partners. The account
includes two broad types of funds: (1) Infrastructure
Assistance, which is used primarily by state, local, and tribal
partners for projects that directly improve air quality, water
quality, or clean up contaminated sites; 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, the agency provides funding for
infrastructure projects through two State Revolving Funds
(Clean Water and Drinking Water), geographic specific projects
in Alaska Native Villages and on the United States-Mexico
Border, Brownfields revitalization projects, diesel emission
reduction grants, and other targeted infrastructure projects.
Additionally, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the
Nation Act (Public Law 114-322) (WIIN Act) and America's Water
Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-270) (AWIA)
authorized a number of clean water and drinking water grant
programs designed to address specific water-related health and
environmental concerns in communities.
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.
Many Federal environmental statutes include provisions
allowing delegation of day-to-day management of environmental
programs to approved State and Tribal environmental programs.
The Federal statutes were designed to recognize States and
Tribes as partners and co-regulators, allowing States and
Tribes to assist with the execution and implementation of
environmental safeguards. For delegated environmental programs,
State and Tribal governments issue and enforce permits, carry
out inspections and monitoring, and collect data. To assist
States and Tribes in this task, the statutes also authorized
the agency to provide funding to States and Tribes. These
grants, which cover every major aspect of environmental
protection, include those programs authorized by sections 319
and 106 of the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended, for non-point source pollution and water
quality permits programs), sections 103 and 105 of the Clean
Air Act (for State and Local air quality management programs),
section 128 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) (for State and
Tribal response programs), section 1443(a) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act (for public water system supervision), and section
3011 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (for the
implementation of State hazardous waste programs).
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $4,351,573,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 5,729,143,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 5,177,332,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +825,759,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -551,811,000
The Committee recommends $5,177,332,000 for the State and
Tribal Assistance Grants account, $825,759,000 above the
enacted level and $551,811,000 below the budget request. The
Committee provides the following additional detail by program
area:
Community Project Funding Grants.--From within funds
provided for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, the
Committee recommends $553,401,264 from the Clean Water SRF and
$381,263,499 from the Drinking Water SRF special project grants
be for special project grant for the construction of drinking
water, wastewater, and storm water infrastructure and for water
quality protection. Each project shall provide not less than 20
percent matching funds from non-federal sources, unless
approved for a waiver. Applicable federal requirements that
would apply to a Clean Water State Revolving Fund or Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund project grant recipient shall apply
to a grantee receiving a special project grant under this
section. The Committee notes that the following funding sources
are to be treated as non-federal funds and can be used to meet
the non-federal matching fund requirement: U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Community Development Block
Grant program; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development Program; and Appalachian Regional Commission
grants. Funding made available to jurisdictions through the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) are
considered federal funds and may not be applied towards the
non-federal cost share requirement. A detailed list of projects
is located in the table titled ``Incorporation of Community
Project Funding Items'' located at the end of this report.
Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).--The Committee
recommends $1,751,646,000 for the Clean Water SRF, requires at
least 10 percent of funds to be used for green infrastructure
or energy efficiency projects, reserves $2,000,000 for
technical assistance and training grants, and requires that 10
percent of grant funds be used for additional subsidization.
The Committee urges the Agency to use funding for the Clean
Water SRF to protect freshwater sources and to assist water
utilities in protecting communities from PFAS. Additionally, to
the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications,
up to 20 percent of the funds made available through the CWSRF
to each state may be used for projects that seek to mitigate
known sources of pollution, including failing septic systems,
and improve water quality.
The Committee notes that wastewater treatment facilities
are some of the largest industrial users of electricity in the
nation and provides Green Project Reserve (GPR) funds as part
of the CWSRF to encourage states to improve energy and water
efficiency at treatment facilities. The Committee reminds the
Agency of prior directives to develop a uniform reporting
framework which states may use to report their GPR spending,
and directs the Agency to develop and make available to states
tools and metrics that allow states to quantify estimated
energy and water savings benefits of these investments. The
Agency is also reminded of the prior requirement to provide
entities that provide technical assistance to wastewater and
drinking water treatment facilities clear guidance on metrics
for how to utilize GPR set asides. Finally, the Agency is
directed to increase its cooperation on GPR technical
assistance with the Department of Energy's Advanced
Manufacturing Office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Rural Development Program.
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.--The Committee
recommends $1,126,096,000 for the Drinking Water SRF, allows
funds to be used to finance green infrastructure or energy
efficiency projects, and requires that 14 percent be used for
additional subsidization.
Brownfields Program.--The Committee recommends
$130,982,000, $38,995,000 above the enacted level and equal to
the request for brownfields grants and directs that at least 10
percent of such grants be provided to areas in which at least
20 percent of the population has lived under the poverty level
over the past 30 years as determined by censuses and the most
recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates as described in
the bill.
Diesel Emissions Reductions Grants (DERA).--The Committee
recommends $150,000,000, $58,000,000 above the enacted level
and equal to the request for DERA grants. The Committee notes
that the DERA program was recently reauthorized through 2024.
The Committee strongly supports the use of DERA funding in
transportation electrification projects.
Targeted Airshed Grants.--The Committee recommends
$100,000,000, $38,073,000 above the enacted level and
$41,000,000 above the request. These grants shall be
distributed on a competitive basis to nonattainment areas that
the Agency determines are ranked as the top five most polluted
areas relative to annual ozone or particulate matter 2.5
standards, as well as the top five areas based on the 24-hour
particulate matter 2.5 standard where the design values exceed
the 35 mg/m3 standard. To determine these areas, the Agency
shall use the most recent design values calculated from
validated air quality data. The Committee notes that these
funds are available for emission reduction activities deemed
necessary for compliance with national ambient air quality
standards and included in a State Implementation Plan submitted
to EPA.
New Grant Programs.--The Committee funds 10 of the 21 new
grant programs proposed in the request for a total of
$65,000,000. Funding is listed by account in the table at the
end of this report.
The Committee recognizes the importance of addressing the
unique environmental and public health consequences of
stormwater and stormwater runoff in the different regions of
the country. To address both the near- and long-term issues,
the bill provides $5,000,000 for this new grant program and to
support the creation of between three and five centers of
excellence for new and emerging stormwater control
infrastructure technologies, as authorized in section 50217(b)
of Public Law 107-58.
The bill provides $5,000,000 for the Enhanced Aquifer Use
and Recharge program. Given this is a new grant program for
fiscal year 2023, the Committee directs the Agency, within 90
days of enactment of this Act, to provide a five-year, scalable
budgetary research plan to assist local governments,
universities, Tribes, and water related institutions, primarily
located only rural communities, in advancing planning for sole
source aquifers for research, monitoring, outreach, and
implementation of Enhanced Aquifer Recharge (EAR). The
Committee encourages the Agency, in producing such plan, to
prioritize EAR research on the most promising systems that have
focused on the use surface water diversion during high flow
periods, and directly address conversion of storm-flow during
times of excess supply, to base-flow and ground water-based
drinking supplies, for times of high demand.
Categorical Grants.--For categorical grants to States and
other environmental partners for the implementation of
delegated programs, the bill provides $1,321,004,000, an
increase of $221,620,000 above the enacted level and equal to
the request. Funding levels for each grant program within the
Categorical Grants program are specified in the table at the
end of this report.
Categorical Grant: Resource Recovery and Hazardous Waste
Grants.--The Committee recommends $118,247,000, an increase of
$15,747,000 above the enacted level and equal to the request.
The bill includes a provision to spend categorical grant funds
for the purpose of providing grants to assist States in the
development and implementation of state programs for the
control of coal combustion residuals under section 2301 of the
Water and Waste Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-322), and the
Agency is directed to allocate $2,000,000 from the Hazardous
Waste Financial Assistance categorical grants program project
for this purpose. The Committee notes that funds awarded under
the authority provided by this Act are not subject to section
3011 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (Public Law 89-272).
Additionally, of the funding provided, $10,000,000 is to
support post-consumer materials management or recycling
facilities, consistent with section 302(a) of the Save Our Seas
2.0 Act (Public Law 116-224)and the Agency is encouraged to
ensure investments made by the materials recovery facilities
(MRF) are material neutral.
Categorical Grant: Nonpoint Source (Sec. 319).--The
Committee recommends $190,000,000. The Committee notes that
anthropogenic sources of nutrients, including non-point
sources, are a primary factor in the occurrence and prevalence
of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), and that reducing non-point
pollution should significantly reduce both the frequency and
severity of HABs. Therefore, the Committee directs the Agency
to work with recipients to support technical and financial
assistance, training, technology, and the implementation of
demonstration and monitoring projects to mitigate HABs.
Categorical Grant: State and Local Air Quality
Management.--The Committee recommends $322,198,000, an increase
of $90,807,000 above the enacted level and equal to the
request. The Committee is providing substantial increases of
resources to accelerate the deployment of air monitoring
equipment, especially in overburdened communities, and to
enhance ongoing efforts at the state level to address emissions
of carbon pollution.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this
account:
Bonded Indebtedness.--The Committee acknowledges that
environmental remediation mandates can become burdensome for
low-income communities. The Agency is encouraged to work with
these communities to find ways to reduce the bonded
indebtedness related to environmental remediation mandates,
especially in urban and rural areas that are in the bottom
quartile of median income.
Circuit Rider.--The Committee believes that dedicating
full-time circuit rider-type positions in each state under both
drinking water and wastewater authorizations presents a
significant opportunity to make progress on the most important
water policy issues and improve compliance in rural and small
communities. The Agency should ensure that assistance is used
in a manner that is most beneficial to small and rural
communities. The Agency is urged to adopt the circuit rider
model and allocate funding for full-time circuit rider
positions in each state to support technical assistance
programs in small and rural communities in each state.
Clean School Bus Program.--The Committee notes that Public
Law 117-58 provided $5,000,000,000 for this newly authorized
program, of which EPA recently made available $500,000,000. An
additional $1,500,000,000 will be made available during the
remainder of fiscal year 2022 and for fiscal year 2023. The
Committee is encouraged by this progress but has concerns about
the program's implementation. Therefore, the Committee directs
the Agency to provide a briefing within 30 days of enactment of
this Act that includes an overview and future plan for the
program.
The Committee directs the Agency to conduct outreach to
inform, encourage, and support potential award recipients in
historically disadvantaged, underserved, and rural communities
regarding the availability of resources for the replacement of
existing school buses with zero-emission school buses. The
Agency shall collaborate with the Department of Energy and
Department of Transportation to ensure funding resources for
the transition to zero-emission school buses, as well as the
necessary charging infrastructure, vehicle-to-grid
opportunities, and workforce training programs, are deployed in
parallel to optimize program outcomes.
Climate Smart Ports Program.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of investing in zero emissions technology for ports
to address climate change and environmental justice concerns.
The Committee encourages the Agency to explore options to
develop a program dedicated to reducing port emissions.
Lead Service Lines.--The Committee recognizes that there is
a mismatch in the current funding allocation dedicated to lead
service line replacement in the State Revolving Funds with a
State's actual lead service line replacement needs. Therefore,
the Committee encourages the expeditious completion of the 2022
Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey Assessment, in
particular, the portion that requires an assessment of the
costs of replacing all lead service lines, in time for the
allocation of fiscal year 2023 funds.
Further, the Committee supports the Agency's work to
identify whether a service line has lead and the need to
develop a consistent standard among water systems to inventory
and map locations of lead service lines. Within 45 days of
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Agency to
provide a briefing on both issues. The Agency should identify
the most promising technologies used to identify lead service
lines and discuss ways to develop voluntary guidelines to
harmonize standards for creating lead service line maps. The
briefing should include an outreach strategy for both issues.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $69,526,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 80,344,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 80,344,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +10,818,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $80,344,000 for the Water
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program,
$10,818,000 above the enacted level and equal to the request.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The bill authorizes the Administrator to assist Tribes with
their environmental program implementation and to enter into
cooperative agreements.
The bill authorizes the Administrator to collect and
obligate certain pesticide fees in accordance with the
Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018.
The bill authorizes the Administrator to assess certain
fees under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act.
The bill authorizes the Administrator to transfer funds
appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to
other federal agencies in support of restoration activities.
The bill authorizes the use of certain accounts for
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and
restoration of facilities, up to $350,000 per project.
The bill authorizes the Administrator to collect and
obligate certain hazardous waste electronic manifest fees in
accordance with the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
The bill authorizes the Administrator to collect and
obligate certain chemical review fees in accordance with the
Toxic Substances Control Act.
The bill authorizes the Administrator to make certain Clean
Water Act grants to tribes.
The bill authorizes the Administrator to provide grants to
implement the Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration
Program.
The bill directs the availability of $4,000,000 of funds
for the National Estuary program as competitive grants.
The bill clarifies that the Agency may use aircraft in its
supervision of Superfund site cleanups financed through Special
Accounts.
The bill authorizes the Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water for fiscal years
2023 through 2027 to use up to $2,000,000 to hire students and
recent graduates as contractors on a temporary or intermittent
basis.
TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 1,429,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,429,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +429,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $1,429,000 for the Office of the
Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, $429,000
above the enacted level and equal to the budget request.
FOREST SERVICE
The U.S. Forest Service manages 193 million acres of
National Forests, Grasslands, and a Tallgrass Prairie,
including lands in 44 States and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and cooperates with States, other Federal agencies,
Tribes and private landowners to sustain the Nation's forests
and grasslands. The National Forest System (NFS) includes 154
national forests, 20 national grasslands, 23 national
recreation areas, a national Tallgrass prairie, 13 national
monuments, and seven land utilization projects. The Forest
Service administers a wide variety of programs and activities
that sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of forests
and grasslands to include forest and rangeland research, State
and private forestry assistance, cooperative forest health
management, international operations, NFS management, and
wildland fire management.
Carbon Accounting.--The Committee recognizes our National
Forests as an essential asset in reducing carbon emissions and
in the fight against climate change. Healthy forests provide an
important carbon sink and the Committee recognizes the Forest
Service's efforts to factor carbon accounting into its land
management decisions. The Committee directs the Forest Service
to submit a yearly estimate of carbon accounting on Forest
Service lands broken down by region in its annual budget
materials. The Committee expects the increases given to
numerous programs throughout the Forest Service to combat
wildfires, invasive species and diseases, rehabilitate burned
areas, among others, will help contribute to an increased
amount of carbon stored in our National Forests.
Conservation Finance.--The Committee applauds the Forest
Service's innovative application of conservation finance models
to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, improve watershed
health, and improve recreation infrastructure on National
Forest System lands. The Committee encourages the Service to
continue conservation finance efforts to leverage non-Federal
investments in outcome-focused projects and promote
collaboration with public and private sector partners to
accelerate the pace and scale of forest management activities
to support implementation of Public Law 116-152, Public Law
117-58, and the Service's Confronting The Wildfire Crisis: A
Strategy for Protecting Communities and Improving Resilience in
America's Forests.
Firefighting Technologies.--The Committee encourages the
Forest Service to work with states through shared stewardship
agreements to support technologies and cutting-edge scientific
tools, including Scenario Investment Planning, to target
wildland fire risk and meet the growing threat that wildland
fire poses.
Forest Collaboratives.--The Committee recognizes the proven
success of forest collaboratives which have helped the Forest
Service achieve increased harvest levels while also improving
ecosystem health. Within the funds provided in the NFS
appropriation, the recommendation provides increased funding to
be used to make grants, using any authorities available to the
Forest Service under the ``State and Private Forestry''
appropriation, for the purpose of supporting established forest
collaboratives to expedite project development and approval of
forest treatments developed by those collaboratives on federal
forests that have failed to meet harvest targets in at least
three of the past five years.
Resource Advisory Committees.--While the Committee
recognizes the Department of Agriculture's efforts to improve
the timeliness of Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) appointee
nominations, nearly sixty percent of RACs currently lack a
quorum and consequently lack the ability to distribute millions
of dollars in Title II Secure Rural Schools funds for projects
and investments in local communities. The Committee directs the
Secretary of Agriculture to continue accelerating processing
and approving of these nominations as soon as possible and to
report to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act
on the status of these nominations.
Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Trees.--The Committee directs
the Forest Service to consult with the Department of the
Interior and other relevant federal agencies to consider the
feasibility of establishing a pilot program to combat salt
cedar and Russian olive trees in the West. Within 180 days of
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Forest Service
to provide a report detailing the parameters of a potential
pilot program, including how the program would be
scientifically based and take a watershed approach; performance
metrics to track species removed annually; costs to support the
program over seven fiscal years; the uniform policies and
procedures to transparently carry out supporting grants; and
plans to collaborate with local stakeholders and identify high-
priority areas. As part of this report, the Forest Service
should consider how a pilot program could build on and enhance
existing Forest Service efforts for controlling salt cedar and
Russian olive trees.
Sawmill Capacity.--The Committee directs the Forest Service
to provide a report within 180 days of enactment of this Act
detailing the status of research about mill capacity in the
western United States. As part of this report, the Committee
encourages the Forest Service to consider how such capacity
relates to new sawmill capacity and related infrastructure
improvements required to meet the needs of forest management
activities to restore forest health and reduce the risk,
severity, and frequency of catastrophic wildfire. Additionally,
the Committee encourages the Forest Service to include
information on the number of sawmill closures over the past 20
years, and how such closures may have impacted the Forest
Service's response to the wildfire crisis.
Use of Sediment.--The Forest Service is directed to report
to the Committee within 180 days of enactment of this Act on
the feasibility of using uncontaminated sediment removed from
impoundments for beneficial uses on Forest Service lands.
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,069,086,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 1,112,652,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,112,652,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +43,566,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $1,112,652,000 for Forest Service
Operations, $43,566,000 above the enacted level and equal to
the budget request.
Facilities Maintenance and Leases.--The Committee
recommends $169,900,000 for Facilities Maintenance and Leases,
$9,000,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget
request. The Committee directs the Forest Service to adequately
plan and budget for staffing, operations, and maintenance costs
of new facilities as they come online, including, but not
limited to, new visitor centers resulting from U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers projects.
Wildland Fire Readiness and Response.--The Committee notes
that the Forest Service relies heavily on the Remote Automated
Weather Station (RAWS) network primarily for weather
information and it is increasingly using fire surveillance
cameras. Due to the increasing incidence of destructive
wildfires throughout the western United States, to potentially
improve wildland fire detection on Federal lands, the Committee
directs the Service to continue assessing fire prone areas that
are not adequately observed by fire surveillance cameras and,
and provides not less than $2,000,000, to consider acquiring
additional camera systems and RAWs networks and deploying them,
where possible and appropriate, on existing radio
communications towers.
Smokejumper Base.--The Committee recognizes that the North
Cascades Smokejumper Base in Winthrop, Washington, needs
facility upgrades, improvements, and renovations to meet
Federal Aviation Administration compliance standards and
requirements. The Committee understands the Forest Service has
completed a Preliminary Project Analysis recommending
maintaining the base and notes the site's historical
significance and value to the local community. The Committee
urges the Forest Service to devote the necessary resources to
ensure the base can maintain operational excellence.
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $296,616,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 317,773,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 360,370,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +63,754,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +42,597,000
The Committee recommends $360,370,000 for Forest and
Rangeland Research, $63,754,000 above the enacted level and
$42,597,000 above the budget request.
Forest Inventory and Analysis.--The recommendation includes
$37,700,000 for Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA),
$15,503,000 above the enacted level and the budget request. The
recommendation also includes a significant increase for Forest
and Rangeland Research Salaries and Expenses above the
requested level to facilitate the implementation of this
essential work.
The Committee is aware that full implementation of options
C and D described within the most recent FIA Strategic Plan,
including increasing data collection to a 5-year remeasurement
cycle, will require additional resources. However, the
Committee expects the increases provided will allow the Service
to expand the capacity in the areas described in the Strategic
Plan and for specific activities such as standardizing FIA
field protocols and analysis nationally to ensure credible and
consistent data and analysis; expanding investments in and
integration of remote sensing and satellite technologies and
programs with field data; improving online tools that support
real-world applications of the data; and assessing landscape-
scale or regional-scale net carbon stocking. The Committee
further encourages the service to begin accelerating data
collection on the base grid to a 5-year remeasurement cycle
nationwide across all forest types, including all privately
owned forests.
Within the increase provided for Forest Inventory and
Analysis, the Committee provides an increase above enacted for
the Timber Products Output survey to ensure a sustainable
timber supply for climate-friendly building materials. The
Committee recognizes that reductions in federal timber harvests
since the 1980s have negatively impacted rural economies and
resulted in a loss of economically viable uses for private and
state timber that is not within an economic hauling distance,
exacerbating the impact of the federal timber harvest
reductions. Timber resources are under-utilized and being lost
to catastrophic wildfires and accelerated mortality due to
climate change. In addition, the Committee notes escalating
trade tensions have significantly reduced U.S. wood product
exports from the Pacific Northwest (PNW) region, as an example.
The Committee directs Forest Service Research and Development
to work with academic partners to leverage FIA program data and
information to conduct economic analyses focused on ensuring a
sustainable timber supply for the growing demand for climate-
friendly building materials, with the goal of helping
revitalize depressed rural communities with economic activity.
The Service should identify, within specific regional
geographies, investments relative to forestry industry
infrastructure that can sustainably supply growing demand while
increasing rural jobs and improving forest health. The Service
is also encouraged to identify underserved geographies,
including tribal timberlands, that could support and benefit
from investments in processing capacity.
Research and Development.--The recommendation includes
$76,000,000 for research and development activities,
$26,000,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget
request.
Joint Fire Science.--The Forest Service is directed to
provide $4,500,000 to the Joint Fire Science program for fiscal
year 2023, $500,000 above the enacted level and $500,000 above
the budget request. The Committee urges the program to ensure
that a broad network of academic researchers is considered for
funding and that the program addresses the range of research
needs to enhance wildland fire resiliency and to address
barriers to wildfire management. The Committee encourages the
Joint Fire Science Program to enhance its attention to
understanding how invasive species affect fuels, fire behavior,
and fire regimes and exploring how indigenous practices may be
beneficial to wildfire prevention, response, and resilience.
The Committee urges the Joint Fire Science Program to conduct
additional research on 3D fire and fuels modelling, proactive
wildfire resiliency, including resilient landscapes and fire-
adapted communities, two of the topics from the 2014 National
Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.
The Committee notes the interest of Members of Congress,
States, and stakeholders in funding specific research
laboratories, programs, and projects, including those noted
below. This report emphasizes some of the research activities
of importance to the Committee and expects the Forest Service
to develop a research program that reflects these priorities as
well as the other activities and programs most critical to
forest health, particularly with respect to climate change
adaption, preventing the spread of disease and invasive
species, and watershed improvement.
Fire and Smoke Modeling.--The Committee provides not less
than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to support the
requirements of Section 114 of Public Law 116-9, the John D.
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act,
which requires the Forest Service to strengthen the link
between research and wildfire suppression operations and
upgrading decision support systems and new analytical tools to
help fire suppression, specifically to support the Fire and
Smoke Model Evaluation Experiment (FASMEE).
Fire Plan Research and Development.--The Committee supports
continued research that significantly contributes to the
understanding of wildfire regimes, and the development of new
firefighting technologies and decision support tools.
Forest Products Laboratory.--The Committee provides not
less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for the Forest
Products Laboratory to continue research to advance wood
markets, including research on wood-based nanotechnology;
advanced wood products that incorporate carbon fiber; and wood
use in building construction including research on the life
cycle impacts of wood as a building material.
Carbon Uptake in Trees Research.--The Committee supports
research optimizing and improving understanding of carbon
uptake in trees in a manner consistent with advancing
traditional food and fiber mission objectives and provides not
less than enacted for this work. The Service's forest
monitoring system should include carbon and add remote
monitoring, modeling the technical, economic, and social
impacts on land use from afforestation and forest management
changes, demonstration projects for best practices to improve
disposal of wood products after use and design and
demonstration of landfills for woody biomass disposal, and
carbon sequestration.
Climate Hubs.--The Committee provides not less than
$7,360,000 to support the work of Department of Agriculture
Climate Hubs.
Cellulose Nanomaterials.--The Committee directs the US
Forest Service to support research on Forest-based cellulose
nanomaterials, including material forms, manufacturing
processes, and technology transfer. The recommendation includes
not less than $2,000,000 to further this research.
Forest Carbon Sequestration.--The Committee recognizes that
efforts to improve carbon monitoring require investments across
the Service including in FIA, Forest and Rangeland Research
Salaries and Expenses, and FS Operations IT. For Fiscal Year
2023 the Committee has again included substantial investments
in these budget line items to allow for increased resources for
the Forest Service to carry out research projects, in
collaboration with universities and non-governmental
organizations with expertise in this field, to study the
quantity and distribution of forest biomass and carbon at
multiple spatial scales. The Committee urges the Service to
prioritize social science research to understand barriers to
adopting forest carbon management practices, especially in
rural and underserved communities.
Northeastern States Research Cooperative.--The Committee
applauds the Forest Service partnership with the Northeastern
States Research Cooperative and provides not less than
$5,000,000 for continuation of this work to sustain the health
of the northern forest ecosystem.
National Agroforestry Center.--The Committee provides not
less than $2,000,000 to support the work of the National
Agroforestry Center which advances the health, diversity, and
productivity of working lands, waters, and communities through
agroforestry.
Pollinator Populations.--The Service is directed to conduct
research on native pollinator populations on National Forest
System land and threats to their populations with the goal of
identifying management activities which would support these
populations. The Service is further directed to conduct
research on the benefits and costs that increasing the number
of permits for managed honeybees would incur on National Forest
System land and whether such an increase would be appropriate
under the Service's multiple use mandate.
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $315,198,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 306,963,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 332,626,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +17,428,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +25,663,000
The Committee recommends $332,626,000 for State and Private
Forestry. The recommendation is $17,428,000 above the enacted
level and $25,663,000 above the budget request.
Community Project Funding.--A detailed list of projects can
be found at the back of this report. The State and Private
appropriation provides direction for funding of these projects
and is in reference to the table at the back of this report.
Forest Health Management.--The Committee recommends
$52,232,000 for Forest Health Management, $4,232,000 above the
enacted level and $7,000,000 below the budget request. The
Committee strongly encourages the Service to address high
priority invasive species, pests, and diseases, including the
Emerald Ash Borer and bark beetle infestations.
Lake Tahoe Basin.--The Committee urges the Forest Service
to support the implementation of Public Law 106-506, as
amended, at no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted levels.
Cooperative Fire Assistance.--The Committee recommends
$78,000,000 for State Fire Assistance, $3,000,000 above the
enacted level and $4,567,000 above the budget request. The
Committee recommends $21,000,000 for Volunteer Fire Assistance,
$1,000,000 above the enacted level and $2,000,000 above the
budget request.
Lake Tahoe Basin State Fire Assistance.--The Committee
recognizes the Service's efforts to create fire-resilient
communities through a combination of active fuel reduction
treatments and collaboration with municipal water and fire
agencies to improve critical infrastructure and expand wildfire
response capabilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, including the
lake's under-resourced communities, and urges the Forest
Service to support the implementation of Public Law 106-506, as
amended. To support these implementation efforts, within
funding available, the Committee provides up to $10,000,000 for
projects to improve critical infrastructure and expand wildfire
response capabilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Forest Stewardship Program.--The Committee recommends
$15,652,000 for the Forest Stewardship Program, $3,652,000
above the enacted level and $2,250,000 below the budget
request.
Great Lakes Forests.--The recommendation includes
$1,000,000 for the Forest Service to work with partners to
educate natural resource professionals and private woodland
owners on effective land stewardship practices of lower Great
Lakes native forests such as woodlot management and
agroforestry.
Community Forest and Open Space Conservation.--The
Committee recommends $7,000,000 for Community Forest and Open
Space Conservation, $1,500,000 above the enacted level and
$3,000,000 above the budget request.
Urban and Community Forestry.--The Committee recommends
$42,000,000 for Urban and Community Forestry, $6,000,000 above
the enacted level and $10,090,000 above the budget request.
Environmental Justice.--The Committee continues to direct
the Service to consider minority and underserved communities
which also have relatively little tree cover as a top priority
when considering which projects to fund, utilizing best
available science and analytical tools. The Service is urged to
ensure that such projects are being undertaken in partnership
with affected communities.
Urban Reforestation.--The Committee recognizes that there
is a critical need to restore and to improve urban forests due
to catastrophic losses from Emerald Ash Borer while building
resiliency through tree diversity and the protection of
existing trees. Nearly eighty-one percent of Americans live in
urban areas where trees are critical to human health and to
reducing the impact of climate change. Of the funds provided
within Urban and Community Forestry, the Committee directs not
less than $4,000,000 to be used for management and
reforestation, to include tree planting and tree removals, in
urban communities most severely impacted by the Emerald Ash
Borer and other pests and diseases. This funding is to be in
addition to funds otherwise provided to regions for the Urban
and Community Forestry program. The Committee encourages the
Forest Service to prioritize regional, multi-organizational
collaborations with conservation corps in urban communities
most severely impacted by invasive species like the Emerald Ash
Borer. The Committee directs the Forest Service to report to
the Committee on major invasive species and on the status and
successes of remediation and replanting efforts.
International Programs and Trade Compliance.--The Committee
recommends $22,000,000 for International Programs and Trade
Compliance, $5,000,000 above the enacted level and $6,605,000
above the budget request.
Assessment of International Forest Products.--The Committee
directs the Forest Service to provide a report within one year
of enactment of this Act analyzing the feasibility of
increasing the pace of timber harvesting and processing within
the allowable sale quantity to displace wood products imports.
The report should compare and analyze the relative carbon
storage or emissions levels, rule of law, and environmental
standards under which forest products are harvested
domestically versus in foreign nations, like China and Russia.
If necessary, the Service shall prepare this report in
consultation with other agencies to determine the national
security, supply chain, and business implications of the U.S.
depending on foreign sources of timber or timber processing.
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,866,545,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 2,175,915,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,997,650,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +131,105,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -178,265,000
The Committee recommends $1,997,650,000 for the National
Forest System, $131,105,000 above the enacted level and
$178,265,000 below the budget request.
Urban Connections.--The Committee continues to strongly
support the Forest Service Urban Connections Program as a model
for building strong relationships with diverse youth,
interested citizens, urban leaders, interagency partners, and
non-governmental organizations. The Committee provides not less
than $2,000,000 for the Urban Connections Program to begin the
expansion of the program to all Forest Service regions, with
the goal of building strong relationships with diverse youth,
interested citizens, urban leaders, interagency partners, and
non-government organizations. The service is to use the
strategy developed as directed in House Report 117-83, to guide
the use of this additional funding, with the requirement of
matching support from the private sector.
Land Management.--The Committee recommends $21,544,000 for
Land Management, Planning, Assessment, and Monitoring,
$4,544,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget
request. The Committee expects this increase above enacted to
assist the Forest Service in reducing the number of forest
management plans requiring revision or completion. The
Committee looks forward to reviewing the report required in the
Explanatory Statement accompanying Public Law 117-103, the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 on outstanding plans due
for revision and the Service's timeline for this work.
Lake Tahoe Basin.--The Committee directs the Forest Service
to support the implementation and oversight of Public Law 106-
506, as amended, at no less than the enacted level.
Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness.--The Committee
recommends $55,915,000 for Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness,
$17,915,000 above the enacted level and $53,746,000 below the
budget request. Within the funds provided, not less than
$3,000,000 is included to support infrastructure and trails
development and to build the capacity of local user groups and
partnership organizations, to be divided equally between
National Recreation Areas administered by the Forest Service
and established after 1997. Within the funds provided,
$2,000,000 is included for the Office of Recreation, Heritage
and Volunteer Resources-Travel, Tourism and Interpretation
Program to continue implementation of the Native American
Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act (Public
Law 114-221) and to engage with Tribes, Tribal organizations,
and Native Hawaiian organizations to promote sustainable native
tourism activities and to identify areas where technical
assistance, training and cultural tourism development support
is needed.
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.--The
Committee recognizes the important role that the Land Between
the Lakes National Recreation Area plays in protecting natural
resources and wildlife, promoting environmental conservation
education, and preserving over 170,000 acres of forests,
wetlands, and open lands on the peninsula between Kentucky and
Barkley Lakes in Kentucky and Tennessee. The Committee has
provided significant increases above enacted for Recreation,
Heritage and Wilderness, Vegetation and Watershed Management,
Trails, and National Forest System Salaries and Expenses. The
Committee expects these increases, among others, will yield
improvements in the administration of recreation areas and to
perform new work and maintenance in recreation areas, such as
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
Rural Airstrips.--Within the funds provided, the Committee
directs not less than the enacted level to support rural
airstrips.
Grazing Management.--The Committee recommends $7,800,000
for Grazing Management, $2,000,000 above the enacted level and
$17,747,000 below the budget request.
Hazardous Fuels Management.--The Committee has provided
funding and direction for the hazardous fuels management
program for Fiscal Year 2023 within the Wildland Fire
Management appropriation instead of the National Forest System
appropriation as requested.
Vegetation and Watershed Management.--The Committee
recommends $52,235,000 for Vegetation and Watershed Management,
$22,235,000 above the enacted level and $46,235,000 below the
budget request. Within the funds provided, the Committee
encourages the Forest Service to support activities that
increase regional seedling supply across subprograms, including
establishment and expansion of federal nurseries and seed
extractories and research and development of seed progenies
that are more resilient to climate impacts, as well as
complimentary restoration and revegetation efforts.
Lake Tahoe Basin.--The Environmental Protection Agency has
identified Lake Tahoe as a priority watershed. The Committee
directs the Forest Service to support the implementation of
P.L. 106-506 at not less than enacted levels.
Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management.--The Committee
recommends $29,027,000 for Vegetation and Watershed Management,
$7,027,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget
request. The Committee expects the increase provided will
provide additional capacity for work to improve watershed and
landscape conditions to protect wildlife and fisheries
habitats, including protecting threatened and endangered
species. The Committee recognizes the critical importance of
funding for Threatened and Endangered Species work and would
welcome the opportunity to discuss with the Service how to
prioritize this funding in future budget requests.
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund.--The
Committee provides $60,000,000 for the Collaborative Forest
Landscape Restoration Fund, $32,000,000 above the enacted level
and $20,000,000 below the budget request.
Wet Forest Resiliency.--Within 90 days of enactment of this
Act, the Service is directed to brief the Committee on
additional steps that could be taken to support wet forest
landscapes and the forest collaboratives that work on those
landscapes, and any impediments to increasing such support.
Minerals and Geology Management.--The Committee recommends
$20,491,000 for Minerals and Geology Management, $6,491,000
above the enacted level and $24,491,000 below the budget
request. The increase provided includes funding towards the
Department's orphaned oil and gas well remediation initiative.
Landownership Management.--The Committee recommends
$12,000,000 for Landownership Management, $4,500,000 above the
enacted level and $16,934,000 below the budget request.
Salaries and Expenses.--The Committee recommends
$1,681,133,000 for Salaries and Expenses, $221,781,000 above
the enacted level and equal to the budget request. The
Committee expects this increase above enacted will enable the
Forest Service to fill vacancies for positions that support the
range of Congressional priorities described under the National
Forest System appropriation.
Agency Timber Target.--The Service is directed to provide
information to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of
this Act detailing the resources necessary to increase the
Agency's timber target to four billion board feet, annually.
The Committee expects that additional resources provided
through Public Law 117-58 to support forest restoration
activities will enhance rather than reduce timber sale outputs.
Communications Sites.--Federal agencies are charged with
ensuring that federal lands are made available to support the
communications networks this nation relies on while also
protecting the natural beauty, habitats, and environment of
these lands. Through the Forest Planning process and site-
specific project analysis, the Forest Service provides multiple
locations to expand the national broadband network to make
progress toward national broadband investment objectives. The
Committee calls upon the Forest Service to continue to work
with the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration to simplify and standardize permitting
regulations and requirements to ensure both timely action and
responsible stewardship. The bill includes language to permit
the Forest Service to collect funds to cover the costs of
administering the communications site program.
Cattle in the Gila National Forest.--Prior to taking action
on feral livestock on the Gila National Forest, the Forest
Service is directed to consult and collaborate with local
stakeholders on potential solutions and to consider possible
consequences of such actions or inaction, including increased
wolf activity and the feral livestock's impacts on native
vegetation, erosion, fish and wildlife habitat degradation, and
water quality and quantity. The Committee notes that such
consultation and collaboration must be documented in writing to
notice all parties involved.
Cleveland National Forest Public Access.--Within 60 days of
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Forest Service
to provide a briefing on public access restrictions, including
trail closures, in Cleveland National Forest. The briefing
should cover the reasons for the access restrictions, ongoing
projects to restore areas so that they are suitable for public
access, and the expected timelines to reopen any closed trails
or roads in the forest.
Northwest Forest Plan.--The Committee urges the Forest
Service to consider prioritizing forests where there are no
matrix management areas designated for ongoing, active
management and timber production when revising individual
forest plans under the Northwest Forest Plan. The Forest
Service, in updating these plans, is encouraged to use the best
available science to evaluate how new matrix designations and
revised restrictions on harvestable timber would improve forest
health, promote habitat complexity in second-growth forests for
threatened and endangered wildlife, and increase timber
production to support rural economies.
Pat Harrison Waterway District.--Within 180 days of
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Forest Service
to provide an update on discussions and work with the Pat
Harrison Waterway District to support a broad range of economic
development and recreational activities, including through
potential Special Use Planning Permits.
Old Growth Forests.--Executive Order 14072 outlines the
importance of mature and old-growth forests on Federal lands
for the health, prosperity, and resilience of communities and
the role they play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The
Committee supports the Forest Service's collaboration with the
Bureau of Land Management to define, identify, and complete an
inventory of old-growth and mature forests on Federal lands by
leveraging the use of Forest Service FIA program data;
coordinate conservation and wildfire risk reduction; and
develop policies, with public comment, to institutionalize
climate-smart management and conservation strategies that
address threats to these Federal lands.
Reforestation Backlog.--The Committee notes the
reforestation needs across the country, specifically those
needs related to the 2020 wildfire season. The Committee
directs the Forest Service, within 90 days of enactment of this
Act, to provide a briefing on reforestation needs across the
National Forest System and state and private forest lands, with
an emphasis on the challenges of meeting these goals including
availability of seedlings and nursery capacity.
Shared Stewardship Strategy.--The Committee notes the
benefits of the Forest Service working with States through
Shared Stewardship to identify priorities for landscape-scale
treatments that increase the scope and scale of critical forest
treatments, including wildfire mitigation and restoration, to
support communities and improve ecosystem function. The
Committee directs the Forest Service to continue its efforts to
engage States under the Shared Stewardship Strategy and
supports the use of National Forest System funding to implement
projects jointly developed by States and the Forest Service
under this framework.
Wild Horse and Burros.--The Committee emphasizes the
importance of screening adopters and purchasers to ensure the
welfare and safe outcomes for the horses and burros adopted and
sold by the agency. The Committee is encouraged by the
Service's continued collaboration with the Bureau of Land
Management on this issue and with its development of a database
to track these animals on and off the range in fiscal year
2021.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $144,049,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 140,371,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 146,182,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +2,133,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +5,811,000
The Committee recommends $146,182,000 for Capital
Improvement and Maintenance, $2,133,000 above the enacted level
and $5,811,000 above the budget request.
Road Washouts.--The Committee urges the Forest Service to
prioritize road washouts that have limited emergency access for
rural communities, access for tribes to exercise treaty rights,
access for stewardship and other projects, utility access, and
for pre-existing investments in aquatic restoration priorities
alongside water quality considerations. Additionally, the
Committee recognizes the importance of funding to address the
core tenants of the program related to water quality, which is
distinct from wildfire related work.
Facilities Maintenance and Construction.--The Committee
recommends $54,037,000 for Facilities Maintenance and
Construction, equal to the enacted level and the budget
request.
Road Maintenance and Construction.--The Committee
recommends $68,895,000 for Road Maintenance and Construction,
$1,750,000 below the enacted level and equal to the budget
request.
Uwharrie National Forest.--The Committee strongly urges the
Forest Service to finish the ongoing planning, survey and
design, resource surveys, National Environmental Policy Act
process, and any further requirements necessary for 5.3 miles
of road in the Uwharrie National Forest that provide a lifeline
for the residents who depend on these roads. After the
necessary analyses have been completed, the Committee directs
the Service to consider paving the roads in the Uwharrie
National Forest, working with the State and surrounding
communities to identify priority projects.
Trail Maintenance and Construction.--The Committee
recommends $24,250,000 for Trail Maintenance and Construction,
$5,750,000 above the enacted level and $6,811,000 above the
budget request.
National Scenic and Historic Trails.--The Committee directs
the Forest Service to continue to provide specific trail
operation, maintenance, and construction funding and
accomplishment data for the national scenic and historic trails
in future budget justifications. The Committee recommends no
less than $12,000,000 for national scenic and historic trails
funding.
Public Access.--The Committee recommends not less than
$2,500,000 for the U.S. Forest Service Region 5 Capital
Improvement and Maintenance account.
Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation.--The Committee
recommends $15,000,000 for Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation,
$10,000,000 above the enacted level and $15,000,000 above the
budget request.
Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements.--The Committee
directs the Forest Service to provide a report not later than
90 days after enactment of this Act on wastewater treatment
facilities that are scheduled for replacement, including the
Bolar Mountain Wastewater Treatment Facility within the George
Washington and Jefferson National Forests, and how higher
construction costs have impacted project estimates.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $664,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 664,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 664,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $664,000 for Acquisition of Lands
for National Forests Special Acts, equal to the enacted level
and the budget request.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $150,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 150,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 150,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $150,000 for Acquisition of Lands
to Complete Land Exchanges under the Act of December 4, 1967
(16 U.S.C. 484a), equal to the enacted level and the budget
request.
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,719,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 1,719,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,719,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $1,719,000 for the Range
Betterment Fund, to be derived from grazing receipts from
national forests (Public Law 94-579) 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, 2022........................... $45,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 45,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 45,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $45,000 for Gifts, Donations and
Bequests for Forest and Rangeland Research, equal to the
enacted level and the budget request.
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,099,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 1,099,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,099,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $1,099,000 for the Management of
National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses in Alaska, equal to
the enacted level and equal to the request.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $2,005,106,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 2,678,659,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 2,678,659,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +673,553,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $2,678,659,000 for Wildland Fire
Management, $673,553,000 above the enacted level and equal to
the budget request.
Wildland Fire Preparedness.--The Committee recommends
$192,000,000 for Wildland Fire Preparedness, $20,000,000 above
the enacted level and equal to the budget request.
Wildland Fire Suppression Operations.--The Committee
recommends $1,011,000,000 for Wildland Fire Suppression
Operations, the enacted level and the budget request. The
recommended amount is the fiscal year 2015 10-year average cost
for wildland fire suppression.
Full-time Federal Wildland Firefighters.--The fire season
in the West is no longer restricted to one season, but is
nearly year-round. The Committee supports the Department's
efforts to develop a professional year-round workforce to
combat these fires and therefore provides additional funds
again for fiscal year 2023 to continue this transition.
Wildland Firefighter Pay.--New wildland firefighters are
often classified as ``forestry technicians.'' It is the sense
of the committee that federal firefighters should be provided
with a competitive salary. The Committee is encouraged by the
Service's work to develop a new ``Wildland Firefighter''
occupational series and urges the Service to additionally
ensure that the pay class of firefighters provides a
competitive salary.
Hazardous Fuels.--The Committee recommends $321,388,000 for
Hazardous Fuels, $321,388,000 above enacted in Wildland Fire
Management, $134,000,000 above the enacted level within
National Forest System from which the line item was moved and
equal to the budget request.
Wood Innovation Grant Program.--The wood innovation grant
program expands wood products and wood energy markets that
support forest management and deliver economic and
environmental benefits to communities. The Committee directs
the Forest Service to support the Wood Innovation Grant Program
at not less than $30,000,000, $10,000,000 above enacted and
$20,000,000 above the budget request.
Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovations Program.--The
Committee directs the Forest Service to support the Community
Wood Energy Systems and Innovative Wood Products Facilities
grant program at not less than $18,000,000, $6,000,000 above
enacted and $5,500,000 above the budget request.
Prescribed Fire Management.--To improve the management of
our national wildlands and reduce the occurrence of costly
wildfires, the Committee directs the Forest Service to continue
conducting collaborative research to develop remote sensing
capabilities that include acoustic technologies for wildfire
monitoring. Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the
Committee directs the Forest Service to provide a briefing on
ongoing efforts to utilize funding provided in fiscal year 2022
to investigate and develop this technology prior to its
application in the field and any future funding needs
associated with this research.
Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes.--The Committee
directs the Forest Service to continue supporting the Southwest
Ecological Restoration Institutes at not less than $8,000,000
and to consider, if beneficial given the Service's research and
collaboration needs, adding an Interior West institute in the
State of Nevada, consistent with Public Law 108-317.
Vegetation Management Reporting.--Given the increasing
intensity of wildfires in our nation's forests and the effect
that unmanaged vegetation can have on increasing the intensity
of wildfires, rate of spread, and the number of annual acres of
forests burned, the Committee directs the Forest Service to
provide a report within 90 days of enactment of this Act on
planned vegetation management actions to address the threat of
wildfires, including how funding provided through Public Law
117-58 will support this work and accomplish the goals of the
recently announced 10 year wildfire strategy.
Burned Area Rehabilitation.--Burned area recovery funding
is important to forest health and to preventing future
wildfires from devastating the same areas again. The Committee
continues to view this work as a priority and directs the
Service to report to the Committee within 90 days of enactment
of this Act on a strategy to ensure burned area recovery work
is being adequately prioritized, including a plan to establish
a new budget line in fiscal year 2024 or other actions to
prioritize this work, if appropriate.
Shared Stewardship.--The 2020 wildfire year in California
was the largest in California history. The Forest Service is a
model for shared stewardship principles working with States and
local authorities to target strategic acres for vegetation
management. Forest Service Stewardship contracts focus on
removing vegetation or other activities to promote healthy
forests, reduce fire hazards, or achieve other land management
objectives. The Committee is concerned about the increasing
intensity of wildfires in our nation's forests. Vegetation
management includes controlling unwanted vegetation such as
invasive weed species that, when left unmanaged, have the
effect of increasing intensity, rate of spread and the number
of annual acres of forests burned. The Committee urges the
Service to engage State and local partners on increasing the
annual amount of forest acres improved through vegetation
management.
Wildfire Management Technologies.--Recognizing that the
Forest Service is continually researching and implementing new
tools, technologies, and creative solutions for fighting
wildfires, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the
Committee directs the Forest Service to provide a report that
assesses the feasibility of working with the National
Interagency Aviation Committee and the International Airtanker
Board to conduct an evaluation of innovative new technologies,
such as the Container Aerial Fire Fighting System, as
appropriate and whether any new technologies which may meet the
Service's standards of water and retardant delivery systems
including retardant delivery standards for safety,
airworthiness, coverage level, consistent delivery, delivery
time, precision delivery, and ground firefighter safety. As
part of this report, the Forest Service should consider whether
updates are appropriate to its procedures and deployment
protocols to include innovative wildfire technologies now
available in the United States. The Committee also notes that
the Forest Service can utilize ground-based, long-term fire
retardants as a wildfire prevention tool when conducting
prescribed burns, and other mitigation and fuel reduction
efforts.
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $2,120,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 2,210,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 2,210,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +90,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The bill includes $2,210,000,000 for the Wildfire
Suppression Operations Reserve Fund, $90,000,000 above the
enacted level and equal to the budget request. Section 1(g) of
H. Res. 1151 of the 117th Congress as engrossed in the House of
Representatives on June 8, 2022 included a budget cap
adjustment for wildfire suppression costs and this additional
funding is included for fiscal year 2023. Of the additional
$2,550,000,000 available for fire suppression operations,
$2,210,000,000 is provided to the Forest Service and the
remaining $340,000,000 is available through a transfer from the
Department of the Interior. The Committee provides these
additional funds and authorities to ensure that sufficient
funds are available to protect American homes, lands, and
wildlife from catastrophic fires without requiring a transfer
of funds from the very activities that advance forest health
and prevent wildland fires. The Committee expects the Forest
Service to use suppression funds judiciously and continue to
work closely with the Office of Management and Budget and the
Department of the Interior to accurately account for
expenditures and recover costs.
COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The bill includes language permitting amounts collected in
fiscal year 2023 for Communications Site Administration to be
deposited and subsequently transferred to the ``National Forest
System'' account.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Committee has included administrative provisions that
provide further direction on the use and transfer of
appropriated funds provided to the Forest Service.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
The provision of federal health services to Indians is
based on a treaty and trust relationship between Indian Tribes
and the U.S. Government first set forth in the 1830s by the
United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall.
Numerous treaties, statutes, constitutional provisions, and
international laws have reconfirmed this relationship.
Principle 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
(AI/AN). The Indian Health Service (IHS) provides direct health
care services in 24 hospitals, 51 health centers, 12 school
health centers, and 25 health stations. Tribes and Tribal
groups, through contracts and compacts with IHS, operate 22
hospitals, 319 health centers, 79 health stations, 146 Alaska
village clinics, and 12 school health centers.
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $4,660,658,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 0
Recommended, 2023..................................... 5,734,044,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +1,073,386,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +5,734,044,000
The Committee recommends $5,734,044,000 for Indian Health
Services, $1,073,386,000 above the enacted level and
$5,734,044,000 above the budget request. The Committee does not
agree to any program changes unless discussed below. IHS is
expected to continue all programs and activities at enacted
levels except as otherwise discussed below and summarized in
the table at the end of this report. The recommendation
includes $109,082,000 for pay increases and inflation costs.
All increases are general program adjustments unless otherwise
specified. The bill makes funds available for two years unless
otherwise specified.
For fiscal year 2023, the Administration proposed
reclassifying IHS accounts as mandatory and did not submit a
discretionary budget proposal. However, IHS did not provide
implementation language and at the time of writing this report,
the authorizing committees have not enacted the President's
proposal. Because the authorizing committees have not acted,
the Committee is providing discretionary funds for IHS for
fiscal year 2023 to ensure health care for Native Americans is
not negatively impacted.
As directed in fiscal year 2022, the Committee continues to
expect IHS to submit a report detailing the challenges it, as
well as Tribes and UIOs, faced over the course of the pandemic
and how they were resolved and a report of its evaluation of
pandemic response to the Committee. Also as directed in fiscal
year 2022, the Committee continues to direct IHS to provide
quarterly updates on how the agency is addressing
recommendations related to its high-risk designation. The
Committee also continues to expect IHS to apprise the Committee
of ongoing investigations into patient abuse allegations and
any legislative recommendations for Congress to prevent abuse,
harm, and misconduct from happening again. In addition, IHS is
to monitor and ensure Tribally operated programs conduct
required background checks and to expeditiously implement all
outstanding Government Accountability Office (GAO)
recommendations.
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse.--Between 2019 and 2020, the
Inspector General, GAO, and a dedicated White House Task Force
made recommendations on how to prevent and address future
instances of sexual abuse at IHS. IHS claims insufficient
resources prevent the agency from implementing all
recommendations. Despite proposing mandatory funding with a two
billion dollar plus increase above the fiscal year 2022
discretionary appropriation, IHS did not include funding to
fully implement all recommendations to prevent child sexual
abuse. Further the Committee is still waiting for responses to
questions from a Member briefing on this issue. The Committee
directs IHS to immediately respond to all outstanding Committee
requests and expects IHS to use resources provided in this Act
to implement the recommendations.
Staffing for New Facilities.--The recommendation includes
$94,083,000 for staffing newly-opened health facilities. This
amount represents the full amount required based on updated
estimates provided to the Committee. Funds for Staffing for New
Facilities are limited to facilities funded through the Health
Care Facilities Construction Priority System or the Joint
Venture Construction Program that opened in fiscal year 2022 or
will open in fiscal year 2023. Funds may not be allocated to a
facility until such facility has achieved beneficial occupancy
status. The Committee understands that amounts required for
staffing new facilities continue to evolve, due in part to when
facilities achieve beneficial occupancy. IHS is expected to
update the Committee as beneficial occupancy dates change.
Third Party Collections.--The Committee continues to direct
IHS to consult with direct service Tribes about eligible uses
of third party collections and report to the Committee on
whether more weight should be afforded Tribal views on the use
of third party funds and the reason for any outcomes within 180
days of enactment of this Act.
Hospitals and Health Clinics.--The recommendation includes
$2,766,028,000 for Hospitals and Health Clinics, $366,859,000
above the enacted level and $2,766,028,000 above the budget
request. Within the increase, an additional $20,000,000 is
provided to expand the Community Health Aide Program to the
lower 48 states with direction for IHS to report within 90 days
of enactment of this Act on how funds will be distributed, an
additional $10,000,000 is for Tribal Epidemiology Centers, and
an additional $47,000,000 is for the Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS and
STDs initiative. The Committee recommends $27,000,000 for
assessments and continues to urge IHS to evaluate whether it
would be more appropriate to account for these costs in Direct
Operations for future years. The recommendation also includes
an additional $4,000,000 to improve maternal health with
continued direction to report to the Committee within 180 days
of enactment of this Act on use of funds, updates on staff
hiring, status of related standards, and the amount of training
provided with these funds.
Alzheimer's Disease.--The recommendation maintains
$5,500,000 to continue Alzheimer's and related dementia
activities at IHS. These funds will further efforts on
Alzheimer's awareness campaigns tailored for the AI/AN
perspective to increase recognition of early signs of
Alzheimer's and other dementias; quarterly, competency-based
training curriculum, either in-person or virtually, for primary
care practitioners to ensure a core competency on assessing,
diagnosing, and managing individuals with Alzheimer's and other
dementias; pilot programs to increase early detection and
accurate diagnosis, including evidence based caregiver services
within Indian Country, inclusive of urban Indian organizations
(UIO); and an annual report to the Committee with data elements
including the prevalence of Alzheimer's incidence in the
preceding year, and access to services within 90 days of the
end of each fiscal year. The Committee continues direction to
develop a plan, in consultation with Indian Tribes and urban
confer with UIOs, to assist those with Alzheimer's, the
additional services required, and the costs associated with
increasing Alzheimer's patients and submit this information to
Congress within 270 days of enactment of this Act.
Accreditation Emergencies.--The recommendation continues
$58,000,000 to assist IHS-operated facilities that have been
terminated or received notice of termination from the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare program while
under operation by IHS. Funding shall be allocated to such
facilities in amounts to restore or maintain compliance;
supplement purchased/referred care, including transportation,
in the event of temporary closure of such facility or one or
more of its departments; and compensate for third-party
collection shortfalls resulting from being out of compliance.
Primary consideration should be given to facilities that have
been without certification the longest or that need assistance
to maintain newly achieved re-certification. Shortfalls shall
be calculated relative to the average of the collections in
each of the two fiscal years preceding the year in which an
agreement with CMS was terminated or put on notice of
termination. The funds may not be used for purposes other than
those described herein.
Produce Prescription Pilot Program.--The Committee
continues $3,000,000 for IHS to create, in coordination with
Tribes and UIOs, a pilot program to implement a produce
prescription model to increase access to produce and other
traditional foods among its service population. Within 60 days
of enactment of this Act, the Committee expects IHS to explain
how the funds are to be distributed and the metrics to be used
to measure success of the pilot, which shall include engagement
metrics, and may include appropriate health outcomes metrics,
if feasible.
Headache Disorders Centers of Excellence.--The Committee
recognizes that over 560,000 people under IHS care are living
with migraine or severe headache disorders and that AI/AN
communities have the highest prevalence of both disabling
headache disorders and concussion/mild traumatic brain
injuries, among any racial or ethnic group in the United
States. The Committee is concerned that AI/AN patients with
chronic migraine, post-traumatic headache, and other disabling
headache disorders often do not receive necessary specialty
care. The IHS is encouraged to consider the feasibility of IHS
Headache Centers of Excellence and if feasible, developing a
budget proposal to establish IHS Headache Centers of Excellence
to provide direct care, telehealth, and consultation patient
services, as well as education and training.
Colorectal Cancer.--The Committee is concerned about the
disproportionate impact in both morbidity and costs of
colorectal cancer (CRC) on Tribal communities and notes recent
efforts to bring FDA approved blood-based screening methods to
patients at health fairs and non-traditional settings. The
Committee questions whether a potential drop in screening rates
due to the pandemic may result in a likely increase in CRC
deaths in Native populations. For this reason, the Committee
urges IHS to consider the potential use of FDA approved blood-
based testing with Native populations.
Electronic Health Records.--To improve the current IT
infrastructure system to support deployment of a new modern
electronic health records (EHR) solution, the recommendation
includes $284,500,000 for Electronic Health Records,
$139,481,000 above the enacted level and $284,500,000 above the
budget request.
The bill continues language prohibiting IHS from obligating
or expending funds to select or implement a new IT
infrastructure system unless IHS notifies the Committee at
least 90 days before such funds are obligated or expended. In
addition, the Committee notes that funding used to select the
core components appropriate to support the initial capacity of
the system are covered by the bill language. The Committee also
expects IHS to provide quarterly updates to the Committee on
the status and implementation of a Request for Proposal to
select core components appropriate to support the initial
capacity of a modernized EHR, on selected pilot or expansion
sites and the associated costs with each site, as well as all
other activities and costs associated with modernization and
expansion of EHR.
The Committee urges IHS to continue moving forward with
modernizing its aging EHR system by replacing it with a
solution that is interoperable with the new EHR at the
Department of Veterans Affairs and with systems purchased by
Tribes and UIOs. Modernization should include robust Tribal
consultation and planning to ensure that Tribes and UIOs are
enabled to take full advantage of resulting modern health
information technology and are not unduly burdened during this
process. A modern system should increase security of patient
data and promote efficiencies of care, empowering Tribal
veterans who utilize care from both IHS and VA providers and
ensuring complete and accurate records of all IHS beneficiaries
no matter where they receive care.
It will also be vitally important for a portion of the
funding to support health information technology workforce
recruitment and training programs for IHS. Training programs
provide an onramp to careers in health care and technology by
meeting historically underrepresented individuals where they
are in the community and will remedy the documented health care
staffing shortages seen at these facilities.
The Committee is concerned about the disparate impact the
COVID-19 pandemic has had on the health and well-being of AI/AN
populations. It is important, therefore, that IHS consider
options for deploying a population health data platform as part
of its modernization effort that can analyze EHR data and share
resources and capabilities already available at other federal
departments. In doing so, IHS can enhance its abilities to
understand chronic conditions affecting IHS patient
populations, research social determinants of health, and assist
Tribal governments in building their public health
infrastructure.
Dental Health.--The recommendation includes $307,902,000
for Dental Health, $72,114,000 above the enacted level and
$307,902,000 above the budget request.
Dental Support Centers.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of Dental Support Centers (DSCs) in providing
technical support, training, and assistance in clinical and
preventive efforts of the dental program. Many IHS dentists
practice in isolated areas without immediate access to
specialty services. DSCs provide them with the necessary
expertise and experience they need to address challenging oral
health demands. Within the increase for Dental Health, the
Committee includes an additional $1,500,000 to enable IHS to
expand DSCs to all 12 service areas with the flexibility to
regionalize DSC operations as needed to provide their services
efficiently.
Electronic Dental Records.--The Committee applauds the
Service for successfully installing an electronic dental
records (EDR) system. Within the increase for Dental Health,
the Committee provides includes an additional $1,000,000 to
manage the current electronic dental records system. IHS is
directed to expand their efforts in planning and developing
greater data and information exchange between the EHR system
and the EDR system.
Mental Health.--The recommendation includes $129,960,000
for Mental Health, $8,014,000 above the enacted level and
$129,960,000 above the budget request.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse.--The Committee provides
$264,032,000 for Alcohol and Substance Abuse, $5,689,000 above
the enacted level and $264,032,000 above the budget request.
This amount transfers $31,000 to Urban Indians from the former
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
Funding for Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention grants is
continued at fiscal year 2022 enacted levels. The Service is
encouraged to allocate at least one grant each for the
Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program and the
Community Opioid Intervention Pilot Program to a reservation
that serves more than one Tribe, provided that any such grant
recipients have met program criteria.
Culturally Adapted Treatments for Substance Use
Disorders.--The Committee is concerned that alcohol and opioid
use disorders continue to be some of the most severe public
health and safety problems facing AI/AN individuals, families,
and communities. To address this problem, the Committee
continues to direct IHS to increase its support for culturally
competent preventive, educational, and treatment services
programs and partner with academic institutions with
established AI/AN training and health professions programs to
research and promote culturally responsive care. Additionally,
the Committee encourages IHS to employ the full spectrum of
medication assisted treatments (MAT) for alcohol and opioid use
disorders, including non-narcotic treatment options that are
less subject to diversion combined with counseling services.
IHS should prioritize efforts that leverage existing clinical
networks, consortia, technology solutions, and encompass the
AI/AN rural population.
Purchased/Referred Care.--The recommendation includes
$1,097,255,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, $112,368,000 above
the enacted level and $1,097,255,000 above the budget request.
This amount includes an additional $1,000,000 for the Indian
Catastrophic Health Fund.
Indian Health Care Improvement Fund.--The recommendation
provides $232,138,000 for the Indian Health Care Improvement
Fund (IHCIF), $158,000,000 above the enacted level and
$232,138,000 above the budget request. These funds are used to
reduce funding inequities across the IHS system. The Committee
understands the IHCIF workgroup is close to finalizing a report
detailing its recommendations for future allocations of any
IHCIF funding increases, and that IHS will conduct Tribal
consultation on those recommendations. The Service is directed
to provide the Committee an update on the activities of the
IHCIF workgroup, and its evaluation of the existing allocation
formula and Tribal recommendations for potential revisions. The
Service should specifically address the use of an economy-of-
scale weighting factor. The Service should also address any
consideration the workgroup gave to prioritizing service units
with the lowest funding levels that have had the largest
patient population increases over the past three years, and
service units that receive the lowest levels of Federal health
care funding.
Urban Indian Health.--The recommendation includes
$200,000,000 for Urban Indian Health, $126,576,000 above the
enacted level and $200,000,000 above the budget request. This
amount includes $31,000 transferred from the Alcohol and
Substance Abuse Program as part of the for NIAAA program. The
Committee expects the Service to continue including current
services estimates for Urban Indian health in annual budget
requests.
Indian Health Professions.--The recommendation provides
$93,568,000 for Indian Health Professions, $20,529,000 above
the enacted level and $93,568,000 above the budget request.
This amount includes an additional $20,000,000 for scholarship
and loan repayment programs. The Committee recognizes that the
loan repayment program has proven to be the Service's best
recruitment and retention tool to ensure an adequate health
workforce to serve in remote locations. The IHS currently has
over 1,398 vacancies for health care professionals. In fiscal
year 2021, a total of 1,658 health care professionals received
loan repayment. However, IHS had 341 requests for loan
repayment that could not be fulfilled. At the same time, the
Service had over 500 new scholarship applicants but was only
able to fund 255 new awards. The additional funding will help
the Service close these award gaps.
The Committee continues its strong support for the nursing,
medicine, and psychology grant programs which fund colleges and
universities to train students for health professions. These
programs provide support to students during their health career
professional pathway and encourage students to practice in the
Indian health system. Therefore, the recommendation continues
funding for the Quentin N. Burdick American Indians Into
Nursing Program; the Indians Into Medicine Program, including
the fourth site expansion; and the American Indians Into
Psychology Program at fiscal year 2022 enacted levels.
Direct Operations.--The recommendation includes
$135,387,000 for Direct Operations, $40,341,000 above the
enacted level and $135,387,000 above the budget request. The
Committee includes an additional $17,582,000 for quality and
oversight activities and an additional $20,000,000 for
management and operations. The Committee expects IHS to
prioritize the increase for management and operations to
implement recommendations to prevent child sexual abuse, and
strongly encourages IHS to use up to $1,000,000 of the increase
to support agency efforts, including pilot programs, to
implement Executive Order 14019. Within 90 days of enactment of
this Act, the Committee directs IHS to report to the Committee
on how the funds were used to implement Executive Order 14019,
as well as best mechanisms and additional resources required to
fully implement the Executive Order.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $880,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 0
Recommended, 2023..................................... 969,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +89,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +969,000,000
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $969,000,000 for contract support costs
incurred by the agency as required by law. The bill continues
language making such sums as are necessary to meet the Federal
government's full legal obligation and prohibiting the transfer
of funds to any other account for any other purpose. In
addition, the bill includes language specifying carryover funds
may be applied to subsequent years' contract support costs.
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $150,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 0
Recommended, 2023..................................... 111,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. -39,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +111,000,000
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $111,000,000 for Payments for Tribal Leases
incurred by the agency as required by law. The bill includes
language making such sums as necessary to meet the Federal
government's full legal obligation and prohibits the transfer
of funds to any other account for any other purpose.
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $940,328,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 0
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,306,979,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +366,651,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +1,306,979,000
The Committee recommends $1,306,979,000 for Indian Health
Facilities, $366,651,000 above the enacted level and
$1,306,979,000 above the budget request. The Committee includes
$11,324,000 for pay increases and inflation and expects IHS to
continue all programs and activities at enacted levels, except
as otherwise discussed below and summarized in the table at the
end of this report. All increases are general program increases
unless otherwise specified below.
Staffing for New Facilities.--The recommendation includes
$8,414,000 for staffing newly opened health facilities. Funding
for Staffing for New Facilities represents the full amount
required based on updated estimates provided to the Committee.
Funds for Staffing for New Facilities are limited to facilities
funded through the Health Care Facilities Construction Priority
System or the Joint Venture Construction Program that have
opened in fiscal year 2022 or will open in fiscal year 2023.
None of these funds may be allocated to a facility until such
facility has achieved beneficial occupancy status.
Maintenance and Improvement.--The recommendation includes
$310,595,000 for Maintenance and Improvement, $140,931,000
above the enacted level and $310,595,000 above the budget
request. This amount includes $21,000,000 transferred from
sanitation facilities construction as IHS indicated via a
proposed reprogramming that the funds are no longer needed for
the original purpose for which the funds were provided. These
funds, as well as the general program increase, shall now be
available for maintenance and improvement projects.
Sanitation Facilities Construction.--The recommendation
includes $175,167,000 for Sanitation Facilities Construction,
$22,616,000 below the enacted level and $175,167,000 above the
budget request. This amount includes a $3,000,000 transfer of
funds for technical assistance to sanitation operators to the
Facilities and Environmental Health Support line. Further, in
2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act, Public Law 117-58 (IIJA) fully funding the sanitation
facilities backlog. In 2023, IHS proposed reprogramming
$21,000,000 of fiscal year 2022 sanitation facilities
construction funds to another line thereby indicating these
funds are no longer needed for sanitation facilities. To help
address the maintenance and improvement backlog, the Committee
is transferring these funds to maintenance and improvement to
help address that backlog.
Health Care Facilities Construction.--The recommendation
includes $399,896,000 for Health Care Facilities Construction,
$140,603,000 above the enacted level and $399,896,000 above the
budget request. The increase includes an additional $40,000,000
for staff quarters and continues $5,000,000 to incorporate
planning, design, and operations of buildings to reduce costs,
minimize environmental impacts, use renewable energy and
incorporate green infrastructure and the most current energy
efficiency codes and standards to the maximum extent
practicable. The Committee directs IHS to submit a report to
the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act
explaining how it proposes to use the funds provided for green
infrastructure and renewable energy.
Facilities and Environmental Health Support.--The
recommendation includes $302,810,000 for Facilities and
Environmental Health Support, $19,686,000 above the enacted
level and $302,810,000 above the budget request. This amount
includes a $3,000,000 increase due to the transfer of technical
assistance funds for sanitation operators from the Sanitation
Facilities Construction line. Within funds provided, IHS may
use up to $49,000,000 for administrative costs to implement the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58.
Equipment.--The recommendation includes $118,511,000 for
Equipment, $88,047,000 above the enacted level and $118,511,000
above the budget request. The bill continues $500,000 for
TRANSAM.
The Committee is aware that the increasing severity and
frequency of extreme weather events has motivated certain
jurisdictions to adopt de-energization protocols to reduce the
risks of catastrophic wildfires. While these protocols are
useful in limiting loss of life in affected communities, they
can also have dire consequences for Tribal Health Programs
located in impacted areas. To increase the resilience of these
facilities, the recommendation includes an additional
$17,000,000 to purchase generators for IHS, Tribal Health
Programs, and Urban Indian Organizations located in areas
impacted by de-energization events. In procuring backup
generators, the Indian Health Service is directed to determine
the most cost-effective method, which may include leasing. In
determining the most cost-effective procurement method, the
Service shall account for life-cycle maintenance costs
associated with direct ownership and clinics' capabilities to
maintain these generators.
Indian Health Care Improvement Fund.--The bill includes
language allowing funds in the Indian Health Care Improvement
Fund to be used for activities in the Facilities account.
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
(CERCLA) 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, 2022........................... $82,540,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 83,035,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 83,035,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +495,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $83,035,000 for the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, as requested and
$495,000 above the enacted level. The Committee continues to
strongly support the Worker Training Program, which trains
workers to safely work in hazardous environments and respond in
emergency situations. NIEHS is encouraged to continue its work
supporting communities' capacity to respond to pandemics and
disasters.
Risk Communications.--The Committee is acutely aware of the
significant need for effective risk communications methods,
particularly as part of broader strategies to reduce exposures
and to mitigate risks to public health and the environment. The
Committee strongly supports the Superfund Research Program's
ongoing work in this area and urges NIEHS to continue to
develop communications toolkits that utilize the most effective
strategies for targeting and educating communities of
environmental risks. The Committee believes that such
communications toolkits should be tailored to account for
differences in regional, cultural, educational, linguistic, and
other demographic factors that can impact the effectiveness of
risk communications.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), an agency in the Department of Health and Human
Services, was created in section 104(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA). The Agency's mission is to serve the public through
responsive public health actions to promote healthy and safe
environments and prevent harmful toxic exposures. ATSDR
assesses hazardous exposures in communities near toxic waste
sites and advises the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
other government agencies, community groups and industry
partners on actions needed to protect people's health. In
addition, ATSDR conducts toxicological and applied research to
support environmental assessments, supports health surveillance
systems and registries, develops and disseminates information
on hazardous substances, provides education and training on
hazardous exposures, and responds to environmental emergencies.
Through a national network of scientists and public health
practitioners in State health departments, regional EPA offices
and headquarters, ATSDR helps to protect people from acute
toxic exposures that occur from hazardous leaks and spills,
environment-related poisonings, and natural and terrorism-
related disasters.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $80,500,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 85,020,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 85,020,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +4,520,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $85,020,000 for the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, $4,520,000 above the
enacted level and equal to the budget request. The Committee
supports the Agency's ongoing work assessing health threats
from environmental hazards, including emerging contaminants
such as PFAS chemicals. The Committee directs the Agency to
increase its statistical and data analytical capacity to
support the Agency's health mission.
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, which provides
professional and administrative staff for the Council, was
established in the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of
1970. CEQ has statutory responsibility for overseeing Federal
agency implementation of the requirements of NEPA and assists
in coordinating environmental programs among the Federal
agencies in the Executive Branch.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $4,200,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 4,360,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 4,676,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +476,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +316,000
The Committee recommends $4,676,000 for the Council on
Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality,
$476,000 above the enacted level and $316,000 above the budget
request.
Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool.--The CEQ
oversees environmental programs directed by the Administration.
Under the Justice40 Initiative, CEQ has been tasked with
creating and maintaining the Climate and Economic Justice
Screening Tool (CEJST). Within funding provided, the Committee
encourages CEQ to support one FTE to maintain CEJST and
implement the Justice40 Initiative.
Disadvantaged Communities.--The Committee recognizes the
disproportionate negative impact of environmental harms and
pollution on disadvantaged communities and that data gaps exist
for these communities. Disadvantaged communities should have
greater input on Federal policies and decisions. The Committee
encourages CEQ to continue assessing data related to
disproportionate negative environmental harms including climate
impacts burdens, cumulative impacts of pollution and global
temperature rise.
Environmental Justice.--The Committee encourages the CEQ to
work with the Environmental Protection Agency and its state and
local co-regulators, if requested and within existing
authorities and capabilities, to help identify overburdened
communities.
Office of Climate Resilience.--The Committee urges CEQ or
the appropriate entity within the Executive Office to work with
House and Senate Committees of jurisdiction to assess the need
for an Office of Climate Resilience and if needed, where it
should be housed.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is
an independent Federal agency charged with investigating
industrial chemical accidents. The board members are appointed
by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The CSB conducts
root-cause investigations of chemical accidents at fixed
industrial facilities. CSB does not issue fines or citations
but does make recommendations.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $13,400,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 14,400,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 14,400,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $14,400,000 for the Salaries and
Expenses appropriation, $1,000,000 above the enacted level and
equal to the budget request. This includes funding for
additional FTE and $300,000 for a new Docket Management System,
both as requested.
President Biden appointed, and the Senate confirmed, two
board members, who began their duties in February 2022. With
two board members in place, the Committee expects the agency to
continue addressing staff issues and other challenges
identified by the Inspector General and other stakeholders.
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) 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, 2022........................... $0
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 4,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 0
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... -4,000,000
The Committee does not recommend new appropriations for
fiscal year 2023; however, a total of $3,060,000 is made
available from unobligated balances for fiscal year 2023
operations for ONHIR. The Committee continues to urge ONHIR to
complete its mission and bring about the closure of ONHIR in
accordance with its authorizing statutes. The Committee does
not recommend funds to relocate individuals who have not been
certified as eligible for relocation. If rehearing or an appeal
of a denial for relocation benefits is successful, ONHIR has
sufficient unobligated balances to provide relocation
assistance.
The Committee understands that some appeals of the denial
of relocation benefits are still pending and that others are
within the statute of limitations to appeal a denial but have
not yet done so. The Committee expects ONHIR to continue
keeping the Committee informed of the status and resolution of
appeals. In addition, the Committee is aware of pending
lawsuits challenging the potential closure of ONHIR. The
Committee urges ONHIR to continue working closely with the
Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, the Department of the Interior,
and the Department of Justice to plan and implement the timely,
reasonable, and fair closure of ONHIR and transfer of any
legacy responsibilities to the appropriate parties. None of the
funds may be used for the ultimate closure of ONHIR.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $11,741,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 11,772,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 13,274,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +1,533,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +1,502,000
The Committee recommends $13,274,000 for the Institute of
American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
(IAIA), $1,533,000 above the enacted level and $1,502,000 above
the budget request.
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum
and research complex, with 21 museums and galleries, 9 research
centers, a library, archives, and the National Zoological Park,
and more than 200 Smithsonian Affiliates in nearly every state,
Puerto Rico, and Panama. 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, in 2021 the
Smithsonian celebrated 175 years of honoring its mission to
promote ``the increase and diffusion of knowledge''. As
custodian of the National Collections, the Smithsonian is
responsible for overseeing more than 155 million objects,
including scientific specimens, works of art, library volumes,
archival materials, musical instruments, and live animals.
These scientific and cultural collections are a vital resource
for global research and conservation efforts. The collections
are displayed for the enjoyment and education of visitors and
are available for research by the staff of the Institution and
by thousands of visiting students, scientists, and historians
each year. Using its digital tools, the Smithsonian's goal is
to share its treasures with millions across the country and the
globe who cannot visit in person.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $852,215,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 909,500,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 909,500,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +57,285,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $909,500,000 for Salaries and
Expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, $57,285,000 above the
enacted level and equal to the budget request. The
recommendation includes the requested fixed costs and program
increases. Additional information and program increases are
provided in the narrative below and in the detail table at the
end of the report. The Committee supports the Smithsonian's
efforts to transform into a virtual museum that complements
their physical spaces to share their collection with millions
across the country and the globe. The Smithsonian is in the
process of creating two new museums, the National Museum of the
American Latino, and the Smithsonian American Women's History
Museum, which presents a unique opportunity to merge tradition
and innovation in new ways and to enrich the American story by
highlighting the contributions of women and Latinos to this
nation. The board of trustees and advisory council members have
been selected, museum leadership has been selected or is being
finalized, and the Smithsonian is on track to meet the site
selection deadline. The Smithsonian is directed to brief the
Committee on a quarterly basis, so the Committee has a clear
understanding of what is needed at each stage of development.
The Committee remains concerned about the condition of existing
Smithsonian buildings, deferred maintenance backlog, and
implementing the Smithsonian's 2021 Climate Change Action Plan
to assess vulnerability, enhance resilience, and take action to
protect the collections. The recommendation provides funding to
address these challenges.
Additional Guidance.--The following additional direction
and guidance is provided with respect to funding provided
within this account:
Accessibility.--The Committee understands the Smithsonian
is committed to making all facilities accessible, including for
individuals that are hard of hearing, and requests a report
within 45 days of enactment of this Act describing how it meets
that goal, where technology such as induction loops are
appropriate, and how it collaborates with the National Park
Service to ensure best practices are incorporated. The
Committee also understands the Smithsonian established a
charter and a working group that will initially focus on
accessibility for websites and content, including audio, video,
and images. The second phase of this effort will focus on
technology in exhibits.
Asian Pacific American Initiatives and Outreach.--The
Committee supports the need to strengthen programming to
commemorate Asian Pacific history and to continue its effort to
acquire new materials for its collection and provides a total
of $2,560,000 for the Asian Pacific Center and the Asian
Pacific Pool which is now displayed for more transparency in
the table at the end of this report in a new line under Museums
and Research Institutes instead of as a component of
Institution-wide programs and Administration. The Smithsonian
is directed to provide a briefing on its strategy and how it
disseminates Asian Pacific American educational materials to
educators within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
National Museum of African American History and Culture.--
The Committee maintains its longstanding support of the
National Museum of African American History and Culture and
acknowledges the work of the Office of Strategic Partnerships
that delivers transformative support for African American and
African Diaspora history and culture organizations regionally,
nationally, and internationally and its HBCU History and
Culture Access Consortium initiative.
National Museum of the American Latino.--The Committee
reaffirms and supports the intent of Congress that the new
National Museum of the American Latino will be located on or
near the National Mall, to the maximum extent practicable. The
recommendation includes $10,392,000 equal to the budget
request. This funding will continue recruiting and selecting
personnel, especially in research, collections, education and
communication through digital platforms while the Museum
planning is underway.
Smithsonian American Women's History Museum.--The Committee
provides $9,568,000 for the Smithsonian's American Women's
Initiative and the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum,
equal to the budget request. This funding will continue
recruiting and selecting personnel, forming planning and
coordination teams to develop exhibitions, public programs,
education, research, collections acquisition, technology, and
developing the capacity for administrative operations. Through
exhibitions, programs, educational content, and expansion of
the national collection both online and on site, the
Smithsonian Institution will better portray how women have
shaped this country. The Committee reaffirms and supports the
intent of Congress that the Smithsonian American Women's
History Museum be located on or near the National Mall, to the
maximum extent practicable.
Outreach.--The Committee encourages the Institution to
increase outreach and support activities through collaboration
with local museums and other interested public and non-profit
organizations. Through the Smithsonian's Traveling Exhibitions
and Affiliations programs, Smithsonian expertise, art, science,
historical artifacts, and rich educational programming can be
shared throughout the Nation ensuring all Americans can learn
and experience the magnificent history which millions find
every year exhibited in Washington, D.C.
Expanding upon the central tenet of the Smithsonian's
mission, to share knowledge, the Smithsonian is encouraged to
make their expertise available for projects aimed at preserving
America's civil rights history abroad.
Facilities Maintenance.--The Smithsonian-wide facility
current replacement value is $9,450,000,000. The National
Research Council recommends an annual maintenance budget in the
range of two to four percent of a physical plant's current
replacement value to avoid adding a deferred maintenance
backlog. The Committee supports the Smithsonian's goal to
further reduce its deferred maintenance backlog, estimated at
$1,130,000,000, through coordinated efforts of its maintenance
and Facilities Capital programs. The recommendation provides
the budget request.
The Committee continues to encourage the Smithsonian to
work with the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish
History to explore a plan for acquisition of the Museum and
looks forward to the report requested in fiscal year 2022.
FACILITIES CAPITAL
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $210,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 265,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 265,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +55,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $265,000,000 for the Facilities
Capital account, $55,000,000 above the enacted level and equal
to the budget request. The recommendation includes $182,100,000
for Revitalization to complete the renovation of the National
Air and Space Museum that has been impacted by unforeseen
conditions that have increased the price of the project and
advance renovation projects for the Smithsonian's Historic
Core, National Zoological Park, and other projects outlined in
the budget request. The recommendation also includes
$36,000,000 for the construction of the Pod 6 Collections
Storage Module, a partnership with the National Gallery of Art,
and $46,900,000 for planning and design which includes support
for the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum and the
National Museum of the American Latino.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
The National Gallery of Art is one of the world's great
galleries. Its magnificent works of art, displayed for the
benefit of millions of visitors annually, and its two iconic
buildings and sculpture garden, serve as an example of a
successful cooperative endeavor between private individuals and
institutions and the Federal government. With the special
exhibitions shown in the Gallery, and through the many
exhibitions which travel across the country, the Gallery brings
great art treasures to Washington, DC, and to the Nation.
Through its educational and teacher training programs and its
website, the Gallery provides art history materials, rich
online educational materials, direct loans, and broadcast
programs to millions of Americans in every State.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $156,419,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 170,240,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 170,240,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +13,821,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $170,240,000 for Salaries and
Expenses of the National Gallery of Art, $13,821,000 above the
enacted level and equal to the budget request.
Bill Language.--The Committee has included bill language
specifying the amount provided for Special Exhibitions.
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $24,081,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 39,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 39,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +14,919,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $39,000,000 for Repair,
Restoration and Renovation of buildings at the National Gallery
of Art, $14,919,000 above the enacted level and equal to the
budget request. The recommendation also includes bill language
and $27,208,000 for design and construction of an off-site art
storage facility in partnership with the Smithsonian
Institution.
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 and seven theaters 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 8,000 on a daily
basis.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $27,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 27,640,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 27,640,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +640,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $27,640,000 for Operations and
Maintenance, $640,000 above the enacted level and equal to the
budget request.
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $13,440,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 17,740,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 17,740,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 4,300,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $17,740,000 for Capital Repair and
Restoration, $4,300,000 above the enacted level and equal to
the budget request.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968, Public Law 90-637,
established the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars as the official memorial to President Wilson and as a
key non-partisan forum for tackling global issues through
independent research and open dialogue. Since 1968, this
institution's nonpartisan insight and analysis has helped
inform decisions of policymakers, civic leaders, and the
general public across a wide spectrum of beliefs and
backgrounds. The Center hosts more than 150 world-class
scholars, journalists, former policymakers, and others per year
to do their own research on the topics of the Center's
expertise which facilitates dialogue that informs and develops
actionable ideas on global issues.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 14,860,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 15,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +140,000
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for Salaries and
Expenses of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars, equal to the enacted level and $140,000 above the
budget request. The Committee expresses continued support for
the effective role the Center plays as a nonpartisan forum for
ideas and discussion on public policy issues.
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $180,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 203,550,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 207,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +27,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +3,450,000
The Committee recommends $207,000,000 for the National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA), $27,000,000 above the enacted
level and $3,450,000 above the budget request.
The Committee recognizes the broad bipartisan support for
the NEA and its work to promote access to the arts in every
community across America. Each year, every district receives
NEA funding to support art programs that can enhance economic
development, create jobs, and expand arts learning.
The Committee remains committed to supporting proven
national initiatives with broad geographic reach. The Big Read,
Challenge America, and Shakespeare in American Communities are
among the cost-effective grant programs that extend the arts to
underserved populations in both urban and rural communities
across the United States. Through the innovative program,
``Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network,'' the
NEA, in partnership with the Departments of Defense and
Veterans Affairs, provides creative arts therapies and arts
engagement strategies that promote healing and support the
reintegration of service members and veterans recovering from
traumatic brain injuries and psychological health issues.
Addressing Equity Through the Arts.--The Committee
recognizes the progress and commitment the NEA and the National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) have made to advance racial
equity through the arts and humanities. The Committee strongly
supports NEA and NEH continuing to make grants available to
eligible entities, including faith-based and community-based
organizations, with a specific focus on those that serve and
are led by people of color, especially in underserved and rural
communities. The Committee encourages additional focus on arts
and humanities projects that highlight the history of systemic
racism and the current work to overcome its impact. The NEA
shall continue to report to Congress on actions taken to
provide equitable outreach and education to increase engagement
with and grant access to prospective applicants for funding.
Diversity at the National Endowment.--The Committee
continues to recognize the power of NEA grants to provide arts
programming access to minority and underserved populations.
These grant programs also have the potential to increase
opportunities for, and develop the potential of, minority and
underserved artists, particularly in the film, television,
theater, publishing, and other industries. The Committee
directs the NEA to continue prioritizing diversity in its work
and to work with relevant stakeholders including Members of
Congress on identifying ways to increase outreach and
engagement with historically underrepresented communities and
regions, as well as to continue prioritizing increasing
diversity in NEA staff, the National Council of the Arts,
Discipline Directors, and Peer Panelists.
Maternal Music Programs.--The Committee recognizes the
efficacy of maternal music programs to improve maternal health,
early childhood development, and strengthen family bonds. NEA
is encouraged to support music programs that promote maternal-
child wellbeing, particularly for mothers facing adversity,
such as poverty, homelessness, incarceration, behavioral
health, and teenage pregnancy. The NEA is directed to provide a
report to the Committee not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act on the NEA's past support for and
future opportunities for supporting the use of music for
maternal-child wellbeing.
Tribal Engagement.--The Committee is encouraged to see the
Endowment's efforts to ramp up engagement with Tribal
governments and communities. The Committee strongly urges the
NEA to continue to support projects that promote the culture,
language, and related arts of indigenous peoples' communities,
including American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiians.
The bill includes funding to continue the longstanding
collaborative relationship between the NEA and the States.
State governments match NEA grant funds to support programs
that respond to local needs in arts education, community
development, cultural preservation, and arts access. More than
4,000 communities benefit annually from these programs.
Bill Language.--As in previous years, bill language is
included to provide grant program direction to the NEA. With
the exception of established honorific programs, grant funding
to individual artists is strictly prohibited. The Committee
directs that priority be given to providing services or grant
funding for projects, productions, or programs that encourage
public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of
the arts.
National Endowment for the Humanities
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $180,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 200,680,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 207,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +27,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +6,320,000
The Committee recommends $207,000,000 for the National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), $27,000,000 above the
enacted level and $6,320,000 above the budget request. The
Committee expects the NEH to obligate and expend funds as
directed in the table that is included at the end of this
report.
The Committee recognizes the broad bipartisan support for
the NEH mission to serve and strengthen our nation by making
the humanities available to all Americans. NEH programs support
cultural infrastructure projects, education programs, and
initiatives; advance scholarly research; and provide for
exhibitions, documentaries, and the preservation of historic
collections.
The Committee commends the NEH for its support of grant
programs to benefit wounded warriors and to ensure educational
opportunities for veterans and service members transitioning to
civilian life. In partnership with NEH, State humanities
councils have developed and delivered local programs that
support veterans, their families and caregivers. The Committee
continues to encourage the NEH to fully support efforts to
connect the humanities to the experience of veterans and
provide educational opportunities to these American heroes.
Collaboration with State Councils.--The bill includes
funding to continue the longstanding collaborative relationship
between the NEH and State humanities councils. The Committee
commends the NEH for its ongoing, successful collaboration with
State humanities councils in each of the 50 states as well as
Washington, D.C., the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and American Samoa. State humanities councils support
public humanities programming in more than 6,000 rural and
urban communities and nearly every congressional district.
These programs increase public awareness of national issues
such as the opioid epidemic, help veterans reintegrate into
their communities, promote family literacy, and record and
preserve the stories, language, and histories of our native
cultures. The Committee urges the NEH to provide program
funding to support the work of State humanities councils
consistent with the guidance provided in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018.
Diaspora Groups.--The Committee recognizes the cultural
contributions of diaspora groups from nations and communities
across the world to the United States and appreciates the value
in preserving their traditions. The Committee recognizes the
important work the NEH is doing to support the archival of
stories, documents, and other materials from cultural diasporas
worldwide. The Committee urges NEH to strengthen its
partnerships with, and funding opportunities for cultural
organizations across the country to collect additional stories,
documents and materials from families and institutions
dedicated to diaspora communities, including Eastern Europe,
particularly among the former Soviet Union.
Diversity at the National Endowment.--The Committee
continues to recognize the power of NEH grants to provide
humanities programming access to minority and underserved
populations. The Committee directs the NEH to continue
prioritizing diversity in its work and to work with relevant
stakeholders including Members of Congress on identifying ways
to increase outreach and engagement with historically
underrepresented communities and regions, as well as to
continue prioritizing increasing diversity in NEH staff,
members of the National Council of the Humanities, Division
Directors, and Peer Panelists.
The Committee commends the Endowment's effort to establish
an Office of Research and Analysis, Office of Outreach, and
Chief Diversity Officer office. These offices will
significantly bolster the Endowment's engagement with
underserved communities and ensure the investments the
Endowment makes are efficient and effective at reaching key
audiences, including underserved and economically disadvantaged
communities. To that end the Committee provides no less than
$814,000 to establish an Office of Research and Analysis,
$838,000 to establish an Office of Outreach, and $356,000 to
establish an Office of the Chief Diversity Officer. The
Committee is hopeful these investments will aid the NEH in
reaching populations which have historically received
proportionally less assistance from the Endowment.
Documenting the Covid Pandemic.--The Committee recognizes
the grave toll that the Covid-19 pandemic has had, and
continues to have, on American families across the country. The
Committee urges NEH to support the documentation of the Covid-
19 pandemic and its effects on Americans. Documentation might
be done through podcasts, documentaries, oral histories,
nonfiction books, and other types of humanities research. The
Committee further encourages NEH to find an appropriate way to
ensure that this documentation is freely available to the
public.
Equitable Outreach.--The NEH shall continue to report to
Congress on actions taken to provide equitable outreach and
education to increase engagement with and grant access to
prospective applicants for funding.
Indigenous Communities Support.--The Committee further
commends the NEH for its ongoing support to American Indian and
Alaska Native communities in preserving their cultural and
linguistic heritage through the Documenting Endangered
Languages program and a variety of preservation and access
grants that enable American Indian and Alaska Native
communities to preserve cultural artifacts and make them
broadly accessible. The Committee encourages the NEH to expand
its support to Native Hawaiian communities to ensure access to
and preservation of cultural artifacts and practices across
more indigenous communities. The Committee further commends the
NEH for its support for Tribal colleges and encourages NEH to
strengthen these relationships. The Committee encourages NEH to
increase its outreach and support for projects and programs,
such as the Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and
Universities grant, that focus on Native Americans, including
American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
Commission of Fine Arts
The Commission of Fine Arts was established in 1910 to
advise the government on questions of art and architecture and
preserve the symbolic significance of the nation's capital. The
Commission's work includes advice on designs for parks, public
buildings, public art, as well as the design of national
monuments, coins and medals, and overseas American military
cemeteries. In addition, the Commission conducts design reviews
of semipublic and private structures within the Old Georgetown
Historic District and within certain areas of the National
Capital that are adjacent to areas of Federal interest. The
Commission also administers the National Capital Arts and
Cultural Affairs program.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $3,328,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 3,661,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 3,661,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +333,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $3,661,000 for Salaries and
Expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts, $333,000 above the
enacted level and equal to the budget request.
Recognizing the importance of the artistic and cultural
institutions that National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
grants support, including Ford's Theater, the Committee directs
the Commission of Fine Arts to provide a report within 90 days
of enactment of this Act outlining future budget resources that
may be needed to ensure National Capital Arts and Cultural
Affairs supported entities can continue meeting their missions
of performing, exhibiting, and/or presenting the arts operating
principally in Washington, D.C.
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $5,000,000
Budget Estimate, 2023................................. 5,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 5,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs (NCACA)
program was established in Public Law 99-190 to support
organizations that perform, exhibit, and/or present the arts in
the Nation's Capital. NCACA provides grants to support Ford's
Theater, the National Symphony Orchestra, the National Museum
of Women in the Arts, and other arts organizations. The
Committee recommends $5,000,000, equal to the enacted level and
the budget request.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 established
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). The ACHP
was granted permanent authorization as part of the National
Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 2006 (Public Law 109-
453). The ACHP promotes the preservation, enhancement, and
productive use of our Nation's historic resources and advises
the President and Congress on national historic preservation
policy.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $8,255,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 8,585,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 8,585,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +330,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $8,585,000 for Salaries and
Expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
(ACHP), $330,000 above the enacted level and equal to the
budget request.
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 the federal elements of the National Capital
Comprehensive Plan; prepare the Federal Capital Improvement
Program; and review plans and proposals submitted to the
Commission.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $8,750,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 8,630,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 8,750,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +120,000
The Committee recommends $8,750,000 for Salaries and
Expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission, equal to
the enacted level and $120,000 above the budget request.
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. Private funds support educational outreach
throughout the United States.
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $62,616,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 65,231,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 65,231,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +2,615,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $65,231,000 for the Holocaust
Memorial Museum, $2,615,000 above the enacted level and equal
to the budget request.
Salaries and Expenses.--The recommendation includes
$58,967,000 for salaries and expenses. The recommendation
includes $2,000,000 to enhance the Museum's education
programming on the Holocaust and genocide prevention, as
authorized by the Never Again Education Act (Public Law 116-
141). The Committee continues to direct the Museum to develop
and nationally disseminate relevant and accessible resources to
promote critical thinking and understanding about how and why
the Holocaust happened. The Museum is encouraged to articulate
and share sound methodologies and approaches for teaching and
learning about the Holocaust and to work with state and local
education agencies, museums, Holocaust education leaders and
centers, and other organizations to educate students nationwide
about the history and relevance of the Holocaust.
Repair and Rehabilitation.--The recommendation includes
$4,000,000 for Repair and Rehabilitation, $1,000,000 above the
enacted level and equal to the budget request.
Outreach Initiatives.--The recommendation includes
$1,264,000 for Outreach Initiatives, equal to the enacted level
and the budget request.
Equipment Replacement.--The recommendation includes
$1,000,000 for Equipment Replacement, $285,000 above the
enacted level and equal to the budget request.
PRESIDIO TRUST
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $40,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 31,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 90,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +50,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... +59,000,000
The Committee recommends $90,000,000 for the Presidio Trust
$50,000,000 above the enacted level and $59,000,000 above the
budget request.
World War I Centennial Commission
The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission was created by
an Act of Congress in 2013 as an independent agency of the
Legislative Branch of the United States government. Members of
the 12-member Commission were appointed by the President and
the leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, as
well as the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and
the National World War I Museum. The Commission's mission is to
plan, develop, and execute programs, projects and activities to
commemorate the Centennial of World War I.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 1,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 1,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. 0
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $1,000,000 for salaries and
expenses of the World War I Centennial Commission, equal to the
enacted level and the budget request.
UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION
Appropriation enacted, 2022........................... $8,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023................................. 15,000,000
Recommended, 2023..................................... 15,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2022................................. +7,000,000
Budget estimate, 2023............................... 0
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the United States
Semiquincentennial Commission, $7,000,000 above the enacted
level and equal to the budget request.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Section 401 continues a provision prohibiting activities to
promote public support or opposition to legislative proposals.
Section 402 continues a provision providing for annual
appropriations unless expressly provided otherwise in this Act.
Section 403 continues a provision providing restrictions on
departmental assessments unless approved by the Committee on
Appropriations.
Section 404 continues a limitation on accepting and
processing applications for patents and on the patenting of
Federal lands.
Section 405 continues a provision regarding the payment of
contract support costs for prior fiscal years.
Section 406 addresses the payment of contract support costs
for fiscal year 2023.
Section 407 continues a provision providing that the
Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered in violation
of certain provisions of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act solely because more than 15 years have
passed without revision of a forest plan, provided that the
Secretary is working in good faith to complete the plan
revision.
Section 408 continues a provision limiting preleasing,
leasing, and related activities within the boundaries of
National Monuments.
Section 409 continues a provision which restricts funding
for acquisition of lands or interests in lands from being used
for declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation.
Section 410 continues a provision which prohibits no-bid
contracts and grants except under certain circumstances.
Section 411 continues a provision which requires public
disclosure of certain reports.
Section 412 continues a provision which delineates the
grant guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Section 413 continues a provision which delineates the
program priorities for programs managed by the National
Endowment for the Arts.
Section 414 continues a provision requiring the Department
of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Forest
Service, and Indian Health Service to provide the Committees on
Appropriations quarterly reports on the status of balances of
appropriations.
Section 415 extends certain authorities through fiscal year
2022 allowing the Forest Service to renew grazing permits.
Section 416 prohibits the use of funds to maintain or
establish a computer network unless such network is designed to
block access to pornography websites.
Section 417 continues a provision requiring the humane
treatment of wild horses and burros.
Section 418 extends the authority of the Forest Service
Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act.
Section 419 sets requirements for the use of American iron
and steel for certain loans and grants.
Section 420 provides authority for the Secretary of the
Interior to enter into training agreements and to transfer
excess equipment and supplies for wildfires.
Section 421 provides a one-year extension of the current
recreation fee authority.
Section 422 references Reprogramming Guidelines previously
enacted into law.
Section 423 continues a provision through fiscal year 2023
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture to consider local contractors when awarding
contracts for certain activities on public lands.
Section 424 reauthorizes for one year the Shasta-Trinity
Marina Fee authority.
Section 425 reauthorizes for one year the Interpretive
Association authority.
Section 426 reauthorizes for one year the Puerto Rico
Schooling authority.
Section 427 reauthorizes for one year the Forest Botanical
Products Fee Collection authority.
Section 428 continues a provision restricting certain
activities within Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Section 429 requires the initial lease term Tribal lease
payments to be consistent with funding agreements.
Section 430 reauthorizes for one year the Forest Ecosystem
Health and Recovery Fund.
Section 431 requires the allocation of funds from the
National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund and Land
and Water Conservation Fund.
Section 432 addresses carbon emissions from forest biomass.
Section 433 addresses timber sales involving Alaska western
red and yellow cedar.
Section 434 provides transfer authority to the Federal
Highway Administration for the National Parks and Public Land
Legacy Restoration Fund.
Section 435 amends the National Trails System Act.
Section 436 allows the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to allow Urban Indian Organizations to use grant or
contract funds for minor renovations to facilities, or
construction or expansion of facilities, to meet certain
standards.
Section 437 prohibits the construction of forest
development roads in the Tongass National Forest.
Section 438 includes Bureau of Land Management in
Agriculture Act of 2014 regarding Good Neighbor Authority.
Section 439 prohibits the issuance of permits for the
import of a sport-hunted trophy of elephants or lions from
certain countries.
Allocation of Funds From the National Parks and Public Land Legacy
Restoration Fund--Fiscal Year 2023
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
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Funding
State(s) Station or Unit Name Project Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AK Anchorage District.... Glennallen Warehouse $4,706,000
Consolidation.
AZ Gila District......... Hot Well Dunes 5,180,000
Facilities and Site
Repairs.
CA California Desert Cahuilla Ranger 8,225,000
District. Station Replacement.
CO Grand Junction Air Grand Junction Air 3,470,000
Center. Center Tanker Base
Repairs (Phase II).
ID Coeur d'Alene Idaho Recreation Site 6,377,000
District, Idaho Falls Repairs.
District, and Twin
Falls District.
ID National Interagency Airfield Ramp Tarmac 2,500,000
Fire Center. Replacement.
MT Eastern Montana Recreation, Roads, 7,681,000
Dakotas District, Dams, and Building
North Central Repair Project.
District, Western
Montana District.
NM Farmington District... Wild Rivers Back 4,851,000
Country Byway
Repairs (Phase II).
NV Elko District......... Elko District Office 12,830,000
Building Replacement
and Repairs.
OR Northwest Oregon Yaquina Head 9,582,000
District. Outstanding Natural
Area Site
Maintenance.
OR Vale District......... Vale District 4,557,000
Building Renovation.
UT West Desert District.. Little Sahara 6,057,000
Recreation Area
Maintenance (Phases
II and III).
VA Northeastern States Meadowood Repairs.... 400,000
District.
WY High Desert District, Wyoming Safety of 5,263,000
Wind River/Bighorn Dams Repairs and
Basin District, and Maintenance (Phase
High Planes District. II).
Program Administration ..................... 2,850,000
(Indirect Costs).
Contingency Fund...... ..................... 10,471,000
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Total, Bureau of Land Management Projects* $95,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2023 sequestration and previously unavailable
funds.
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
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AL Bon Secour National Rehabilitation of the $900,000
Wildlife Refuge. Headquarters Office
and Maintenance
Building.
AL Wheeler National Replace Compound $1,345,000
Wildlife Refuge. Maintenance Shop.
AZ Buenos Aires National Consolidate and $14,760,000
Wildlife Refuge. Modernize Public Use
Facilities and
Improve Recreational
Access (Phase I).
CA San Luis National Modernize $2,250,000
Wildlife Refuge Infrastructure to
Complex. Improve Waterfowl
Hunting Areas and
Improve Recreational
Access (Phase II).
CA San Luis National Repair Water 5,400,000
Wildlife Refuge Management and
Complex. Public Outdoor
Recreation
Infrastructure
(Phase III).
GA Okefenokee National Replace 1,800,000
Wildlife Refuge. Administrative and
Visitor Center.
IA Upper Mississippi Replacement, Repair, 10,620,000
National Wildlife and and Consolidation of
Fish Refuge. McGregor District
Headquarters and
Facilities.
LA Red River National Replacement of the 900,000
Wildlife Refuge. Primary Boardwalk
and Trail Bridge.
LA Southeast Louisiana Replacement of the 1,556,000
Refuges. Public Use
Facilities and
Critical
Infrastructure.
MQ Midway Atoll National Replace Waste 7,380,000
Wildlife Refuge. Treatment Plant.
OK Wichita Mountains Consolidate and 3,635,000
Wildlife Refuge. Modernize Public Use
Facilities and
Improve Recreational
Access (Phase II).
PR Cabo Rojo National Replace Cabo Rojo 3,763,000
Wildlife Refuge. Headquarters/Visitor
Center Building.
UT Bear River Migratory Rehabilitation of 13,500,000
Bird Refuge. Water Management
Infrastructure.
VT Missisquoi National Rehabilitation of the 81,000
Wildlife Refuge. Multipurpose
Administration and
Visitor Facility.
VT Silvio O. Conte Rehabilitation of 612,000
National Fish and Infrastructure and
Wildlife Refuge-- Public Use
Nulhegan Basin Facilities.
Division.
WV Canaan Valley National Rehabilitation of the 126,000
Wildlife Refuge. Schaeffer Building.
WV Ohio River Islands Rehabilitation of the 81,000
National Wildlife Multipurpose
Refuge. Headquarters
Building.
Multiple National Wildlife Salary Funding for 8,000,000
Refuges. National Maintenance
Action Team Strike
Forces (Year 3).
Multiple National Wildlife Salary Funding for 2,000,000
Refuges. Supplemental
Conservation
Workforce (Year 2).
Program Administration ..................... 2,850,000
(Indirect Costs).
Contingency Fund...... ..................... 13,441,000
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Total, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Projects* $95,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2023 sequestration and previously unavailable
funds.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AL Freedom Riders Rehabilitate Civil $7,451,000
National Monument, Rights-Related
Birmingham Civil Structures,
Rights National Including the
Monument. Greyhound Bus
Depot, Mural
Building, and
Interior of A.G.
Gaston Motel.
AR Hot Springs Rehabilitate 16,729,000
National Park. Historic
Bathhouses.
AZ Grand Canyon Rehabilitate the 61,140,000
National Park. North Rim and
Roaring Springs
Utility Systems
(Phase I).
AZ Petrified Forest Rehabilitate 33,327,000
National Park. Painted Desert
Community Complex.
AZ, UT Glen Canyon Rehabilitate 72,489,000
National Critical Utility
Recreation Area. Systems.
CA Golden Gate Stabilize and 63,584,000
National Rehabilitate
Recreation Area. Alcatraz Island
Historic
Structures.
CA San Francisco Rehabilitate Hyde 102,282,000
Maritime National Street Pier and
Historical Park. the National
Historic Landmark
Eureka Ferryboat.
DC National Mall and Rehabilitate 124,292,000
Memorial Parks. Seawalls and
Shoreline
Landscape at the
Tidal Basin and
West Potomac Park.
FL Everglades National Rehabilitate 36,916,000
Park. Parkwide Water and
Wastewater Systems.
GA Chickamauga and Repair, 5,666,000
Chattanooga Rehabilitation,
National Military and Reconstruction
Park. of Roads and
Parking.
HI Haleakala National Rehabilitate 30,539,000
Park, Hawaii Perimeter Fences
Volcanoes National to Protect Park
Park, Kalaupapa Resources.
National
Historical Park.
ID Craters of the Moon Rehabilitate 9,932,000
National Monument Operational
and Preserve, Buildings at Idaho
Hagerman Fossil Parks.
Beds National
Monument, Minidoka
National Historic
Site.
IN Indiana Dunes Rehabilitate 14,812,000
National Park. Historic
Structures.
MA Boston National Rehabilitate 36,628,000
Historical Park. Building 107 and
Demolish Hoosac
Stores Warehouse
Building (Phase I).
MD Clara Barton Rehabilitate the 14,982,000
National Historic Clara Barton
Site. National Historic
Site.
MI Pictured Rocks Complete Pavement 6,625,000
National Rehabilitation on
Lakeshore, High-Priority NPS
Sleeping Bear Roads in Michigan.
Dunes National
Lakeshore.
MO George Washington Complete Pavement 15,156,000
Carver National Rehabilitation on
Monument, Ozark High-Priority NPS
National Scenic Roads in Missouri.
Riverways,
Wilson's Creek
National
Battlefield.
MS Natchez Trace Rehabilitate 46,212,000
Parkway. Sections of the
Natchez Trace
Parkway (Phase II).
NJ Delaware Water Gap Rehabilitate and 16,869,000
National Repair Critical
Recreation Area. Sections of Old
Mine Road.
NV Great Basin Rehabilitate 4,504,000
National Park. Deteriorated
Wastewater
Collection and
Water Distribution
Systems.
NY Gateway National Rehabilitate 34,150,000
Recreation Area. Deteriorated and
Failing Mission-
Critical Utility
System
Infrastructure
(Phase I).
PA Independence Rehabilitate the 30,163,000
National Interior and
Historical Park. Exterior of First
Bank.
SC Fort Sumter and Repair or Replace 17,868,000
Fort Moultrie Docks at Fort
National Moultrie and
Historical Park. Liberty Square.
VI Virgin Islands Replace Cinnamon 4,778,000
National Park. Bay Wastewater
Treatment Plant
and Trunk Bay
Reverse Osmosis
Plant.
WV New River Gorge Remove Excess 1,237,000
National Park and Structures and
Preserve. Abandoned
Buildings Parkwide
and Address
Utility Needs
(Phase I).
WY Yellowstone Rehabilitate Old 33,630,000
National Park. Faithful
Wastewater
Collection and
Treatment System.
Multiple Preservation
Maintenance Action
Teams at Multiple
Parks.
Maintenance Action ................... 20,000,000
Team.
2024+ Project ................... 314,823,000
Planning and
Compliance.
Program ................... 39,900,000
Administration
(Indirect Costs).
Project Management. ................... 46,816,000
Contingency Fund... ................... 66,500,000
-----------------------------------------------------------
Total, National Park Service Projects* $1,330,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2023 sequestration and previously unavailable
funds.
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AZ Shonto Preparatory Shonto Preparatory $11,636,000
School. School Employee
Housing New
(Replacement) or
Improvement Repair.
AZ Shonto Preparatory Shonto Preparatory 60,482,000
School. School Replacement.
SD Wounded Knee District Wounded Knee District 10,500,000
School. Employee Housing New
(Replacement) or
Improvement Repair.
Program Administration ..................... 2,850,000
(Indirect Costs).
Contingency Fund...... ..................... 9,532,000
-----------------------------------------------------------
Total, Bureau of Indian Education Projects* $95,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2023 sequestration and previously unavailable
funds.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE--FISCAL YEAR 2021 REVISIONS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park
Service
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AZ Grand Canyon Rehabilitate and -$20,223,000
National Park. Preserve Historic
Powerhouse
Building for
Future Use.
AZ Grand Canyon Rehabilitate the $20,223,000
National Park. North Rim and
Roaring Springs
Utility Systems
(Phase I).
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U.S.D.A. FOREST SERVICE FISCAL YEAR 2023
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2023
State Forest or Grassland Project Name Funding
Request
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AK, CA,R&D Stations.......... Research and 12,686,500
GA, MN, MT, Development Deferred
NC, PR, UT, Maintenance.
WA
MT Beaverhead-Deerlodge Beaverhead-Deerlodge 1,441,000
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
ID, MT Bitterroot National Bitterroot National 1,105,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
MT Custer Gallatin Custer Gallation 4,030,300
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
ND, SD Dakota Prairie Dakota Prairie 374,000
Grasslands. Grasslands Deferred
Maintenance.
MT Flathead National Flathead National 2,208,800
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
MT Helena-Lewis and Clark Helena-Lewis and 5,020,000
National Forest. Clark National
Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
ID Idaho Panhandle Idaho Panhandle 6,369,000
National Forests. National Forests
Deferred Maintenance.
MT Kootenai National Kootenai National 1,784,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
MT Lolo National Forest.. Lolo National Forest 2,255,000
Deferred Maintenance.
ID Nez Perce-Clearwater Nez Perce-Clearwater 4,215,100
National Forests. National Forests
Deferred Maintenance.
CO Arapaho and Roosevelt Arapaho and Roosevelt 4,764,300
National Forests and National Forests and
Pawnee National Pawnee National
Grassland. Grassland Deferred
Maintenance.
WY Bighorn National Bighorn National 2,832,100
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
SD Black Hills National Black Hills National 3,981,400
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
CO Grand Mesa, Grand Mesa, 3,825,800
Uncompahgre, and Uncompahgre, and
Gunnison National Gunnison National
Forests. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
CO Medicine Bow-Routt Medicine Bow-Routt 572,500
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
CO Pike-San Isabel Pike-San Isabel 867,000
National Forests and National Forests and
Cimarron and Comanche Cimarron and
National Grasslands. Comanche National
Grasslands Deferred
Maintenance.
CO Rio Grande National Rio Grande National 313,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
WY Shoshone National Shoshone First Forest 334,000
Forest. and Facility
Maintenance.
CO White River National White River National 6,792,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
AZ Apache-Sitgreaves Forest-Wide Developed 650,000
National Forests. Recreation Site
Renovation.
NM Carson National Forest Carson National 3,087,100
Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
NM Cibola National Forest Sandia Crest 1,601,500
Recreation Complex
Design and
Construction.
AZ Coconino National Coconino National 870,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
AZ Coronado National Coronado National 2,473,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
NM Gila National Forest.. Gila National Forest 5,640,000
Deferred Maintenance.
AZ Kaibab National Forest Road 307 and Road 310 578,000
Improvements and
Parking Lot
Reconstruction.
NM Lincoln National Cedar Creek Trail 175,000
Forest. Access Capital
Improvement.
AZ Prescott National Trails Deferred 225,000
Forest. Maintenance.
NM Santa Fe National Santa Fe National 8,193,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
AZ Southwestern Region... Arizona National 360,000
Scenic Trail (AZT)
Deferred Maintenance.
AZ Tonto National Forest. Retrofitting Four 130,000
Composting toilets
to Vault toilets.
UT, WY Ashley National Forest Ashley National 1,743,000
Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
ID Boise National Forest. Boise National Forest 1,659,000
Deferred Maintenance.
WY Bridger-Teton National Bridger-Teton 788,000
Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
ID, WY Caribou-Targhee Caribou-Targhee 2,082,000
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
UT Dixie National Forest. Duck Creek Campground 1,578,500
Deferred Maintenance
Reduction.
UT Fishlake National Fishlake National 4,171,200
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
CA,Humboldt-Toiyabe Humboldt-Toiyabe 1,515,000
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
UT Manti-La Sal National Manti-La Sal National 1,123,700
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
ID Payette National Payette National 1,174,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
ID Salmon-Challis Salmon-Challis 1,169,300
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
ID Sawtooth National Sawtooth National 708,800
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
UT Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 4,841,800
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
CA Angeles National Angeles National 1,750,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
CA Eldorado National Eldorado National 3,570,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
CA Inyo National Forest.. Inyo National Forest 13,840,300
Deferred Maintenance.
CA Klamath National Northern California 169,000
Forest, Six Rivers Wilderness Trails
National Forest. Priority Area
Maintenance.
CA Lake Tahoe Basin Bayview Parking Lot 400,000
Management Unit. Upgrades.
CA Lassen National Forest Recreation Deferred 555,600
Maintenance.
CA Mendocino National Critical Forest-Wide 122,000
Forest. Roof Replacement.
CA Modoc National Forest. Blue Lake Recreation 2,550,000
Improvements.
CA Plumas National Forest Plumas Fire Detection 531,000
and Rec Lookout DM
Upgrades.
CA San Bernardino Recreation Sites 101,000
National Forest. Water System
Improvements.
CA Sierra National Forest Sierra National 8,619,300
Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
CA Tahoe National Forest. Tahoe Public Service 1,400,000
Center and Hotshot
Facilities
Modernization.
WA Columbia River Gorge Columbia River Gorge 565,000
National Scenic Area. National Scenic Area
Deferred Maintenance.
WA Colville National Colville National 1,705,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
OR Deschutes National Forest-Wide Trail 130,000
Forest. Bridge
Reconstruction.
OR Fremont-Winema Oregon Timber Trail 150,000
National Forest. Access Improvements
Recreation.
WA Gifford Pinchot Gifford Pinchot 2,775,000
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
WA Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie 4,836,700
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
OR Mt. Hood National Timberline Lodge 7,000,000
Forest. Boiler System
Replacement.
OR Ochoco National Forest Ochoco National 3,425,500
Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
WA Okanogan-Wenatchee Okanogan-Wenatchee 1,810,000
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
OR, WA Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwest 1,300,000
Region. Region-Wide Deferred
Maintenance.
OR Rogue River-Siskiyou Quosatana Campground 175,000
National Forest. Septic Replacements.
OR Siuslaw National Visitor Center and 400,000
Forest. Roof Replacements.
OR Umpqua National Forest Umpqua National 2,310,000
Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
OR Wallowa-Whitman Wallowa-Whitman 1,800,000
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
OR Willamette National Willamette National 1,670,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
TN Cherokee National Cherokee National 9,595,700
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
SC Francis Marion-Sumter Palmetto Trail Enoree 70,000
National Forests. Passage
Rehabilitation.
VA George Washington and George Washington- 3,936,700
Jefferson National Jefferson National
Forests. Forests Deferred
Maintenance.
AL National Forests in National Forests in 2,379,500
Alabama. Alabama Deferred
Maintenance.
FL National Forests in National Forests in 2,070,000
Florida. Florida Deferred
Maintenance.
MS National Forests in Turkey Fork 450,000
Mississippi. Recreation Area Boat
Launch Resurfacing.
NC National Forests in National Forests in 3,781,300
North Carolina. North Carolina
Deferred Maintenance.
AR Ouachita National Shady Lake Recreation 1,300,000
Forest. Site Day Use
Renovation.
AR Ozark-St. Francis Ozark-St Francis 6,868,000
National Forests. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
PA Allegheny National Allegheny National 6,849,300
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
WI Chequamegon-Nicolet Chequamegon-Nicolet 1,603,000
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
MN Chippewa National Chippewa National 638,700
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
NY, VT Green Mountain and Green Mountain and 661,200
Finger Lakes National Finger Lakes
Forests. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
MI Hiawatha National Hiawatha National 990,900
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
IN Hoosier National Hoosier National 866,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
MI Huron-Manistee Huron-Manistee 2,075,000
National Forests. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
MO Mark Twain National Mark Twain National 1,650,200
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
WV Monongahela National Monongahela National 1,092,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
MI Ottawa National Forest Ottawa National 1,115,000
Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
IL Shawnee National Shawnee National 2,500,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
MN Superior National Superior National 2,420,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
OH Wayne National Forest. Wayne National Forest 855,300
Deferred Maintenance.
NH White Mountain White Mountain 967,900
National Forest. National Forest
Deferred Maintenance.
AK Chugach National Chugach National 2,085,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
AK Tongass National Tongass National 14,398,000
Forest. Forest Deferred
Maintenance.
Total, Project Funds 247,186,800
Sequestration 2023 (5.7%) 16,245,000
Administrative Funds 21,568,200
Total, National Parks and Public Lands Legacy Restoration 285,000,000
Fund
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ALLOCATION OF FUNDS: LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND FISCAL YEAR 2023
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Agency--Account--
State Activity--Project Amount
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Office of the Secretary
Departmental Operations
Appraisal and ..................... 19,000,000
Valuation Services--
Federal Lands.
Total, Office ..................... 19,000,000
of the
Secretary.
Bureau of Land Management
Land Acquisition
Acquisition Management ..................... 7,500,000
Recreational Access... ..................... 20,500,000
Inholdings, ..................... 7,500,000
Emergencies &
Hardships.
ID................ Upper Snake/South 6,250,000
Fork Snake River
Special Recreation
Management Area and
Tex Creek Wildlife
Management Area.
MT................ Big Hole River Access 11,300,000
MT................ Blackfoot River 1,000,000
Watershed.
NM................ Rio Grande del Norte 9,990,000
National Monument.
OR................ Pipe Fork-Port Orford 500,000
Cedar Research
Natural Area.
WY................ Mule Creek Ranch..... 1,700,000
Multi............. California National 2,000,000
Historic Trail (CA/
NV).
Unallocated (5.7% 1,978,982
sequestration for
Acquisitions).
Subtotal, ..................... 34,718,982
Acquisitions.
Total, Bureau ..................... 70,218,982
of Land
Management.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .....................
Land Acquisition .....................
Highlands 10,000,000
Conservation Act
(P.L. 108-421).
Land Acquisition 18,000,000
Management.
Sportsmen and 15,500,000
Recreational Access.
Inholding / 11,135,000
Emergencies and
Hardships.
Exchanges............ 1,591,000
Land Protection 493,000
Planning.
AK................ Alaska Refuges....... 2,800,000
AR................ Cache River National 1,000,000
Wildlife Refuge.
AR................ Felsenthal National 3,000,000
Wildlife Refuge.
CA................ Grasslands Wildlife 1,000,000
Management Area.
CA................ Sacramento River 1,000,000
National Wildlife
Refuge.
CA................ San Joaquin River 2,000,000
National Wildlife
Refuge.
CA................ Tulare Basin Wildlife 1,000,000
Management Area.
FL................ Everglades Headwaters 4,000,000
National Wildlife
Refuge/Conservation
Area.
FL................ St. Marks National 2,000,000
Wildlife Refuge.
IN................ Patoka River National 2,500,000
Wildlife Refuge.
ME................ Rachel Carson 2,000,000
National Wildlife
Refuge.
MO................ Big Muddy National 7429,000
Fish and Wildlife
Refuge.
PA................ Cherry Valley 3,000,000
National Wildlife
Refuge.
TX................ Laguna Atascosa 4,000,000
National Wildlife
Refuge.
TX................ Lower Rio Grande 3,000,000
National Wildlife
Refuge.
WA................ Willapa National 3,500,000
Wildlife Refuge.
Mult.............. Great Thicket 1,500,000
National Wildlife
Refuge (CT/MA/ME/NH/
NY/RI).
Mult.............. Silvio O. Conte 3,000,000
National Fish and
Wildlife Refuge (CT/
MA/NH/VT).
Mult.............. Northern Tallgrass 500,000
Prairie National
Wildlife Refuge (IA/
MN).
Mult.............. Hackmatack National 1,100,000
Wildlife Refuge (IL/
WI).
Mult.............. Dakota Grassland 3,000,000
Conservation Area
(ND/SD).
Mult.............. Dakota Tallgrass 1,000,000
Prairie Wildlife
Management Area (ND/
SD).
Unallocated (5.7% 2,800,375
sequestration for
Acquisitions).
Subtotal, ..................... 49,129,375
Acquisitions.
Total, Land ..................... 105,848,375
Acquisition.
Cooperative Endangered
Species Conservation Fund
Species Recovery Land 11,162,000
Acquisition.
Habitat Conservation 21,638,000
Plan Acquisition.
Total, Cooperative ..................... 32,800,000
Endangered
Species
Conservation Fund.
Total, U.S. ..................... 138,648,375
Fish and
Wildlife
Service.
National Park Service
Land Acquisition and State
Assistance
State Conservation 190,986,214
Grants.
LWCF Outdoor 125,000,000
Recreation Legacy
Grants.
State Conservation 10,478,952
Grants
Administration.
Subtotal, State ..................... 326,465,166
Assistance.
American Battlefield 20,000,000
Protection Program
(P.L. 113-287).
Acquisition 14,500,000
Management.
Recreational Access.. 14,500,000
Emergencies, 3,928,773
Hardships,
Relocations, and
Deficiencies.
Inholding, Donations, 7,000,000
and Exchanges.
AR................ Buffalo National 1,635,000
River.
AZ................ Petrified Forest 1,235,000
National Park.
AZ................ Saguaro National Park 4,125,000
CA................ Santa Monica 12,600,000
Mountains National
Recreation Area.
FL................ Big Cypress National 1,500,000
Preserve.
FL................ Timucuan Ecological 2,800,000
and Historic
Preserve.
GA................ Cumberland Island 2,850,000
National Seashore.
GA................ Ocmulgee Mounds 1,150,000
National Historical
Park.
HI................ Haleakala National 12,900,000
Park.
MI................ Sleeping Bear Dunes 2,170,000
National Lakeshore.
MT................ Bighorn Canyon 770,000
National Recreation
Area.
NM................ Petroglyph National 2,630,000
Monument.
NY................ Home of Franklin D. 840,000
Roosevelt National
Historic Site.
SC................ Congaree National 200,000
Park.
TN................ Big South Fork 5,600,000
National River &
Recreation Area.
WI................ Ice Age National 2,150,000
Scenic Trail.
Multi............. Battlefield Parks 2,500,000
(Various).
GA................ Cumberland Island 8,700,000
National Seashore.
Unallocated (5.7% 4,010,854
sequestration for
Acquisitions).
Subtotal, Land ..................... 70,365,854
Acquisition.
Total, ..................... 456,759,793
National Park
Service.
U.S. Forest Service
Land Acquisition
Acquisition 12,000,000
Management.
Recreational Access.. 11,228,365
Critical Inholdings / 5,500,000
Wilderness.
Cash Equalization.... 250,000
AK................ Chugach National 4,000,000
Forest.
AZ................ Prescott National 9,500,000
Forest.
CA................ Tahoe National Forest 9,750,000
CO................ Rio Grande National 8,000,000
Forest.
CO................ Pike and San Isabel 3,400,000
National Forests.
GA................ Chattahoochee-Oconee 8,050,000
National Forests.
MT................ Lolo National Forest. 9,000,000
MT................ Beaverhead-Deerlodge 3,000,000
National Forest.
MT................ Custer Gallatin 2,000,000
National Forest.
NC................ National Forests in 3,700,000
North Carolina.
OR................ Umatilla National 10,000,000
Forest.
PR................ El Yunque National 2,387,500
Forest.
SC................ Francis Marion and 5,000,000
Sumter National
Forests.
VT................ Green Mountain 3,500,000
National Forest--
Taconic Gateway/Big
Spruce.
WA................ Okanogan-Wenatchee 6,500,000
National Forest.
Unallocated (5.7% 5,306,349
sequestration for
Acquisitions).
Subtotal, ..................... 93,093,849
Acquisitions.
Total, Land ..................... 122,072,214
Acquisition.
Forest Legacy Program
Administrative Funds. 7,500,000
AR................ Hot Springs Forest 1,345,000
Project.
CA................ Trinity Timberlands 3,000,000
Project.
FL................ Wolfe Creek Forest 9,155,000
Project.
GA................ Suwannee River 1,860,000
Headwaters Forest
Project.
HI................ Kaneohe Pali Project. 1,800,000
HI................ Maunawili Valley 1,345,000
Project.
ID................ International Selkirk 7,000,000
Loop Conservation
Project.
ME................ South Bog Stream & 3,665,000
Beaver Mountain
Project.
MS................ Wolf River Forest 7,000,000
Conservation Project.
MT................ Upper Thompson 6,000,000
Connectivity Project.
SC................ Southern Coastal 3,975,000
Biodiversity Project.
VA................ Southern Shenandoah 7,095,000
Borderlands Project.
VT................ Miles Mountain 6,970,000
Project.
WA................ Kittitas Working 5,700,000
Forest Project.
WI................ Pelican River Forest 15,000,000
Project.
Unallocated (5.7% 4,890,636
sequestration for
Projects).
Subtotal, Forest ..................... 85,800,636
Legacy Projects.
Total, Forest ..................... 93,300,636
Legacy
Program.
Total, U.S. ..................... 215,372,850
Forest
Service.
Total, Land ..................... 900,000,000
and Water
Conservation
Fund.
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INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT INCORPORATION OF COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING ITEMS
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Agency Account Location Project House Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Land Acquisition VT Green Mountain National $3,500,000
Forest -- Taconic Gateway/
Big Spruce
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource MA Charles River Watershed 115,000
Information and Association for a Tree
Analysis Protection and Planting
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource TN Metropolitan Government of 539,000
Information and Nashville and Davidson
Analysis County for an Urban Forestry
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource CA San Diego County Twin-Engine 3,750,000
Information and Firefighting Helicopter
Analysis
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource TX City of Dallas Arborist 750,000
Information and Office for an Urban Forestry
Analysis Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource HI The Department of Land and 744,000
Information and Natural Resources for a
Analysis Forest Health Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource TX Stand Ready Texas: Protecting 500,000
Information and Communities in TX10 from
Analysis Wildfires
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource CA City of Santa Cruz for a 400,000
Information and Cooperative Fire Management
Analysis Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource TX Stand Ready Texas: Protecting 500,000
Information and Communities in TX11 From
Analysis Wildfires
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource MA Mystic River Watershed 400,000
Information and Association for an Urban
Analysis Forestry Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource MA City of Everett for an Urban 750,000
Information and Forestry Project
Analysis
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource CA County of San Diego for a 750,000
Information and Fuels Management Project
Analysis
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource KY Olmsted Parks Conservancy for 284,000
Information and an Urban Trail Restoration
Analysis Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation OH The Edna Building Renovation 500,000
Fund Projects--Save
America's Treasures
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation OH Preservation of The Ridges 500,000
Fund Projects--Save
America's Treasures
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation HI Relocation and Preservation 250,000
Fund Projects--Save of the Bishop Museum's
America's Treasures Ichthyology Collection
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation PA Preservation of the Carrie 500,000
Fund Projects--Save Blast Furnaces National
America's Treasures Historic Landmark
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation VA Birthplace of Country Music 500,000
Fund Projects--Save Preservation Project
America's Treasures
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation NY Preservation of the First 1,500,000
Fund Projects--Save Presbyterian Church in
America's Treasures Buffalo, NY's Allentown
Grants District
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation WA 1926 Mukai Cold Process Fruit 500,000
Fund Projects--Save Barreling Plant Restoration
America's Treasures
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation OH Grand Theater Restoration 500,000
Fund Projects--Save
America's Treasures
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation OH Henry County Courthouse 750,000
Fund Projects--Save Restoration Project
America's Treasures
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation NY American History House 1,500,000
Fund Projects--Save Restoration Project
America's Treasures
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation NY Saving A NY Majestic Landmark 500,000
Fund Projects--Save
America's Treasures
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation NY New Day at Federal Hall: 500,000
Fund Projects--Save Preserving and Presenting
America's Treasures America's Rich and Diverse
Grants History
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation NJ Education Wing at the Metlar- 500,000
Fund Projects--Save Bodine House Museum Historic
America's Treasures Site
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation WI Historic Driver Opera House 250,000
Fund Projects--Save Restoration -- Darlington,
America's Treasures WI
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation WI Mineral Point, WI Historic 100,000
Fund Projects--Save District Marquee Restoration
America's Treasures
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation AL Historic Brown Chapel AME 1,500,000
Fund Projects--Save Church Restoration
America's Treasures
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation NY Roslyn Grist Mill 500,000
Fund Projects--Save Rehabilitation
America's Treasures
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation OH Dayton Art Institute 800,000
Fund Projects--Save Restoration -- Windows,
America's Treasures Doors and More
Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Land Acquisition GA Cumberland Island National 8,700,000
Seashore
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water AL Town of Garden City Water 520,000
Agency State Revolving Fund System Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA San Bernardino Valley 2,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Municipal Water District for
a Stormwater Recharge
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Rialto for the Lake 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Rialto Habitat Management
and Community Open Space
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NV City of Fallon Wastewater 4,369,600
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Dewatering
Press
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NV City of Reno Booth Street 1,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Siphon
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NV Truckee Meadows Water 3,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Authority Spanish Springs
Nitrate and Arsenic
Treatment Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Fall River for a 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Waterfront Stormwater
Corridor Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MA Town of Somerset for a Hot & 3,200,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Cold Lane Tank THM Removal
System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MA Town of Millis for a Water 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Supply PFAS Treatment
Planning, Design,
Construction Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MA Town of Sharon for a PFAS 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Treatment Plant
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MA Town of Mansfield for the 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund PFAS Treatment for Dustin/
Prescott Wells Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Foxborough for a 400,000
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Design Route 1 Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IA City of Pacific Junction for 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund a Green Infrastructure
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IA City of Clive for the 500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Greenbelt Landing Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water OH 161 Water Tower Project 2,134,300
Agency State Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY Montgomery County Sanitation 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund District Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY WWTP1 Upgrade & Expansion 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water KY Nicholas County Water 1,548,000
Agency State Revolving Fund District--Phase 13 Water
System Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water KY Lawrenceburg Water System 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Improvements Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water KY Stanton Water Improvements 640,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Citrus Heights Water District 1,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund for the Highland Avenue Well
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Sacramento County for a 2,800,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Regional Conjunctive Use
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Carmichael Water District for 2,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Aquifer Storage and Recharge
Well #2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water OK City of Seminole Water Tower 4,351,281
Agency State Revolving Fund Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water OK City of Edmond Water 5,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Expansion
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Anclote Road Stormwater and 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Roadway Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA City of Colquitt for a 1,187,200
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Pollution Control
Plant Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA City of Leesburg for a Sewage 949,146
Agency Revolving Fund and Clean Water
Infrastructure Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OR Clackamas County for a 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Watershed Protection Project
and Wastewater Facility
Decommission
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water OR Tualatin Valley Water 3,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund District for the Willamette
Water Supply System
Construction Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL Mt. Vernon Sanitary Sewer 2,411,896
Agency Revolving Fund Lining Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water GA Gwinnett County for 2,988,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Replacement and Upgrade of
Aged Water Distribution
Mains
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Cuyahoga County for the MLK 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Boulevard Sewer Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH City of Shaker Heights for 1,600,000
Agency Revolving Fund the Lomond/Lynnfield
Sanitary Sewer Overflow
(SSO) Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund District for a CSO
Elimination Project in
Garfield Heights
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Oxnard for a Water 2,846,400
Agency State Revolving Fund Pipeline Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Simi Valley for the 1,684,000
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Line Replacement near
Easy Street and the Arroyo
Simi
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Santa Paula for the 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Harvard Boulevard Water and
Sewer Pipeline Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Longboat Key Wastewater Main 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL City of Lewistown for a 600,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Municipal Water Supply
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC City of Wilson for Sewer 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Collection System
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC Warren County for the 838,000
Agency Revolving Fund Pleasant Hills Wastewater
Pump Station Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Quail Valley Septic-to-Sewer 2,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Conversion Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Canyon Lake Water Treatment 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Plant Phase 2 Upgrades
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Cachuma Operation and 500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Maintenance Board for the
Lake Cachuma Pumping
Facility Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Wastewater Treatment Plant 1,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Expansion Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH New Wastewater Treatment 400,000
Agency Revolving Fund Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Summerford Sanitary Sewer 765,000
Agency Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water AL Mobile County Water, Sewer, 1,280,000
Agency State Revolving Fund and Fire Protection
Authority Water Well Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State AL Dauphin Island Stormwater 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Management Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA Tybee Island Stormwater 2,600,000
Agency Revolving Fund Detention System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Temple Sanitary 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Overflow Reduction Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Salado, Stormwater 1,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Wyoming Valley Sanitary 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Authority for Restoration,
Retrofits, and Acquisition
Projects
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Milford Borough for a Central 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Sewage and Stormwater
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State HI State of Hawaii for Pearl 1,720,000
Agency Revolving Fund Harbor Aquifer Recovery
Projects
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL Wheaton Sanitary District for 2,655,400
Agency Revolving Fund Secondary Clarifier Upgrades
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Hillsborough County for a 1,920,000
Agency Revolving Fund Septic to Sewer Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH West Kemper Road Storm Water 1,209,900
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State RI Town of Smithfield for a 840,000
Agency Revolving Fund Water and Sewer Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State RI Town of Bristol for the Sewer 1,248,000
Agency Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Area 2 and 3
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State RI Town of Cumberland for a 1,200,000
Agency Revolving Fund Returning Stormwater Runoff
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Framingham for the 1,700,000
Agency Revolving Fund Lake Waushakum Clean Water
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Watertown for a 240,000
Agency Revolving Fund Stormwater Tree Trench
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OK City of Midwest City S.E. 3,200,000
Agency Revolving Fund 15th Street Drainage Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OK City of Ada Wastewater 400,000
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant and Water
Reuse
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water KY Lebanon Water Works Company 1,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Tank Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Orange County Sanitation 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund District for a Supercritical
Water Oxidation Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Atwater for the 3,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Buhach Road and Gurr Road
Utility Extension
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CT Town of Coventry for the 1,200,000
Agency Revolving Fund Coventry/Bolton Gateway
Sewer Extension Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CT Somers Water Pollution 945,000
Agency Revolving Fund Control Authority for
Facility Treatment
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MN Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 2,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Community for Recycling
Facility Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Harris County Municipal 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Utility District 468
Stormwater Detention Basin
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Bentwood Drainage Channel 2,999,568
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement Phase I Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Woodridge Stormwater 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Detention Basin
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Q534 Stormwater Detention 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Basin
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Pinellas County for a 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Baypointe Regional
Stormwater Treatment
Facility Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Treasure Island for a 1,217,000
Agency Revolving Fund Master Pump Station Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CO City of Aurora for a 2,800,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Waterline Replacement
Program
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State UT Wasatch Front Water 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Conservation Effort
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KS Wyandotte County for a Kaw 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Point Wastewater Treatment
Plant Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL Drinking Water Transmission 1,881,600
Agency State Revolving Fund Main Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL Rural Water Distribution 690,750
Agency State Revolving Fund System Phase 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL Sanitary Sewer Inflow & 1,600,000
Agency Revolving Fund Infiltration Reduction
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL Drinking Water Treatment 750,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Plant Construction
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL Drinking Water Distribution 2,284,429
Agency State Revolving Fund System Improvements Phase I
& II
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Whitpain Township for the 220,416
Agency Revolving Fund Ambler Alley Storm Sewer
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Sultan for a Water 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Ocoee for a Utility 1,408,412
Agency Revolving Fund Upgrade Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Wilton Manors for a 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Stormwater Improvement
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Miami-Dade County Stormwater 420,000
Agency Revolving Fund Drainage Improvement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Hialeah Sewer Line 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Revitalization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Great Lakes Water Authority 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund for a PFAS Compounds
Remediation Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Township of Grosse Ile for 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Upgrades to the Wastewater
Treatment Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Kyle for the 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Reclaimed Water Master Plan
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water FL Fort Myers Water Treatment 2,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Expansion Plan
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Reclaimed Water Transmission 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Main, Caloosahatchee River
Crossing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Clean Waters Marco Island 260,000
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Sanibel Slough Dredge and 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Water Quality Improvement
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Phase 2 Naples Red Bay Tide 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Septic Tank Mitigation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Allegheny County Sanitary 3,234,170
Agency Revolving Fund Authority for an Effluent
Flushing Water Improvements
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA County of Santa Cruz for a 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Boulder Creek Sanitation
District Expansion Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TN City Of Maynardville 1,600,000
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater System
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water TN City of Oak Ridge Water 5,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Treatment Plan Transmission
Main
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TN City of Luttrell Wastewater 2,522,800
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water TN Town of Tellico Plains Water 800,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Treatment Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Bellaire for a Water 2,400,000
Agency Revolving Fund and Wastewater Line
Replacement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water TX City of West University Place 2,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund for the Milton Street
Waterline Replacement
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL City of Joliet for a Design 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund and Development Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water FL Town of Lantana for a Water 1,200,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Main Repair Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Delray Beach for a 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Water and Wastewater
Infrastructure Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Solano Irrigation District 2,824,000
Agency State Revolving Fund for Quail Creek Well
Relocation and Associated
Conveyance Facilities
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Oakdale Sewer Expansion 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Town of Hempstead for an East 5,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Meadow Dioxane Mitigation
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Septic to Sewer Conversion 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ME Town of Dixfield for a Hall 514,400
Agency Revolving Fund Hill Road Pump Station
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ME Loring Development Authority 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund for a Sewer Replacement and
Infiltration/Inflow Removal
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ME City of Ellsworth for a High 1,774,075
Agency Revolving Fund Street Pump Station
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ME Town of Blue Hill for a 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Treatment
Facility
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Sandhills Wastewater 2,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Collection System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water TX Generators for Critical 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Infrastructure Protection
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Smith Road Storm Water 2,724,800
Agency Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Healey Creek Storm Water 1,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Management Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH The Vanderhoof Road Pump 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Station East Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water OH Village of Seville Water 1,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Transmission Main
Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX City of San Juan for a Lift 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Station Rehabilitation
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Mercedes for an 1,549,044
Agency Revolving Fund Expansion of Sanitary Sewer
Collection System Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Vernon Township for a Sewer 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Expansion Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ Township of Mahwah for a 800,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Department Filtration
System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ Borough of Fair Lawn for a 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Treatment Facility
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ City of Hackensack for a 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Storm Water Discharge
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ Borough of Park Ridge for a 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Remediation Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of Teaneck for Belle 1,060,780
Agency Revolving Fund Avenue Drainage Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MO Camden Point Sewer Project 3,361,707
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MO Brookfield Drinking Water 1,240,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MO St. Joseph Mainline Sewer 4,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Lining Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State AZ Pima County for a Stormwater 1,200,000
Agency Revolving Fund Drain at El Vado Wash
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MS Town of Brooksville Water and 2,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Wastewater Infrastructure
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MS Wastewater Treatment Facility 3,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Upgrade and Sewer Rehab/
Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MS North Pearl Interceptor 3,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Rehabilitation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MS Tucker Potable Water 2,400,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Treatment Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MS J.H. Fewell Water Treatment 2,800,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Plant, Repair Filter 10, 11,
13 & 15,17,18
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MS City of Ridgeland Water and 3,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Wastewater Infrastructure
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water KY Daviess County Waterline 640,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Upgrade
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY Bardstown Town Creek 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Treatment Plant
Reactor & Clarifier Upgrade
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY Springfield City Barn Pump 1,399,000
Agency Revolving Fund Station Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Stanislaus County for a Crows 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Landing Water Wells Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Ripon for the SSJID 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Surface Water Connection
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA Washougal Wastewater 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Anoxic
Selector Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WA Carson Water Treatment Plant 3,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Rebuild
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State LA Sewer Lift Station and Force 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Main--Downtown Lafayette and
University Avenue
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water LA Water Booster Station 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund (100,000 GPD Avg. Demand)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CT Western Connecticut Council 200,000
Agency Revolving Fund of Governments for a
Sanitary Sewer
Infrastructure Study
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CT City of Stamford for the 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Stamford Bioswales
Initiative
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IA Granger Creek Lift Station 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements at Catfish
Creek Sanitary Sewer System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IA Maquoketa Wastewater 3,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NV Moapa Valley Water District 2,476,640
Agency State Revolving Fund for Water Transmission Line
Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NV Virgin Valley Water District 2,660,000
Agency State Revolving Fund for Water Line Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA City of Coatesville for the 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Ash Park Master Plan
Implementation Phase I
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Western Water Recycling 3,920,000
Agency Revolving Fund Facility
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Borrego Spring Road 3,392,667
Agency State Revolving Fund Transmission Main and Sun
Gold Pipeline Replacement
Projects
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Eastern Municipal Water 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund District Wine Country Sewer
Infrastructure Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Lilac Road Pipeline 3,060,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Replacement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA East County Advanced Water 2,400,000
Agency Revolving Fund Purification Joint Powers
Authority
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Genesee Water Security and 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Resiliency North Water
Storage Tank
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Concord Combined Wastewater 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water OH Walton Acres Phase 1 600,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Waterline Improvement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Belmont County Sanitary Sewer 800,000
Agency Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water OH Water Meter Replacement 174,240
Agency State Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Sanitary Sewer Extension 500,000
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of New Square for a 2,400,000
Agency Revolving Fund Drainage and Flood
Mitigation Improvement
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Chagrin Floodplain 2,323,000
Agency Revolving Fund Restoration and Protection
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Old Town Sewer Project 820,890
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water OH Geauga County Services Center 520,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Water System Upgrade
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Water System Improvement 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Greenmount Area Sewer Service 1,120,000
Agency Revolving Fund Engineering
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State HI County of Kauai for Wailua/ 1,200,000
Agency Revolving Fund Kapaa Wastewater Collection
System Inspection
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH City of Port Clinton for 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Phase 1 Sewer & Waterline
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Board of Lucas County 2,532,832
Agency Revolving Fund Commissioners for Unsewered
Areas of Curtice-Williston
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Installation of an Alternate 560,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Connection in the Town
of Sennett
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Owasco Sanitary Sewer 2,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund System Improvement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Brush Creek Water Pollution 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Control Facility Plant
Solids Processing and
Dewatering Upgrades
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA Jefferson County for a Port 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Hadlock Sewer Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Port Townsend for a 2,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Pump Station Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Green Crest Lift Station 300,000
Agency Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA PFAS Groundwater Treatment 5,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ Moorestown Township for the 2,240,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Kings Highway/Main Street
Water Main Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ Willingboro Municipal 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Utilities Authority for the
Well 5A PFOS Treatment
System Upgrade
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WI City of Viroqua for a Sewer 1,223,400
Agency Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL Emergency Water 90,400
Agency State Revolving Fund Infrastructure Needs
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water AZ City of Douglas for a 833,285
Agency State Revolving Fund Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Hanover Park for a 600,000
Agency Revolving Fund UV Disinfection System
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NH Town of Gorham for a Water 220,000
Agency Revolving Fund and Sewage Infrastructure
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Alta Loop Pipeline 1,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Bellevue Borough for Straw 720,000
Agency Revolving Fund Avenue Sanitary Sewer
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Scott Township for a Sanitary 999,999
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Repair Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Crafton Borough for the 991,758
Agency Revolving Fund Broadhead Avenue Sewer
Separation Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Oak Harbor for an 1,950,000
Agency Revolving Fund Inflow and Infiltration
(I&I) Correction Program
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WA Skagit Public Utility 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund District for the Alger
Interstate 5 Waterline
Relocation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MI Oakland County for Royal Oak 1,600,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Township Water System
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MI City of Hamtramck for Water 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund System Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Jacksonville for a 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Septic Tank Phase Out
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NV Southern Nevada Water 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Authority for a Septic
Conversion Program
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NM Santo Domingo Pueblo for a 1,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Distribution
System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NM Santa Clara Pueblo for a 640,000
Agency Revolving Fund Water Treatment and
Wastewater Facility Design
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State LA Calypso Street Pump Station 4,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of San Clemente for 1,600,000
Agency Revolving Fund Avenida Cordoba/Via Avila
Storm Drain Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Oceanside for the 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Loma Alta Creek Sewer
Relocation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA South Coast Water District 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund for a Coastal Recycled Water
Expansion Program
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Macomb County for Lake St. 1,600,000
Agency Revolving Fund Clair Trash Capture Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI West Bloomfield Parks and 320,000
Agency Revolving Fund Recreation Commission for a
Pond Remediation Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Los Angeles for a 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Hyperion Water Reclamation
Plant Modernization project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MO Water Systems Treatment 2,978,320
Agency Revolving Fund Upgrade
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MO Water Tower 5,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Brockton for the 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Biosolids Sludge Dryer
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ Borough of Flemington for 1,200,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Potable Water Well #11
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ Borough of Alpha for a 3,320,561
Agency State Revolving Fund Elevated Water Storage
Replacement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ Borough of Netcong for Water 600,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Service Line Replacements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Town of Phillipsburg for 3,360,000
Agency Revolving Fund Sanitary Sewer System
Rehabilitation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of Bedminster for a 1,176,000
Agency Revolving Fund Miller Lane Pump Station
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY County of Putnam for the 2,125,000
Agency Revolving Fund Southeast Sewer Diversion
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Town of Newburgh for the 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Colden Park Watermain
Replacement Project Phase
III
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Cornwall for the 1,650,000
Agency Revolving Fund Hasbrouck Area Drainage
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Town of Putnam Valley for a 2,800,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Potable Watermain and
Treatment Plant Installation
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY City of Middletown for Water 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Systems Improvement Phase
III Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC Town of Kernersville for 2,420,000
Agency Revolving Fund Beeson Creek Stream
Restoration
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC City of Winston-Salem for 2,800,000
Agency Revolving Fund Runnymede Water
Infrastructure Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL St. Lucie River/C-23 Water 324,483
Agency Revolving Fund Quality Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Sacramento Area Sewer 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund District for a Franklin
Community Septic to Sewer
Conversion Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Sacramento for the 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Shasta Groundwater Well
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA City of Roswell for a 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Children's Stormwater Garden
and Adventure Path Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MI City of St. Clair Water Tower/ 1,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Booster Station
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MI Main Street Water Main 943,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Replacement (Division to CN
RR)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MI 33 Mile Road & McVicar Water 1,600,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Main Connection
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Establishing Trash Capture 1,600,000
Agency Revolving Fund and Sediment Control for
Urban Watersheds Affecting
Water Quality in Lake St.
Clair
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MI W. & E. St. Clair Road 3,950,800
Agency State Revolving Fund Reconstruction/Water Main &
Sewer Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Maurice DeMuynck Anchor Bay 4,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Pump Station Repair
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MI M-29 Water Main Replacement 2,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Maywood Sanitary Sewer Pump 1,450,000
Agency Revolving Fund Station Rehabilitation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MN City of Woodbury for a East 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Wellfield Manifold Pipe
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Birchwood Village for 480,000
Agency Revolving Fund a Sewer Lift Station
Replacement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Northborough for 491,000
Agency Revolving Fund Water System Upgrades
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WV Greater Harrison County PSD 500,000
Agency Revolving Fund River Crossing Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WV Village of Valley Grove Water 5,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund System Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WV Newburg Independence Water 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Supply Line Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WV Town of Davis Sewer 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Collection System
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WV Mellin Ridge Water Line 400,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Extension
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WV Grand Vue Park Waterline 410,438
Agency State Revolving Fund Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WV Kingwood Water Works (WISDOM 4,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Project)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Water Resource Recovery 1,700,000
Agency Revolving Fund Facility Groundwater
Treatment Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WV Glen Morgan Wastewater 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Upgrade
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WV Old Gwinn Road Water Main 1,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Extension
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WV Hanover Waterline Extension 450,000
Agency State Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Midland Sylvan Pump Station 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Detention Basin
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State UT Weber River Watershed 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Resilience Partnership
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State UT Logan City's Biodigester 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State UT Millville City Sewer Project 3,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WI City of Milwaukee for a Clean 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Initiative
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Gloucester for a 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Water Pollution Control
Facility Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Reading for a 1,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Stormwater System Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MA Town of Burlington for the 1,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Mill Pond PFAS Filter
Facility
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of North Reading for 1,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Collection and
Conveyance System Final
Design
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Sanford for 1,086,544
Agency Revolving Fund Georgetown Stormwater
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Seminole County for a 1,304,000
Agency Revolving Fund Washington Street Outfall
Stormwater Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Azusa for Aspan Well 2,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Treatment and Rehabilitation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Chicopee for a Water 2,854,800
Agency Revolving Fund Pollution Control Facility
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CO Town of Wellington for a 608,000
Agency Revolving Fund Water Infrastructure Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CO Town of Minturn for a Water 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Treatment Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WA Town of Winthrop Watermain 667,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Reconstruction
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Helendale Wastewater 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Tertiary
Upgrade Engineering and
Design
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Replenish Big Bear Lake 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Wastewater Treatment Facility 1,275,000
Agency Revolving Fund Phase III
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Desert Knolls Wash Phase IV 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water AZ Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation 2,846,076
Agency State Revolving Fund and Drainage District for
the Santa Rosa Canal Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water AZ Hopi Tribe for a Water 1,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvement
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water AZ City of Page for Raw Water 2,745,600
Agency State Revolving Fund Intake and Conveyance
Pipeline Design
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water AZ Town of Kearny for a Water 3,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water UT Herriman City Water Line 3,243,520
Agency State Revolving Fund Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water UT Jordan Valley Water 2,873,120
Agency State Revolving Fund Conservancy District
Emergency Drinking Water
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water UT Kearns Improvement District 1,760,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Infrastructure Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MS Northwood Water Main 1,600,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MS Jernigan Water Main Extension 1,826,424
Agency State Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Salinas for the 900,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Castroville Seawater
Intrusion Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Soquel Creek Water District 1,416,000
Agency State Revolving Fund for a Water Reliability
Improvement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Monterey One Water for a 1,252,000
Agency Revolving Fund Cybersecurity and SCADA
Resilience Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NH City of Dover for a Regional 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Emergency Drinking Water
Distribution Interconnection
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NH Town of Derry for the Route 3,200,000
Agency Revolving Fund 28S Sewer Line Extension
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Edgewater for a 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Pump Station No. 4
Rehabilitation Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ City of Garfield for a Lead 2,400,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Piping Removal and
Replacement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Rutherford for a 750,000
Agency Revolving Fund Stormwater Management
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ County of Essex for an Urban 2,823,150
Agency Revolving Fund Rooftop Farming Stormwater
Management System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CO City of Northglenn for Water 2,329,600
Agency State Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Coronado for the 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Parker Pump Station
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MN City of Plymouth for Zachary 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Treatment Plant
Enhancements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ME City of Saco for a Water 3,452,978
Agency Revolving Fund Resource Resiliency Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water ME Town of Limerick for a Water 1,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund and Sewer Mains Replacement
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WI City of Sun Prairie for a 3,200,000
Agency Revolving Fund Water Pollution Control
Facility Solar Radiation
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WI Village of New Glarus for a 1,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Tower Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NC City of Oxford for the Kerr 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Lake Regional Water
Treatment Plant Improvement
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NC City of Sanford for Triangle 3,326,400
Agency State Revolving Fund Regional Governments Water
Treatment Plant Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NC Town of Hillsborough for a 1,267,500
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Booster Pump Station
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Northlake for a 3,200,000
Agency Revolving Fund Sanitary Sewer Lining
Replacement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MD City of Westminster for a 2,150,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Main Replacement at
Route 27
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water PA East Dunkard Water Authority 2,734,400
Agency State Revolving Fund Waterline System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Hickory, Southview and 3,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Westland Sanitary Sewer
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Village of Freeport for 240,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Security Improvements to
Water Operations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State AL Coley Water Wastewater 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water KY Buckhorn Water Treatment 2,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Plant and Transmission Line
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water KY Letcher County Water and 3,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Sewer District Water System
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC Town of Holly Springs for a 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Water Reclamation Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NC Expansion of Water Treatment 1,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Facilities
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC Greensboro Street Lift 2,669,867
Agency Revolving Fund Station #2 Hazard Mitigation
Upgrade
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Paramount for the 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Spane Park Regional
Stormwater Infiltration
Facility
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Coachella Valley Water 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund District for a Water
Consolidation Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Hemet for the Oakland 1,200,000
Agency State Revolving Fund and Santa Fe Water Main
Replacement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MD City of Baltimore for Egg 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Shaped Digesters
Rehabilitation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL Village of Midlothian for the 1,064,000
Agency State Revolving Fund 149th Street & Pulaski Road
Water Main Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL Village of Manhattan for Well 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund 7 Improvements and Radium
Reduction Treatment Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL St. Johns County Stormwater 400,000
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvement
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Septic Tank to City Sewer 3,300,000
Agency Revolving Fund Connection Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CNMI Commonwealth Utilities 911,302
Agency Revolving Fund Corporation for an
Engineering Report and
Assessment
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water FL Village of Pinecrest 640,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Waterline Lateral Connection
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Stormwater Local Drainage 420,000
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement Project for SW
216 Street from Old Cutler
Drive to SW 87 Avenue
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Santa Fe Springs for 2,200,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Well No. 12 Assessment
and Treatment
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Water Replenishment District 2,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund of Southern California for
Five Groundwater Well
Projects
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL Village of Skokie for Lead 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Service Line Replacement
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL City of Waukegan for a Water 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Works Improvement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OR City of Aumsville for a Waste 1,252,950
Agency Revolving Fund Water Treatment Plant
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WA Muckleshoot Tribe for a Water 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund System Improvements Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water WA City of Issaquah for the 600,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Aquifer Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA Mountains to Sound Greenway 1,023,632
Agency Revolving Fund Trust for a Creek
Restoration Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA City of College Park for a 2,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund South East Sewer Wastewater
Pump Station Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA Fulton County for the 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Friendship Pump Station
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Bull Hide Regional 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Reclamation Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Town of Parsippany-Troy Hills 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund for the Pump Station No. 4
Sanitary Sewer Redirection
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ Township of Montclair for 2,056,000
Agency State Revolving Fund PFOAS and Perchlorate
Treatment -- Rand Well
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ Morris County Parks 600,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Commission for the Boonton
Reservoir Improvement
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ID City of Grace Wastewater 2,560,000
Agency Revolving Fund Collection and Treatment
Systems Improvement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ID City of Roberts Clean Water 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ City of Elizabeth for 2,170,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Replacement of Known Lead
Service Lines
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of North Bergen for 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund a Drainage Improvement
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Northwestern Oakland Drainage 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund District for a Sanitary
Sewer Extension Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water VA Spotsylvania County for the 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Motts Run Water Treatment
Plant Expansion Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City/County Association of 2,400,000
Agency Revolving Fund Governments of San Mateo
County for a Stormwater
Capture Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Redwood City for the 1,200,000
Agency Revolving Fund Douglas Avenue Pump Station
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NM Town of Mountainair for 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Treatment
Facility Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State AZ City of Chandler for a 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Reclaimed Water Interconnect
Facility
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MN East Mesabi Water Project 4,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MN Northern Township Sewer and 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Water Infrastructure Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MN Aitkin Regional Water Tower 2,320,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Upgrade
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MN Shorewood Park Sanitary 1,900,000
Agency Revolving Fund District Expansion
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Route 74 Neighborhood Water 4,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Source and Distribution
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Greenwich Waste 4,400,000
Agency Revolving Fund Water Treatment Plant
Reconstruction
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Town of Beekmantown Drinking 750,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Remediation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Fink Creek Flood Mitigation 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Town of Schuyler Falls 2,562,500
Agency State Revolving Fund Morrisonville Water District
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Main Street Sanitary Sewer 2,640,000
Agency Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water FL Restoration of Shoreline Off 2,500,000
Agency State Revolving Fund the Peace River in DeSoto
County
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Sewer Vacuum Station 2,300,000
Agency Revolving Fund Installation in North Port,
FL
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water FL North Lee County Wellfield 2,400,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Expansion Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Northville for the 560,000
Agency Revolving Fund Randolph Drain Serenity
Point and Riverbank
Stabilization Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MI City of Clawson for a Water 710,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Main Reconstruction Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Birmingham for a 1,300,000
Agency Revolving Fund Combined Sewer System
Critical Rehabilitation
Program
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water UT Tooele Valley Water Well and 4,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Storage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA Town of Steilacoom for a 1,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Garrison Springs Creek
Restoration Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY City of Glen Cove for 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Installation of Packed Tower
Aeration System at Duck Pond
Road Well Station
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Pleasanton for a PFAS 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Treatment and Well
Rehabilitation Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Western Municipal Water 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund District for a PFAS
Treatment and Prevention
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Eastern Municipal Water 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund District for the Well 56
PFAS Removal Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Town of Schuyler Graham, 1,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Newport, and Brown Road
Water District
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Orwell Water System 2,351,200
Agency State Revolving Fund Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Waste Water Treatment Plant 3,480,960
Agency Revolving Fund and Pump Station
Rehabilitation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Upper Susquehanna River 1,580,628
Agency Revolving Fund Watershed Resilience Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY South Canal, Commerce, and 1,507,605
Agency Revolving Fund State Street Sewar
Separation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Oneida Castle Sanitary Sewar 4,152,000
Agency Revolving Fund Collection System
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY City of Norwich Water Main 2,850,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MS City of Clinton for a 1,200,000
Agency Revolving Fund Regional Wastewater Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NV Clark County for a Water 2,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Village of Fultonville for 45,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Drinking Water Upgrades
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Pomona for 1,600,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Groundwater Treatment R34
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Chino for a Treatment 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Plant Groundwater Wells 4 &
6 Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MA Town of Winchendon for the 494,950
Agency State Revolving Fund Central Street Water Main
Replacement and Upgrade
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Wolf Creek Sanitary Liners 3,360,000
Agency Revolving Fund Installation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water IL Village of Oswego for 1,800,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Corrosion Studies
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL Northern Moraine Wastewater 2,500,000
Agency Revolving Fund Reclamation District for a
Sanitary Sewer Extension
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA McFarland Wastewater 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Expansion
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA Fowler New Well and System 3,005,200
Agency State Revolving Fund Interconnection for Drought
Resiliency Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NJ North Cape May Watermain 1,953,918
Agency State Revolving Fund Replacement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA County of San Diego for a 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Smuggler's Gulch Dredging
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MI Hupp-Morrell Water 4,240,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Transmission Connector
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Waste Water Discharge Line 3,040,000
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water MI M-50 Water Transmission Main 5,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Village of North Adams Lagoon 750,000
Agency Revolving Fund Repair and Compliance
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water FL City of Hollywood for 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Membrane Softening Drinking
Water Upgrades
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Town of Southwest Ranches for 600,000
Agency Revolving Fund a Drainage and Water Quality
Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water CA City of Inglewood for a Water 3,452,972
Agency State Revolving Fund Main Replacement Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State VT Town of Chelsea for a Pump 600,000
Agency Revolving Fund Station Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water OH City of Portsmouth Water 4,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Treatment Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Alexander Salamon Airport 2,845,552
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Extension
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Ross County Union Heights 4,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Infrastructure
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State VA Town of Haymarket for 160,000
Agency Revolving Fund Stormwater Assessment
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water GA City of East Point for a 1,600,000
Agency State Revolving Fund Water Main Upgrade Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA City of College Park for 800,000
Agency Revolving Fund Stormwater Upgrades
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Miami-Dade County for 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Remediation of 127th Street
Canal--Opa Locka
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Miami-Dade County for a 3,452,972
Agency Revolving Fund Septic to Sewer Conversion
Project--El Portal & Miami
Shores
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State AR Yellville Wastewater 2,160,000
Agency Revolving Fund Collection and Treatment
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY Louisville and Jefferson 1,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund County Metropolitan Sewer
District for a Neighborhood
Drainage Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY Louisville and Jefferson 500,000
Agency Revolving Fund County Metropolitan Sewer
District for Odor Control
Improvements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Mastic/Mastic Beach/Forge 4,250,000
Agency Revolving Fund River Sewer District
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Riverhead Clean Water 2,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Smithtown Business District 3,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Extension Project
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY North Bellport Sewers 3,260,000
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Riverside Sewer System 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Lake Agawam Algae Harvesting 5,000,000
Agency Revolving Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water NY Calverton Connection Project 5,000,000
Agency State Revolving Fund (South River Road)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bill-Wide Reporting Requirements
The following items are included in accordance with various
requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives:
FULL COMMITTEE VOTES
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of
the Rules 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:
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
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.
RESCISSION OF FUNDS
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the rescission recommended in the accompanying bill:
Department and activity:
There are no amounts recommended for rescission.
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the transfer of funds in the accompanying bill.
APPROPRIATION TRANSFERS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL
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Account to which
Account from which transfer is made Amount (000's) transfer is made Amount (000's)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Department of the Interior, National not specified.......... Department of not specified
Park Service. Transportation,
Federal Highway
Administration.
Department of the Interior, BIA, not specified.......... Indian forest land not specified
Operation of Indian Programs. assistance accounts.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of not specified.......... Bureau of Reclamation.. not specified
Indian Affairs Construction.
Office of the Special Trustee for not specified.......... Department of the not specified
American Indians. Interior, BIA,
Operation of Indian
Programs; BIE,
Operation of Indian
Education Programs;
Office of the
Solicitor, Salaries
and Expenses; Office
of the Secretary,
Departmental
Operations.
Department of the Interior, Office of not specified.......... Bureau of Indian not specified
the Secretary. Affairs, Bureau of
Indian Education
``Operation of Indian
Programs'', Office of
the Special Trustee
``Federal Trust
Programs''.
Department of the Interior, Office of not specified.......... Secretary of not specified
Insular Affairs. Agriculture.
Department of the Interior, Wildland up to $50,000.......... National Forest not specified
Fire Management. Foundation,
Administrative
Provision.
Department of the Interior, Wildland not specified.......... Department of the not specified
Fire Management. Interior, for
repayment of advances
made during
emergencies.
Department of the Interior, Wildfire up to $330,000......... Forest Service, up to $330,000
Suppression Reserve Fund. Wildland Fire
Management, Department
of the Interior,
Wildland Fire
Management.
Department of the Interior, Energy not specified.......... States, Tribes, not specified
Community Revitalization Program. Department-wide to
address cleanup and
closure.
Department of the Interior, Intra- not specified.......... Department of the not specified
Bureau. Interior, Intra-
Bureau, for emergency
purposes as specified.
Department of the Interior, not specified.......... Department of the not specified
Department-Wide. Interior, Department-
Wide, for emergency
purposes as specified.
Environmental Protection Agency, not specified.......... Other Federal Agencies. not specified
Hazardous Substance Superfund.
Environmental Protection Agency, $12,111................ Environmental $12,111
Hazardous Substance Superfund. Protection Agency,
Office of Inspector
General.
Environmental Protection Agency, $31,391................ Environmental $31,391
Hazardous Substance Superfund. Protection Agency,
Science and Technology.
Environmental Protection Agency, up to $368,000......... Any Federal Department up to $368,000
Administrative Provisions. or Agency for Great
Lakes Initiative.
Environmental Protection Agency, not specified.......... Environmental not specified
Administrative Provisions. Protection Agency,
Environmental Programs
and Management.
Forest Service, Capital Improvement not specified.......... General Treasury....... not specified
and Maintenance.
Forest Service, Wildland Fire not specified.......... Forest Service not specified
Management. Operations, permanent
funds or trusts.
Forest Service, Wildland Fire not specified.......... Forest Service, not specified
Management. National Forest System.
Forest Service, Wildfire Suppression up to $2,120,000....... Forest Service, up to $2,120,000
Operations Reserve Fund. Wildland Fire
Management, Department
of the Interior,
Wildland Fire
Management.
Forest Service, Communications Site not specified.......... Forest Service, not specified
Administration. National Forest System.
Forest Service, Wildland Fire up to $50,000.......... Secretary of the up to $50,000
Management, Administrative Provision. Interior.
Forest Service, All Accounts......... not specified.......... Forest Service, not specified
Wildland Fire
Management.
Forest Service, Administrative up to $82,000.......... USDA, Working Capital up to $82,000
Provisions. Fund.
Forest Service, Administrative up to $14,500.......... USDA, Greenbook........ up to $14,500
Provisions.
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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.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
[Community Project Funding]
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Agency Account Location Project House Amount House Requestors
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Forest Service Land Acquisition VT Green Mountain National Forest -- $3,500,000 Welch
Taconic Gateway/Big Spruce
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Forest Service Forest Resource Information and MA Charles River Watershed Association 115,000 Clark (MA)
Analysis for a Tree Protection and Planting
Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource Information and TN Metropolitan Government of Nashville 539,000 Cooper
Analysis and Davidson County for an Urban
Forestry Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource Information and CA San Diego County Twin-Engine 3,750,000 Issa, Jacobs (CA),
Analysis Firefighting Helicopter Levin (CA), Peters,
Vargas
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource Information and TX City of Dallas Arborist Office for an 750,000 Johnson (TX)
Analysis Urban Forestry Project
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Forest Service Forest Resource Information and HI The Department of Land and Natural 744,000 Kahele
Analysis Resources for a Forest Health Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource Information and TX Stand Ready Texas: Protecting 500,000 McCaul
Analysis Communities in TX10 from Wildfires
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource Information and CA City of Santa Cruz for a Cooperative 400,000 Panetta
Analysis Fire Management Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource Information and TX Stand Ready Texas: Protecting 500,000 Pfluger
Analysis Communities in TX11 From Wildfires
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource Information and MA Mystic River Watershed Association for 400,000 Pressley
Analysis an Urban Forestry Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource Information and MA City of Everett for an Urban Forestry 750,000 Pressley
Analysis Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource Information and CA County of San Diego for a Fuels 750,000 Vargas
Analysis Management Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest Service Forest Resource Information and KY Olmsted Parks Conservancy for an Urban 284,000 Yarmuth
Analysis Trail Restoration Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund OH The Edna Building Renovation 500,000 Beatty
Projects--Save America's
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund OH Preservation of The Ridges 500,000 Carey
Projects--Save America's
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund HI Relocation and Preservation of the 250,000 Case
Projects--Save America's Bishop Museum's Ichthyology
Treasures Grants Collection
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund PA Preservation of the Carrie Blast 500,000 Doyle, Michael F.
Projects--Save America's Furnaces National Historic Landmark
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund VA Birthplace of Country Music 500,000 Griffith
Projects--Save America's Preservation Project
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund NY Preservation of the First Presbyterian 1,500,000 Higgins (NY)
Projects--Save America's Church in Buffalo, NY's Allentown
Treasures Grants District
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund WA 1926 Mukai Cold Process Fruit 500,000 Jayapal
Projects--Save America's Barreling Plant Restoration
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund OH Grand Theater Restoration 500,000 Johnson (OH)
Projects--Save America's
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund OH Henry County Courthouse Restoration 750,000 Latta
Projects--Save America's Project
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund NY American History House Restoration 1,500,000 Malliotakis
Projects--Save America's Project
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund NY Saving A NY Majestic Landmark 500,000 Malliotakis
Projects--Save America's
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund NY New Day at Federal Hall: Preserving 500,000 Nadler
Projects--Save America's and Presenting America's Rich and
Treasures Grants Diverse History
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund NJ Education Wing at the Metlar-Bodine 500,000 Pallone
Projects--Save America's House Museum Historic Site
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund WI Historic Driver Opera House 250,000 Pocan
Projects--Save America's Restoration -- Darlington, WI
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund WI Mineral Point, WI Historic District 100,000 Pocan
Projects--Save America's Marquee Restoration
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund AL Historic Brown Chapel AME Church 1,500,000 Sewell
Projects--Save America's Restoration
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund NY Roslyn Grist Mill Rehabilitation 500,000 Suozzi
Projects--Save America's
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund OH Dayton Art Institute Restoration -- 800,000 Turner
Projects--Save America's Windows, Doors and More
Treasures Grants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Park Service Land Acquisition GA Cumberland Island National Seashore 8,700,000 Carter (GA)
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State AL Town of Garden City Water System 520,000 Aderholt
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water 2,500,000 Aguilar
Agency Revolving Fund District for a Stormwater Recharge
Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Rialto for the Lake Rialto 2,000,000 Aguilar
Agency Revolving Fund Habitat Management and Community Open
Space
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NV City of Fallon Wastewater Treatment 4,369,600 Amodei
Agency Revolving Fund Plant Dewatering Press
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NV City of Reno Booth Street Sewer Siphon 1,500,000 Amodei
Agency Revolving Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NV Truckee Meadows Water Authority 3,000,000 Amodei
Agency Revolving Fund Spanish Springs Nitrate and Arsenic
Treatment Plant
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Fall River for a Waterfront 3,452,972 Auchincloss
Agency Revolving Fund Stormwater Corridor Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Somerset for a Hot & Cold Lane 3,200,000 Auchincloss
Agency Revolving Fund Tank THM Removal System
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Millis for a Water Supply PFAS 3,452,972 Auchincloss
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Planning, Design,
Construction Project
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Sharon for a PFAS Water 3,452,972 Auchincloss
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Mansfield for the PFAS 2,000,000 Auchincloss
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment for Dustin/Prescott Wells
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Foxborough for a Sewer Design 400,000 Auchincloss
Agency Revolving Fund Route 1 Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IA City of Pacific Junction for a Green 1,000,000 Axne
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IA City of Clive for the Greenbelt 500,000 Axne
Agency Revolving Fund Landing Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State OH 161 Water Tower Project 2,134,300 Balderson
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY Montgomery County Sanitation District 3,000,000 Barr
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY WWTP1 Upgrade & Expansion 5,000,000 Barr
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State KY Nicholas County Water District--Phase 1,548,000 Barr
Agency Revolving Fund 13 Water System Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State KY Lawrenceburg Water System Improvements 2,000,000 Barr
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State KY Stanton Water Improvements Project 640,000 Barr
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Citrus Heights Water District for the 1,500,000 Bera
Agency Revolving Fund Highland Avenue Well Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Sacramento County for a Regional 2,800,000 Bera
Agency Revolving Fund Conjunctive Use Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Carmichael Water District for Aquifer 2,500,000 Bera
Agency Revolving Fund Storage and Recharge Well #2
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State OK City of Seminole Water Tower 4,351,281 Bice (OK)
Agency Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State OK City of Edmond Water Treatment Plant 5,000,000 Bice (OK)
Agency Revolving Fund Expansion
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Anclote Road Stormwater and Roadway 2,000,000 Bilirakis
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA City of Colquitt for a Wastewater 1,187,200 Bishop (GA)
Agency Revolving Fund Pollution Control Plant Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA City of Leesburg for a Sewage and 949,146 Bishop (GA)
Agency Revolving Fund Clean Water Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OR Clackamas County for a Watershed 2,000,000 Blumenauer
Agency Revolving Fund Protection Project and Wastewater
Facility Decommission
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State OR Tualatin Valley Water District for the 3,000,000 Bonamici
Agency Revolving Fund Willamette Water Supply System
Construction Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL Mt. Vernon Sanitary Sewer Lining 2,411,896 Bost
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State GA Gwinnett County for Replacement and 2,988,000 Bourdeaux
Agency Revolving Fund Upgrade of Aged Water Distribution
Mains
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Cuyahoga County for the MLK Boulevard 1,000,000 Brown (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH City of Shaker Heights for the Lomond/ 1,600,000 Brown (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund Lynnfield Sanitary Sewer Overflow
(SSO) Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District 2,000,000 Brown (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund for a CSO Elimination Project in
Garfield Heights
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Oxnard for a Water Pipeline 2,846,400 Brownley
Agency Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Simi Valley for the Sewer Line 1,684,000 Brownley
Agency Revolving Fund Replacement near Easy Street and the
Arroyo Simi
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Santa Paula for the Harvard 2,000,000 Brownley
Agency Revolving Fund Boulevard Water and Sewer Pipeline
Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Longboat Key Wastewater Main 3,000,000 Buchanan
Agency Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL City of Lewistown for a Municipal 600,000 Bustos
Agency Revolving Fund Water Supply Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC City of Wilson for Sewer Collection 3,452,972 Butterfield
Agency Revolving Fund System Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC Warren County for the Pleasant Hills 838,000 Butterfield
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Pump Station Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Quail Valley Septic-to-Sewer 2,500,000 Calvert
Agency Revolving Fund Conversion Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Canyon Lake Water Treatment Plant 3,000,000 Calvert
Agency Revolving Fund Phase 2 Upgrades
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Cachuma Operation and Maintenance 500,000 Carbajal
Agency Revolving Fund Board for the Lake Cachuma Pumping
Facility Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion 1,500,000 Carey
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH New Wastewater Treatment Plant 400,000 Carey
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Summerford Sanitary Sewer Project 765,000 Carey
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State AL Mobile County Water, Sewer, and Fire 1,280,000 Carl
Agency Revolving Fund Protection Authority Water Well
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State AL Dauphin Island Stormwater Management 2,000,000 Carl
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA Tybee Island Stormwater Detention 2,600,000 Carter (GA)
Agency Revolving Fund System
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Temple Sanitary Overflow 5,000,000 Carter (TX)
Agency Revolving Fund Reduction Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Salado, Stormwater Improvement Project 1,500,000 Carter (TX)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority for 3,452,972 Cartwright
Agency Revolving Fund Restoration, Retrofits, and
Acquisition Projects
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Milford Borough for a Central Sewage 3,452,972 Cartwright
Agency Revolving Fund and Stormwater Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State HI State of Hawaii for Pearl Harbor 1,720,000 Case
Agency Revolving Fund Aquifer Recovery Projects
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL Wheaton Sanitary District for 2,655,400 Casten
Agency Revolving Fund Secondary Clarifier Upgrades
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Hillsborough County for a Septic to 1,920,000 Castor (FL)
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH West Kemper Road Storm Water 1,209,900 Chabot
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State RI Town of Smithfield for a Water and 840,000 Cicilline
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State RI Town of Bristol for the Sewer 1,248,000 Cicilline
Agency Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Area 2 and 3 Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State RI Town of Cumberland for a Returning 1,200,000 Cicilline
Agency Revolving Fund Stormwater Runoff Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Framingham for the Lake 1,700,000 Clark (MA)
Agency Revolving Fund Waushakum Clean Water Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Watertown for a Stormwater 240,000 Clark (MA)
Agency Revolving Fund Tree Trench Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OK City of Midwest City S.E. 15th Street 3,200,000 Cole
Agency Revolving Fund Drainage Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OK City of Ada Wastewater Treatment Plant 400,000 Cole
Agency Revolving Fund and Water Reuse
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State KY Lebanon Water Works Company Tank 1,000,000 Comer
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Orange County Sanitation District for 3,452,972 Correa
Agency Revolving Fund a Supercritical Water Oxidation
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Atwater for the Buhach Road 3,000,000 Costa
Agency Revolving Fund and Gurr Road Utility Extension
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CT Town of Coventry for the Coventry/ 1,200,000 Courtney
Agency Revolving Fund Bolton Gateway Sewer Extension
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CT Somers Water Pollution Control 945,000 Courtney
Agency Revolving Fund Authority for Facility Treatment
Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MN Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 2,500,000 Craig
Agency Revolving Fund for Recycling Facility Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Harris County Municipal Utility 2,000,000 Crenshaw
Agency Revolving Fund District 468 Stormwater Detention
Basin
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Bentwood Drainage Channel Improvement 2,999,568 Crenshaw
Agency Revolving Fund Phase I Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Woodridge Stormwater Detention Basin 5,000,000 Crenshaw
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Q534 Stormwater Detention Basin 5,000,000 Crenshaw
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Pinellas County for a Baypointe 3,000,000 Crist
Agency Revolving Fund Regional Stormwater Treatment
Facility Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Treasure Island for a Master 1,217,000 Crist
Agency Revolving Fund Pump Station Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CO City of Aurora for a Waterline 2,800,000 Crow
Agency Revolving Fund Replacement Program
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State UT Wasatch Front Water Conservation 3,000,000 Curtis
Agency Revolving Fund Effort
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KS Wyandotte County for a Kaw Point 2,000,000 Davids (KS)
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL Drinking Water Transmission Main 1,881,600 Davis, Rodney
Agency Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL Rural Water Distribution System Phase 690,750 Davis, Rodney
Agency Revolving Fund 3
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL Sanitary Sewer Inflow & Infiltration 1,600,000 Davis, Rodney
Agency Revolving Fund Reduction
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL Drinking Water Treatment Plant 750,000 Davis, Rodney
Agency Revolving Fund Construction
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL Drinking Water Distribution System 2,284,429 Davis, Rodney
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements Phase I & II
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Whitpain Township for the Ambler Alley 220,416 Dean
Agency Revolving Fund Storm Sewer Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Sultan for a Water Treatment 1,000,000 DelBene
Agency Revolving Fund Plant Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Ocoee for a Utility Upgrade 1,408,412 Demings
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Wilton Manors for a Stormwater 1,000,000 Deutch
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Miami-Dade County Stormwater Drainage 420,000 Diaz-Balart
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Hialeah Sewer Line 5,000,000 Diaz-Balart
Agency Revolving Fund Revitalization
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Great Lakes Water Authority for a PFAS 3,452,972 Dingell
Agency Revolving Fund Compounds Remediation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Township of Grosse Ile for Upgrades to 3,452,972 Dingell
Agency Revolving Fund the Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Kyle for the Reclaimed Water 2,000,000 Doggett
Agency Revolving Fund Master Plan Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State FL Fort Myers Water Treatment Expansion 2,500,000 Donalds
Agency Revolving Fund Plan
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Reclaimed Water Transmission Main, 1,000,000 Donalds
Agency Revolving Fund Caloosahatchee River Crossing
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Clean Waters Marco Island 260,000 Donalds
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Sanibel Slough Dredge and Water 1,000,000 Donalds
Agency Revolving Fund Quality Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Phase 2 Naples Red Bay Tide Septic 5,000,000 Donalds
Agency Revolving Fund Tank Mitigation
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Allegheny County Sanitary Authority 3,234,170 Doyle, Michael F.
Agency Revolving Fund for an Effluent Flushing Water
Improvements Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA County of Santa Cruz for a Boulder 2,000,000 Eshoo
Agency Revolving Fund Creek Sanitation District Expansion
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TN City Of Maynardville Wastewater System 1,600,000 Fleischmann
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State TN City of Oak Ridge Water Treatment Plan 5,000,000 Fleischmann
Agency Revolving Fund Transmission Main
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TN City of Luttrell Wastewater Treatment 2,522,800 Fleischmann
Agency Revolving Fund Plant
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State TN Town of Tellico Plains Water Treatment 800,000 Fleischmann
Agency Revolving Fund Plant
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Bellaire for a Water and 2,400,000 Fletcher
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Line Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of West University Place for the 2,500,000 Fletcher
Agency Revolving Fund Milton Street Waterline Replacement
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL City of Joliet for a Design and 3,452,972 Foster
Agency Revolving Fund Development Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State FL Town of Lantana for a Water Main 1,200,000 Frankel, Lois
Agency Revolving Fund Repair Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Delray Beach for a Water and 3,452,972 Frankel, Lois
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Solano Irrigation District for Quail 2,824,000 Garamendi
Agency Revolving Fund Creek Well Relocation and Associated
Conveyance Facilities
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Oakdale Sewer Expansion Project 5,000,000 Garbarino
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Hempstead for an East Meadow 5,000,000 Garbarino, Rice (NY)
Agency Revolving Fund Dioxane Mitigation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Septic to Sewer Conversion Project 2,000,000 Gimenez
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ME Town of Dixfield for a Hall Hill Road 514,400 Golden
Agency Revolving Fund Pump Station Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ME Loring Development Authority for a 1,000,000 Golden
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Replacement and Infiltration/
Inflow Removal Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ME City of Ellsworth for a High Street 1,774,075 Golden
Agency Revolving Fund Pump Station
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ME Town of Blue Hill for a Wastewater 1,000,000 Golden
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Facility
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Sandhills Wastewater Collection System 2,500,000 Gonzales, Tony
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State TX Generators for Critical Infrastructure 2,000,000 Gonzales, Tony
Agency Revolving Fund Protection
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Smith Road Storm Water Project 2,724,800 Gonzalez (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Healey Creek Storm Water Management 1,500,000 Gonzalez (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH The Vanderhoof Road Pump Station East 3,000,000 Gonzalez (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State OH Village of Seville Water Transmission 1,000,000 Gonzalez (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund Main Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX City of San Juan for a Lift Station 3,452,972 Gonzalez, Vicente
Agency Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Mercedes for an Expansion of 1,549,044 Gonzalez, Vicente
Agency Revolving Fund Sanitary Sewer Collection System
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Vernon Township for a Sewer Expansion 3,452,972 Gottheimer
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Township of Mahwah for a Water 800,000 Gottheimer
Agency Revolving Fund Department Filtration System
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Borough of Fair Lawn for a Water 3,452,972 Gottheimer
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Facility Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ City of Hackensack for a Storm Water 3,452,972 Gottheimer
Agency Revolving Fund Discharge Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Borough of Park Ridge for a Water 3,452,972 Gottheimer
Agency Revolving Fund Remediation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of Teaneck for Belle Avenue 1,060,780 Gottheimer
Agency Revolving Fund Drainage Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MO Camden Point Sewer Project 3,361,707 Graves (MO)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MO Brookfield Drinking Water Project 1,240,000 Graves (MO)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MO St. Joseph Mainline Sewer Lining 4,000,000 Graves (MO)
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State AZ Pima County for a Stormwater Drain at 1,200,000 Grijalva
Agency Revolving Fund El Vado Wash
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MS Town of Brooksville Water and 2,500,000 Guest
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Infrastructure
Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MS Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade 3,500,000 Guest
Agency Revolving Fund and Sewer Rehab/Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MS North Pearl Interceptor Rehabilitation 3,500,000 Guest
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MS Tucker Potable Water Treatment Plant 2,400,000 Guest
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MS J.H. Fewell Water Treatment Plant, 2,800,000 Guest
Agency Revolving Fund Repair Filter 10, 11, 13 & 15,17,18
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MS City of Ridgeland Water and Wastewater 3,500,000 Guest
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State KY Daviess County Waterline Upgrade 640,000 Guthrie
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY Bardstown Town Creek Wastewater 2,000,000 Guthrie
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Reactor & Clarifier
Upgrade
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY Springfield City Barn Pump Station 1,399,000 Guthrie
Agency Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Stanislaus County for a Crows Landing 3,452,972 Harder (CA)
Agency Revolving Fund Water Wells Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Ripon for the SSJID Surface 3,452,972 Harder (CA)
Agency Revolving Fund Water Connection Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA Washougal Wastewater Treatment Plant 1,000,000 Herrera Beutler
Agency Revolving Fund Anoxic Selector Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WA Carson Water Treatment Plant Rebuild 3,000,000 Herrera Beutler
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State LA Sewer Lift Station and Force Main-- 5,000,000 Higgins (LA)
Agency Revolving Fund Downtown Lafayette and University
Avenue
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State LA Water Booster Station (100,000 GPD 2,000,000 Higgins (LA)
Agency Revolving Fund Avg. Demand)
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CT Western Connecticut Council of 200,000 Himes
Agency Revolving Fund Governments for a Sanitary Sewer
Infrastructure Study
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CT City of Stamford for the Stamford 1,000,000 Himes
Agency Revolving Fund Bioswales Initiative
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IA Granger Creek Lift Station 1,000,000 Hinson
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements at Catfish Creek
Sanitary Sewer System
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IA Maquoketa Wastewater Treatment Plant 3,500,000 Hinson
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NV Moapa Valley Water District for Water 2,476,640 Horsford
Agency Revolving Fund Transmission Line Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NV Virgin Valley Water District for Water 2,660,000 Horsford
Agency Revolving Fund Line Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA City of Coatesville for the Ash Park 1,000,000 Houlahan
Agency Revolving Fund Master Plan Implementation Phase I
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Western Water Recycling Facility 3,920,000 Issa
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Borrego Spring Road Transmission Main 3,392,667 Issa
Agency Revolving Fund and Sun Gold Pipeline Replacement
Projects
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Eastern Municipal Water District Wine 2,000,000 Issa
Agency Revolving Fund Country Sewer Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Lilac Road Pipeline Replacement 3,060,000 Issa
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA East County Advanced Water 2,400,000 Issa
Agency Revolving Fund Purification Joint Powers Authority
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Genesee Water Security and Resiliency 2,000,000 Jacobs (NY)
Agency Revolving Fund North Water Storage Tank
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Concord Combined Wastewater Treatment 2,000,000 Jacobs (NY)
Agency Revolving Fund Plant
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State OH Walton Acres Phase 1 Waterline 600,000 Johnson (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Belmont County Sanitary Sewer Project 800,000 Johnson (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State OH Water Meter Replacement 174,240 Johnson (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Sanitary Sewer Extension 500,000 Johnson (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of New Square for a Drainage 2,400,000 Jones
Agency Revolving Fund and Flood Mitigation Improvement
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Chagrin Floodplain Restoration and 2,323,000 Joyce (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund Protection Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Old Town Sewer Project 820,890 Joyce (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State OH Geauga County Services Center Water 520,000 Joyce (OH)
Agency Revolving Fund System Upgrade
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Water System Improvement Project 2,000,000 Joyce (PA)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Greenmount Area Sewer Service 1,120,000 Joyce (PA)
Agency Revolving Fund Engineering
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State HI County of Kauai for Wailua/Kapaa 1,200,000 Kahele
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Collection System
Inspection
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH City of Port Clinton for Phase 1 Sewer 3,452,972 Kaptur
Agency Revolving Fund & Waterline Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Board of Lucas County Commissioners 2,532,832 Kaptur
Agency Revolving Fund for Unsewered Areas of Curtice-
Williston
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Installation of an Alternate Water 560,000 Katko
Agency Revolving Fund Connection in the Town of Sennett
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Owasco Sanitary Sewer System 2,500,000 Katko
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Brush Creek Water Pollution Control 5,000,000 Kelly (PA)
Agency Revolving Fund Facility Plant Solids Processing and
Dewatering Upgrades
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA Jefferson County for a Port Hadlock 3,000,000 Kilmer
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Port Townsend for a Sewer Pump 2,500,000 Kilmer
Agency Revolving Fund Station Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Green Crest Lift Station 300,000 Kim (CA)
Agency Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA PFAS Groundwater Treatment Project 5,000,000 Kim (CA)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Moorestown Township for the Kings 2,240,000 Kim (NJ)
Agency Revolving Fund Highway/Main Street Water Main
Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Willingboro Municipal Utilities 3,452,972 Kim (NJ)
Agency Revolving Fund Authority for the Well 5A PFOS
Treatment System Upgrade
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WI City of Viroqua for a Sewer Project 1,223,400 Kind
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL Emergency Water Infrastructure Needs 90,400 Kinzinger
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State AZ City of Douglas for a Supervisory 833,285 Kirkpatrick
Agency Revolving Fund Control and Data Acquisition System
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Hanover Park for a UV 600,000 Krishnamoorthi
Agency Revolving Fund Disinfection System Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NH Town of Gorham for a Water and Sewage 220,000 Kuster
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Alta Loop Pipeline 1,000,000 LaMalfa
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Bellevue Borough for Straw Avenue 720,000 Lamb
Agency Revolving Fund Sanitary Sewer Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Scott Township for a Sanitary Sewer 999,999 Lamb
Agency Revolving Fund Repair Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Crafton Borough for the Broadhead 991,758 Lamb
Agency Revolving Fund Avenue Sewer Separation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Oak Harbor for an Inflow and 1,950,000 Larsen (WA)
Agency Revolving Fund Infiltration (I&I) Correction Program
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WA Skagit Public Utility District for the 2,000,000 Larsen (WA)
Agency Revolving Fund Alger Interstate 5 Waterline
Relocation
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MI Oakland County for Royal Oak Township 1,600,000 Lawrence
Agency Revolving Fund Water System Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Hamtramck for Water System 3,452,972 Lawrence
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Jacksonville for a Septic Tank 3,452,972 Lawson (FL)
Agency Revolving Fund Phase Out Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NV Southern Nevada Water Authority for a 3,000,000 Lee (NV)
Agency Revolving Fund Septic Conversion Program
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NM Santo Domingo Pueblo for a Wastewater 1,500,000 Leger Fernandez
Agency Revolving Fund Distribution System
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NM Santa Clara Pueblo for a Water 640,000 Leger Fernandez
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment and Wastewater Facility
Design
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State LA Calypso Street Pump Station Project 4,000,000 Letlow
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of San Clemente for Avenida 1,600,000 Levin (CA)
Agency Revolving Fund Cordoba/Via Avila Storm Drain
Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Oceanside for the Loma Alta 3,452,972 Levin (CA)
Agency Revolving Fund Creek Sewer Relocation
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA South Coast Water District for a 3,452,972 Levin (CA)
Agency Revolving Fund Coastal Recycled Water Expansion
Program
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Macomb County for Lake St. Clair Trash 1,600,000 Levin (MI)
Agency Revolving Fund Capture Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation 320,000 Levin (MI)
Agency Revolving Fund Commission for a Pond Remediation
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Los Angeles for a Hyperion 3,452,972 Lieu
Agency Revolving Fund Water Reclamation Plant Modernization
project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MO Water Systems Treatment Upgrade 2,978,320 Long
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MO Water Tower 5,000,000 Long
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Brockton for the Biosolids 2,000,000 Lynch
Agency Revolving Fund Sludge Dryer Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Borough of Flemington for Potable 1,200,000 Malinowski
Agency Revolving Fund Water Well #11
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Borough of Alpha for a Elevated Water 3,320,561 Malinowski
Agency Revolving Fund Storage Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Borough of Netcong for Water Service 600,000 Malinowski
Agency Revolving Fund Line Replacements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Town of Phillipsburg for Sanitary 3,360,000 Malinowski
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer System Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of Bedminster for a Miller 1,176,000 Malinowski
Agency Revolving Fund Lane Pump Station Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY County of Putnam for the Southeast 2,125,000 Maloney, Sean
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Diversion Project Patrick
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Newburgh for the Colden Park 3,452,972 Maloney, Sean
Agency Revolving Fund Watermain Replacement Project Phase Patrick
III
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Cornwall for the Hasbrouck 1,650,000 Maloney, Sean
Agency Revolving Fund Area Drainage Project Patrick
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Putnam Valley for a Potable 2,800,000 Maloney, Sean
Agency Revolving Fund Watermain and Treatment Plant Patrick
Installation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY City of Middletown for Water Systems 3,452,972 Maloney, Sean
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement Phase III Project Patrick
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC Town of Kernersville for Beeson Creek 2,420,000 Manning
Agency Revolving Fund Stream Restoration
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC City of Winston-Salem for Runnymede 2,800,000 Manning
Agency Revolving Fund Water Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL St. Lucie River/C-23 Water Quality 324,483 Mast
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Sacramento Area Sewer District for a 3,000,000 Matsui
Agency Revolving Fund Franklin Community Septic to Sewer
Conversion Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Sacramento for the Shasta 3,452,972 Matsui
Agency Revolving Fund Groundwater Well Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA City of Roswell for a Children's 3,452,972 McBath
Agency Revolving Fund Stormwater Garden and Adventure Path
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of St. Clair Water Tower/Booster 1,000,000 McClain
Agency Revolving Fund Station
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MI Main Street Water Main Replacement 943,000 McClain
Agency Revolving Fund (Division to CN RR)
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MI 33 Mile Road & McVicar Water Main 1,600,000 McClain
Agency Revolving Fund Connection
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Establishing Trash Capture and 1,600,000 McClain
Agency Revolving Fund Sediment Control for Urban Watersheds
Affecting Water Quality in Lake St.
Clair
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MI W. & E. St. Clair Road Reconstruction/ 3,950,800 McClain
Agency Revolving Fund Water Main & Sewer Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Maurice DeMuynck Anchor Bay Pump 4,000,000 McClain
Agency Revolving Fund Station Repair
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MI M-29 Water Main Replacement Project 2,500,000 McClain
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Maywood Sanitary Sewer Pump Station 1,450,000 McClain
Agency Revolving Fund Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Woodbury for a East Wellfield 3,452,972 McCollum
Agency Revolving Fund Manifold Pipe Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Birchwood Village for a Sewer 480,000 McCollum
Agency Revolving Fund Lift Station Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Northborough for Water System 491,000 McGovern
Agency Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WV Greater Harrison County PSD River 500,000 McKinley
Agency Revolving Fund Crossing Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WV Village of Valley Grove Water System 5,000,000 McKinley
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WV Newburg Independence Water Supply Line 2,000,000 McKinley
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WV Town of Davis Sewer Collection System 5,000,000 McKinley
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WV Mellin Ridge Water Line Extension 400,000 McKinley
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WV Grand Vue Park Waterline Replacement 410,438 McKinley
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WV Kingwood Water Works (WISDOM Project) 4,000,000 McKinley
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Water Resource Recovery Facility 1,700,000 Meijer
Agency Revolving Fund Groundwater Treatment Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WV Glen Morgan Wastewater Treatment Plant 2,000,000 Miller (WV)
Agency Revolving Fund Upgrade
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WV Old Gwinn Road Water Main Extension 1,000,000 Miller (WV)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WV Hanover Waterline Extension 450,000 Miller (WV)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Midland Sylvan Pump Station Detention 1,000,000 Moolenaar
Agency Revolving Fund Basin
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State UT Weber River Watershed Resilience 1,000,000 Moore (UT)
Agency Revolving Fund Partnership
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State UT Logan City's Biodigester 5,000,000 Moore (UT)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State UT Millville City Sewer Project 3,500,000 Moore (UT)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WI City of Milwaukee for a Clean Water 3,452,972 Moore (WI)
Agency Revolving Fund Initiative
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Gloucester for a Water 2,000,000 Moulton
Agency Revolving Fund Pollution Control Facility Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Reading for a Stormwater 1,500,000 Moulton
Agency Revolving Fund System Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Burlington for the Mill Pond 1,000,000 Moulton
Agency Revolving Fund PFAS Filter Facility
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of North Reading for Wastewater 1,500,000 Moulton
Agency Revolving Fund Collection and Conveyance System
Final Design
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Sanford for Georgetown 1,086,544 Murphy (FL)
Agency Revolving Fund Stormwater Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Seminole County for a Washington 1,304,000 Murphy (FL)
Agency Revolving Fund Street Outfall Stormwater Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Azusa for Aspan Well Treatment 2,500,000 Napolitano
Agency Revolving Fund and Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Chicopee for a Water Pollution 2,854,800 Neal
Agency Revolving Fund Control Facility
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CO Town of Wellington for a Water 608,000 Neguse
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CO Town of Minturn for a Water Treatment 2,000,000 Neguse
Agency Revolving Fund Plant
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WA Town of Winthrop Watermain 667,000 Newhouse
Agency Revolving Fund Reconstruction
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Helendale Wastewater Treatment Plant 1,000,000 Obernolte
Agency Revolving Fund Tertiary Upgrade Engineering and
Design
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Replenish Big Bear Lake Project 1,000,000 Obernolte
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Wastewater Treatment Facility Phase 1,275,000 Obernolte
Agency Revolving Fund III
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Desert Knolls Wash Phase IV 2,000,000 Obernolte
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State AZ Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation and 2,846,076 O'Halleran
Agency Revolving Fund Drainage District for the Santa Rosa
Canal Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State AZ Hopi Tribe for a Water Infrastructure 1,500,000 O'Halleran
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State AZ City of Page for Raw Water Intake and 2,745,600 O'Halleran
Agency Revolving Fund Conveyance Pipeline Design
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State AZ Town of Kearny for a Water 3,000,000 O'Halleran
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State UT Herriman City Water Line Replacement 3,243,520 Owens
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State UT Jordan Valley Water Conservancy 2,873,120 Owens
Agency Revolving Fund District Emergency Drinking Water
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State UT Kearns Improvement District Water 1,760,000 Owens
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MS Northwood Water Main Replacement 1,600,000 Palazzo
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MS Jernigan Water Main Extension 1,826,424 Palazzo
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Salinas for the Castroville 900,000 Panetta
Agency Revolving Fund Seawater Intrusion Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Soquel Creek Water District for a 1,416,000 Panetta
Agency Revolving Fund Water Reliability Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Monterey One Water for a Cybersecurity 1,252,000 Panetta
Agency Revolving Fund and SCADA Resilience Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NH City of Dover for a Regional Emergency 3,452,972 Pappas
Agency Revolving Fund Drinking Water Distribution
Interconnection
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NH Town of Derry for the Route 28S Sewer 3,200,000 Pappas
Agency Revolving Fund Line Extension Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Edgewater for a Sewer Pump 1,000,000 Pascrell
Agency Revolving Fund Station No. 4 Rehabilitation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ City of Garfield for a Lead Piping 2,400,000 Pascrell
Agency Revolving Fund Removal and Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Rutherford for a Stormwater 750,000 Pascrell
Agency Revolving Fund Management Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ County of Essex for an Urban Rooftop 2,823,150 Payne
Agency Revolving Fund Farming Stormwater Management System
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CO City of Northglenn for Water Treatment 2,329,600 Perlmutter
Agency Revolving Fund Plant Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Coronado for the Parker Pump 3,000,000 Peters
Agency Revolving Fund Station
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Plymouth for Zachary Water 2,000,000 Phillips
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Enhancements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ME City of Saco for a Water Resource 3,452,978 Pingree
Agency Revolving Fund Resiliency Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State ME Town of Limerick for a Water and Sewer 1,000,000 Pingree
Agency Revolving Fund Mains Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WI City of Sun Prairie for a Water 3,200,000 Pocan
Agency Revolving Fund Pollution Control Facility Solar
Radiation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WI Village of New Glarus for a Water 1,000,000 Pocan
Agency Revolving Fund Tower Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NC City of Oxford for the Kerr Lake 3,452,972 Price (NC)
Agency Revolving Fund Regional Water Treatment Plant
Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NC City of Sanford for Triangle Regional 3,326,400 Price (NC), Ross
Agency Revolving Fund Governments Water Treatment Plant
Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NC Town of Hillsborough for a Water 1,267,500 Price (NC)
Agency Revolving Fund Booster Pump Station
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Northlake for a Sanitary Sewer 3,200,000 Garcia (IL), Quigley
Agency Revolving Fund Lining Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MD City of Westminster for a Water Main 2,150,000 Raskin
Agency Revolving Fund Replacement at Route 27
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State PA East Dunkard Water Authority Waterline 2,734,400 Reschenthaler
Agency Revolving Fund System
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State PA Hickory, Southview and Westland 3,500,000 Reschenthaler
Agency Revolving Fund Sanitary Sewer Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Freeport for Security 240,000 Rice (NY)
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements to Water Operations
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State AL Coley Water Wastewater Treatment Plant 5,000,000 Rogers (AL)
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State KY Buckhorn Water Treatment Plant and 2,500,000 Rogers (KY)
Agency Revolving Fund Transmission Line Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State KY Letcher County Water and Sewer 3,000,000 Rogers (KY)
Agency Revolving Fund District Water System Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC Town of Holly Springs for a Water 3,000,000 Ross
Agency Revolving Fund Reclamation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NC Expansion of Water Treatment 1,000,000 Rouzer
Agency Revolving Fund Facilities
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NC Greensboro Street Lift Station #2 2,669,867 Rouzer
Agency Revolving Fund Hazard Mitigation Upgrade
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Paramount for the Spane Park 2,000,000 Roybal-Allard
Agency Revolving Fund Regional Stormwater Infiltration
Facility
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Coachella Valley Water District for a 3,452,972 Ruiz
Agency Revolving Fund Water Consolidation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Hemet for the Oakland and 1,200,000 Ruiz
Agency Revolving Fund Santa Fe Water Main Replacement
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MD City of Baltimore for Egg Shaped 3,452,972 Ruppersberger
Agency Revolving Fund Digesters Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Midlothian for the 149th 1,064,000 Rush
Agency Revolving Fund Street & Pulaski Road Water Main
Replacement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Manhattan for Well 7 3,452,972 Rush
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements and Radium Reduction
Treatment Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL St. Johns County Stormwater 400,000 Rutherford
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Septic Tank to City Sewer Connection 3,300,000 Rutherford
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CNMI Commonwealth Utilities Corporation for 911,302 Sablan
Agency Revolving Fund an Engineering Report and Assessment
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State FL Village of Pinecrest Waterline Lateral 640,000 Salazar
Agency Revolving Fund Connection Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Stormwater Local Drainage Improvement 420,000 Salazar
Agency Revolving Fund Project for SW 216 Street from Old
Cutler Drive to SW 87 Avenue
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Santa Fe Springs for Water 2,200,000 Sanchez
Agency Revolving Fund Well No. 12 Assessment and Treatment
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Water Replenishment District of 2,500,000 Sanchez
Agency Revolving Fund Southern California for Five
Groundwater Well Projects
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Skokie for Lead Service 2,000,000 Schakowsky
Agency Revolving Fund Line Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL City of Waukegan for a Water Works 3,452,972 Schneider
Agency Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OR City of Aumsville for a Waste Water 1,252,950 Schrader
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WA Muckleshoot Tribe for a Water System 3,452,972 Schrier
Agency Revolving Fund Improvements Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State WA City of Issaquah for the Aquifer 600,000 Schrier
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust for 1,023,632 Schrier
Agency Revolving Fund a Creek Restoration Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA City of College Park for a South East 2,500,000 Scott, David
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Wastewater Pump Station Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA Fulton County for the Friendship Pump 3,452,972 Scott, David
Agency Revolving Fund Station Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State TX Bull Hide Regional Reclamation Plant 3,000,000 Sessions
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Town of Parsippany-Troy Hills for the 3,452,972 Sherrill
Agency Revolving Fund Pump Station No. 4 Sanitary Sewer
Redirection Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Township of Montclair for PFOAS and 2,056,000 Sherrill
Agency Revolving Fund Perchlorate Treatment -- Rand Well
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Morris County Parks Commission for the 600,000 Sherrill
Agency Revolving Fund Boonton Reservoir Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ID City of Grace Wastewater Collection 2,560,000 Simpson
Agency Revolving Fund and Treatment Systems Improvement
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State ID City of Roberts Clean Water Project 2,000,000 Simpson
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ City of Elizabeth for Replacement of 2,170,000 Sires
Agency Revolving Fund Known Lead Service Lines
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of North Bergen for a 3,452,972 Sires
Agency Revolving Fund Drainage Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Northwestern Oakland Drainage District 1,000,000 Slotkin
Agency Revolving Fund for a Sanitary Sewer Extension
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State VA Spotsylvania County for the Motts Run 3,452,972 Spanberger
Agency Revolving Fund Water Treatment Plant Expansion
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City/County Association of Governments 2,400,000 Speier
Agency Revolving Fund of San Mateo County for a Stormwater
Capture Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Redwood City for the Douglas 1,200,000 Speier
Agency Revolving Fund Avenue Pump Station Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NM Town of Mountainair for Wastewater 3,000,000 Stansbury
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Facility Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State AZ City of Chandler for a Reclaimed Water 3,000,000 Stanton
Agency Revolving Fund Interconnect Facility
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MN East Mesabi Water Project 4,000,000 Stauber
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MN Northern Township Sewer and Water 5,000,000 Stauber
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MN Aitkin Regional Water Tower Upgrade 2,320,000 Stauber
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MN Shorewood Park Sanitary District 1,900,000 Stauber
Agency Revolving Fund Expansion
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Route 74 Neighborhood Water Source and 4,000,000 Stefanik
Agency Revolving Fund Distribution
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Greenwich Waste Water 4,400,000 Stefanik
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Reconstruction
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Beekmantown Drinking Water 750,000 Stefanik
Agency Revolving Fund Remediation
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Fink Creek Flood Mitigation Project 5,000,000 Stefanik
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Schuyler Falls Morrisonville 2,562,500 Stefanik
Agency Revolving Fund Water District Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Main Street Sanitary Sewer 2,640,000 Stefanik
Agency Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State FL Restoration of Shoreline Off the Peace 2,500,000 Steube
Agency Revolving Fund River in DeSoto County
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Sewer Vacuum Station Installation in 2,300,000 Steube
Agency Revolving Fund North Port, FL
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State FL North Lee County Wellfield Expansion 2,400,000 Steube
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Northville for the Randolph 560,000 Stevens
Agency Revolving Fund Drain Serenity Point and Riverbank
Stabilization Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Clawson for a Water Main 710,000 Stevens
Agency Revolving Fund Reconstruction Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Birmingham for a Combined 1,300,000 Stevens
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer System Critical Rehabilitation
Program
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State UT Tooele Valley Water Well and Storage 4,000,000 Stewart
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State WA Town of Steilacoom for a Garrison 1,500,000 Strickland
Agency Revolving Fund Springs Creek Restoration Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY City of Glen Cove for Installation of 3,452,972 Suozzi
Agency Revolving Fund Packed Tower Aeration System at Duck
Pond Road Well Station
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Pleasanton for a PFAS 2,000,000 Swalwell
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment and Well Rehabilitation
Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA Western Municipal Water District for a 3,452,972 Takano
Agency Revolving Fund PFAS Treatment and Prevention Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Eastern Municipal Water District for 3,452,972 Takano
Agency Revolving Fund the Well 56 PFAS Removal Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Schuyler Graham, Newport, and 1,000,000 Tenney
Agency Revolving Fund Brown Road Water District
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Orwell Water System Improvements 2,351,200 Tenney
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Waste Water Treatment Plant and Pump 3,480,960 Tenney
Agency Revolving Fund Station Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Upper Susquehanna River Watershed 1,580,628 Tenney
Agency Revolving Fund Resilience Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY South Canal, Commerce, and State 1,507,605 Tenney
Agency Revolving Fund Street Sewar Separation
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Oneida Castle Sanitary Sewar 4,152,000 Tenney
Agency Revolving Fund Collection System
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY City of Norwich Water Main Replacement 2,850,000 Tenney
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MS City of Clinton for a Regional 1,200,000 Thompson (MS)
Agency Revolving Fund Wastewater Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NV Clark County for a Water 2,000,000 Titus
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Fultonville for Drinking 45,000 Tonko
Agency Revolving Fund Water Upgrades Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Pomona for Groundwater 1,600,000 Torres (CA)
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment R34
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Chino for a Treatment Plant 2,000,000 Torres (CA)
Agency Revolving Fund Groundwater Wells 4 & 6 Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Winchendon for the Central 494,950 Trahan
Agency Revolving Fund Street Water Main Replacement and
Upgrade Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Wolf Creek Sanitary Liners 3,360,000 Turner
Agency Revolving Fund Installation
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Oswego for Corrosion 1,800,000 Underwood
Agency Revolving Fund Studies
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State IL Northern Moraine Wastewater 2,500,000 Underwood
Agency Revolving Fund Reclamation District for a Sanitary
Sewer Extension Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA McFarland Wastewater Treatment Plant 5,000,000 Valadao
Agency Revolving Fund Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA Fowler New Well and System 3,005,200 Valadao
Agency Revolving Fund Interconnection for Drought
Resiliency Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NJ North Cape May Watermain Replacement 1,953,918 Van Drew
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State CA County of San Diego for a Smuggler's 3,452,972 Vargas
Agency Revolving Fund Gulch Dredging Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MI Hupp-Morrell Water Transmission 4,240,000 Walberg
Agency Revolving Fund Connector
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Waste Water Discharge Line 3,040,000 Walberg
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State MI M-50 Water Transmission Main 5,000,000 Walberg
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State MI Village of North Adams Lagoon Repair 750,000 Walberg
Agency Revolving Fund and Compliance
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State FL City of Hollywood for Membrane 3,452,972 Wasserman Schultz
Agency Revolving Fund Softening Drinking Water Upgrades
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Town of Southwest Ranches for a 600,000 Wasserman Schultz
Agency Revolving Fund Drainage and Water Quality Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Inglewood for a Water Main 3,452,972 Waters
Agency Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State VT Town of Chelsea for a Pump Station 600,000 Welch
Agency Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State OH City of Portsmouth Water Treatment 4,000,000 Wenstrup
Agency Revolving Fund Plant
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Alexander Salamon Airport Sewer 2,845,552 Wenstrup
Agency Revolving Fund Extension
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State OH Ross County Union Heights Wastewater 4,000,000 Wenstrup
Agency Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State VA Town of Haymarket for Stormwater 160,000 Wexton
Agency Revolving Fund Assessment
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State GA City of East Point for a Water Main 1,600,000 Williams (GA)
Agency Revolving Fund Upgrade Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State GA City of College Park for Stormwater 800,000 Williams (GA)
Agency Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Miami-Dade County for Remediation of 3,452,972 Wilson (FL)
Agency Revolving Fund 127th Street Canal--Opa Locka
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State FL Miami-Dade County for a Septic to 3,452,972 Wilson (FL)
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer Conversion Project--El Portal &
Miami Shores
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State AR Yellville Wastewater Collection and 2,160,000 Womack
Agency Revolving Fund Treatment Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY Louisville and Jefferson County 1,000,000 Yarmuth
Agency Revolving Fund Metropolitan Sewer District for a
Neighborhood Drainage Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State KY Louisville and Jefferson County 500,000 Yarmuth
Agency Revolving Fund Metropolitan Sewer District for Odor
Control Improvements
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Mastic/ Mastic Beach/ Forge River 4,250,000 Zeldin
Agency Revolving Fund Sewer District
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Riverhead Clean Water 2,000,000 Zeldin
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Smithtown Business District Sewer 3,000,000 Zeldin
Agency Revolving Fund Extension Project
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY North Bellport Sewers 3,260,000 Zeldin
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Riverside Sewer System 5,000,000 Zeldin
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Clean Water State NY Lake Agawam Algae Harvesting 5,000,000 Zeldin
Agency Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection STAG--Drinking Water State NY Calverton Connection Project (South 5,000,000 Zeldin
Agency Revolving Fund River Road)
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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):
PUBLIC LAW 112-74
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DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic
studies, general administration, and for the performance of
other authorized functions related to such resources,
$1,228,142,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013
except as otherwise provided herein: Provided, That not to
exceed $20,902,000 shall be used for implementing subsections
(a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species
Act, as amended, (except for processing petitions, developing
and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any
other steps to implement actions described in subsection
(c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to
exceed $7,472,000 shall be used for any activity regarding the
designation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection (a)(3),
excluding litigation support, for species listed pursuant to
subsection (a)(1) prior to October 1, 2010; of which not to
exceed $1,500,000 shall be used for any activity regarding
petitions to list species that are indigenous to the United
States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(B); and, of
which not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be used for implementing
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the
Endangered Species Act, as amended, for species that are not
indigenous to the United States: Provided further, That, in
fiscal year [2012] 2023 and hereafter of the amount available
for law enforcement, up to [$400,000] $750,000, to remain
available until expended, may at the discretion of the
Secretary be used for payment for information, rewards, or
evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the
Service, and miscellaneous and emergency expenses of
enforcement activity, authorized or approved by the Secretary
and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate:
Provided further, That in fiscal year 2012 and hereafter, of
the amount provided for environmental contaminants, up to
$1,000,000 may remain available until expended for contaminant
sample analyses.
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400 YEARS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY COMMISSION ACT
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SEC. 7. PLANS; REPORTS.
(a) Strategic Plan.--The Commission shall prepare a strategic
plan for the activities of the Commission carried out under
this Act.
(b) Final Report.--Not later than [July 1, 2023] July 1,
2024, the Commission shall complete and submit to Congress a
final report that contains--
(1) a summary of the activities of the Commission;
(2) a final accounting of funds received and expended
by the Commission; and
(3) the findings and recommendations of the
Commission.
SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.
(a) Date of Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on
[July 1, 2023] July 1, 2024.
(b) Transfer of Documents and Materials.--Before the date of
termination specified in subsection (a), the Commission shall
transfer all documents and materials of the Commission to the
National Archives or another appropriate Federal entity.
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SECTION 109 OF THE QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NATIONAL
HERITAGE CORRIDOR ACT OF 1994
(Public Law 103-449)
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SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not
more than a total of [$17,000,000] $19,000,000 may be
appropriated for the Corridor under this title after the date
of the enactment of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley
National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 1999.
(b) Fifty Percent Match.--Federal funding provided under this
title may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any
assistance or grant provided or authorized under this title.
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SECTION 409 OF THE STEEL INDUSTRY AMERICAN HERITAGE AREA ACT OF 1996
SEC. 409. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not
more than a total of [$20,000,000] $22,000,000 may be
appropriated for the Heritage Area under this title.
(b) 50 Percent Match.--Federal funding provided under this
title, after the designation of this Heritage Area, may not
exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant
provided or authorized under this title.
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SECTION 608 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR ACT OF
1996
SEC. 608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated under
this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not
more than a total of [$17,000,000] $19,000,000 may be
appropriated for the Corridor under this title
(b) 50 Percent Match.--Federal funding provided under this
title, after the designation of this Corridor, may not exceed
50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant
provided or authorized under this title.
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WHEELING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT OF 2000
(Public Law 106-291)
AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for
other purposes.
Sec. 157. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 2000''.
(b) Findings and Purposes.--
(1) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(A) the area in an around Wheeling, West
Virginia, possesses important historical,
cultural, and natural resources, representing
major heritage themes of transportation,
commerce and industry, and Victorian culture in
the United States;
(B) the City of Wheeling has played an
important part in the settlement of this
country by serving as--
(i) the western terminus of the
National Road of the early 1800's;
(ii) the ``Crossroads of America''
throughout the nineteenth century;
(iii) one of the few major inland
ports in the nineteenth century; and
(iv) the site for the establishment
of the Restored State of Virginia, and
later the State of West Virginia,
during the Civil War and as the first
capital of the new State of West
Virginia;
(C) the City of Wheeling has also played an
important role in the industrial and commercial
heritage of the United States, through the
development and maintenance of many industries
crucial to the Nation's expansion, including
iron and steel, textile manufacturing, boat
building, glass manufacturing, and stogie and
chewing tobacco manufacturing facilities, many
of which are industries that continue to play
an important role in the national economy;
(D) the city of Wheeling has retained its
national heritage themes with the designations
of the old custom house (now Independence Hall)
and the historic suspension bridge as National
Historic Landmarks; with five historic
districts; and many individual properties in
the Wheeling area listed or eligible for
nomination to the National Register of Historic
Places;
(E) the heritage themes and number and
diversity of Wheeling's remaining resources
should be appropriately retained, enhanced, and
interpreted for the education, benefit, and
inspiration of the people of the United States;
and
(F) in 1992 a comprehensive plan for the
development and administration of the Wheeling
National Heritage Area was completed for the
National Park Service, the City of Wheeling,
and the Wheeling National Task Force,
including--
(i) an inventory of the national and
cultural resources in the City of
Wheeling;
(ii) criteria for preserving and
interpreting significant natural and
historic resources;
(iii) a strategy for the
conservation, preservation, and reuse
of the historical and cultural
resources in the City of Wheeling and
the surrounding region; and
(iv) an implementation agenda by
which the State of West Virginia and
local governments can coordinate their
resources as well as a complete
description of the management entity
responsible for implementing the
comprehensive plan.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
(A) to recognize the special importance of
the history and development of the Wheeling
area in the cultural heritage of the Nation;
(B) to provide a framework to assist the City
of Wheeling and other public and private
entities and individuals in the appropriate
preservation, enhancement, and interpretation
of significant resources in the Wheeling area
emblematic of Wheeling's contributions to the
Nation's cultural heritage;
(C) to allow for limited Federal, State and
local capital contributions for planning and
infrastructure investments to complete the
Wheeling National Heritage Area, in partnership
with the State of West Virginia, the City of
Wheeling, and other appropriate public and
private entities; and
(D) to provide for an economically self-
sustaining National Heritage Area not dependent
on Federal financial assistance beyond the
initial years necessary to establish the
heritage area.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section--
(1) the term ``city'' means the City of Wheeling;
(2) the term ``heritage area'' means the Wheeling
National Heritage Area established in subsection (d);
(3) the term ``plan'' means the ``Plan for the
Wheeling National Heritage Area'' dated August, 1992;
(4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior; and
(5) the term ``State'' means the State of West
Virginia.
(d) Wheeling National Heritage Area.--
(1) Establishment.--In furtherance of the purposes of
this section, there is established in the State of West
Virginia the Wheeling National Heritage Area, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary Map,
Wheeling National Heritage Area, Wheeling, West
Virginia'' and dated March, 1994. The map shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(2) Management entity.--
(A) The management entity for the heritage
area shall be the Wheeling National Heritage
Corporation, a non-profit corporation chartered
in the State of West Virginia.
(B) To the extent consistent with this
section, the management entity shall manage the
heritage area in accordance with the plan.
(e) Duties of the Management Entity.--
(1) Mission.--
(A) The primary mission of the management
entity shall be--
(i) to implement and coordinate the
recommendations contained in the plan;
(ii) ensure integrated operation of
the heritage area; and
(iii) conserve and interpret the
historic and cultural resources of the
heritage area.
(B) The management entity shall also direct
and coordinate the diverse conservation,
development, programming, educational, and
interpretive activities within the heritage
area.
(2) Recognition of plan.--The management entity shall
work with the State of West Virginia and local
governments to ensure that the plan is formally adopted
by the City and recognized by the State.
(3) Implementation.--To the extent practicable, the
management entity shall--
(A) implement the recommendations contained
in the plan in a timely manner pursuant to the
schedule identified in the plan;
(B) coordinate its activities with the City,
the State, and the Secretary;
(C) ensure the conservation and
interpretation of the heritage area's
historical, cultural, and natural resources,
including--
(i) assisting the City and the State
in the preservation of sites,
buildings, and objects within the
heritage area which are listed or
eligible for listing on the National
Register of Historic Places;
(ii) assisting the City, the State,
or a nonprofit organization in the
restoration of any historic building in
the heritage area;
(iii) increasing public awareness of
and appreciation for the natural,
cultural, and historic resources of the
heritage area;
(iv) assisting the State or City in
designing, establishing, and
maintaining appropriate interpretive
facilities and exhibits in the heritage
area;
(v) assisting in the enhancement of
public awareness and appreciation for
the historical, archaeological, and
geologic resources and sites in the
heritage area; and
(vi) encouraging the City and other
local governments to adopt land use
policies consistent with the goals of
the plan, and to take actions to
implement those policies;
(D) encourage intergovernmental cooperation
in the achievement of these objectives;
(E) develop recommendations for design
standards within the heritage area; and
(F) seek to create public-private
partnerships to finance projects and
initiatives within the heritage area.
(4) Authorities.--The management entity may, for the
purposes of implementing the plan, use Federal funds
made available by this section to--
(A) make grants to the State, City, or other
appropriate public or private organizations,
entities, or persons;
(B) enter into cooperative agreements with,
or provide technical assistance to Federal
agencies, the State, City or other appropriate
public or private organizations, entities, or
persons;
(C) hire and compensate such staff as the
management entity deems necessary;
(D) obtain money from any source under any
program or law requiring the recipient of such
money to make a contribution in order to
receive such money;
(E) spend funds on promotion and marketing
consistent with the resources and associated
values of the heritage area in order to promote
increased visitation; and
(F) contract for goods and services.
(5) Acquisition of real property.--
(A) Except as provided in paragraph (B), the
management entity may not acquire any real
property or interest therein within the
heritage area, other than the leasing of
facilities.
(B)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii), the
management entity may acquire real property, or
an interest therein, within the heritage area
by gift or devise, or by purchase from a
willing seller with money which was donated,
bequeathed, appropriated, or otherwise made
available to the management entity on the
condition that such money be used to purchase
real property, or interest therein, within the
heritage area.
(ii) Any real property or interest therein
acquired by the management entity pursuant to
this paragraph shall be conveyed in perpetuity
by the management entity to an appropriate
public or private entity, as determined by the
management entity. Any such conveyance shall be
made as soon as practicable after acquisition,
without consideration, and on the condition
that the real property or interest therein so
conveyed shall be used for public purposes.
(6) Revision of plan.--Within 18 months after the
date of enactment, the management entity shall submit
to the Secretary a revised plan. Such revision shall
include, but not be limited to--
(A) a review of the implementation agenda for
the heritage area;
(B) projected capital costs; and
(C) plans for partnership initiatives and
expansion of community support.
(f) Duties of the Secretary.--
(1) Interpretive support.--The Secretary may, upon
request of the management entity, provide appropriate
interpretive, planning, educational, staffing,
exhibits, and other material or support for the
heritage area, consistent with the plan and as
appropriate to the resources and associated values of
the heritage area.
(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may upon
request of the management entity and consistent with
the plan, provide technical assistance to the
management entity.
(3) Cooperative agreements and Grants.--The Secretary
may, in consultation with the management entity and
consistent with the management plan, make grants to,
and enter into cooperative agreements with the
management entity, the State, City, non-profit
organization or any person.
(3) Plan amendments.--No amendments to the plan may
be made unless approved by the Secretary. The Secretary
shall consult with the management entity in reviewing
any proposed amendments.
(g) Duties of Other Federal Agencies.--Any Federal
department, agency, or other entity conducting or supporting
activities directly affecting the heritage area shall--
(1) consult with the Secretary and the management
entity with respect to such activities.
(2) cooperate with the Secretary and the management
entity in carrying out their duties under this Act, and
to the extent practicable, coordinate such activities
directly with the duties of the Secretary and the
management entity.
(3) to the extent practicable, conduct or support
such activities in a manner which the management entity
determines will not have an adverse effect on the
heritage area.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section [$15,000,000]
$17,000,000, except that not more than $1,000,000 may
be appropriated to carry out this section for any
fiscal year.
(2) Matching funds.--Federal funding provided under
this section shall be matched at least 25 percent by
other funds or in-kind services.
(i) Sunset.--The Secretary may not make any grant or provide
any assistance under this section after September 30, 2023.
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CONSOLIDATED NATURAL RESOURCES ACT OF 2008
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TITLE IV--NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS
Subtitle A--Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area
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SEC. 411. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.
The authority of the Secretary to provide financial
assistance under this subtitle terminates on [the date that is
15 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle.]
September 30, 2024.
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Subtitle B--Niagara Falls National Heritage Area
* * * * * * *
SEC. 432. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.
The authority of the Secretary to provide financial
assistance under this subtitle terminates on [the date that is
15 years after the date of enactment of this Act.] September
30, 2024.
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Subtitle C--Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area
* * * * * * *
SEC. 451. SUNSET FOR GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.
The authority of the Secretary to provide financial
assistance under this subtitle terminates on [the date that is
15 years after the date of the enactment of this subtitle.]
September 30, 2024.
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SECTION 512 OF THE NATIONAL AVIATION HERITAGE AREA ACT
SEC. 512. SUNSET PROVISION.
The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under
this title terminates after September 30, [2022] 2024.
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OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT
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DIVISION J--OTHER MATTERS
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TITLE VI--OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA
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SEC. 608. SUNSET.
The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any
assistanceunder this title after September 30, [2022] 2024.
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SECTION 125 OF PUBLIC LAW 98-398
SEC. 125. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--To carry out this title there is authorized
to be appropriated [$10,000,000] $12,000,000, except that not
more than $1,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out this
title for any fiscal year.
(b) 50 Percent Match.--The Federal share of the cost of
activities carried out using any assistance or grant under this
title shall not exceed 50 percent of that cost.
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YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO AND ALABAMA AND COUSHATTA INDIAN TRIBES OF TEXAS
RESTORATION ACT
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SEC. 301 RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude or limit
the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).
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ACT OF JUNE 18, 1934
AN ACT To conserve and develop Indian lands and resources; to extend to
Indians the right to form business and other organizations; to
establish a credit system for Indians; to grant certain rights of home
rule to Indians; to provide for vocational education for Indians; and
for other purposes.
* * * * * * *
Sec. 19. [The term] Effective beginning on June 18, 1934, the
term ``Indian'' as used in this Act shall include all persons
of Indian descent who are members of [any recognized Indian
tribe now under Federal jurisdiction] any federally recognized
Indian tribe, and all persons who are descendants of such
members who were, on June 1, 1934, residing within the present
boundaries of any Indian reservation, and shall further include
all other persons of one-half or more Indian blood. For the
purposes of this Act, Eskimos and other aboriginal peoples of
Alaska shall be considered Indians. The term ``tribe'' wherever
used in this Act shall be construed to refer to any Indian
tribe, organized band, pueblo, or the Indians residing on one
reservation. The words ``adult Indians'' wherever used in this
Act shall be construed to refer to Indians who have attained
the age of twenty-one years.
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SECTION 103 OF PUBLIC LAW 95-290
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 103 (a) There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act, except that--
[(1) the total of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for the purpose of acquisition and
development under the park management plan established
pursuant to section 201(b) of this Act and emergency
assistance under section 805(a)(1) of this Act shall
not exceed $19,800,000; and]
[(2)] (1) the total of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for the purpose of carrying out section
302(b)(2) of this Act, for the payment of grants and
loans under section 303 of this Act, for the
acquisition of property under section 304 of this Act,
and for carrying out any transportation program and any
educational and cultural program described in section
302(c) of this Act shall not exceed $33,600,000.
(b) No funds shall he authorized pursuant to this section
prior to October 1,1978.
(c) Funds appropriated under subsection (a) of this section
shall remain available until expended.
(d)(1) Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, 2nd on each subsequent October 1 and March 1, the
Secretary shall submit to the Congress a statement certifying
the aggregate amount of money expended by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, the city of Lowell, and by any nonprofit entity
for activities in the city of Lowell consistent with the
purpose of this Act during the period beginning on January 1,
1974, and ending on the date such statement is submitted.
(2) The aggregate amount of funds made available by the
Secretary to the Commission from funds appropriated under
subsection (a)(2) of this section may not exceed the amount
certified by the Secretary in the most recent, statement
submitted to the Congress under paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
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SECTION 101938 OF TITLE 54, UNITED STATES CODE
Sec. 101938. Sunset
The authority given to the Secretary under this subchapter
shall expire [7] 9 years after the date of the enactment of
this subchapter.
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SECTION 104 OF THE OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT ACT OF
1996
SEC. 104. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE TRUST.
(a) Overall Requirements of the Trust.--The Trust shall
manage the leasing, maintenance, rehabilitation, repair and
improvement of property within the Presidio under its
administrative jurisdiction using the authorities provided in
this section, which shall be exercised in accordance with the
purposes set forth in section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
establish the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the State
of California, and for other purposes'', approved October 27,
1972 (Public Law 92-589; 86 Stat. 1299; 16 U.S.C. 460bb), and
in accordance with the general objectives of the General
Management Plan (hereinafter referred to as the ``management
plan'') approved for the Presidio.
(B) Authorities.--The Trust may participate in the
development of programs and activities at the properties
transferred to the Trust, except that the Trust shall have the
authority to negotiate and enter into such agreements, leases,
contracts and other arrangements with any person, firm,
association, organization, corporation or governmental entity,
including, without limitation, entities of Federal, State and
local governments as are necessary and appropriate to carry out
its authorized activities. The National Park Service or any
other Federal agency is authorized to enter into agreements,
leases, contracts and other arrangements with the Presidio
Trust which are necessary and appropriate to carry out the
purposes of this title. Any such agreement may be entered into
without regard to section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40
U.S.C. 303b). The Trust may use alternative means of dispute
resolution authorized under subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title
5, United States Code (5 U.S.C. 571 et seq.). The Trust shall
establish procedures for lease agreements and other agreements
for use and occupancy of Presidio facilities, including a
requirement that in entering into such agreements the Trust
shall obtain reasonable competition. The Trust may not dispose
of or convey fee title to any real property transferred to it
under this title. Federal laws and regulations governing
procurement by Federal agencies shall not apply to the Trust,
with the exception of laws and regulations related to Federal
government contracts governing working conditions and wage
rates, including the provisions of sections 276a-276a-6 of
title 40, United States Code (Davis-Bacon Act), and any civil
rights provisions otherwise applicable thereto. The Trust, in
consultation with the Administrator of Federal Procurement
Policy, shall establish and promulgate procedures applicable to
the Trust's procurement of goods and services including, but
not limited to, the award of contracts on the basis of
contractor qualifications, price, commercially reasonable
buying practices, and reasonable competition. The Trust is
authorized to use funds available to the Trust to purchase
insurance and for reasonable reception and representation
expenses, including membership dues, business cards and
business related meal expenditures.
(c) Management Program.--The Trust shall develop a
comprehensive program for management of those lands and
facilities within the Presidio which are transferred to the
administrative jurisdiction of the Trust. Such program shall be
designed to reduce expenditures by the National Park Service
and increase revenues to the Federal Government to the maximum
extent possible. In carrying out this program, the Trust shall
be treated as a successor in interest to the National Park
Service with respect to compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act and other environmental compliance
statutes. Such program shall consist of--
(1) demolition of structures which in the opinion of
the Trust, cannot be cost-effectively rehabilitated,
and which are identified in the management plan for
demolition,
(2) evaluation for possible demolition or replacement
those buildings identified as categories 2 through 5 in
the Presidio of San Francisco Historic Landmark
District Historic American Buildings Survey Report,
dated 1985,
(3) new construction limited to replacement of
existing structures of similar size in existing areas
of development, and
(4) examination of a full range of reasonable options
for carrying out routine administrative and facility
management programs.
The Trust shall consult with the Secretary in the preparation
of this program.
(d) Financial Authorities.--(1) To augment or encourage the
use of non-Federal funds to finance capital improvements on
Presidio properties transferred to its jurisdiction, the Trust,
in addition to its other authorities, shall have the following
authorities subject to the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2
U.S.C. 661 et seq.):
(A) The authority to guarantee any lender against
loss of principal or interest on any loan: Provided,
That--
(i) the terms of the guarantee are approved
by the Secretary of the Treasury;
(ii) adequate subsidy budget authority is
provided in advance in appropriations Acts; and
(iii) such guarantees are structured so as to
minimize potential cost to the Federal
Government. No loan guarantee under this title
shall cover more than 75 percent of the unpaid
balance of the loan. The Trust may collect a
fee sufficient to cover its costs in connection
with each loan guaranteed under this title. The
authority to enter into any such loan guarantee
agreement shall expire at the end of 15 years
after the date of enactment of this title.
(B) The authority, subject to appropriations, to make
loans to the occupants of property managed by the Trust
for the preservation, restoration, maintenance, or
repair of such property.
(2) The Trust shall also have the authority to issue
obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury, but only
if the Secretary of the Treasury agrees to purchase
such obligations to the extent authorized in advance in
appropriations acts. The Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to use as a public debt transaction the
proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under
chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, and the
purposes for which securities may be issued under such
chapter are extended to include any purchase of such
notes or obligations acquired by the Secretary of the
Treasury under this subsection. Obligations issued
under this subparagraph shall be in such forms and
denominations, bearing such maturities, and subject to
such terms and conditions, including a review of the
creditworthiness of the loan and establishment of a
repayment schedule, as may be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and shall bear interest at a
rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury,
taking into consideration current market yields on
outstanding marketable obligations of the United States
of comparable maturities. No funds appropriated to the
Trust may be used for repayment of principal or
interest on, or redemption of, obligations issued under
this paragraph.
(3) The aggregate amount of obligations issued under
paragraph (2) of this subsection which are outstanding
at any one time may not exceed [$150,000,000]
$250,000,000.
(e) Donations.--The Trust may solicit and accept donations of
funds, property, supplies, or services from individuals,
foundations, corporations, and other private or public entities
for the purpose of carrying out its duties. The Trust is
encouraged to maintain a liaison with the Golden Gate National
Park Association.
(f) Public Agency.--The Trust shall be deemed to be a public
agency for purposes of entering into joint exercise of powers
agreements pursuant to California government code section 6500
and related provisions of that Code.
(g) Financial Management.--Notwithstanding section 1341 of
title 31 of the United States Code, all proceeds and other
revenues received by the Trust shall be retained by the Trust.
Those proceeds shall be available, without further
appropriation, to the Trust for the administration,
preservation, restoration, operation and maintenance,
improvement, repair and related expenses incurred with respect
to Presidio properties under its administrative jurisdiction.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest, at the direction of
the Trust, such excess moneys that the Trust determines are not
required to meet current withdrawals. Such investment shall be
in public debt securities with maturities suitable to the needs
of the Trust and bearing interest at rates determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury taking into consideration the current
average yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the
United States of comparable maturity.
(h) Suits.--The Trust may sue and be sued in its own name to
the same extent as the Federal Government. Litigation arising
out of the activities of the Trust shall be conducted by the
Attorney General; except that the Trust may retain private
attorneys to provide advice and counsel. The District Court for
the Northern District of California shall have exclusive
jurisdiction over any suit filed against the Trust.
(i) Memorandum of Agreement.--The Trust shall enter into a
Memorandum of Agreement with the Secretary, acting through the
Chief of the United States Park Police, for the conduct of law
enforcement activities and services within those portions of
the Presidio transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of
the Trust.
(j) Bylaws, Rules, and Regulations.--The Trust may adopt,
amend, repeal, and enforce bylaws, rules and regulations
governing the manner in which its business may be conducted and
the powers vested in it may be exercised, including rules and
regulations for the use and management of the property under
the Trust's jurisdiction. The Trust is authorized, in
consultation with the Secretary, to adopt and to enforce those
rules and regulations that are applicable to the Golden Gate
National Recreation Area and that may be necessary and
appropriate to carry out its duties and responsibilities under
this title. The Trust shall give notice of the adoption of such
rules and regulations by publication in the Federal Register.
(k) Direct Negotiations.--For the purpose of compliance with
applicable laws and regulations concerning properties
transferred to the Trust by the Secretary, the Trust shall
negotiate directly with regulatory authorities.
(l) Insurance.--The Trust shall require that all leaseholders
and contractors procure proper insurance against any loss in
connection with properties under lease or contract, or the
authorized activities granted in such lease or contract, as is
reasonable and customary.
(m) Building Code Compliance.--The Trust shall bring all
properties under its administrative jurisdiction into
compliance with Federal building codes and regulations
appropriate to use and occupancy within 10 years after the
enactment of this title to the extent practicable.
(n) Leasing.--In managing and leasing the properties
transferred to it, the Trust shall consider the extent to which
prospective tenants contribute to the implementation of the
general objectives of the General Management Plan for the
Presidio and to the reduction of cost to the Federal
Government. The Trust shall give priority to the following
categories of tenants: Tenants that enhance the financial
viability of the Presidio and tenants that facilitate the cost-
effective preservation of historic buildings through their
reuse of such buildings.
(o) Reversion.--If, at the expiration of 15 years, the Trust
has not accomplished the goals and objectives of the plan
required in section 105(b) of this title, then all property
under the administrative jurisdiction of the Trust pursuant to
section 103(b) of this title shall be transferred to the
Administrator of the General Services Administration to be
disposed of in accordance with the procedures outlined in the
Defense Authorization Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 1809), and any
real property so transferred shall be deleted from the boundary
of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. In the event of
such transfer, the terms and conditions of all agreements and
loans regarding such lands and facilities entered into by the
Trust shall be binding on any successor in interest.
(p) Exclusive Rights to Name and Insignia.--The Trust shall
have the sole and exclusive right to use the words 'Presidio
Trust' and any seal, emblem, or other insignia adopted by its
Board of Directors. Without express written authority of the
Trust, no person may use the words ``Presidio Trust'', or any
combination or variation of those words alone or with other
words, as the name under which that person shall do or purport
to do business, for the purpose of trade, or by way of
advertisement, or in any manner that may falsely suggest any
connection with the Trust.
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NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT
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national scenic and national historical trails
Sec. 5. (a) National scenic and national historic trails
shall be authorized and designated only by Act of Congress.
There are hereby established the following National Scenic and
National Historic Trails:
(1) The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a trail of
approximately two thousand miles extending generally along the
Appalachian Mountains from Mount Katahdin, Maine, to Springer
Mountain, Georgia. Insofar as practicable, the right-of-way for
such trail shall comprise the trail depicted on the maps
identified as ``Nationwide System of Trails, Proposed
Appalachian Trail, NST-AT-101-May 1967'', which shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the office of the
Director of the National Park Service. Where practicable, such
rights-of-way shall include lands protected for it under
agreements in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act,
to which Federal agencies and State were parties. The
Appalachian Trail shall be administered primarily as a footpath
by the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the
Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, a trail of
approximately two thousand three hundred fifty miles, extending
from the Mexican-California border northward generally along
the mountain ranges of the west coast States to the Canadian-
Washington border near Lake Ross, following the route as
generally depicted on the map, identified as ``Nationwide
System of Trails, Proposed Pacific Crest Trail, NST-PC-103-May
1967'' which shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
The Pacific Crest Trail shall be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Interior.
(3) The Oregon National Historic Trail, a route of
approximately two thousand miles extending from near
Independence, Missouri, to the vicinity of Portland, Oregon,
following a route as depicted on maps identified as ``Primary
Route of the Oregon Trail 1841-1848'', in the Department of the
Interior's Oregon Trail study report dated April 1977, and
which shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the office of the Director of the National Park Service. The
trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of
any federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal
Government for the trail except with the consent of the owner
of the land or interest in land. The authority of the Federal
Government to acquire fee title under this paragraph shall be
limited to an average of not more than \1/4\ mile on either
side of the trail.
(4) The Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, a route of
approximately one thousand three hundred miles extending from
Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, Utah, following the
primary historical route of the Mormon Trail as generally
depicted on a map, identified as, ``Mormon Trail Vicinity Map,
figure 2'' in the Department of the Interior Mormon Trail study
report dated March 1977, and which shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the office of the Director,
National Park Service, Washington, D.C. The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior. No land or
interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any
federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal
Government for the trail except with the consent of the owner
of the land or interest in land. The authority of the Federal
Government to acquire fee title under this paragraph shall be
limited to an average of not more than \1/4\ mile on either
side of the trail.
(5) The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, a trail of
approximately thirty-one hundred miles, extending from the
Montana-Canada border to the New Mexico-Mexico border,
following the approximate route depicted on the map, identified
as ``Proposed Continental Divide National Scenic Trail'' in the
Department of the Interior Continental Divide Trail study
report dated March 1977 and which shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the office of the Chief,
Forest Service, Washington, D.C. The Continental Divide
National Scenic Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7(c), the use of
motorized vehicles on roads which will be designated segments
of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail shall be
permitted in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
appropriate Secretary. No land or interest in land outside the
exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be
acquired by the Federal Government for the trail except with
the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. The
authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee title under
this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not more than
\1/4\ mile on either side of the trail.
(6) The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, a trail of
approximately 4,900 miles, extending from the Ohio River in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the Columbia River in
Oregon, following the outbound and inbound routes of the Lewis
and Clark expedition depicted on the map entitled ``Lewis and
Clark National Historic Trail Authorized Trail Including
Proposed Eastern Legacy Extension'', dated April 2018, and
numbered 648/143721. The map shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the office of the Director, National Park
Service, Washington, D.C. The trail shall be administered by
the Secretary of the Interior. No land or interest in land
outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered
area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail
except with the consent of the owner of the land or interest in
land. The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee
title under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of
not more than \1/4\ mile on either side of the trail.
(7) The Iditarod National Historic Trail, a route of
approximately two thousand miles extending from Seward, Alaska
to Nome, Alaska, following the routes as depicted on maps
identified as ``Seward-Nome Trail'', in the Department of the
Interior's study report entitled ``The Iditarod Trail (Seward-
Nome Route) and other Alaskan Gold Rush Trails'' dated
September 1977. The map shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the office of the Director, National Park
Service, Washington, D.C. The trail shall be administered by
the Secretary of the Interior. No land or interest in land
outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered
area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail
except with the consent of the owner of the land or interest in
land. The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee
title under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of
not more than \1/4\ mile on either side of the trail.
(8) The North Country National Scenic Trail, a trail of
approximately 4,600 miles, extendingfrom the Appalachian Trail
in Vermont to the vicinity of Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota,
following the approximate route depicted on the map identified
as ``North Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route'',
dated February 2014, and numbered 649/116870. The map shall be
on file and available for public inspection in the office of
the Director, National Park Service, Washington, District of
Columbia. The trail shall be administered by the Secretary of
the Interior. No land or interest in land outside the exterior
boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired
by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent
of the owner of the land or interest in land.
(9) The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, a
system totaling approximately two hundred seventy-two miles of
trail with routes from the mustering point near Abingdon,
Virginia, to Sycamore Shoals (near Elizabethton, Tennessee);
from Sycamore Shoals to Quaker Meadows (near Morganton, North
Carolina); from the mustering point in Surry County, North
Carolina, to Quaker Meadows; and from Quaker Meadows to Kings
Mountain, South Carolina, as depicted on the map identified as
Map 3--Historic Features--1780 in the draft study report
entitled ``Overmountain Victory Trail'' dated December 1979.
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the Office of the Director, National Park Service, Washington,
District of Columbia. The trail shall be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior.
(10) The Ice Age National Scenic Trail, a trail of
approximately one thousand miles, extending from Door County,
Wisconsin, to Interstate Park in Saint Croix County, Wisconsin,
generally following the route described in ``On the Trail of
the Ice Age--A Hiker's and Biker's Guide to Wisconsin's Ice Age
National Scientific Reserve and Trail'', by Henry S. Reuss,
Member of Congress, dated 1980. The guide and maps shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the Office of the
Director, National Park Service, Washington, District of
Columbia. [Overall administration of the trail shall be the
responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to
section 5(d) of this Act. The State of Wisconsin, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, may, subject
to the approval of the Secretary, prepare a plan for the
management of the trail which shall be deemed to meet the
requirements of section 5(e) of this Act.] The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of the
National Park System. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
7(c), snowmobile use may be permitted on segments of the Ice
Age National Scenic Trail where deemed appropriate by the
Secretary and the managing authority responsible for the
segment. No land or interest in land outside the exterior
boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired
by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent
of the owner of the land or interest in land.
(11) The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, a corridor
of approximately seven hundred and four miles following the
route as generally depicted on the map identified as ``National
Trails System, Proposed Potomac Heritage Trail'' in ``The
Potomac Heritage Trail'', a report prepared by the Department
of the Interior and dated December 1974, except that no
designation of the trail shall be made in the State of West
Virginia. The map shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park
Service, Washington, District of Columbia. The trail shall
initally consist of only those segments of the corridor located
within the exterior boundaries of federally administered areas.
The trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the
Interior. No land or interest in land outside the exterior
boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired
by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent
of the owner of the land or interest in land.
(12) The Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, a trail system
of approximately six hundred and ninety-four miles extending
from Nashville, Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi, as depicted
on the map entitled ``Concept Plan, Natchez Trace Trails
Study'' in ``The Natchez Trace'', a report prepared by the
Department of the Interior and dated August 1979. The map shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the office of
the Director of the National Park Service, Department of the
Interior, Washington, District of Columbia. The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
(13) The Florida National Scenic Trail, a route of
approximately thirteen hundred miles extending through the
State of Florida as generally depicted in ``The Florida
Trail'', a national scenic trail study draft report prepared by
the Department of the Interior and dated February 1980. The
report shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Washington,
District of Columbia. No lands or interests therein outside the
exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be
acquired by the Federal Government for the Florida Trail except
with the consent of the owner thereof. The Secretary of
Agriculture may designate lands outside of federally
administered areas as segments of the trail, only upon
application from the States or local governmental agencies
involved, if such segments meet the criteria established in
this Act and are administered by such agencies without expense
to the United States. The trail shall be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture.
(14) The Nez Perce National Historic Trail, a route of
approximately eleven hundred and seventy miles extending from
the vicinity of Wallowa Lake, Oregon, to Bear Paw Mountain,
Montana, as generally depicted in ``Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo)
Trail Study Report'' prepared by the Department of Agriculture
and dated March 1982. The report shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest
Service, Washington, District of Columbia. The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. So that
significant route segments and sites recognized as associated
with the Nez Perce Trail may be distinguished by suitable
markers, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to accept
the donation of suitable markers for placement at appropriate
locations. Any such markers associated with the Nez Perce Trail
which are to be located on lands administered by any other
department or agency of the United States may be placed on such
lands only with the concurrence of the head of such department
or agency. No land or interest in land outside the exterior
boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired
by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent
of the owner of the land or interest in land. The authority of
the Federal Government to acquire fee title under this
paragraph shall be limited to an average of not more than \1/4\
mile on either side of the trail.
(15) The Santa Fe National Historic Trail, a trail of
approximately 950 miles from a point near Old Franklin,
Missouri, through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado to Santa Fe,
New Mexico, as generally depicted on a map entitled ``The Santa
Fe Trail'' contained in the Final Report of the Secretary of
the Interior pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, dated
July 1976. The map shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park
Service, Washington, District of Columbia. The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior. No lands or
interests therein outside the exterior boundaries of any
federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal
Government for the Santa Fe Trail except with the consent of
the owner thereof. Before acquiring any easement or entering
into any cooperative agreement with a private landowner with
respect to the trail, the Secretary shall notify the landowner
of the potential liability, if any, for injury to the public
resulting from physical conditions which may be on the
landowner's land. The United States shall not be held liable by
reason of such notice or failure to provide such notice to the
landowner. So that significant route segments and sites
recognized as associated with the Santa Fe Trail may be
distinguished by suitable markers, the Secretary of the
Interior is authorized to accept the donation of suitable
markers for placement at appropriate locations.
(16)(A) The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, a trail
consisting of water routes and overland routes traveled by the
Cherokee Nation during its removal from ancestral lands in the
East to Oklahoma during 1838 and 1839, generally located within
the corridor described through portions of Georgia, North
Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri,
Arkansas, and Oklahoma in the final report of the Secretary of
the Interior prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this
section entitled ``Trail of Tears'' and dated June 1986. Maps
depicting the corridor shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the Office of the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior. The trail shall be administered by
the Secretary of the Interior. No lands or interests therein
outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered
area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the Trail of
Tears except with the consent of the owner thereof.
(B) In carrying out his responsibilities pursuant to sections
5(f) and 7(c) of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall
give careful consideration to the establishment of appropriate
interpretive sites for the Trail of Tears in the vicinity of
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Trail of Tears
State Park, Missouri, and Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
(C) In addition to the areas otherwise designated
under this paragraph, the following routes and land
components by which the Cherokee Nation was removed to
Oklahoma are components of the Trail of Tears National
Historic Trail, as generally described in the
environmentally preferred alternative of the November
2007 Feasibility Study Amendment and Environmental
Assessment for Trail of Tears National Historic Trail:
(i) The Benge and Bell routes.
(ii) The land components of the designated
water routes in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma,
and Tennessee.
(iii) The routes from the collection forts in
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee
to the emigration depots.
(iv) The related campgrounds located along
the routes and land components described in
clauses (i) through (iii).
(D) The Secretary may accept donations for the Trail
from private, nonprofit, or tribal organizations. No
lands or interests in lands outside the exterior
boundaries of any federally administered area may be
acquired by the Federal Government for the Trail of
Tears National Historic Trail except with the consent
of the owner thereof.
(17) The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, a
trail comprising the overland route traveled by Captain Juan
Bautista de Anza of Spain during the years 1775 and 1776 from
Sonora, Mexico, to the vicinity of San Francisco, California,
of approximately 1,200 miles through Arizona and California, as
generally described in the report of the Department of the
Interior prepared pursuant to subsection (b) entitled ``Juan
Bautista de Anza National Trail Study, Feasibility Study and
Environmental Assessment'' and dated August 1986. A map
generally depicting the trail shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the Office of the Director of the
National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia. The
trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
No lands or interests therein outside the exterior boundaries
of any federally administered area may be acquired by the
Federal Government for the Juan Bautista de Anza National
Historic Trail without the consent of the owner thereof. In
implementing this paragraph, the Secretary shall encourage
volunteer trail groups to participate in the development and
maintenance of the trail.
(18) The California National Historic Trail, a route of
approximately five thousand seven hundred miles, including all
routes and cutoffs, extending from Independence and Saint
Joseph, Missouri, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, to various points
in California and Oregon, as generally described in the report
of the Department of the Interior prepared pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section entitled ``California and Pony
Express Trails, Eligibility/Feasibility Study/Environmental
Assessment'' and dated September 1987. A map generally
depicting the route shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior. The trail shall be administered by
the Secretary of the Interior. No lands or interests therein
outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered
area may be acquired by the United States for the California
National Historic Trail except with the consent of the owner
thereof.
(19) The Pony Express National Historic Trail, a route of
approximately one thousand nine hundred miles, including the
original route and subsequent route changes, extending from
Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, as generally
described in the report of the Department of the Interior
prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section entitled
``California and Pony Express Trails, Eligibility/Feasibility
Study/Environmental Assessment'', and dated September 1987. A
map generally depicting the route shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the Office of the National
Park Service, Department of the Interior. The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior. No lands or
interests therein outside the exterior boundaries of any
federally administered area may be acquired by the United
States for the Pony Express National Historic Trail except with
the consent of the owner thereof.
(20) The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail,
consisting of 54 miles of city streets and United States
Highway 80 from Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma to the
State Capitol Building in Montgomery, Alabama, traveled by
voting rights advocates during March 1965 to dramatize the need
for voting rights legislation, as generally described in the
report of the Secretary of the Interior prepared pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section entitled ``Selma to Montgomery''
and dated April 1993. Maps depicting the route shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the Office of the
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The trail
shall be administered in accordance with this Act, including
section 7(h). The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
National Park Service, which shall be the lead Federal agency,
shall cooperate with other Federal, State and local authorities
to preserve historic sites along the route, including (but not
limited to) the Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Brown Chapel
A.M.E. Church.
(21) El camino real de tierra adentro.--
(A) El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (the
Royal Road of the Interior) National Historic
Trail, a 404 mile long trail from the Rio
Grande near El Paso, Texas to San Juan Pueblo,
New Mexico, as generally depicted on the maps
entitled ``United States Route: El Camino Real
de Tierra Adentro'', contained in the report
prepared pursuant to subsection (b) entitled
``National Historic Trail Feasibility Study and
Environmental Assessment: El Camino Real de
Tierra Adentro, Texas-New Mexico'', dated March
1997.
(B) Map.--A map generally depicting the trail
shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the National Park
Service, Department of the Interior.
(C) Administration.--The Trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
(D) Land acquisition.--No lands or interests
therein outside the exterior boundaries of any
federally administered area may be acquired by
the Federal Government for El Camino Real de
Tierra Adentro except with the consent of the
owner thereof.
(E) Volunteer groups; consultation.--The
Secretary of the Interior shall--
(i) encourage volunteer trail groups
to participate in the development and
maintenance of the trail; and
(ii) consult with other affected
Federal, State, local governmental, and
tribal agencies in the administration
of the trail.
(F) Coordination of activities.--The
Secretary of the Interior may coordinate with
United States and Mexican public and non-
governmental organizations, academic
institutions, and, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, the government of Mexico
and its political subdivisions, for the purpose
of exchanging trail information and research,
fostering trail preservation and educational
programs, providing technical assistance, and
working to establish an international historic
trail with complementary preservation and
education programs in each nation.
(22) Ala kahakai national historic trail.--
(A) In general.--The Ala Kahakai National
Historic Trail (the Trail by the Sea), a 175
mile long trail extending from 'Upolu Point on
the north tip of Hawaii Island down the west
coast of the Island around Ka Lae to the east
boundary of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at
the ancient shoreline temple known as
``Waha'ula'', as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Ala Kahakai Trail'', contained in
the report prepared pursuant to subsection (b)
entitled ``Ala Kahakai National Trail Study and
Environmental Impact Statement'', dated January
1998.
(B) Map.--A map generally depicting the trail
shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the National Park
Service, Department of the Interior.
(C) Administration.--The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
(D) Land acquisition.--No land or interest in
land outside the exterior boundaries of any
federally administered area may be acquired by
the United States for the trail except with the
consent of the owner of the land or interest in
land.
(E) Public participation; consultation.--The
Secretary of the Interior shall--
(i) encourage communities and owners
of land along the trail, native
Hawaiians, and volunteer trail groups
to participate in the planning,
development, and maintenance of the
trail; and
(ii) consult with affected Federal,
State, and local agencies, native
Hawaiian groups, and landowners in the
administration of the trail.
(23) Old spanish national historic trail.--
(A) In general.--The Old Spanish National Historic
Trail, an approximately 2,700 mile long trail extending
from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Los Angeles, California,
that served as a major trade route between 1829 and
1848, as generally depicted on the maps numbered 1
through 9, as contained in the report entitled ``Old
Spanish Trail National Historic Trail Feasibility
Study'', dated July 2001, including the Armijo Route,
Northern Route, North Branch, and Mojave Road.
(B) Map.--A map generally depicting the trail shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the Department of the Interior.
(C) Administration.--The trail shall be administered
by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this
paragraph as the ``Secretary'').
(D) Land acquisition.--The United States shall not
acquire for the trail any land or interest in land
outside the exterior boundary of any federally-managed
area without the consent of the owner of the land or
interest in land.
(E) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with
other Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies in the
administration of the trail.
(F) Additional routes.--The Secretary may designate
additional routes to the trail if--
(i) the additional routes were included in
the Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail
Feasibility Study, but were not recommended for
designation as a national historic trail; and
(ii) the Secretary determines that the
additional routes were used for trade and
commerce between 1829 and 1848.
(24) El camino real de los tejas national historic trail.--
(A) In general.--El Camino Real de los Tejas (the
Royal Road to the Tejas) National Historic Trail, a
combination of historic routes (including the Old San
Antonio Road) totaling approximately 2,580 miles,
extending from the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass and
Laredo, Texas, to Natchitoches, Louisiana, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``El Camino Real de los
Tejas'' contained in the report entitled ``National
Historic Trail Feasibility Study and Environmental
Assessment: El Camino Real de los Tejas, Texas-
Louisiana'', dated July 1998.
(B) Map.--A map generally depicting the trail shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(C) Administration.--(i) The Secretary of the
Interior (referred to in this paragraph as ``the
Secretary'') shall administer the trail.
(ii) The Secretary shall administer those portions of
the trail on non-Federal land only with the consent of
the owner of such land and when such trail portion
qualifies for certification as an officially
established component of the trail, consistent with
section 3(a)(3). An owner's approval of a certification
agreement shall satisfy the consent requirement. A
certification agreement may be terminated at any time.
(iii) The designation of the trail does not authorize
any person to enter private property without the
consent of the owner.
(D) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with
appropriate State and local agencies in the planning
and development of the trail.
(E) Coordination of activities.--The Secretary may
coordinate with United States and Mexican public and
nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions,
and, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the
Government of Mexico and its political subdivisions,
for the purpose of exchanging trail information and
research, fostering trail preservation and educational
programs, providing technical assistance, and working
to establish an international historic trail with
complementary preservation and education programs in
each nation.
(F) Land acquisition.--The United States shall not
acquire for the trail any land or interest in land
outside the exterior boundary of any federally-
administered area without the consent of the owner of
the land or interest in land.
(25) Captain john smith chesapeake national historic
trail.--
(A) In general.--The Captain John Smith
Chesapeake National Historic Trail, a series of
water routes extending approximately 3,000
miles along the Chesapeake Bay and the
tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in the States
of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, and in the
District of Columbia, that traces the 1607-1609
voyages of Captain John Smith to chart the land
and waterways of the Chesapeake Bay, as
generally depicted on the map entitled
``Captain John Smith Chesapeake National
Historic Trail Map MD, VA, DE, and DC'',
numbered P-16/8000 (CAJO), and dated May 2006.
(B) Map.--The map referred to in subparagraph
(A) shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the
National Park Service.
(C) Administration.--The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior--
(i) in coordination with--
(I) the Chesapeake Bay
Gateways and Watertrails
Network authorized under the
Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act
of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 461 note;
112 Stat. 2961); and
(II) the Chesapeake Bay
Program authorized under
section 117 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1267); and
(ii) in consultation with--
(I) other Federal, State,
tribal, regional, and local
agencies; and
(II) the private sector.
(D) Land acquisition.--The United States
shall not acquire for the trail any land or
interest in land outside the exterior boundary
of any federally-managed area without the
consent of the owner of the land or interest in
land.
(26) Star-spangled banner national historic trail.--
(A) In general.--The Star-Spangled Banner
National Historic Trail, a trail consisting of
water and overland routes totaling
approximately 290 miles, extending from Tangier
Island, Virginia, through southern Maryland,
the District of Columbia, and northern
Virginia, in the Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent
River, Potomac River, and north to the Patapsco
River, and Baltimore, Maryland, commemorating
the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812
(including the British invasion of Washington,
District of Columbia, and its associated
feints, and the Battle of Baltimore in summer
1814), as generally depicted on the map titled
``Star-Spangled Banner National Historic
Trail'', numbered T02/80,000, and dated June
2007.
(B) Map.--The map referred to in subparagraph
(A) shall be maintained on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the National Park Service.
(C) Administration.--Subject to subparagraph
(E)(ii), the trail shall be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior.
(D) Land acquisition.--No land or interest in
land outside the exterior boundaries of any
federally administered area may be acquired by
the United States for the trail except with the
consent of the owner of the land or interest in
land.
(E) Public participation.--The Secretary of
the Interior shall--
(i) encourage communities, owners of
land along the trail, and volunteer
trail groups to participate in the
planning, development, and maintenance
of the trail; and
(ii) consult with other affected
landowners and Federal, State, and
local agencies in the administration of
the trail.
(F) Interpretation and assistance.--Subject
to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary of the Interior may provide, to State
and local governments and nonprofit
organizations, interpretive programs and
services and technical assistance for use in--
(i) carrying out preservation and
development of the trail; and
(ii) providing education relating to
the War of 1812 along the trail.
(27) Arizona national scenic trail.--
(A) In general.--The Arizona National Scenic
Trail, extending approximately 807 miles across
the State of Arizona from the U.S.-Mexico
international border to the Arizona-Utah
border, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Arizona National Scenic Trail'' and
dated December 5, 2007, to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Interior and
appropriate State, tribal, and local
governmental agencies.
(B) Availability of map.--The map shall be on
file and available for public inspection in
appropriate offices of the Forest Service.
(28) New england national scenic trail.--The New
England National Scenic Trail, a continuous trail
extending approximately 220 miles from the border of
New Hampshire in the town of Royalston, Massachusetts
to Long Island Sound in the town of Guilford,
Connecticut, as generally depicted on the map titled
``New England National Scenic Trail Proposed Route'',
numbered T06/80,000, and dated October 2007. The map
shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with
appropriate Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local
agencies, and other organizations, shall administer the
trail after considering the recommendations of the
report titled the ``Metacomet Monadnock Mattabesset
Trail System National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study
and Environmental Assessment'', prepared by the
National Park Service, and dated Spring 2006. The
United States shall not acquire for the trail any land
or interest in land without the consent of the owner.
(29) Washington-rochambeau revolutionary route
national historic trail.--
(A) In general.--The Washington-Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, a
corridor of approximately 600 miles following
the route taken by the armies of General George
Washington and Count Rochambeau between
Newport, Rhode Island, and Yorktown, Virginia,
in 1781 and 1782, as generally depicted on the
map entitled ``WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU
REVOLUTIONARY ROUTE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL'',
numbered T01/80,001, and dated June 2007.
(B) Map.--The map referred to in subparagraph
(A) shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the
National Park Service.
(C) Administration.--The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior,
in consultation with--
(i) other Federal, State, tribal,
regional, and local agencies; and
(ii) the private sector.
(D) Land acquisition.--The United States
shall not acquire for the trail any land or
interest in land outside the exterior boundary
of any federally-managed area without the
consent of the owner of the land or interest in
land.
(30) Pacific northwest national scenic trail.--
(A) In general.--The Pacific Northwest
National Scenic Trail, a trail of approximately
1,200 miles, extending from the Continental
Divide in Glacier National Park, Montana, to
the Pacific Ocean Coast in Olympic National
Park, Washington, following the route depicted
on the map entitled ``Pacific Northwest
National Scenic Trail: Proposed Trail'',
numbered T12/80,000, and dated February 2008
(referred to in this paragraph as the ``map'').
(B) Availability of map.--The map shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the Forest Service.
(C) Administration.--The Pacific Northwest
National Scenic Trail shall be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture.
(D) Land acquisition.--The United States
shall not acquire for the Pacific Northwest
National Scenic Trail any land or interest in
land outside the exterior boundary of any
federally-managed area without the consent of
the owner of the land or interest in land.
(b) The Secretary of the Interior, through the agency most
likely to administer such trail, and the Secretary of
Agriculture where lands administered by him are involved, shall
make such additional studies as are herein or may hereafter be
authorized by the Congress for the purpose of determining the
feasibility and desirability of designating other trails as
national scenic or national historic trails. Such studies shall
be made in consultation with the heads of other Federal
agencies administering lands through which such additional
proposed trails would pass and in cooperation with interested
interstate, State, and local governmental agencies, public and
private organizations, and landowners and land users concerned.
The feasibility of designating a trail shall be determined on
the basis of an evaluation of whether or not it is physically
possible to develop a trail along a route being studied, and
whether the development of a trail would be financially
feasible. The studies listed in subsection (c) of this section
shall be completed and submitted to the Congress, with
recommendations as to the suitability of trail designation, not
later than three complete fiscal years from the date of
enactment of their addition to this subsection, or from the
date of enactment of this sentence, whichever is later. Such
studies, when submitted, shall be printed as a House or Senate
document, and shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) the proposed route of such trail (including maps
and illustrations);
(2) the areas adjacent to such trails, to be utilized
for scenic, historic, natural, cultural, or
developmental purposes;
(3) the characteristics which, in the judgment of the
appropriate Secretary, make the proposed trail worthy
of designation as a national scenic or national
historic trail; and in the case of national historic
trails the report shall include the recommendation of
the Secretary of the Interior's National Park System
Advisory Board as to the national historic significance
based on the criteria developed under the Historic
Sites Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461);
(4) the current status of land ownership and current
and potential use along the designated route;
(5) the estimated cost of acquisition of lands or
interest in lands, if any;
(6) the plans for developing and maintaining the
trail and the cost thereof;
(7) the proposed Federal administering agency (which,
in the case of a national scenic or national historic
trail wholly or substantially within a national forest,
shall be the Department of Agriculture);
(8) the extent to which a State or its political
subdivisions and public and private organizations might
reasonably be expected to participate in acquiring the
necessary lands and in the administration thereof;
(9) the relative uses of the lands involved,
including: the number of anticipated visitor-days for
the entire length of, as well as for segments of, such
trail; the number of months which such trail, or
segments thereof, will be open for recreation purposes;
the economic and social benefits which might accrue
from alternate land uses; and the estimated man-years
of civilian employment and expenditures expected for
the purposes of maintenance, supervision, and
regulation of such trail;
(10) the anticipated impact of public outdoor
recreation use on the preservation of a proposed
national historic trail and its related historic and
archeological features and settings, including the
measures proposed to ensure evaluation and preservation
of the values that contribute to their national
historic significance; and
(11) to qualify for designation as a national
historic trail, a trail must meet all three of the
following criteria:
(A) It must be a trail or route established
by historic use and must be historically
significant as a result of that use. The route
need not currently exist as a discernible trail
to qualify, but its location must be
sufficiently known to permit evaluation of
public recreation and historical interest
potential. A designated trail should generally
accurately follow the historic route, but may
deviate somewhat on occasion of necessity to
avoid difficult routing through subsequent
development, or to provide some route variation
offering a more pleasurable recreational
experience. Such deviations shall be so noted
on site. Trail segments no longer possible to
travel by trail due to subsequent development
as motorized transportation routes may be
designated and marked onsite as segments which
link to the historic trail.
(B) It must be of national signficance with
respect to any of several broad facets of
American history, such as trade and commerce,
exploration, migration and settlement, or
military campaigns. To qualify as nationally
significant, historic use of the trail must
have had a far-reaching effect on broad
patterns of American culture. Trails
significant in the history of native Americans
may be included.
(C) It must have significant potential for
public recreational use or historical interest
based on historic interpretation and
appreciation. The potential for such use is
generally greater along roadless segments
developed as historic trails, and at historic
sites associated with the trail. The presence
of recreation potential not related to historic
appreciation is not sufficient justification
for designation under this category.
(c) The following routes shall be studied in accordance with
the objectives outlined in subsection (b) of this section:
(1) Continental Divide Trail, a three-thousand-one-hundred-
mile trail extending from near the Mexican border in
southwestern New Mexico northward generally along the
Continental Divide to the Canadian border in Glacier National
Park.
(2) Potomac Heritage Trail, an eight-hundred-and-twenty-five-
mile trail extending generally from the mouth of the Potomac
River to its sources in Pennsylvania and West Virginia,
including the one-hundred-and-seventy-mile Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal towpath.
(3) Old Cattle Trails of the Southwest from the vicinity of
San Antonio, Texas, approximately eight hundred miles through
Oklahoma via Baxter Springs and Chetopa, Kansas, to Fort Scott,
Kansas, including the Chisholm Trail, from the vicinity of San
Antonio or Cuero, Texas, approximately eight hundred miles
north through Oklahoma to Abilene, Kansas.
(4) Lewis and Clark Trail, from Wood River, Illinois, to the
Pacific Ocean in Oregon, following both the outbound and
inbound routes of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
(5) Natchez Trace, from Nashville, Tennessee, approximately
six hundred miles to Natchez, Mississippi.
(6) North Country Trail, from the Appalachian Trail in
Vermont, approximately three thousand two hundred miles through
the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan,
Wisconsin, and Minnesota, to the Lewis and Clark Trail in North
Dakota.
(7) Kittanning Trail from Shirleysburg in Huntingdon County
to Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
(8) Oregon Trail, from Independence, Missouri, approximately
two thousand miles to near Fort Vancover, Washington.
(9) Santa Fe Trail, from Independence, Missouri,
approximately eight hundred miles to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(10) Long Trail, extending two hundred and fifty-five miles
from the Massachusetts border northward through Vermont to the
Canadian Border.
(11) Mormon Trail, extending from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt
Lake City, Utah, through the States of Iowa, Nebraska, and
Wyoming.
(12) Gold Rush Trails in Alaska.
(13) Mormon Battalion Trail, extending two thousand miles
from Mount Pisgah, Iowa, through Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico,
and Arizona to Los Angeles, California.
(14) El Camino Real from St. Augustine to San Mateo, Florida,
approximately 20 miles along the southern boundary of the St.
Johns River from Fort Caroline National Memorial to the St.
Augustine National Park Monument.
(15) Bartram Trail, extending through the States of Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Tennessee.
(16) Daniel Boone Trail, extending from the vicinity of
Statesville, North Carolina, to Fort Boonesborough State Park,
Kentucky.
(17) Desert Trail, extending from the Canadian border through
parts of Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, and
Arizona, to the Mexican border.
(18) Dominguez-Escalante Trail, extending approximately two
thousands miles along the route of the 1776 expedition led by
Father Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Father Silvestre Velez
de Escalante, originating in Santa Fe, New Mexico; proceeding
northwest along the San Juan, Dolores, Gunnison, and White
Rivers in Colorado; thence westerly to Utah Lake; thence
southward to Arizona and returning to Santa Fe.
(19) Florida Trail, extending north from Everglades National
Park, including the Big Cypress Swamp, the Kissimmee Prairie,
the Withlacoochee State Forest, Ocala National Forest, Osceola
National Forest, and Black Water River State Forest, said
completed trail to be approximately one thousand three hundred
miles long, of which over four hundred miles of trail have
already been built.
(20) Indian Nations Trail, extending from the Red River in
Oklahoma approximately two hundred miles northward through the
former Indian nations to the Oklahoma-Kansas boundary line.
(21) Nez Perce Trail extending from the vicinity of Wallowa
Lake, Oregon, to Bear Paw Mountain, Montana.
(22) Pacific Northwest Trail, extending approximately one
thousand miles from the Continental Divide in Glacier National
Park, Montana, to the Pacific Ocean beach of Olympic National
Park, Washington, by way of--
(A) Flathead National Forest and Kootenai National
Forest in the State of Montana;
(B) Kaniksu National Forest in the State of Idaho;
and
(C) Colville National Forest, Okanogan National
Forest, Pasayten Wilderness Area, Ross Lake National
Recreation Area, North Cascades National Park, Mount
Baker, the Skagit River, Deception Pass, Whidbey
Island, Olympic National Forest, and Olympic National
Park in the State of Washington.
(23) Overmountain Victory Trail, extending from the vicinity
of Elizabethton, Tennessee, to Kings Mountain National Military
Park, South Carolina.
(24) Juan Bautista de Anza Trail, following the overland
route taken by Juan Bautista de Anza in connection with his
travels from the United Mexican States to San Francisco,
California.
(25) Trail of Tears, including the associated forts and
specifically, Fort Mitchell, Alabama, and historic properties,
extending from the vicinity of Murphy, North Carolina through
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and
Arkansas, to the vicinity of Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
(26) Illinois Trail, extending from the Lewis and Clark Trail
at Wood River, Illinois, to the Chicago Portage National
Historic Site, generally following the Illinois River and the
Illinois and Michigan Canal.
(27) Jedediah Smith Trail, to include the routes of the
explorations led by Jedediah Smith--
(A) during the period 1826-1827, extending from the
Idaho-Wyoming border, through the Great Salt Lake,
Sevier, Virgin, and Colorado River Valleys, and the
Mojave Desert, to the San Gabriel Mission, California;
thence through the Tehachapi Mountains, San Joaquin and
Stanislaus River Valleys, Ebbetts Pass, Walker River
Valley, Bald Mount, Mount Grafton, and Great Salt Lake
to Bear Lake, Utah; and
(B) during 1828, extending from the Sacramento and
Trinity River Valleys along the Pacific coastline,
through the Smith and Willamette River Valleys to the
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington, on
the Columbia River.
(28) General Crook Trail, extending from Prescott, Arizona,
across the Mogollon Rim to Fort Apache.
(29) Beale Wagon Road, within the Kaibab and Coconino
National Forests in Arizona: Provided, That such study may be
prepared in conjuction with ongoing planning processes for
these National Forests to be completed before 1990.
(30) Pony Express Trail, extending from Saint Joseph,
Missouri, through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah,
Nevada, to Sacramento, California, as indicated on a map
labeled ``Potential Pony Express Trail'', dated October 1983
and the California Trail, extending from the vicinity of Omaha,
Nebraska, and Saint Joseph, Missouri, to various points in
California, as indicated on a map labeled ``Potential
California Trail'' and dated August 1, 1983. Notwithstanding
subsection (b) of this section, the study under this paragraph
shall be completed and submitted to the Congress no later than
the end of two complete fiscal years beginning after the date
of the enactment of this paragraph. Such study shall be
separated into two portions, one relating to the Pony Express
Trail and one relating to the California Trail.
(31) De Soto Trail, the approximate route taken by
the expedition of the Spanish explorer Hernado de Soto
in 1539, extending through portions of the States of
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, to the area of Little
Rock, Arkansas, on to Texas and Louisiana, and any
other States which may have been crossed by the
expedition. The study under this paragraph shall be
prepared in accordance with subsection (b) of this
section, except that it shall be completed and
submitted to the Congress with recommendations as to
the trail's suitability for designation not later than
one calendar year after the date of enactment of this
paragraph.
(32) Coronado Trail, the approximate route taken by the
expedition of the Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de
Coronado between 1540 and 1542, extending through portions of
the States of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
The study under this paragraph shall be prepared in accordance
with subsection (b) of this section. In conducting the study
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide for (A) the
review of all original Spanish documentation on the Coronado
Trail, (B) the continuing search for new primary documentation
on the trail, and (C) the examination of all information on the
archeological sites along the trail.
(33) The route from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama traveled by
people in a march dramatizing the need for voting rights
legislation, in March 1965, includes Sylvan South Street, Water
Avenue, the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and Highway 80. The study
under this paragraph shall be prepared in accordance with
subsection (b) of this section, except that it shall be
completed and submitted to the Congress with recommendations as
to the trail's suitability for designation not later than 1
year after the enactment of this paragraph.
(34) American Discovery Trail, extending from Pt. Reyes,
California, across the United States through Nevada, Utah,
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, to
Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware; to include in the central
United States a northern route through Colorado, Nebraska,
Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana and a southern route through
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
(35) Ala Kahakai Trail in the State of Hawaii, an ancient
Hawaiian trail on the Island of Hawaii extending from the
northern tip of the Island of Hawaii approximately 175 miles
along the western and southern coasts to the northern boundary
of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
(36)(A) El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the approximately
1,800 mile route extending from Mexico City, Mexico, across the
international border at El Paso, Texas, to Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
(B) The study shall--
(i) examine changing routes within the general
corridor;
(ii) examine major connecting branch routes; and
(iii) give due consideration to alternative name
designations.
(C) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to work in
cooperation with the Government of Mexico (including, but not
limited to providing technical assistance) to determine the
suitability and feasibility of establishing an international
historic route along the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
(37)(A) El Camino Real Para Los Texas, the approximate series
of routes from Saltillo, Monclova, and Guerrero, Mexico across
Texas through San Antonio and Nacogdoches, to the vicinity of
Los Adaes, Louisiana, together with the evolving routes later
known as the San Antonio Road.
(B) The study shall--
(i) examine the changing roads within the historic
corridor;
(ii) examine the major connecting branch routes;
(iii) determine the individual or combined
suitability and feasibility of routes for potential
national historic trail designation;
(iv) consider the preservation heritage plan
developed by the Texas Department of Transportation
entitled ``A Texas Legacy: The Old San Antonio Road and
the Caminos Reales'', dated January, 1991; and
(v) make recommendations concerning the suitability
and feasibility of establishing an international
historical park where the trail crosses the United
States-Mexico border at Maverick County, Texas, and
Guerrero, Mexico.
(C) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to work in
cooperation with the government of Mexico (including, but not
limited to providing technical assistance) to determine the
suitability and feasibility of establishing an international
historic trail along the El Camino Real Para Los Texas.
(D) The study shall be undertaken in consultation with the
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and the
Texas Department of Transportation.
(E) The study shall consider alternative name designations
for the trail.
(F) The study shall be completed no later than two years
after the date funds are made available for the study.
(38) The Old Spanish Trail, beginning in Santa Fe, New
Mexico, proceeding through Colorado and Utah, and ending in Los
Angeles, California, and the Northern Branch of the Old Spanish
Trail, beginning near Espanola, New Mexico, proceeding through
Colorado, and ending near Crescent Junction, Utah.
(39) The Great Western Scenic Trail, a system of trails to
accommodate a variety of travel users in a corridor of
approximately 3,100 miles in length extending from the Arizona-
Mexico border to the Idaho-Montana-Canada border, following the
approximate route depicted on the map identified as ``Great
Western Trail Corridor, 1988'', which shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of
the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
The trail study shall be conducted by the Secretary of
Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Interior, in accordance with subsection (b) and shall include--
(A) the current status of land ownership and current
and potential use along the designated route;
(B) the estimated cost of acquisition of lands or
interests in lands, if any; and
(C) an examination of the appropriateness of
motorized trail use along the trail.
(40) Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail.--
(A) In general.--The Star-Spangled Banner National
Historic Trail, tracing the War of 1812 route from the
arrival of the British fleet in the Patuxent River in
Calvert County and St. Mary's County, Maryland, the
landing of the British forces at Benedict, the sinking
of the Chesapeake Flotilla at Pig Point, the American
defeat at the Battle of Bladensburg, the siege of the
Nation's Capital, Washington, District of Columbia
(including the burning of the United States Capitol and
the White House), the British naval diversions in the
upper Chesapeake Bay leading to the Battle of Caulk's
Field in Kent County, Maryland, the route of the
American troops from Washington through Georgetown, the
Maryland Counties of Montgomery, Howard, and Baltimore,
and the City of Baltimore, Maryland, to the Battle of
North Point, and the ultimate victory of the Americans
at Fort McHenry on September 14, 1814.
(B) Affected areas.--The trail crosses eight counties
within the boundaries of the State of Maryland, the
City of Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, District
of Columbia.
(C) Coordination with other congressionally mandated
activities.--The study under this paragraph shall be
undertaken in coordination with the study authorized
under section 603 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands
Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5 note; 110 Stat.
4172) and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails
Network authorized under the Chesapeake Bay Initiative
Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 112 Stat. 2961). Such
coordination shall extend to any research needed to
complete the studies and any findings and
implementation actions that result from the studies and
shall use available resources to the greatest extent
possible to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort.
(D) Deadline for study.--Not later than 2 years after
funds are made available for the study under this
paragraph, the study shall be completed and transmitted
with final recommendations to the Committee on
Resources in the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the
Senate.
(42) The Long Walk Trail, a series of routes which the Navajo
and Mescalero Apache Indian tribes were forced to walk
beginning in the fall of 1863 as a result of their removal by
the United States Government from their ancestral lands,
generally located within a corridor extending through portions
of Canyon de Chelley, Arizona, and Albuquerque, Canyon Blanco,
Anton Chico, Canyon Piedra Pintado, and Fort Sumner, New
Mexico.
(41) Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail.--The Metacomet-
Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail, a system of trails and potential
trails extending southward approximately 180 miles through
western Massachusetts on the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, across
central Connecticut on the Metacomet Trail and the Mattabesett
Trail, and ending at Long Island Sound.
(43)(A) The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic
Watertrail, a series of routes extending approximately 3,000
miles along the Chesapeake Bay and the tributaries of the
Chesapeake Bay in the States of Virginia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, and Delaware and the District of Columbia that
traces Captain John Smith's voyages charting the land and
waterways of the Chesapeake Bay and the tributaries of the
Chesapeake Bay.
(B) The study shall be conducted in consultation with
Federal, State, regional, and local agencies and
representatives of the private sector, including the entities
responsible for administering--
(i) the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails
Network authorized under the Chesapeake Bay Initiative
Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; title V of Public Law
105-312); and
(ii) the Chesapeake Bay Program authorized under
section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1267).
(C) The study shall include an extensive analysis of the
potential impacts the designation of the trail as a national
historic watertrail is likely to have on land and water,
including docks and piers, along the proposed route or
bordering the study route that is privately owned at the time
the study is conducted.
(44) Chisholm trail.--
(A) In general.--The Chisholm Trail (also
known as the ``Abilene Trail''), from the
vicinity of San Antonio, Texas, segments from
the vicinity of Cuero, Texas, to Ft. Worth,
Texas, Duncan, Oklahoma, alternate segments
used through Oklahoma, to Enid, Oklahoma,
Caldwell, Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, Abilene,
Kansas, and commonly used segments running to
alternative Kansas destinations.
(B) Requirement.--In conducting the study
required under this paragraph, the Secretary of
the Interior shall identify the point at which
the trail originated south of San Antonio,
Texas.
(45) Great western trail.--
(A) In general.--The Great Western Trail
(also known as the ``Dodge City Trail''), from
the vicinity of San Antonio, Texas, north-by-
northwest through the vicinities of Kerrville
and Menard, Texas, north-by-northeast through
the vicinities of Coleman and Albany, Texas,
north through the vicinity of Vernon, Texas, to
Doan's Crossing, Texas, northward through or
near the vicinities of Altus, Lone Wolf,
Canute, Vici, and May, Oklahoma, north through
Kansas to Dodge City, and north through
Nebraska to Ogallala.
(B) Requirement.--In conducting the study
required under this paragraph, the Secretary of
the Interior shall identify the point at which
the trail originated south of San Antonio,
Texas.
(46) Pike national historic trail.--The Pike National
Historic Trail, a series of routes extending
approximately 3,664 miles, which follows the route
taken by Lt. Zebulon Montgomery Pike during the 1806-
1807 Pike expedition that began in Fort Bellefontaine,
Missouri, extended through portions of the States of
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, and
ended in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
(47) Emancipation national historic trail.--The
Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending
approximately 51 miles from the Osterman Building and
Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, along Texas State
Highway 3 and Interstate Highway 45 North, to
Freedmen's Town, then to Independence Heights and
Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, following the
migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other
persons of African descent from the major 19th century
seaport town of Galveston to the burgeoning community
of Freedmen's Town, located in the 4th Ward of Houston,
Texas.
(d) The Secretary charged with the administration of each
respective trail shall, within one year of the date of the
addition of any national scenic or national historic trail to
the system, and within sixty days of the enactment of this
sentence for the Appalachian and Pacific Crest National Scenic
Trails, establish an advisory council for each such trail, each
of which councils shall expire ten years from the date of its
establishment, except that the Advisory Council established for
the Iditarod Historic Trail shall expire twenty years from the
date of its establishment. If the appropriate Secretary is
unable to establish such an advisory council because of the
lack of adequate public interest, the Secretary shall so advise
the appropriate committees of the Congress. The appropriate
Secretary shall consult with such council from time to time
with respect to matters relating to the trail, including the
selection of rights-of-way, standards for the erection and
maintenance of markers along the trail, and the administration
of the trail. The members of each advisory council, which shall
not exceed thirty-five in number, shall serve for a term of two
years and without compensation as such, but the Secretary may
pay, upon vouchers signed by the chairman of the council, the
expenses reasonably incurred by the council and its members in
carrying out their responsibilities under this section. Members
of each council shall be appointed by the appropriate Secretary
as follows:
(1) the head of each Federal department or
independent agency administering lands through which
the trail route passes, or his designee;
(2) a member appointed to represent each State
through which the trail passes, and such appointments
shall be made from recommendations of the Governors of
such States;
(3) one or more members appointed to represent
private organizations, including corporate and
individual landowners and land users, which in the
opinion of the Secretary, have an established and
recognized interest in the trail, and such appointments
shall be made from recommendations of the heads of such
organizations: Provided, That the Appalachian Trail
Conference shall be represented by a sufficient number
of persons to represent the various sections of the
country through which the Appalachian Trail passes; and
(4) the Secretary shall designate one member to be
chairman and shall fill vacancies in the same manner as
the original appointment.
(e) Within two complete fiscal years of the date of enactment
of legislation designating a national scenic trail, except for
the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, and the North
Country National Scenic Trail, as part of the system, and
within two complete fiscal years of the date of enactment of
this subsection for the Pacific Crest and Appalachian Trails,
the responsible Secretary shall, after full consultation with
affected Federal land managing agencies, the Governors of the
affected States, the relevant advisory council established
pursuant to section 5(d), and the Appalachian Trail Conference
in the case of the Appalachian Trail, submit to the Committee
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, a
comprehensive plan for the acquisition, management,
development, and use of the trail, including but not limited
to, the following items:
(1) specific objectives and practices to be observed
in the management of the trail, including the
identification of all significant natural, historical,
and cultural resources to be preserved (along with high
potential historic sites and high potential route
segments in the case of national historic trails),
details of anticipated cooperative agreements to be
consummated with other entities, and an identified
carrying capacity of the trail and a plan for its
implementation;
(2) an acquisition or protection plan, by fiscal
year, for all lands to be acquired by fee title or
lesser interest, along with detailed explanation of
anticipated necessary cooperative agreements for any
lands not to be acquired; and
(3) general and site-specific development plans
including anticipated costs.
(f) Within two complete fiscal years of the date of enactment
of legislation designating a national historic trail or the
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail or the North Country
National Scenic Trail, as part of the system, the responsible
Secretary shall, after full consultation with affected Federal
land managing agencies, the Governors of the affected States,
and the relevant Advisory Council established pursuant to
section 5(d) of this Act, submit to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, a comprehensive
plan for the management, and use of the trail, including but
not limited to, the following items:
(1) specific objectives and practices to be observed
in the management of the trail, including the
identification of all significant natural, historical,
and cultural resources to be preserved, details of any
anticipated cooperative agreements to be consummated
with State and local government agencies or private
interests, and for national scenic or national historic
trails an identified carrying capacity of the trail and
a plan for its implementation;
(2) the process to be followed by the appropriate
Secretary to implement the marking requirements
established in section 7(c) of this Act;
(3) a protection plan for any high potential historic
sites or high potential route segments; and
(4) general and site-specific development plans,
including anticipated costs.
(g) Revision of Feasibility and Suitability Studies of
Existing National Historic Trails.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Route.--The term ``route'' includes a
trail segment commonly known as a cutoff.
(B) Shared route.--The term ``shared route''
means a route that was a segment of more than 1
historic trail, including a route shared with
an existing national historic trail.
(2) Requirements for revision.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall revise the feasibility and
suitability studies for certain national trails
for consideration of possible additions to the
trails.
(B) Study requirements and objectives.--The
study requirements and objectives specified in
subsection (b) shall apply to a study required
by this subsection.
(C) Completion and submission of study.--A
study listed in this subsection shall be
completed and submitted to Congress not later
than 3 complete fiscal years from the date
funds are made available for the study.
(3) Oregon national historic trail.--
(A) Study required.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall undertake a study of the routes
of the Oregon Trail listed in subparagraph (B)
and generally depicted on the map entitled
``Western Emigrant Trails 1830/1870'' and dated
1991/1993, and of such other routes of the
Oregon Trail that the Secretary considers
appropriate, to determine the feasibility and
suitability of designation of 1 or more of the
routes as components of the Oregon National
Historic Trail.
(B) Covered routes.--The routes to be studied
under subparagraph (A) shall include the
following:
(i) Whitman Mission route.
(ii) Upper Columbia River.
(iii) Cowlitz River route.
(iv) Meek cutoff.
(v) Free Emigrant Road.
(vi) North Alternate Oregon Trail.
(vii) Goodale's cutoff.
(viii) North Side alternate route.
(ix) Cutoff to Barlow road.
(x) Naches Pass Trail.
(4) Pony express national historic trail.--The
Secretary of the Interior shall undertake a study of
the approximately 20-mile southern alternative route of
the Pony Express Trail from Wathena, Kansas, to Troy,
Kansas, and such other routes of the Pony Express Trail
that the Secretary considers appropriate, to determine
the feasibility and suitability of designation of 1 or
more of the routes as components of the Pony Express
National Historic Trail.
(5) California national historic trail.--
(A) Study required.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall undertake a study of the
Missouri Valley, central, and western routes of
the California Trail listed in subparagraph (B)
and generally depicted on the map entitled
``Western Emigrant Trails 1830/1870'' and dated
1991/1993, and of such other and shared
Missouri Valley, central, and western routes
that the Secretary considers appropriate, to
determine the feasibility and suitability of
designation of 1 or more of the routes as
components of the California National Historic
Trail.
(B) Covered routes.--The routes to be studied
under subparagraph (A) shall include the
following:
(i) Missouri valley routes.--
(I) Blue Mills-Independence
Road.
(II) Westport Landing Road.
(III) Westport-Lawrence Road.
(IV) Fort Leavenworth-Blue
River route.
(V) Road to Amazonia.
(VI) Union Ferry Route.
(VII) Old Wyoming-Nebraska
City cutoff.
(VIII) Lower Plattsmouth
Route.
(IX) Lower Bellevue Route.
(X) Woodbury cutoff.
(XI) Blue Ridge cutoff.
(XII) Westport Road.
(XIII) Gum Springs-Fort
Leavenworth route.
(XIV) Atchison/Independence
Creek routes.
(XV) Fort Leavenworth-Kansas
River route.
(XVI) Nebraska City cutoff
routes.
(XVII) Minersville-Nebraska
City Road.
(XVIII) Upper Plattsmouth
route.
(XIX) Upper Bellevue route.
(ii) Central routes.--
(I) Cherokee Trail, including
splits.
(II) Weber Canyon route of
Hastings cutoff.
(III) Bishop Creek cutoff.
(IV) McAuley cutoff.
(V) Diamond Springs cutoff.
(VI) Secret Pass.
(VII) Greenhorn cutoff.
(VIII) Central Overland
Trail.
(iii) Western routes.--
(I) Bidwell-Bartleson route.
(II) Georgetown/Dagget Pass
Trail.
(III) Big Trees Road.
(IV) Grizzly Flat cutoff.
(V) Nevada City Road.
(VI) Yreka Trail.
(VII) Henness Pass route.
(VIII) Johnson cutoff.
(IX) Luther Pass Trail.
(X) Volcano Road.
(XI) Sacramento-Coloma Wagon
Road.
(XII) Burnett cutoff.
(XIII) Placer County Road to
Auburn.
(6) Mormon pioneer national historic trail.--
(A) Study required.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall undertake a study of the routes
of the Mormon Pioneer Trail listed in
subparagraph (B) and generally depicted in the
map entitled ``Western Emigrant Trails 1830/
1870'' and dated 1991/1993, and of such other
routes of the Mormon Pioneer Trail that the
Secretary considers appropriate, to determine
the feasibility and suitability of designation
of 1 or more of the routes as components of the
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail.
(B) Covered routes.--The routes to be studied
under subparagraph (A) shall include the
following:
(i) 1846 Subsequent routes A and B
(Lucas and Clarke Counties, Iowa).
(ii) 1856-57 Handcart route (Iowa
City to Council Bluffs).
(iii) Keokuk route (Iowa).
(iv) 1847 Alternative Elkhorn and
Loup River Crossings in Nebraska.
(v) Fort Leavenworth Road; Ox Bow
route and alternates in Kansas and
Missouri (Oregon and California Trail
routes used by Mormon emigrants).
(vi) 1850 Golden Pass Road in Utah.
(7) Shared california and oregon trail routes.--
(A) Study required.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall undertake a study of the shared
routes of the California Trail and Oregon Trail
listed in subparagraph (B) and generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Western Emigrant
Trails 1830/1870'' and dated 1991/1993, and of
such other shared routes that the Secretary
considers appropriate, to determine the
feasibility and suitability of designation of 1
or more of the routes as shared components of
the California National Historic Trail and the
Oregon National Historic Trail.
(B) Covered routes.--The routes to be studied
under subparagraph (A) shall include the
following:
(i) St. Joe Road.
(ii) Council Bluffs Road.
(iii) Sublette cutoff.
(iv) Applegate route.
(v) Old Fort Kearny Road (Oxbow
Trail).
(vi) Childs cutoff.
(vii) Raft River to Applegate.
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AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 2014
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TITLE VIII--FORESTRY
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Subtitle C--Reauthorization of Other Forestry-Related Laws
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SEC. 8206. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Authorized restoration services.--The term
``authorized restoration services'' means similar and
complementary forest, rangeland, and watershed
restoration services carried out--
(A) on Federal land, non-Federal land, and
land owned by an Indian tribe; and
(B) by either the Secretary or a Governor or
county, as applicable, pursuant to a good
neighbor agreement.
(2) County.--The term ``county'' means--
(A) the appropriate executive official of an
affected county; or
(B) in any case in which multiple counties
are affected, the appropriate executive
official of a compact of the affected counties.
(3) Federal land.--
(A) In general.--The term ``Federal land''
means land that is--
(i) National Forest System land; or
(ii) public land (as defined in
section 103 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1702)).
(B) Exclusions.--The term ``Federal land''
does not include--
(i) a component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System;
(ii) Federal land on which the
removal of vegetation is prohibited or
restricted by Act of Congress or
Presidential proclamation (including
the applicable implementation plan); or
(iii) a wilderness study area.
(4) Forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration
services.--
(A) In general.--The term ``forest,
rangeland, and watershed restoration services''
means--
(i) activities to treat insect- and
disease-infected trees;
(ii) activities to reduce hazardous
fuels; and
(iii) any other activities to restore
or improve forest, rangeland, and
watershed health, including fish and
wildlife habitat.
(B) Exclusions.--The term ``forest,
rangeland, and watershed restoration services''
does not include--
(i) construction, reconstruction,
repair, or restoration of paved or
permanent roads or parking areas, other
than the reconstruction, repair, or
restoration of a National Forest System
or Bureau of Land Management managed
road that is--
(I) necessary to carry out
authorized restoration services
pursuant to a good neighbor
agreement; and
(II) in the case of a
National Forest System road
that is determined to be
unneeded in accordance with
section 212.5(b)(2) of title
36, Code of Federal Regulations
(as in effect on the date of
enactment of the Wildfire
SuppressionFunding and Forest
Management Activities Act),
decommissioned in accordance
with subparagraph (A)(iii)--
(aa) in a manner that
is consistent with the
applicable travel
management plan; and
(bb) not later than 3
years after the date on
which the applicable
authorized restoration
services project is
completed; or
(ii) construction, alteration, repair
or replacement of public buildings or
works.
(5) Good neighbor agreement.--The term ``good
neighbor agreement'' means a cooperative agreement or
contract (including a sole source contract) entered
into between the Secretary and a Governor or county, as
applicable, to carry out authorized restoration
services under this section.
(6) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the
Governor or any other appropriate executive official of
an affected State or Indian tribe or the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico.
(7) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304).
(8) National forest system road.--The term ``National
Forest System road'' has the meaning given the term in
section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations
(as in effect on the date of enactment of the Wildfire
Suppression Fundingand Forest Management Activities
Act).
(9) Road.--The term ``road'' has the meaning given
the term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of
this Act).
(10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with
respect to National Forest System land; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with
respect to Bureau of Land Management land.
(b) Good Neighbor Agreements.--
(1) Good neighbor agreements.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into
a good neighbor agreement with a Governor or
county to carry out authorized restoration
services in accordance with this section.
(B) Public availability.--The Secretary shall
make each good neighbor agreement available to
the public.
(2) Timber sales.--
(A) In general.--Subsections (d) and (g) of
section 14 of the National Forest Management
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a(d) and (g)) shall
not apply to services performed under a good
neighbor agreement.
(B) Approval of silviculture prescriptions
and marking guides.--The Secretary shall
provide or approve all silviculture
prescriptions and marking guides to be applied
on Federal land in all timber sale projects
conducted under this section.
(C) Treatment of revenue.--
(i) In general.--Funds received from
the sale of timber by a Governor of a
State under a good neighbor agreement
shall be retained and used by the
Governor--
(I) to carry out authorized
restoration services on Federal
land under the good neighbor
agreement; and
(II) if there are funds
remaining after carrying out
subclause (I), to carry out
authorized restoration services
on Federal land within the
State under other good neighbor
agreements.
(ii) Termination of effectiveness.--
The authority provided by this
subparagraph terminates effective
October 1, 2023.
(3) Retention of nepa responsibilities.--Any decision
required to be made under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with
respect to any authorized restoration services to be
provided under this section on Federal land shall not
be delegated to a Governor or county.
(4) Receipts.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any payment made by a county to the Secretary
under a project conducted under a good neighbor
agreement shall not be considered to be monies received
from National Forest System land or Bureau of Land
Management land, as applicable.
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CHANGES IN APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of 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 extending 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 certain critical Federal
agencies or programs, which require re-authorization or other
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.
Permitting the use of fees for processing applications for
permit to drill.
Provides funding for the foundation.
Permitting the cost of oil and gas inspection activities to
be reduced by amounts collected and credited from onshore oil
and gas inspection fees.
Permitting the use of mining fee collections for program
operations.
Permitting the use of fees from communication site rentals.
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
Providing funds for the Oregon and California Grant Lands.
Authorizing the transfer of certain collections from the
Oregon and California Land Grants Fund to the Treasury.
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 Bureau to enter into agreements with public
and private entities, including States.
Permitting the Bureau to manage improvements to which the
United States has title.
Permitting the payment of rewards for information on
violations of law on Bureau lands.
Providing for cost-sharing arrangements for printing
services.
Permitting the Bureau to conduct certain projects for State
governments on a reimbursable basis.
Prohibiting the use of funds for the destruction of wild
horses and burros.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Provides funding for Endangered Species Act programs with a
specified limitation.
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS
Providing for a State and Tribal wildlife grants program.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Providing that programs may be carried out by direct
expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and
reimbursable agreements with public and private entities.
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 acceptance of donated aircraft.
Providing that fees collected for non-toxic shot review and
approval shall be available without further appropriation for
the expenses of non-toxic shot review related expenses.
Increasing the ceiling for law enforcement rewards.
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.
National Recreation and Preservation
Providing for expenses not otherwise provided for.
Providing that cost share requirements shall be waived for
the Heritage Partnership Program.
Historic Preservation
Providing for expenses derived from the Historic
Preservation Fund.
Construction
Providing funds for construction, improvements, repair or
replacement of physical facilities, and management planning and
compliance for areas administered by the National Park Service.
Providing that a single procurement may be issued for any
project funded in fiscal year 2020 with a future phase
indicated in the National Park Service 5-year Line Item
Construction Plan.
Providing that the solicitation and contract shall contain
the availability of funds clause.
Providing that fees may be made available for the cost of
adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for
projects funded by the Construction appropriation.
Providing that the Secretary of the Interior shall consult
with the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with
reprogramming thresholds prior to making any changes authorized
by this section.
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE
Providing funds for Centennial Challenge projects with no
less than 50 percent of the cost of each project derived from
non-Federal sources.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing certain franchise fees to be available for
expenditure without further appropriation to extinguish or
reduce liability for certain possessory interests.
Providing for the retention of administrative costs under
certain Land and Water Conservation Fund programs.
Allowing National Park Service funds to be transferred to
the Federal Highway Administration for purposes authorized
under 23 U.S.C. 204 for reasonable administrative support
costs.
United States Geological Survey
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
Providing funds to classify lands as to their mineral and
water resources.
Providing funds to give engineering supervision to power
permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees.
Providing funds to publish and disseminate data relative to
the foregoing activities.
Limiting funds for the conduct of new surveys on private
property without permission.
Limiting funds for cooperative topographic mapping or water
resource data collection and investigations.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing funds to be used for certain contracting,
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.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Permitting funds for granting and administering mineral
leases and environmental study; enforcing laws and contracts;
and for matching grants.
Providing that funds may be used which shall be derived
from non-refundable cost recovery fees.
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.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Permitting funds for granting and administering mineral
leases and environmental study; enforcing laws and contracts;
decommission activities; and for matching grants.
Providing that funds may be used which shall be derived
from non-refundable cost recovery fees.
Permitting the use of certain excess receipts from Outer
Continental Shelf leasing activities.
Permitting the use of funds derived from non-refundable
inspection fees.
Requiring that not less than 50 percent of inspection fees
expended be used on personnel, expanding capacity and reviewing
applications for permit to drill.
OIL SPILL RESEARCH
Providing that funds shall be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Permitting payment to State and Tribal personnel for travel
and per diem expenses for training.
Allowing that certain funds made available under title V of
Public Law 95-87 may be used for any required non-Federal share
of the cost of certain projects.
Permitting the use of certain offsetting collections from
permit fees.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
Allowing the use of debt recovery to pay for debt
collection.
Allowing that certain funds made available under title IV
of Public Law 95-87 may be used for any required non-Federal
share of the cost of certain projects.
Allowing funds to be used for travel expenses of State and
Tribal personnel while attending certain OSM training.
Providing that funds shall be used for economic and
community development in conjunction with reclamation
priorities.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
Limiting funds for official reception and representation
expenses.
Limiting funds for welfare assistance payments, except for
disaster relief.
Allowing Tribal priority allocation funds to be used for
unmet welfare assistance costs.
Limiting funds for housing improvement, land acquisition,
road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, land
records Improvement, and Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program.
Allowing the transfer of certain forestry funds.
Allowing the use of funds to purchase uniforms or other
identifying articles of clothing for personnel.
Allowing BIA to accept transfers from U.S. Customs and
Border Protection for reconstruction or repair of roads.
Indian Land Consolidation
Allowing funds to purchase fractionated interests in land.
CONSTRUCTION
Providing for the transfer of Navajo irrigation project
funds to the Bureau of Reclamation.
Providing Safety of Dams funds on a non-reimbursable basis.
Allowing reimbursement of construction costs from the
Office of Special Trustee.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
Providing such sums as necessary to fully fund contract
support costs.
Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.
PAYMENT FOR TRIBAL LEASES
Providing such sums as necessary to fully fund Tribal lease
costs.
Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Limiting funds for administrative expenses and for
subsidizing total loan principal.
Bureau of Indian Education
OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Allowing Tribal priority allocation funds to be used for
unmet welfare assistance costs.
Providing forward-funding for school operations of Bureau-
funded schools and other education programs.
Limiting funds for education-related administrative cost
grants.
Allowing the use of funds to purchase uniforms or other
identifying articles of clothing for personnel.
EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION
Limiting the control of construction projects when certain
time frames have not been met.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing the use of funds for direct expenditure,
contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants.
Allowing contracting for the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
Limiting the use of funds for certain contracts, grants and
cooperative agreements.
Providing that there is no impact on the trust
responsibility for Tribes that return appropriations.
Prohibiting funding of Alaska schools.
Limiting the number of schools and the expansion of grade
levels in individual schools.
Specifying distribution of indirect and administrative
costs for certain Tribes.
Limiting the expansion of satellite school locations.
Allowing Tribal Priority Allocation funds to be used to
execute adjustments requested by Indian tribes.
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.
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.
Exempting reconciliation of Special Deposit Accounts with
low balances in certain circumstances.
Allowing for limited aggregation of trust accounts of
individuals whose whereabouts are unknown.
Departmental Offices
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Allowing the use of certain funds for official reception
and representation expenses.
Permitting payments to former Bureau of Mines workers.
Designating funds for consolidated appraisal services to be
derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Designating funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource
valuation activities.
Permitting funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource
valuation activities to be transferred to and merged with the
Bureau of Indian Affairs ``Operation of Indian Programs'' and
Bureau of Indian Education ``Operation of Indian Education
Programs'' account and the Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians ``Federal Trust Programs'' account.
Allowing funds to remain available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing certain payments authorized for the Payments in
Lieu of Taxes Program to be retained for administrative
expenses.
Providing that the amounts provided are the only amounts
available for payments authorized under chapter 69 of title 31,
United States Code.
Providing that in the event sums appropriated are
insufficient to make the full payments then the payment to each
local government shall be made proportionally.
Providing that the Secretary may make adjustments to
payment to individual units of local government to correct for
prior overpayments or underpayments.
Providing 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.
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.
Providing for capital infrastructure in various
Territories.
Allowing appropriations for disaster assistance to be used
as non-Federal matching funds for hazard mitigation grants.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, INSULAR AFFAIRS
Allowing, at the request of the Governor of Guam, for
certain discretionary or mandatory funds to be used to assist
securing certain rural electrification loans through the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS
Wildland Fire Management
Providing funds for wildland fire management.
Permitting the repayments of funds transferred from other
accounts for firefighting.
Designating funds for hazardous fuels and burned area
rehabilitation.
Permitting the use of funds for lodging and subsistence of
firefighters.
Permitting the use of grants, contracts and cooperative
agreements for hazardous fuels reduction, including cost-
sharing and local assistance.
Permitting cost-sharing of cooperative agreements with non-
Federal entities under certain circumstances.
Providing for local competition for hazardous fuel
reduction activities.
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.
Allowing for international forestry assistance to or
through the Department of State.
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
Providing funds for response action, including associated
activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
Providing funds to address hard rock mining and orphaned
oil and gas wells.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Allowing funds for the financial and business management
system and information technology improvement.
Prohibiting use of funds to establish reserves in the
working capital fund with exceptions.
Allowing assessments for reasonable charges for training
services at the National Indian Program Center and use of these
funds under certain conditions.
Providing space and related facilities or the lease of
related facilities, equipment or professional services of the
National Indian Program Training Center to state, local and
Tribal employees or other persons for cultural, educational or
recreational activities.
Providing that the Secretary may enter into grants and
cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural
Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties,
fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Allowing acquisition and sale of certain aircraft.
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Designating funds for mineral revenue management
activities.
Allowing certain refunds of overpayments in connection with
certain Indian leases.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Allowing transfer of funds for certain reconstruction of
facilities, aircraft or utilities in emergency situations.
Allowing transfer of funds in certain emergency situations,
including wildland fire, if other funds provided in other
accounts will be exhausted within 30 days and a supplemental
appropriation is requested as promptly as possible.
Permitting the Department to use limited funding for
certain services.
Permitting the transfer of funds between the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education and the Office of
Special Trustee for American Indians and limiting amounts for
historical accounting activities.
Authorizing the redistribution of Tribal Priority
Allocation funds to address unmet needs.
Authorizing the acquisition of lands and leases for Ellis,
Governors and Liberty Islands.
Providing the authority for the Secretary to collect
nonrefundable inspection fees.
Permitting the Secretary of the Interior to enter into
long-term agreements for wild horse and burro holding
facilities.
Requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to mark
hatchery salmon.
Continuing a provision allowing the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education to perform reimbursable
work more efficiently and effectively.
Continuing a provision allowing the establishment of the
Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program.
Requiring funds to be available for obligation within 60
days of enactment.
Authorizing transfer of funds in accordance with
reprogramming guidelines to split the Bureau of Indian
Education and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Providing funding for payments in lieu of taxes.
Directs the public disclosure of waivers from safety
regulations for operators within the Outer Continental Shelf.
Allows the National Park Service to convey land for
purposes of transportation and recreation for a specific
project.
Allowing Indian tribes and authorized tribal organization
to obtain interagency motor vehicles.
Providing funding for payments in lieu of taxes.
Outlines certain direction for a Tribal settlement.
Extends the authorization for the Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area.
Addresses national heritage areas.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study.
Establishes rates of pay for appraisers in the Department
of the Interior.
Establishes onshore oil and gas inspection fees.
Establishes a new offshore decommissioning account.
Provides funds for financial assistance to States in the
Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Incorporates legislation by reference.
Applies Indian gaming regulations.
Amends the Indian Reorganization Act.
Amends Lowell National Historic Park legislation.
Limits the use of funds for certain Outer Continental Shelf
activities.
Prohibits enforcement of federal laws criminalizing
cannabis in Indian country.
Amends visitor experience improvement authority.
Requires the National Park Service to conduct an
environmental impact statement.
TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Providing for operating expenses in support of research and
development.
Designating funding for National Priorities research as
specified in the report accompanying this Act.
Allowing for the operation of aircraft.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
Allowing hire and maintenance of passenger motor vehicles
and operation of aircraft and 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.
Designating funding for National Priorities as specified in
the report accompanying this Act.
Designating funding for Geographical programs as specified
in the report accompanying this Act.
Allocation of certain appropriated funds for the Chemical
Risk Review and Reduction program project.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
Allowing distribution of funds to purchase services from
other agencies under certain circumstances.
Allowing for the operation of aircraft.
Providing for the transfer of funds within certain agency
accounts.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Providing for grants to Federally-recognized Indian Tribes.
INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAM
Allowing for the operation of aircraft.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
Specifying funding for capitalization grants for the Clean
Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds and allowing
certain amounts for additional subsidies.
Specifying funding for Community Project Funding grants.
Designating funds for specific sections of law.
Providing waivers for certain uses of Clean Water and
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for State administrative
costs for grants to federally-recognized Indian Tribes and
grants to specific Territories and Freely Associated States.
Requiring that 10 percent Clean Water and 14 percent of
Drinking Water funds shall be used by States for forgiveness of
principal or negative interest loans.
Prohibiting the use of funds for jurisdictions that permit
development or construction of additional colonia areas.
Requiring state matching funds for certain grants to Alaska
Native Villages, and specifying certain allocation of funds.
Limiting the portion of grant funding that can be provided
for brownfields planning and requiring a minimum percentage of
grants to persistent poverty communities and territories.
Providing certain grants under authority of Sections
1442(b) and 1459F of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Providing certain grants under authority of Sections
104(b)(3), 104(b)(8), 104(g), 124, 220, 224, and 226 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Providing certain grants under authority of Sections 50213,
50217(b), and 50217(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act.
Providing certain grants under authority of Section 103 of
the Clean Air Act.
Allowing for assistance to States in developing and
implementing coal combustion residual control programs.
Providing funding for environmental information exchange
network initiatives grants, statistical surveys of water
resources and enhancements to State monitoring programs, Tribal
grants, and underground storage tank projects.
Allowing for the construction, maintenance, and operation
of post-consumer material management or recycling facilities
and allowing for grants to certain Tribes.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Prohibiting the use of funds for loans unless certain
certifications are made.
Allowing for the collection, transfer, and obligation of
certain fees.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing awards of grants to federally-recognized Indian
Tribes.
Authorizing the collection and obligation of pesticide
registration service fees.
Allowing the transfer of funds from the ``Environmental
Programs and Management'' account to support the Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative and providing for certain interagency
agreements and grants to various entities in support of this
effort.
Providing amounts for construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities.
Authorizing the collection and obligations of Electronic
Manifest fees.
Authorizing the collection and obligations of TSCA fees.
Providing for grants to federally recognized Tribes.
Authorizing grants to implement certain watershed
restoration.
Providing amounts for competitive grants under the National
Estuary Program.
Allowing for the use of aircraft from certain funds.
Authorizing certain temporary hiring of contractors.
TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
FOREST SERVICE
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Providing funds for the office of the Under Secretary for
Natural Resources and Environment.
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS
Providing funds for Forest Service Operations.
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
Providing funds for forest and rangeland research.
Designating funds for the forest inventory and analysis
program.
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
Providing for forest health management, including
treatments of certain pests or invasive plants, and for
restoring damaged forests, and for cooperative forestry,
education and land conservation activities, and conducting an
international program.
Deriving certain funds from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund.
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
Providing funds for the National Forest System.
Depositing funds in the Collaborative Forest Landscape
Restoration Fund.
Designating funds for forest products.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Providing funds for construction, reconstruction, and
maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities
and infrastructure; and for construction, capital improvement,
decommissioning, and maintenance of forest roads and trails.
Requiring that funds becoming available in fiscal year 2020
for the road and trails fund (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be
transferred to the Treasury.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS
Requiring that funding for the program is derived from
forest receipts.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES
Requiring that funding for the program is derived from
funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments and
non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts.
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
Providing that fifty percent of monies received for grazing
fees shall be used for range improvements and limiting
administrative expenses to six percent.
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS
Providing for gifts, donations and bequest per Federal law.
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FORESTS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES
Providing funds for subsistence uses per the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
Permitting the use of funds for emergency rehabilitation
and to support emergency response and wildfire suppression.
Allowing the use of wildland fire funds to repay advances
from other accounts.
Allowing reimbursement of States for certain wildfire
emergency activities.
Designating funds for suppression.
Providing for cooperative agreements and grants.
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.
Limiting the transfer of wildland fire management funds
between the Department of the Interior and the Department of
Agriculture.
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.
Allowing the Forest Service, acting for the International
Program, to sign certain funding agreements with foreign
governments and institutions as well as with certain domestic
agencies.
Authorizing the expenditure or transfer of funds for wild
horse and burro activities.
Prohibiting the transfer of funds under the Department of
Agriculture transfer authority under certain conditions.
Limiting the transfer of funds for the Working Capital Fund
and Department Reimbursable Program (also known as Greenbook
charges).
Limiting funds to support 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.
Allowing funds to be used for technical assistance for
rural communities.
Allowing funds for payments to counties in the Columbia
River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Allowing funds to be used for the Older Americans Act.
Permitting funding assessments for facilities maintenance,
rent, utilities, and other support services.
Prohibiting the use of funds for the destruction of wild
horses and burros.
Limiting funds to reimburse the Office of General Counsel
at the Department of Agriculture.
Permitting eligible employees to be considered a Federal
Employee.
Requiring regular reporting of unobligated balances.
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 alcohol detoxification
services.
Providing no-year funds for contract medical care including
the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund.
Providing no-year funds for loan repayment program.
Providing for operational funds related to accreditation
emergencies.
Providing that scholarship funds recovered for breach of
contract shall be deposited into a Fund and remain available
until expended.
Providing that certain funds are available at the
discretion of the Director.
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.
Requiring certain amounts received by Tribes and Tribal
organization be reported and accounted for.
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.
Requiring reporting to Congress before funds made available
for the Electronic Health Record system may be obligated.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
Providing such sums as necessary to fully fund contract
support costs.
Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.
Providing funds obligated but not expended to be used for
subsequent fiscal year costs.
PAYMENT FOR TRIBAL LEASES
Providing such sums as necessary to fully fund Tribal lease
costs.
Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.
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.
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.
Requiring departmental assessments to be identified in
annual budget justifications.
Allowing de-obligation and re-obligation 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.
Allowing housing allowances for civilian medical personnel.
Prohibiting changes in organizational structure without
advance notification to Congress.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Providing for the conduct of health studies, testing, and
monitoring.
Limiting the number of toxicological profiles.
Executive Office of the President
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Limiting the use of funds for official reception and
representation expenses.
Designating the appointment and duties of the chairman.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Permitting use of funds for hire of passenger vehicles,
uniforms or allowances with per diem rate limitations.
Limiting the number of senior level positions.
Designating the individual appointed to the position of
Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency as the
Inspector General of the Board.
Directing use of personnel and limiting position
appointments within the Board.
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
Providing that funds in this and prior appropriations Acts
shall be used to relocate persons certified as eligible.
Providing that no person can be evicted unless a
replacement home is provided.
Providing that no relocatee is provided with more than one
new or replacement home.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development
Providing funds to the Institute of American Indian and
Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development.
Smithsonian Institution
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Limiting certain lease terms.
Providing for purchase, rental, repair and cleaning of
uniforms.
Designating funds for certain programs and providing no-
year funds.
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.
Providing for Federal appropriations designated for lease
or rent payments to be expended as rent payable and deposited
into the general trust funds for expenses associated with the
purchase of a portion of a building and not to be construed as
Federal debt service or an obligation of the Federal
Government.
Providing no funds may be used to directly service debt
incurred to finance the cost of acquiring a portion of a
building and specifying notification requirements if the
acquisition is sold.
Facilities Capital
Designating funds for maintenance, repair, rehabilitation,
and construction and for consultant services.
National Gallery of Art
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Allowing payment in advance for membership in library,
museum, and art associations or societies.
Allowing for purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for
guards and employees and allowances therefor.
Allowing purchase or rental of devices for protecting
buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration,
improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds.
Providing no-year funds for special exhibitions.
Providing for restoration and repair of works of art by
contract under certain circumstances.
REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS
Providing lease agreements of no more than 10 years
addressing space needs created by renovations under the Master
Facilities Plan.
Providing funds for construction design.
Permitting the Gallery to perform work by contract under
certain circumstances.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
Providing funds to the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts Kennedy Center for operational and maintenance
costs.
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION
Providing funds to the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts Kennedy Center for facility repair.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Providing funds to the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars.
Allowing for hire of passenger vehicles and services.
National Endowment for the Arts
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Providing 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
Specifying 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 PROVISIONS, 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 and accepting gifts related to the history of the
Nation's Capital.
Providing that one-tenth of one percent of funds provided
may be used for official reception and representation expenses.
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
Providing funding for the National Capital Arts and
Cultural Affairs.
National Capital Planning Commission
Providing funding for the National Capital Planning
Commission.
Providing that one-quarter of one percent may be used for
official reception and representational expenses.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Designating funds for equipment replacement.
Designating funds for repair, rehabilitation and for
exhibition design and production and providing no year
availability for these funds.
Presidio Trust
Providing funds for the Trust.
World War I Centennial Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Providing funding for the World War I Centennial
Commission.
Providing that the Commission may accept support from any
executive branch agency for activities of the Commission.
United States Semicentennial Commission
Providing funds for the Commission.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Prohibiting the use of funds to promote or oppose
legislative proposals on which congressional action is
incomplete.
Providing for annual appropriations unless expressly
provided otherwise in this Act.
Providing for disclosure of administrative expenses,
assessments and requirements for operating plans.
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.
Continuing a provision regarding the payment of contract
support costs for prior fiscal years.
Addressing the payment of contract support costs for fiscal
year 2023.
Continuing a provision allowing Forest Service land
management plans to be more than 15 years old if the Secretary
is acting in good faith to update such plans and prohibiting
the use of funds to implement new wilderness directives under
the planning rule.
Limiting leasing and preleasing activities within National
Monuments.
Limiting takings for acquisition of lands except under
certain conditions.
Prohibiting funds to enter into certain no-bid contracts
except under certain conditions.
Requiring reports to Congress to be posted on public agency
websites.
Continuing a provision that delineates grant guidelines for
the National Endowment for the Arts.
Continuing a provision that delineates program priorities
for the programs managed by the National Endowment for the
Arts.
Requiring that the Department of the Interior, the EPA, the
Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service provide the
Committees on Appropriations a quarterly report on the status
of balances of appropriations.
Extending certain authorities allowing the Forest Service
to renew grazing permits.
Prohibiting the use of funds to maintain or establish a
computer network unless such network blocks the viewing,
downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
Directing humane treatment of wild horses and burros.
Extending the Forest Service Facility Realignment and
Enhancement Act.
Setting requirements for the use of American iron and steel
for certain loans and grants.
Allowing the Secretary of the Interior to enter into
training agreements and to transfer excess equipment and
supplies for wildfires.
Providing a one-year extension of the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act.
Reaffirming reprogramming guidelines.
Extending authorization dealing with use of local
contractors.
Extending Shasta-Trinity Marina fee authority.
Extending Interpretative Association authorization.
Extending Puerto Rico schooling authorization.
Extending forest botanical products fee collection
authority.
Restricting certain activities within Chaco Culture
National Historical Park.
Requiring certain terms for Payments for Tribal Leases.
Reauthorizing the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery
Fund.
Requiring allocation of funds for projects.
Addressing carbon emissions from forest biomass.
Specifying timber sale requirements.
Permitting allocation of funds to the Federal Highway
Administration.
Amending national scenic trail legislation.
Allowing funds for renovation of facilities.
Prohibiting forest development roads.
Amending good neighbor authority.
Prohibiting the issuance of permits for the import of a
sport-hunted trophy of elephants or lions from certain
countries.
Appropriations Not Authorized by Law
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) 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 level last year of Appropriations in
authorization authorization this bill
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Bureau of Land Management
All discretionary programs....... 2002 Such sums.......... 1,862,170 1,509,871
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 2010 2,000.............. 1,390 3,390
1982; amended by Improvement Act
of 2000 & Reauthorization Act of
2005.
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1992 41,500............. 42,373 344,222*
1531 et seq.).
Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 1999 14,768............. 2,008 7,220
U.S.C. 1361-1407).
National Fish and Wildlife 2010 25,000............. 7,537 7,032
Foundation Establishment Act (16
U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).
National Invasive Species Act (16 2002 6,000.............. 6,000 44,720
U.S.C. 4701 et seq.).
U.S. Geological Survey
Energy Resources Program (50 2015 1,000.............. 400 20
U.S.C. 167n, P.L. 113-40)--
Helium Stewardship Act of 2013.
Water Resources Research Act 2011 12,000............. 6,486 17,000
Program (42 U.S.C. 10301-10303,
P.L. 109-471).
United States-Mexico 2016 50,000............. 1,000 1,000
Transboundary Aquifer Assessment
Act (42 U.S.C. 1962, P.L. 109-
448).
Brown Tree Snake Control and 2010 1,500.............. 250 250
Eradication Act of 2004 (7
U.S.C. 8503(c)(5), P.L. 108-384).
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Child Protection and 1997 30,000............. 26,116 30,116
Family Violence Prevention Act
(25 U.S.C. 3210, 104 Stat. 4531,
P.L. 101-630, Title IV.).
Indian Tribal Justice Act, as 2015 58,400............. 28,517 42,836
amended by TLOA (Tribal Law and
Order Act of 2010, P.L. 111-211).
Water Infrastructure Improvements 2021 35,000............. 10,000 10,000
for the Nation Act (Sec. 3212,
P.L. 114-322).
The Higher Education Act of 1965 2013 N/A................ 52,398 89,510
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., P.L.
110-315).
Tribally Controlled Colleges or 2013 N/A................ 64,947 89,510
University Assistance Act of
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.,
P.L. 110-315).
Tribally Controlled Colleges or 2013 N/A................ 6,434 6,439
University Assistance Act of
1978, as amended by the Higher
Education Opportunity Act (25
U.S.C 1862 (a) and (b)).
Office of Insular Affairs
Brown Tree Snake Control and 2010 No more than 3,000. 3,500 3,500
Eradication Act of 2004 (P.L.
108-384).
Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Air Act.................... 1997 Such sums.......... 450,000 630,203
Hazardous Substance Superfund.... 1994 5,100.............. 1,154,168 1,313,638
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Last year of
authorization Authorization level
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Lake Champlain Basin............. 2008 11,000............. 3,000 25,000
Lake Pontchartrain Basin......... 2017 20,000............. 1,000 2,400
Chesapeake Bay Restoration....... 2005 40,000............. 23,000 92,000
Great Lakes Restoration 2021 300,000............ 330,000 368,000
Initiative.
National Estuary Program/Coastal 2021 27,000............. 31,822 50,990
Waterways.
Environmental Education.......... 1996 14,000............. 14,000 14,000
Grassroots Rural and Small 2020 15,000............. 15,000 23,700
Community Water Systems
Assistance Act.
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants:
Alaska and Rural Native Villages. 2010 13,000............. 10,000 40,000
Clean Water SRF.................. 1994 600,000............ 1,196,000 1,761,646
Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants 2016 100,000............ 50,000 150,000
Lead Containment Control Act of 1992 Such sums.......... 14,500 36,000
1988.
Mexico Border.................... 2011 NA................. 30,000 35,000
Non-Point Source Management 1991 130,000............ 51,000 190,000
Program.
Pollution Control................ 1990 75,000............. 73,000 243,873
Pollution Prevention Act......... 1993 8,000.............. 8,000 5,775
Public Water System Supervision.. 2021 125,000............ 112,000 132,566
Radon Abatement Act.............. 1991 10,000............. 9,000 18,295
State Hazardous Waste Program.... 1988 60,000............. 67,000 108,247
Underground Storage Tanks........ 1988 25,000............. 7,000 1,505
Toxic Substances Control Act..... 1983 1,500.............. 0 6,877
Tribal General Assistance Program 1992 Such sums.......... 0 85,009
Underground Injection Control 2003 15,000............. 11,000 17,164
Grants.
Council on Environmental Quality, 1986 480................ 4,360 4,676
Office of Environmental Quality.
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian 2000 30,000............. 0 0
Relocation.
National Endowment for the Arts.. 1993 Such sums.......... 174,460 207,000
National Endowment for the 1993 Such sums.......... 177,413 207,000
Humanities.
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*Appropriations in this bill for Endangered Species Act implementation are an estimate and this amount does not
include Coastal Barrier Resources Act or Marine Mammal Protection Act funding.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF THE FY 2023 INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(A), PUBLIC LAW 93-344,
AS AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget
Act.
[In millions of dollars]
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302(b) Allocation This Bill
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Budget Budget
Authority Outlays Authority Outlays
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
allocations to its subcommittees: Subcommittee
on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Discretionary............................... 44,775 44,800 47,325 \1\ 49,537
Mandatory................................... 64 65 64 \1\ 65
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NOTE.--The amounts in this report do not include $13,509
million in discretionary budget authority and $704 million in
associated outlays from amounts becoming available in fiscal
year 2023 that were previously designated as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on
the budget. Consistent with the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, in the House of Representatives such amounts do not count
against the Committee's allocation.
In addition, consistent with the funding recommended in the
bill for wildfire suppression activities, in accordance with
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 1(g) of H.
Res. 1151 (117th Congress), and after the bill is reported to
the House, the chair of the Committee on the Budget will
provide a revised section 302(a) allocation reflecting an
additional $2,550 million in discretionary budget authority and
$876 million in associated outlays for those recommended
amounts. That new allocation will eliminate the technical
difference prior to floor consideration.
FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section
308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Congressional Budget Office has provided the following
estimates of new budget authority and outlays provided by the
accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local
governments.
[In millions of dollars]
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Outlays
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Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2023............................................. \1\ 27,903
2024............................................. 11,431
2025............................................. 4,806
2026............................................. 1,655
2027 and future years............................ 775
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, the Congressional
Budget Office has provided the following estimates of new
budget authority and outlays provided by the accompanying bill
for financial assistance to State and local governments.
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget Authority Outlays
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Financial assistance to State and 8,501 \1\ 2,635
local governments for 2023.......
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
PROGRAM DUPLICATION
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, no provision of this bill establishes
or reauthorizes a program of the Federal Government known to be
duplicative of another Federal program, a program that was
included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-
139, or a program related to a program identified in the most
recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
COMMITTEE HEARINGS
In compliance with clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII (117th
Congress) the following hearings were used to develop the
fiscal year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Bill:
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Date Title of Hearing Witnesses
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April 5, 2022................... Fiscal Year 2023 Ms. Fawn Sharp,
National Tribal President,
Organizations National Congress
Public Witness of American
Day. Indians
.................. Mr. Jason Dropik,
President,
National Indian
Education
Association
.................. Mr. William Smith,
President,
National Indian
Health Board
.................. Ms. Sonya M.
Tetnowski,
President-Elect,
National Council
of Urban Indian
Health
April 6, 2022................... Fiscal Year 2023 Mr. Kirk Francis,
Regional Tribal President, United
Organizations South and Eastern
Public Witness Tribes
Day.
.................. Ms. Julie Kitka,
President, Alaska
Federation of
Natives
.................. Mr. Serrell
Smokey,
President, Inter-
Tribal Council of
Nevada, Inc.
.................. Mr. Harold
Frazier,
Chairman, Great
Plains Tribal
Chairman's
Association
April 7, 2022................... Fiscal Year 2023 Representative H.
Member Day. Morgan Griffith
(VA-09);
Representative
Kim Schrier (WA-
08);
Representative
Sylvia Garcia (TX-
29);
Representative
Aumua Amata
Coleman Radewagen
(American Samoa)
April 27, 2022.................. Fiscal Year 2023 Mr. Randy Moore,
Budget Request Chief, U.S.
for the United Forest Service
States Forest
Service.
.................. Ms. Andria Weeks,
Acting Director
for Strategic
Planning, Budget,
and
Accountability,
U.S. Forest
Service
April 28, 2022.................. Fiscal Year 2023 The Honorable Deb
Budget Request Haaland,
for the United Secretary,
States Department Department of the
of the Interior. Interior
.................. Ms. Denise
Flanagan,
Director of
Budget,
Department of the
Interior
April 29, 2022.................. Fiscal Year 2023 Mr. Michael Regan,
Budget Request Administrator,
for the Environmental
Environmental Protection Agency
Protection Agency.
.................. Mr. Faisal Amin,
Chief Financial
Officer,
Environmental
Protection Agency
May 18, 2022.................... Fiscal Year 2023 Mr. Charles F.
Budget Request ``Chuck'' Sams
for the National III, Director,
Park Service. National Park
Service
.................. Ms. Jessica
Bowron,
Comptroller,
National Park
Service
June 8, 2022.................... Fiscal Year 2023 Panel 1
Budget Request
for the Arts and
Humanities.
.................. Ms. Shelly C.
Lowe, Chair,
National
Endowment for the
Humanities
.................. Dr. Maria Rosario
Jackson, Chair,
National
Endowment for the
Arts
.................. Panel 2
.................. Mr. Lonnie G.
Bunch III,
Secretary,
Smithsonian
Institution
.................. Ms. Kaywin
Feldman,
Director,
National Gallery
of Art
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Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority
The following table provides the amounts recommended by the
Committee compared with the budget estimates by account.
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MINORITY VIEWS
We appreciate the efforts of Full Committee Chair DeLauro
and Subcommittee Chair Pingree, along with their staff, in
producing an Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2023 that addresses
critical priorities of Members on both sides of the aisle. The
bill provides funding for many bipartisan programs that help
conserve and protect our nation's most critical natural,
cultural, and environmental resources, and advances the
Committee's longstanding efforts to increase the federal
commitment to honor our treaties and trust responsibilities to
American Indians and Alaska Natives.
The bill provides strong support for National Parks, helps
fight catastrophic wildfires, addresses aging water
infrastructure and contaminated lands, and fully funds the
Payments in Lieu of Taxes program. We also appreciate the
bill's important investments in Indian Country and robust
support for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Unfortunately, due to concerns about current inflation
rates, unsustainable government-wide spending levels, and the
addition of controversial policy provisions, we are not able to
support the bill as currently drafted. The bill provides
$47,325,000,000 in new discretionary budget authority, which
includes $2,550,000,000 for emergency wildfire suppression
costs if needed. This record-high spending level is
$6,875,000,000, or 17 percent above the comparable fiscal year
2022 enacted level. This level of spending is not justified and
ignores our unsustainable fiscal trajectory.
With record-high inflation under this Administration, now
is the time to limit spending. Instead, the Majority's bill
gave numerous agencies a double-digit percentage increase over
last year. These excessive increases will continue growing the
size and reach of the Federal government without helping
American families struggling with inflation.
The bill includes several controversial new policies,
including policies that would weaken U.S. energy and mineral
security. The bill also removes or weakens longstanding
provisions such as protecting the greater sage-grouse from
unnecessary environmental litigation and affirming that biomass
energy is carbon-neutral.
Unfortunately, the Majority rejected several Republican
amendments that would have supported an all-of-the-above
domestic energy strategy and put America back on the path to
energy independence, which is imperative to our national
security. These amendments would have improved the bill by:
directing the Department of the Interior to hold three overdue
offshore lease sales and allowing continued oil and gas
development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; prohibiting
the Department of the Interior from delaying permits for
critical mineral projects and from withdrawing lands from new
mineral and geothermal leasing; increasing funding for critical
minerals research to the requested level; and preventing the
Environmental Protection Agency from implementing burdensome
regulations, limiting overregulation as the country faces
potential rolling power outages due to the strain on the energy
grid.
Other amendments rejected by the Majority would have:
restored the longstanding provision that prevents the listing
of greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act;
prevented the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing
new regulations defining ``waters of the United States'' until
the Supreme Court issues a decision in a pending case;
prevented a transfer of funds from the already-underfunded
Customs and Border Protection to environmental mitigation at
the border; and restored two longstanding, bipartisan
agriculture provisions that exempt farmers and livestock
producers from burdensome greenhouse gas permitting and
reporting requirements.
While we have many concerns with the bill and are
disappointed that the Majority rejected several attempts to
improve the bill, we are hopeful that we will be able to reach
a bipartisan and bicameral agreement on spending and eliminate
controversial policy changes.
We are confident that as this process moves forward, we can
continue working together to find bipartisan agreement on the
items that matter most.
Kay Granger.
David P. Joyce.
[all]