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Fiscal Year 2010 Interior Budget in Brief
The Department of the Interior "Budget in Brief" highlights and describes details of the fiscal year 2010 request.
Note: This document is presented as several separate PDF-formatted files. To view these files requires that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader® loaded on your computer. For a printed copy of the "Highlights" contact Margaret Kuyumjian in the Department's Office of Budget.
Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations
On Wednesday, July 29, 2009, the Senate passed the 2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill by a vote of 85 to 9. The bill passed after debate on several amendments. The amendments agreed to by the Senate include: an amendment offered by Senator Dorgan to bar funds for unauthorized contracts; an amendment by Senator Dorgan that resolves the Reclamation (and Corps) issue related to the transfer of the Recovery Act funding; an amendment by Senator Dorgan to require all agencies to include a separate category for administrative expenses when submitting their appropriation request to OMB; an amendment by Senator Reid to modify provisions relating to the Bureau of Reclamation relating to the Walker River Basin; and $1.0 million to design and implement, in consultation and cooperation with other Federal departments and agencies, State and tribal governments, and other water management and conservation organizations, a water monitoring program for the Walker River Basin; and an amendment by Senator Boxer on certain water transfers. The amendments that were defeated include: an amendment by Senator Coburn to subject all grants and contracts to competitive bidding; an amendment by Senator Coburn to reduce administrative funding for the Department of Energy; an amendment by Senator Alexander on TARP funding; and an amendment by Senator McCain that would preclude the use of funds for unauthorized programs and projects.
House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Committee Action:
On Tuesday, July 7, 2009, the House Appropriations Committee marked up the 2010 Energy and Water Development bill. The bill includes $33.3 billion for agencies funded under the bill. This total reflects a decrease of $1.1 billion from the President's Budget request. The bill includes $1.1 billion for the Bureau of Reclamation and Central Utah Project, an increase of $17 million above the President's budget request.
Committee on Appropriations Press Release:
2010 Energy and Water Appropriations
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act Termination and Reductions
House Interior Bill Floor Summary:
Summary: On Thursday, June 25, 2009, the House convened to consider HR 2996, the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill.
The House proceeded with one hour of general debate on H Res 578, the Rule providing for consideration of the Interior Bill (HR 2996). The Rule was adopted by a vote of 238-184
The House reconvened in the Committee of the Whole House 9 pm for consideration of the bill and amendments. The House proceeded with one hour of general debate, followed by amendments. On Friday, June 26, 2009, the House passed the Bill by a vote of 254-173.
Senate Interior Bill Committee Summary:
On Thursday, June 25, 2009, the Senate Interior Appropriations committee reported out the Interior bill with a set of managers' amendments including 12 items. Senate floor action is expected to follow the July 4th recess. The Senate Bill provides $32.1 billion for agencies included in the bill, including $11.1 billion for Interior bureaus and offices.
The amendments adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee included:
- Direction to NPS to conduct a special resources study of the Honouliuli, Hawaii internment camp site, to prepare the Paterson Great Falls, NJ National Historic Park general management plan, and to continue negotiations for a special use permit to operate, maintain and use the Kaweah hydroelectric project infrastructure inside Sequoia NP to reach a fair, cost effective agreement for the terms of a ten year special use permit.
- Direction to USGS to include aquifers such as the High Plains Grass Lands to be included in climate change research activities.
- Direction to FWS and FS to prevent the spread of quagga mussels from entering Lake Tahoe.
- Direction to prevent EPA from regulating livestock emissions under the Clean Air Act.
- Language that allows us to pay prior year PILT adjustments from current year funding.
- A technical adjustment to language that extends the Palau compact for one year.
- Direction to the BIA to fund $25 million for public safety and justice programs as authorized by the Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health.
The Senate Appropriations Committee Press Release.
Interior, Environment, and Related Agences FY 2010 House Committee Summary
On Thursday, June 18, 2009, the House Appropriations Committee reported out the 2010 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. It remained consistent with the Subcommittee version with the following amendments:
- A manager's amendment comprised of the following:
- An increase of $1.5 million to NPS Statutory and Contractual Aid for Japanese American Confinement Sites,
- An increase of $150,000 for the NPS Shenandoah-Dives Mill National Historic Landmark in Save American's Treasures,
- An increase of $5.0 million for NPS Civil War Battlefield Grants in Land Acquisition, and
- A reduction of $6.5 million in NPS Construction to offset the increases.
- Language that encourages the USGS to maintain the funding for the Chesapeake Bay geographic analysis and monitoring effort at the Fiscal Year 2008 level.
- An amendment by Mr. Lewis that prohibits Guantanamo detainees into the United States, the territories and the freely associated States.
- An amendment by Mr. Simpson was adopted that requires a report to be prepared by the White House within 120 days of enactment in order to provide the Administration's overall climate change strategy and detailing the 2008, 2009 and 2010 planned expenditures government-wide.
- An amendment by Mr. Moran that encourages the NPS to work with the Civil War Preservation Trust and other organizations to update the content of its website and information available at Civil War parks.
Summary: 2010 Budget
On June 10, 2009, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee marked-up their version of the 2010 Interior, Environment,and Related Agencies Appropriation bill. The bill provides $32.3 billion for agencies in the Bill, including $10.97 billion for Interior bureaus and offices, an increase of $897 million above the 2009 enacted level and $7 million below the President's Budget Request. The full Appropriations Committee is scheduled to mark-up the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriation bill on Thursday, June 18, 2009. Below are links to the Interior Subcommittee's press release and summary table.
Committee on Appropriations Press Release:
http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/Dicks_Statement_Interior_Approps_SubC_Markup_FY2010.pdf
Appropriations Summary FY 2010 Chairman's Mark Summary Table:
http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/Interior_Table_SubC_2010.pdf
2009 Supplemental Appropriations Bill
On Tuesday, June 16, 2009, the House passed the 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Bill by a vote of 226-202. On Thursday, June 18, 2009, the Senate passed the war supplemental by a vote of 91-5. The Bill (HR 2346) was sent to the White House for the President's signature.
Highlights of the 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Bill:
- The conference version of the 2009 Supplemental Appropriation Bill was filed on Friday, June 12, 2009.
- The bill totals $105.9 billion. This is 15 percent above the PresidentÕs request of $89.9 billion. The bill includes:
- $79.9 billion in defense funding of $79.9 billion,
- $8.1 billion in defense related programs like transport,
- zero funding (compared to the PresidentÕs request of $80 million) to close Guantanamo,
- $7.7 billion for pandemic flu,
- $10.4 billion for international affairs,
- $5 billion for International Monetary Fund borrowing authority,
- $721 million for U.N. Peacekeeping dues,
- $1 billion for ÒCash for ClunkersÓ, a voucher program that will pay $3,500 - $4,500 for consumers that trade in old cars for fuel efficient models.
- The bill includes $250 million in emergency funding for wildland fire suppression and emergency rehabilitation to become available once Forest Service and Interior have depleted their normal appropriations for suppression. This includes $200 million for the Forest Service and $50 million for Interior. The bill includes a provision that allows transfers up to $50 million between the two agencies at the discretion of the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture.
- The bill does not include language that waives the Davis Bacon requirements contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for InteriorÕs youth programs. This was anticipated based on the recent direction of the Department of Labor that youth programs can be operated under existing authorities and are not then subject to paying Davis-Bacon-required wage rates.
- The bill includes a provision that provides unlimited reprogramming authority to the Bureau of Reclamation for Recovery Act spending.
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Budget Justifications
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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
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Testimony
- Statement of Pamela K. Haze, Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior before House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Concerning Options for Wildfire Suppression Funding - April 1, 2009 (PDF Format)
- Statement of Walter D. Cruickshank, Acting Director, Minerals Managment Service, United States Department of the Interior Committee on Appropriations Subcomittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies House of Representatives - April 2, 2009 (PDF Format)
- Statement of George Skibine, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development and Jerry Gidner Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Hearing on Law Enforcement Issues in Indian Country - April 22, 2009 (PDF Format)
- Statement of Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on the 2010 President's Budget Request - May 13, 2009 (PDF Format)
- Statement of Daniel N. Wenk, Acting Director, National Park Service, before the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies of the House Appropriations Committee Concerning the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request for the National Park Service - May 14, 2009 - (PDF Format)
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2010 Congressional Budget Resolution
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The House and Senate have passed a joint budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2010. The House adopted the conference agreement on the FY 2010 budget on April 29 by a vote of 233 to 193. Senate passage followed on April 29 with a vote of 53 to 43. With the passage of the budget resolution, the Appropriations Committees can formulate their allocations of budgetary authority to the twelve appropriations subcommittees.
Summary: Conference Action on the 2010 Budget Resolution (PDF)
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Summary: The House and Senate Budget Committees have passed budget resolutions for Fiscal Year 2010.
Floor action on both measures is expected the week of March 30. A summary of the two
proposals is provided for your information.
President's 2010 Budget Blueprint
On February 26, 2009, the President released his 2010 Budget Blueprint, which provides the framework for the President's 2010 budget. Below is a link to the President's 2010 Budget Blueprint. Additional information will follow.
Entire President's Blueprint (140 pages, 1.8 MB)
Department of the Interior Blueprint Section (4 pages, 96 KB)
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