PDF versionThe main agency of concern to the geoscience community in the Energy, Water and Related Agencies appropriations bill is the Department of Energy (DOE). Programs of interest to the geosciences include those for renewable energy and activities within the Office of Science such as the Basic Energy Science program which has a geoscience division.
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- FY 2017 Energy, Water and Related Agencies House and Senate Actions
- FY 2017 Energy, Water and Related Agencies President's Request
- FY 2016 Energy, Water and Related Agencies Appropriations Process
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House and Senate Actions (millions of dollars)
| Account |
FY 2016 Enacted
|
FY 17 President's Request
|
House Committee Report^
|
Senate Action
|
FY 17 Omnibus Bill
|
Percent Change FY 16 - FY 17 Omnibus Bill
|
| Deparment of Energy |
29717.3
|
32499
|
29962.9
|
30741.3
|
30786
|
3.6
|
| - Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy |
2069
|
2898.4
|
1825
|
2073
|
2090
|
1.0
|
| -- Geothermal |
71
|
99.5
|
56
|
70.5
|
69.5
|
-2.1
|
| -- Hydropower |
70
|
80
|
55
|
84
|
84
|
20.0
|
| -- Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technology |
100.9
|
105.5
|
97
|
92
|
101
|
0.1
|
| -- Solar |
241.6
|
285.1
|
197
|
222.4
|
207.6
|
-14.1
|
| -- Wind |
95.4
|
156
|
90
|
80
|
90
|
-5.7
|
| -- Bioenergy Technologies |
225
|
278.9
|
-
|
218.1
|
205
|
-9.0
|
| - Fossil Energy R&D |
632
|
600
|
645
|
632
|
668
|
5.7
|
| -- Fuel Supply Impact Mitigation* |
43
|
26.5
|
24.7
|
46
|
-
|
-
|
| -- Unconventional Fossil Energy Technologies |
20.3
|
0
|
20
|
23.2
|
21
|
3.4
|
| -- CCS Power Systems |
430
|
368.4
|
442
|
377
|
423.8
|
-1.4
|
| -- Fossil Energy Environmental Restoration |
8
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
| - Office of Science |
5347
|
5672.1 / 5572.1**
|
5400
|
5400
|
5392
|
0.8
|
| -- ARPA-E |
291
|
500 / 350**
|
305.9
|
-
|
306
|
5.2
|
| -- Basic Energy Sciences |
1849
|
1936.7
|
1860
|
1912.6
|
1871.5
|
1.2
|
| --- Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Energy Biosciences |
312.1
|
387.4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| -- Biological & Environmental Research |
609
|
661.9
|
595
|
637
|
612
|
0.5
|
| -- Workforce Development for Teachers & Scientists |
19.5
|
20.9
|
20.9
|
20.9
|
19.5
|
0.0
|
| Environmental and Other Defense Activities |
6066.2
|
6018.5
|
6152.2
|
-
|
6752
|
11.3
|
| -- Defense Environmental Clean-up |
5289.7
|
5226.9
|
5226.9
|
5379
|
5405
|
2.2
|
| -- Non-defense Environmental Clean-up |
255
|
218.4
|
226.7
|
255
|
247
|
-3.1
|
| --- Uranium Enrichment D&D Funding |
673.7
|
673.7
|
698.5
|
717.7
|
768
|
14.0
|
^Voted out of committee; has yet to be approved by the full House of Representatives
*Formerly Natural Gas Technologies.
**First number contains mandatory spending requests, second number is discretionary spending only.
Sources: FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill (Division D), FY 2017 House Energy, Water, and Related Agencies Committee Report, FY 2017 Senate Energy, Water, and Related Agencies Report, President's FY 2017 Budget Request, FY 2017 Department of Energy Budget Justification, FY 2016 Omnibus Spending Bill (Division D)
| Account |
FY 14 Enacted
|
FY 2015 Enacted
|
FY 2016 Enacted
|
FY 17 President's Request
|
Percent Change FY 16 Enacted - FY 17 President's Request
|
| Deparment of Energy |
27281
|
27916.8
|
29717.3
|
32499
|
9.4
|
| - Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy |
1913.4
|
1914
|
2069
|
2898.4
|
40.1
|
| -- Geothermal |
45.8
|
55
|
71
|
99.5
|
40.1
|
| -- Hydropower |
58.6
|
61
|
70
|
80
|
14.3
|
| -- Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technology |
93
|
97
|
100.9
|
105.5
|
4.6
|
| -- Solar |
257.1
|
233
|
241.6
|
285.1
|
18
|
| -- Wind |
88.1
|
107
|
95.4
|
156
|
63.5
|
| -- Bioenergy Technologies |
232.3
|
225
|
225
|
278.9
|
24
|
| - Fossil Energy R&D |
561.9
|
560.6
|
632
|
600
|
-5.1
|
| -- Fuel Supply Impact Mitigation* |
20.6
|
25.1
|
43
|
26.5
|
-38.4
|
| -- Unconvential Fossil Energy Technologies |
15
|
4.5
|
20.3
|
0
|
-100
|
| -- CCS Power Systems |
392.3
|
400
|
430
|
368.4
|
-14.3
|
| -- Fossil Energy Environmental Restoration |
5.9
|
5.9
|
8
|
0
|
-100
|
| - Office of Science |
5066.4
|
5067.7
|
5347
|
5672.1 / 5572.1**
|
6.1 / 4.2**
|
| -- ARPA-E |
280
|
280
|
291
|
500 / 350**
|
71.8 / 20.3**
|
| -- Basic Energy Sciences |
1711.9
|
1733.2
|
1849
|
1936.7
|
4.7
|
| --- Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Energy Biosciences |
323.2
|
314.2
|
312.1
|
387.4
|
24.1
|
| -- Biological & Environmental Research |
609.7
|
592
|
609
|
661.9
|
8.7
|
| -- Workforce Development for Teachers & Scientists |
26.5
|
19.5
|
19.5
|
20.9
|
7.2
|
| - Environmental and Other Defense Activities |
5755
|
6206.5
|
6066.2
|
6018.5
|
-1
|
| -- Defense Environmental Clean-up |
5000
|
5453
|
5289.7
|
5226.9
|
-1.2
|
| -- Non-defense Environmental Clean-up |
231.7
|
246
|
255
|
218.4
|
-14.3
|
| --- Uranium Enrichment D&D Funding |
598.6
|
625
|
673.7
|
673.7
|
0
|
*Formerly Natural Gas Technologies.
**First number contains mandatory spending requests, second number is discretionary spending only.
Sources: FY 2017 House Energy, Water, and Related Agencies Committee Report, FY 2017 Senate Energy, Water, and Related Agencies Report, President's FY 2017 Budget Request, FY 2017 Department of Energy Budget Justification, FY 2016 Omnibus Spending Bill (Division D), FY 2016 Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Report, FY 2016 House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Report, FY 2016 DOE Budget Justification, FY 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill (Division D), FY 2015 House Energy, Water and Related Agencies Appropriations Report, FY 2014 Omnibus Bill, DOE FY 2015 Budget Request, DOE FY 2014 Budget Request, ARPA-E FY 2014 Budget Request, DOE FY 2012 Budget Table, Basic Energy Sciences FY 2014 Request, Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists FY 2014 Request, EERE Budget Formulation
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Contributed by Abigail Seadler, AGI Geoscience Policy Manager
Last updated June 8, 2016