Department of the Interior Appropriations: FY 2014

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Geoscience-related agencies within the Department of the Interior include the U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and U.S. Forest Service. 

 Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Department of the Interior Appropriations Process

Account
Enacted FY12
($million)
FY14 President's Request
($million)
House Action
($million)
Senate Action
($million)
Conference Committee Action
($million)

U.S. Geological Survey
1,068
1,167
 
 
 

Natural Hazards
131
142.6
 
 
 

-- Earthquake Hazards
54
58
 
 
 

-- Volcano Hazards
24.1
 
24.7
 
 
 

-- Landslide Hazards
3.2
3.7
 
 
 

-- Global Seismographic Network
5.15
5.2
 
 
 

-- Geomagnetism
2
2.1
 
 
 

-- Coastal and Marine Geology
42.8
49
 
 
 

Energy, Minerals & Environmental
96.1
107
 
 
 

-- Mineral Resources
49
46.4
 
 
 

-- Energy Resources
27.6
31
 
 
 

-- Contaminants
9.1
14
 
 
 

-- Toxic Substances Hydrology
10.6
16.1
 
 
 

Core Science Systems
114.3
137
 
 
 

-- Geologic Mapping
26
28.3
 
 
 

-- Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research*
25.4
36.1
 
 
 
--Geospatial Program
63
72.8
 
 
 

Water Resources Programs
210
223
 
 
 

Ecosystems
158.3
181
 
 
 
Climate and Land Use Change
141.4
156**
 
 
 

Facilities
100.4
104
 
 
 

Administration & Enterprise
117
116
 
 
 

Bureau of Land Management

1,129
1,162
 
 
 

Energy and Minerals Management
107.6
96
 
 
 

BOEM
161
169
 
 
 

BSEE
197
222
 
 
 

National Park Service

2,584
2,636
 
 
 

NPS Resource Stewardship
327
356
 
 
 

Smithsonian Institution

810
869
 
 
 

U.S. Forest Service

4,846^
4,858
 
 
 

Minerals and Geology Management
83.4
71
 
 
 
*Includes the Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program which would receive a $400,000 increase **Includes a request of $53.3 million for the Landsat program ^Includes $240 million in suppression carryover directed by the Conference Report to be applied to 2012.
 President's Request

The President released his budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2014 on April 10, 2013. Details about the Department of the Interior's (DOI) budget request can be found on the DOI web site. 

 House Action

 

The House of Representatives considers funding for the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee.

 Senate Action

 

The Senate considers funding for the DOI and the EPA in the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Sources: Department of the Interior budget documents; USGS budget documents; National Park Service budget documents; U.S. Forest Service budget documents; White House Office of Management and Budget; Library of Congress Congressional Record web site; hearing testimony.

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Contributed by Wilson Bonner, AGI Geoscience Policy Staff.

Last updated April 11, 2013