Energy, Water and Related Agencies Appropriations: FY 2017

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The 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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 Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Energy, Water and Related Agencies
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 ReportFY 2017 Senate Energy, Water, and Related Agencies ReportPresident's FY 2017 Budget Request, FY 2017 Department of Energy Budget JustificationFY 2016 Omnibus Spending Bill (Division D)

 Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Energy, Water and Related Agencies
 President's Request (millions of dollars)
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 ReportPresident's FY 2017 Budget Request, FY 2017 Department of Energy Budget JustificationFY 2016 Omnibus Spending Bill (Division D), FY 2016 Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Report, FY 2016 House Energy and Water Development Appropriations ReportFY 2016 DOE Budget JustificationFY 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill (Division D)FY 2015 House Energy, Water and Related Agencies Appropriations ReportFY 2014 Omnibus BillDOE FY 2015 Budget RequestDOE FY 2014 Budget Request, ARPA-E FY 2014 Budget Request, DOE FY 2012 Budget TableBasic Energy Sciences FY 2014 RequestWorkforce Development for Teachers and Scientists FY 2014 Request, EERE Budget Formulation

 

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Last updated June 8, 2016