Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations: FY 2016

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The main agencies of interest to the geoscience community in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill include the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), National Park Service (NPS), and the Smithsonian Institution (SI). The U.S. Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture is also included in this chart.



 

 Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
 Appropriations Process (millions of dollars)
Account
FY 14
Enacted
FY 2015 Enacted
FY 16 President's Request
House
Action
Senate Committee
Report^
FY 2016
Enacted
Percent Change
FY 15 Enacted -
FY 16 Enacted
U.S. Geological Survey 
1032
1045
1195
1045
1058.5
1062
1.6
Natural Hazards
128.5
135.2
146.4
135.2
138.3
138.8
2.7
- Earthquake Hazards
53.8
59.5
58
-
-
60.5
1.7
- Volcano Hazards
23.1
25.1
25.7
-
-
26.1
5.2
- Landslide Hazards
3.5
3.5
4
-
-
3.5
0
- Global Siesmographic Network
4.9
4.9
9.8
-
-
6.4
30.6
- Geomagnetism 
1.9
1.9
3.6
-
-
1.9
0
- Coastal and Marine Geology
41.3
40.3
45.2
-
-
40.3
0
Energy, Minerals and Environmental Health
91.5
92.3
103.3
92.3
95.5
94.5
2.4
-- Mineral Resources
45.9
45.9
47.7
-
-
48.4
5.4
-- Energy Resources
26
24.9
28.1
-
-
24.7
-1
-- Contaminant Biology
9.6
10.2
12.1
-
-
10.2
0
-- Toxic Substances Hydrology
10
11.2
15.4
-
-
11.2
0
Core Science Systems
108.8
107.2
127
107.2
112.1
111.5
4
- National Cooperative Geologic Mapping
24.4
24.4
25.3
-
24.4
24.4
0
- Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research
24.3
24.3
25.9
-
24.3
24.3
0
- National Geospatial Program
60.1
58.5
75.7
-
-
62.8
7.3
Water Resources
207.3
211.3
222.9
211.3
212.6
213
<1
Ecosystems
152.8
157
176.3
154
158
158
<1
Climate and Land Use Change
132
136
191.8
139
136
140
3
Facilities 
100.4
93.1
114.3
93.1
100.4
100.4
7.8
Science Support
110.7
105.6
112.8
105.6
105.6
105.6
0
Bureau of Land Management
1124.7
1138.6
1246.1
1045.6
-
1236.7
8.6
Energy and Minerals Management
130.1
143.5
118.9
163.5
-
166.6
16.1
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)*
166.9
169.8
170.9
167.3
170.9
170.8
<1
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)*
187.7
189.7
189.7
188.4
-
189.8
0
National Park Service
2561.7
2614.8
3047.7
-
-
2851.2
9
NPS Resource Stewardship
315.7
317.2
351.2
-
-
328.2
3.5
Smithsonian Institution
647
675.3
735.8
-
-
696
5.5
U.S. Forest Service 
5497
5073
4943
-
-
5664
11.6
Minerals and Geology Management
76.4
76.4
-
-
-
76.4
0

^Voted out of committee; never considered by the full Senate
*Subtotal, amount excludes Less Use of Offsetting Collections

Sources: FY 2016 Omnibus Spending Bill (Division G), FY 2016 Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Report, FY 2016 House Interior, Environment and Related Agencies ReportFY 2016 USGS Budget JustificationFY 2016 NPS Budget JustificationFY 2016 BLM Budget JustificationFY 2016 Smithsonian Budget Justification,  FY 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill (Division G), FY 2015 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Report, Department of the Interior FY 2013 Operation PlanFY 2014 Omnibus, Section GU.S. Department of Agriculture FY 2013 Operating PlanPresident's FY15 Budget Request


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Last updated March 3, 2015