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 Agnecies Appropriations Process
- FY 2015 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Process
- Appropriations Homepage
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 Report, FY 2016 USGS Budget Justification, FY 2016 NPS Budget Justification, FY 2016 BLM Budget Justification, FY 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 Plan; FY 2014 Omnibus, Section G; U.S. Department of Agriculture FY 2013 Operating Plan, President's FY15 Budget Request
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Contributed by Abigail Seadler, AGI Geoscience Policy Staff.
Last updated March 3, 2015