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FY11 DOI Appropriations

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FY 2014 Department of the Interior Appropriations ( 4/11/13)

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. For more background information on the Department of the Interior and the agencies within, visit the AGI Federal Agencies policy page.

For analysis of hearings held by Congress on Department of the Interior appropriations, click here.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Department of the Interior Appropriations Process
Account
Enacted FY12
($million)
House Action
($million)
Senate 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. Further details about the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) proposed budget are forthcoming.

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 chaired by Representative Representative Mike Simpson (R-ID). Other members are Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Tom Graves (R-GA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), David Joyce (R-OH), David Valadao (R-CA), Ranking Member Jim Moran (D-VA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Jose Serrano (D-NY).

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 chaired by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI). Other members are Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jon Tester (D-MT), Tom Udall (D-NM), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mark Begich (D-AK), Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Mike Johanns (R-NE).

Conference Action

 

Appropriations Hearings

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.

Please send any comments or requests for information to the AGI Geoscience Policy at govt@agiweb.org.

Contributed by Wilson Bonner, AGI Geoscience Policy Staff.

Last updated April 11, 2013


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