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Staff Contact: Brad Watson (x69719) June 19, 2007

**Appropriations Policy Brief**

**H.R. 2641 --- Energy and Water Appropriations Act for FY 2008**

**[Earmarks:]{.underline}**

From the agreement reached last week, the Democrats agreed to consider
earmarks for the Energy and Water Appropriations bill later in the year.
This week, the House will likely consider the through to the end of the
bill and then "rise" (or postpone consideration) until later in the year
when the committee report that includes the earmarks is re-filed. At
that point, the House will resume consideration of the bill for purposes
of earmark amendments.

By way of comparison, see this RSC analysis of the [FY 2007 Energy and
Water Appropriations
bill](http://www.house.gov/hensarling/rsc/doc/LB_052406_EnergyWaterApprops.doc),
and the list of earmarks, as brought before the House last year.

**[Items of Note]{.underline}:**

**Outsourcing/A-76 Activities:** Prohibits funds from being used to
conduct a public-private competition or direct conversion under OMB
Circular A-76 (the Bush Administration's competitive sourcing
initiative) or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy
for any Corps of Engineers program, project, or activity.

**Army Corps of Engineers:** \$5.584 billion---increase of \$713 million
or 15 percent compared to the President's request.

**Fossil Energy Research:** \$709 million---increase of \$116 million or
20 percent compared to FY 2007 and an increase of \$142 million or 25
percent compared to the President's request.

**[Funding Summaries]{.underline}:**

[]{.mark}

*In Thousands*

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                                                                                **FY 07      **FY 08      **FY 08      **Cmte Over  **Cmte Over **% Over   **% Over
                                                                                Enacted**    Request**    Cmte**       FY07**       Request**   FY07**     Request**

  **Corps of Engineers**                                                                                                                                    

  General Investigations\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                   171,081      90,000       120,000      -51,081      30,000      \--29.9%   33.3%

  Construction\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...          2,372,868    1,523,000    2,004,186    -368,682     481,186     15.5%      31.6%

  Flood Control - MS River & Tributaries.                                       396,565      260,000      278,000      -118,565     18,000      -30.0%     6.9%

  Operations & Maintenance\...\...\...\...\...\.....                            1,976,347    2,471,000    2,655,241    681,894      184,241     34.5%      7.4%

  Regulatory Programs\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                   159,273      180,000      180,000      20,727       0           13.2%      0%

  Flood Control & Coastal Emergencies\....                                      1,561,000    40,000       40,000       -1,521,000   0           -97.4%     0%

  General Expenses\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                167,250      177,000      171,000      3,750        -6,000      2.2%       -3.4%

  Total, Defense-Civil\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                        6,947,035    4,871,000    5,584,427    -1,362,608   713,427     -19.6%     14.6%

  **Dept of Interior**                                                                                                                                      

  Central Utah Project\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                  34,020       43,000       43,000       8,980        0           26.4%      0%

  Water and Related Resources\...\...\...\...\...\...                           896,623      816,197      871,197      -25,426      55,000      -2.8%      6.7%

  Central Valley Project\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                   52,150       59,122       59,122       6,972        0           13.4%      0

  California Bay-Delta Restoration\...\...\.....                                36,648       31,750       40,750       4,102        9,000       11.2%      28.3%

  Policy & Administration\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                       57,575       58,811       58,811       1,236        0           2.1%       0%

  Total, Dept of Interior\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                           1,077,016    1,000,880    1,072,880    -4,136       72,000      -0.4%      7.2%

  **Dept of Energy**                                                                                                                                        

  Fossil Energy Research\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....               592,621      566,801      708,801      116,180      142,000     19.6%      25.1%

  Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves\....                                   21,316       17,301       17,301       -4,015       0           -18.8%     0%

  Strategic Petroleum Reserve\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                   164,441      331,609      163,472      -969         -168,137    -0.6%      -50.7%

  Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve\...\...\...                                5,000        5,325        5,325        325          0           6.5%       0% 

  Energy Information Adminstration\...\...\...\....                             90,653       105,095      105,095      14,442       0           15.9%      0%

  Uranium Enrichment Decontam \...\...\.....                                    556,606      573,509      618,759      62,153       45,250      11.2%      7.9%

  Non-Defense Environmental Services\....                                       349,687      180,937      286,041      -63,646      105,104     -18.2%     58.1%

  Science\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...   3,797,294    4,397,876    4,514,082    716,788      116,206     18.9%      2.6%

  Nuclear Waste Disposal\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                      99,206       202,454      202,454      103,248      0           104.0%     0%

  Inspector General\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....               41,819       47,732       47,732       5,913        0           14.1%      0%

  National Nuclear Security Admin\...\...\.....                                 9,216,013    9,386,833    8,786,881    -429,132     -599,952    -4.7%      -6.4%

  Other Defense Activities\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                      636,271      763,974      604,313      -31,958      -159,661    -5%        -20.9%

  Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal\...\...\...\...                                346,500      292,046      292,046      -54,454      0           -15.6%     0%

  Power Marketing Administrations\...\...\....                                  270,591      240,435      240,435      -30,156      0           -11%       0%

  Total, Dept of Energy\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                            24,093,193   24,911,713   25,392,119   1,298,926    480,406     5.4%       1.9%

  **Independent Agencies**                                                                                                                                  

  Appalachian Regional Commission\...\.....                                     64,858       65,000       35,000       -29,858      -30,000     -46.0%     -46.2%

  Def Nuclear Facilities Safety Board\...\.....                                 21,914       22,499       22,499       585          0           2.7%       0%

  Delta Regional Authority\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                        11,888       6,000        6,000        -5,888       0           -49.5%     0%

  Denali Commission\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                   49,509       1,800        1,800        -47,709      0           -96.4%     0%

  Nuclear Regulatory Commission\...\...\...\....                                157,311      150,689      167,839      10,528       17,150      6.7%       10.2%

  Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board\...\...\...\...                          3,591        3,621        3,621        30           0           0.8%       0%

  Total, Independent Agencies\...\...\...\....                                  309,946      252,745      239,895      -70,051      -12,850     -22.6%     -5.4%
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