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Staff Contact: Brad Watson (x69719) June 26, 2007

**Appropriations Policy Brief**

**H.R. 2643 --- Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for FY
2008**

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

**Commission on Climate Change:** Provides \$50 million for a new
Commission on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. No money was
requested for this purpose in the President's FY 2008 budget, and no
funding was provided last year.

**National Park Service:** \$2 billion---\$199 million or 10.8% above
last year's level and \$10 million or 0.5 percent below the President's
request.

**National Endowment for the Arts:** \$160 million---\$35 million or 29
percent above last year's level and \$32 million or 25 above the budget
request.

**National Endowment for the Humanities:** \$160 million---\$19 million
or 13 percent above last year's level and \$19 million or 13 percent
above the budget request.

**Environmental Protection Agency:** \$8.l billion---\$361 million or
4.7 percent above last year and \$887 million or 11 percent more than
the President's request.

**State and Tribal Assistance Grants:** \$3.4 billion---\$178 million or
5.5 percent above last year and \$667 million or 24 percent more than
the President's request.

**Indian Health Service:** \$3.2 billion---\$204 million or 6.4 percent
above last year and \$114 million or 3.5 percent more than the budget
request.

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

The supplement to the Committee Report includes 228 [Member requested
earmarks](http://www.rules.house.gov/110/text/110_hr2643_supprpt.pdf).

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

*In thousands*

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                                                                                                                **FY 2007**   **FY 2008**   **FY 2008**  **Cmte    **Cmte Vs.**  **Cmte    **Cmte Vs.**
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                                                                                                                **Enacted**   **Request**   **Cmte**     **FY      **Request**   **FY      **Request**
                                                                                                                                                         2007**                  2007**    

  **I. Department of Interior**                                                                                 ** **         ** **         ** **        ** **     ** **         ** **     ** **

  **Bureau of Land Management\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....**                                   ** **         ** **         ** **        ** **     ** **         ** **     ** **

  Management of Lands & Resources\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                                      866,911       879,438       888,628      21,717    9,190         2.5%      1.0%

  Wildfire Management\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                      758,355       801,849       806,644      48,289    4,795         6.4%      6.0%

  Construction\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....            11,751        6,476         6,476        -5,275    0             -44.9%    0.0%

  Land Acquisition\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                8,634         1,619         18,634       10,000    17,015        115.8%    1051%

  Oregon & California Grant Lands\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                                  108,991       110,242       110,242      1,251     0             1.1%      0%

  **U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....**                                                                                                         

  Resource Management\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                       1,013,969     1,034,520     1,104,572    90,603    70,052        8.9%      6.3%

  Construction\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....            45,300        23,071        31,653       -13,647   8,582         -30.1%    37.2%

  Land Acquisition\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                28,046        18,011        43,046       15,000    25,035        53.5%     139.0%

  Landowner Incentive Program\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                                 23,667        0             0            -23,667   0             -100.0%   0.0%

  Private Stewardship Grants\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                          7,227         0             0            -7,277    0             -100.0%   0.0%

  Cooperative Endangered Species Fund\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                                       81,001        80,001        81,001       0         1,000         0.0%      1.2%

  National Wildlife Refuge Fund\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                             14,202        10,811        14,202       0         3,391         0.0%      31.4%

  North American Wetlands Conservation Fund\...\...\...\...\...                                                 39,412        42,646        42,646       3,234     0             8.2%      0.0%

  Neotropical Migratory Birds Conservation Fund\...\...\...\...                                                 3,941         3,960         5,000        1,059     1,040         26.9%      26.3%

  Multinational Species Conservation Fund\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                                          6,404         4,257         10,000       3,596     5,743         56.2%     134.9%

  State and Tribal Wildlife Grants\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                             67,492        69,492        85,000       17,508    15,508        25.9%     22.3%

  **National Park Service\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....**                                                                                                   

  Operations\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....          1,847,897     2,057,132     2,046,809    198,912   -10,323       10.8%     -0.5%

  U.S Park Police\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....              0             0             0            0         0             \-\-\--   \-\-\--

  National Recreation & Preservation\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                                    54,369        48,885        62,881       8,512     13,996        15.7%     28.6%

  Historic Preservation Fund\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                          55,663        63,658        81,500       25,837    17,842        46.4%     28%

  Construction\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....            297,482       201,580       201,580      -95,902   0             -32.2%    0.0%

  Land Acquisition and State Assistance\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                                     64,024        22,529        99,402       35,378    76,873        55.3%     341.2%

  **U.S. Geological Survey\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....**                       982,780       974,952       1,032,764    49,984    57,812        5.1%      5.9%

  **Minerals Management Service\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....**                                     159,515       161,451       66,955       -92,560   -94,496       -58.0%    -58.5%

  **Office of Surface Mining Reclamation\...\...\...\...\...\....**                                             109,198       115,460       117,337      8,139     1,877         7.5%      1.6%

  **Bureau of Indian Affairs......\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....**                            2,308,304     2,228,890     2,346,940    38,636    118,050       1.7%      5.3%

  Operations\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....          1,988,223     1,990,918     2,093,545    105,322   102,627       5.3%      5.2%

  Construction\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....            271,823       197,627       207,983      -63,840   10,356        -23.5%    5.2%

  Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                                           42,000        34,069        39,136       -2,864    5,067         -6.8%     14.9%

  Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account\...\...\...\...\...\.....                                              6,258         6,276         6,276        18        0             0.3%      0.0%

  **Insular Affairs\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...**           76,197        74,921        78,292       2,095     3,371         2.7%      4.5%

  **Departmental Mgmt\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....**                       116,265       101,445       136,413      20,148    34,968        17.3%     34.5%

  **Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT)\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....**                                     232,528       190,000       232,528      0         42,528        0.0%      22.4%

  **Office of the Solicitor\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....**                     55,018        58,949        59,250       4,232     301           7.7%      0.5%

  **Office of the Inspector General\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....**                                  38,823        42,322        43,822       4,999     1,500         12.9%     3.5%

  **Special Trustee for American Indians\...\...\...\...\...\...\...**                                          223,257       196,158       192,542      -30,715   -3,616        -13.8%    -1.8%

  **National Resource Damage Assessment Fund\...\....**                                                         6,043         6,224         6,224        181       0             3.0%      0.0%

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  **II. EPA**                                                                                                                                                                               

  Science and Technology                                                                                        733,387       754,506       788,269      54,882    33,763        7.5%      4.5%

  Environmental Programs and Management\...\...\...\...\...\....                                                2,358,370     2,298,188     2,375,582    17,212    77,394        0.7%      3.4%

  Office of Inspector General\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                          37,172        38,008        43,500       6,328     5,492         17%       14.4%

  Buildings and Facilities\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                  39,626        34,801        34,801       -4,825    0             -12.2%    0.0%

  Hazardous Substance Superfund\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                               1,255,097     1,244,706     1,272,008    16,911    27,302        1.3%      2.2%

  Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program\...\...\...\...\....                                                 72,035        92,235        117,961      45,926    25,726        63.8%     27.9%

  Oil Spill Response\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....               15,734        17,280        17,280       1,546     0             9.8%      0.0%

  State and Tribal Assistance Grants\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                                3,213,709     2,724,676     3,391,514    177,805   666,838       5.5%      24.5%

                                                                                                                                                                                            

  **III. Related Agencies**                                                                                                                                                                 

  **Forest Service (USDA)\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....**                                                                                                   

  Forest and Rangeland Research\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                               280,488       263,000       295,937      15,449    32,937        5.5%      12.5%

  State and Private Forestry\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                        279,761       202,458       280,602      841       78,144        0.3%      38.6%

  National Forest System\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                       1,452,729     1,344,377     1,506,502    53,773    162,125       3.7%      12.1%

  Wildland Fire Management\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                            1,823,603     1,868,627     1,974,648    151,045   106,021       8.3%      5.7%

  Capital Improvement and Maintenance\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                                          436,400       422,565       465,197      28,797    42,632        6.2%      10.1%

  Land Acquisition\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                41,936        15,703        44,485       2,549     28,782        6.1%      183.3%

  Management for Subsistence Uses\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                                  5,009         5,053         5,053        44        0             0.9%      0.0%

  **Other Agencies\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....**                                                                                           

  Indian Health Service\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                    2,826,222     2,931,530     3,023,532    197,310   92,002        7.0%      3.1%

  Navajo & Hopi Relocation\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                            8,509         9,000         9,000        491       0             5.8%      0.0%

  Inst of Amer Ind & Alas NatCulture & Arts\...\...\...\...\...\...                                             6,207         7,297         7,297        1,090     0             17.6%     0.0%

  Smithsonian\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...           634,895       678,447       652,395      17,500    -26,052       2.8%      -3.8%

  National Gallery of Art\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                      111,729       116,000       119,867      8,138     3,867         7.3%      3.3%

  Kennedy Center\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                30,389        39,350        43,350       12,961    4,000         42.7%     10.2%

  Woodrow Wilson Center\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                           9,100         8,857         10,000       900       1,143         9.9%      12.9%

  NEA\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...   124,562       128,412       160,000      35,438    31,588        28.5%     24.6%

  NEH\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...   141,105       141,355       160,000      18,895    18,645        13.4%     13.2%

  Commission of Fine Arts\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                         1,873         2,092         2,092        219       0             11.7%     0.0%

  National Capital Arts & Culture\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                               7,143         0             10,000       2,857     10,000        40.0%     \-\-\--

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation\...\...\...\...\...\.....                                           4,828         5,348         5,348        520       0             10.8%     0.0%

  National Capital Planning Commission\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                                         8,168         8,265         8,265        97        0             1.2%      0.0%

  Holocaust Memorial\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                    42,349        44,996        44,996       2,647     0             6.3%      0.0%

  Presidio Trust\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....           19,706        18,450        22,400       2,694     3,950         13.7%     17.6%

  WH Commission on the Nat. Moment of Remembrance                                                               247           200           200          -47       0             -19.0%    0.0%
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