Even if the Senate's provision had been adopted in conference, separate legislation would have been required to lift the current ban on ANWR oil and gas exploration before drilling could have occurred. The Administration's proposal to permanently extend tax credits for private sector expenses involved in cleaning up brownfields sites was not enacted into law. Such bonds would have been available for supporting projects that preserve green space, create or restore urban parks, protect water quality, and clean up brownfields sites. Congress did not provide funding for Better America Bonds in FY2000 due to concerns about the potentially high costs of the bonds over their full life of 15 years. The conference agreement on the FY2001 budget resolution did not address the Administration's bond proposal, and funding to support this financing initiative was not provided during the appropriations process.
Outlays are the actual amounts of funding spent in a specific fiscal year.
For some of the activities under Function 300, budget authority is a more accurate indicator of funding trends because outlays can vary widely from year to year depending on many factors such as the payment of funds obligated in past years for the completion of long-term projects. For further discussion of the Lands Legacy Initiative, refer to CRS Issue Brief IB10015 . 5. For further discussion of the reserve fund, refer to CRS Issue Brief IB10057 . 6. For further discussion of these funding issues, refer to CRS Issue Brief IB10058 . This document was produced by the Congressional Research Service.