House Natural Resources Committee
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Examining the President’s FY 2024 Budget Request for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and the U.S. Geological Survey
On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the President’s FY 2024 Budget Request for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and the U.S. Geological Survey.”
Witnesses and Testimony- Liz Klein, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- Paul Huang, Deputy Director, Bureau of Safety and Environment
- Dr. David Applegate, Director, U.S. Geological Survey
The 2024 budget for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement includes $217.1 million for conventional energy programs to support OCS permit application reviews, regulation and standard development for offshore activities, verification and enforcement of operator compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, technical reviews of planned operations and emerging technologies to properly identify and mitigate risks, a robust inspection program employing an annual inspection strategy that includes risk-based inspections, and incident investigations. BSEE’s budget also includes $30.0 million to fund the decommissioning of orphaned offshore oil and gas infrastructure. The 2024 BSEE budget includes $1.5 million to prepare for regulating and overseeing safe and effective offshore carbon sequestration activities.
The budget for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management provides $72.3 million for conventional energy programs to support OCS planning, leasing, and oversight. The 2024 BOEM budget also includes $6.6 million in Conventional Energy and $2.3 million in Environmental Programs to establish a dedicated team, train existing staff, hire additional specialized experts, and fund environmental studies, scientific research, data collection, and other activities critical to the establishment and implementation of the new program.
The FY2024 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey is $1.8 billion, including $395 million for ecosystems, $369 million for core science services, $313 million for water resources, $226 million for natural hazards, $151 million for energy and mineral resources, and $134 million for science support. Top priorities include wildfire and drought tools and an investment in the future of the Landsat program.