House Natural Resources Committee

Federal Lands Subcommittee

Examining the President's FY 2024 Budget Request for the U.S. Forest Service

1324 Longworth
Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:15:00 GMT

On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the President’s FY 2024 Budget Request for the U.S. Forest Service.”

Hearing memo

Witness:
  • Chief Randy Moore, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

US Forest Service Congressional Budget Justification: $9.7 billion. The 2024 Budget dedicates $323 million toward management for “hazardous fuels reduction”, an increase of $116 million from the 2023 enacted level. The 2024 Budget request for workforce salaries and expenses is $1.42 billion, a $509 million increase above the 2023 enacted level to fund the costs of pay reforms for Federal wildland firefighters and increase Federal firefighting capacity.