Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
President’s Budget Request for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2025
The purpose of this hearing is to examine the President’s budget request for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2025. The budget request is $8.9 billion; $6.5 billion for base programs and $2.39 billion for the wildfire suppression cap adjustment in the Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund.
Witnesses:- Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Mark Lichtenstein, Director of Strategic Planning, Budget & Accountability, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- $58 million for recreation, heritage and wilderness (+$18M from 2024)
- $33 million for vegetation and watershed management (+$3M from 2024)
- $207 million for hazardous fuels reduction (+$31.55M from 2024)
- $315.6 million for forest and rangeland research (+$15.6M from 2024)
- $25 million to address the urgent need for maintenance of employee housing.