Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

President’s Budget Request for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2025

366 Dirksen
Thu, 16 May 2024 14:00:00 GMT

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
Accompanied by:
  • Mark Lichtenstein, Director of Strategic Planning, Budget & Accountability, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
The request includes:
  • $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.