Senate Appropriations Committee
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
124 Dirksen
03/22/2023 at 10:00AM
Presiding: Chair Merkley
Witness:
- Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service
- 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.