House Appropriations Committee

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the U.S. Forest Service

2008 Rayburn
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:30:00 GMT

Subcommittee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the U.S. Forest Service. 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:
  • Mark Lichtenstein, National Budget Director, U.S. Forest Service
  • Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service
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.